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Mexico opens university for the elderly

Thursday, April 9, 2009, 21:24
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Mexico City, April 9 (EFE) Computer science, law, languages and yoga are some of the subjects included in Mexico's first university for the elderly, an innovative project that seeks to respond to the gradual ageing of the population. Approximately eight percent of Mexicans are over 60, a proportion that rises to 16 percent in the capital borough of Benito Juarez, home of the new institution. Around half ... Full story

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The five lifestyle changes that can cut colorectal cancer risk by a third

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 1:15
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Washington, April 6 (ANI): Changes in five lifestyle factors can help significantly reduce the incidences of colorectal cancer, especially among men. One of the recommendations made by Professor. Donald Maxwell Parkin of Cancer Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Mathematics, and Statistics, London, is that people's ... Full story

6 out of 10 university students have ‘mathematical anxiety’

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:10
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Washington, April 2 (ANI): A new study conducted at the University of Granada (Spain) has found that 6 out of every 10 university students, regardless their field of study, present any symptom of anxiety when it comes to deal with mathematics. Also, the study found that there are significant differences between men and women in this sense, as men suffer less anxiety when it comes to ... Full story

Math formula may be used to give advance warning of tsunami

Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 23:27
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Washington, April 1 (ANI): Scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have worked out a mathematical formula that could be used to give advance warning of where a tsunami is likely to hit and how destructive it will be. The research, led by Newcastle University's Professor Robin Johnson, was prompted by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami disaster which devastated coastal communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. ... Full story

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Family demands steer women away from math/science careers

Sunday, March 15, 2009, 19:51
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Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Women opt out of math/science careers not because they lack mathematical ability, but due to family demands, says a new study. The research led by Cornell University revealed that women choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers because they want flexibility to raise children, or they prefer less math-intensive fields of science. "A major ... Full story

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2009 sees Friday the 13th occurring in two months in a row after 11yrs

Friday, March 13, 2009, 20:45
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Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): For the first time in 11 years, 2009 registered Friday the 13th falling in two consecutive months-February and March. And what's more, the double whammy can only occur in certain non-leap years and only in a February-March combination. In fact, one can look for another of the Friday the 13th combo in 2015.f this wasn't enough, the double threat isn't the only ... Full story

Maths to open doors for sexier lingerie, perfect-fitting clothes

Friday, March 13, 2009, 20:44
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Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): Do you think that your newly bought lingerie doesn't fit you well, or isn't really sexier enough? Well, the solution to the problem lies in mathematics, according to Japanese researchers.he researchers have built a computerized 3D model of the female trunk that could help lingerie and other clothes designers make more sensuous, comfortable, and better fitting product ranges. Kensuke Nakamura of ... Full story

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Your musical taste may make you smart or dumb

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 5:45
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Melbourne, March 12 (ANI): An American study has shown that the smartest students listened to Beethoven, Counting Crows and Sufjan Stevens. California Tech PhD student Virgil Griffith says that Radiohead and Ben Folds Five's music also appealed to smart students. However, students who prefer listening to the compositions of Lil' Wayne and Beyonce may not score good marks in high school. Griffith came to this conclusion after ... Full story

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7th century Chinese map of heavens confirmed as world’s oldest star chart

Saturday, March 7, 2009, 17:53
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London, March 7 (ANI): A Chinese map of the heavens, dating back to the 7th century AD, has been confirmed as the world's oldest star chart. According to a report in the Telegraph, the celestial map, which was discovered in a Chinese cave 100 years ago, shows 1,339 stars, including easily recognisable shapes like The Big Dipper and Orion. After first being examined in 1959, experts ... Full story

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Depression ups heart disease risk more than genetics

Thursday, March 5, 2009, 14:57
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Washington, March 5 (ANI): A new study suggests that depression increases the risk of heart disease more than genetics. Led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the VA, the study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society this week in Chicago this week. Describing the study, the researchers revealed that they analysed data gathered from more ... Full story

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Over 14.5 lakh students appear for CBSE board exams today

Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 12:31
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New Delhi, Mar 2 (ANI): Over 14.5 lakh students are appearing in their class 10th and 12th Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board examinations today. The class 10th examinations will be held at 2,714 centres and class 12th at 2,506 centres across the country. About 8,24,438 students including 4,87,475 boys and 3,36,963 girls would take the class 10th examinations, while 6,37,578 including 3,73,330 boys and 2,64,248 ... Full story

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Gestures help students develop new ideas to learn maths

Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 11:33
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Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Students who were taught to solve problems with the help of gestures are more likely to develop new ways of understanding mathematics than those who are taught only by words, according to a study at the University of Chicago. Although its long known that movements help retrieve information about an event or physical activity associated with action, this is the first study ... Full story

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UK teens spend 87 hours a year looking at online porn

Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 22:11
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New York, Feb 11 (ANI): The average teen spends one hour and 40 minutes each week surfing the Internet for pornography, according to new UK research. This mathematics equates to 87 hours a year spent surfing for porn. A further hour and 35 minutes is spent looking at dieting and weight loss websites, the Daily Mail reported. The study of 1,000 youngsters, which found the average teenager ... Full story

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