Washington, December 22: Cornell University researchers are studying several innovative products, such as a message chair and a vibrating mouse, to determine whether they may help prevent back and other problems that result from sitting in front of a computer for long periods of time.

Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis in the university’s College of Human Ecology, has taken up this study at a time when the incidences of computer related injuries have increased in youngsters in their twenties.

“One-third to one-half of all compensatory injuries are repetitive-motion injuries associated with office-type work, " says Hedge.

Washington, Dec 22: NASA is monitoring the asteroid discovered by The Universit

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Washington, Dec 21: Researchers have discovered that only one percent of methane bubbles from the ocean’s floor escape into thin air, which makes it a good news for the Earth's atmosphere, as the r

New York, Dec 21: The wife of Indian American perfume businessman, Mahender Sabhani, has been sent to jail after her plea for bail was rejected by a Federal Court here. The couple were convicted for enslaving two Indonesian housekeepers.

Judge Arthur Spatt ordered Varsha Sabhani's remand to custody, while allowing Mahender to return to the their lavish Muttontown home, where he will remain under house arrest.

Varsha's bail plea was rejected, as the jury found her to be primarily responsible for inflicting punishment on the housekeepers, including beating them with broomsticks.

On Monday, the couple were convicted of 12 counts of forced labour, and could be sentenced up to 20 years in jail.

Washington, Dec 21: According to a new study, Thailand’s Western Forest Complex can potentially support 2,000 tigers, making it one of the world’s strongholds for these emblematic big cats.