Washington, Mar 10 : Twenty-four Indians have made it into the Forbes magazine’s list of ‘World’s Richest’ with Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal in fourth place.
Four Indians made it to the top 10, including Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani and K. P. Singh in the fifth, sixth and eighth places respectively.
After 13 years at the top, Microsoft founder Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. That honor now belongs to his friend and Microsoft co-founder Warren Buffett.
Washington, Mar. 11: While President Barack Obama''s administration is still reviewing US strategy in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that America, "at a minimum," must make efforts to ensure that the Taliban does not return to power in Afghanistan after being ousted in 2001.
Washington, Mar 11 : Exposure to stress in adolescence might put teens at an increased cardiovascular disease risk in adulthood, suggests a new study.
Andrew J. Fuligni, a professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA has revealed that stressful experiences might put otherwise healthy kids at increased heart disease risk.
The researchers found that a greater frequency of stress was associated with higher levels of an inflammatory marker called C-reactive protein, or CRP, which has been identified as an indicator for the later development of cardiovascular disease
Washington, Mar 11: Researchers from Scripps Florida have identified a potential therapeutic target for hepatitis C.
The research tem led by Professor Donny Strosberg has found that peptides (molecules of two or more amino acids) derived from the core protein of hepatitis C inhibits the production of the actual virus.
"We went for the simplest solution, taking a peptide from core to see if we could block the interaction," Strosberg said, "and it did."
Washington, Mar 11 : Sienna Miller has revealed that she and Keira Knightley bonded on the set of their 2008 movie ‘The Edge Of Love’ by devoting hours to their mutual love of ‘nerdy’ pastimes.
Miller and Knightley play two lovers of poet Dylan Thomas in the period drama, but Miller insists they were anything but rivals off set.
She revealed that the pair devoted hours playing games and learning musical instruments together.
Washington, Mar 11 : Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences have identified a new mechanism the malaria parasite uses to enter human red blood cells, which could lead to the development of a vaccine cocktail to fight the mosquito-borne disease.
Malaria is transmitted to humans through bites from mosquitoes.
For decades, researchers have known that a molecule called glycophorin B, which is found on the surface of human red blood cells, is important for invasion of the malaria parasite.
However, the specific molecule by which the malaria parasite attaches itself to invade the host was not known until now.
Washington, Mar 10 : Twenty-four Indians have made it into the Forbes magazine’s list of ‘World’s Richest’ with Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal in fourth place.
Washington, Mar. 11: While President Barack Obama''s administration is still reviewing US strategy in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that America, "at a minimum," must make efforts to ensure that the Taliban does not return to power in Afghanistan after being ousted in 2001.
Washington, Mar 11: Researchers from Scripps Florida have identified a potential therapeutic target for hepatitis C.
Washington, Mar 11 : Sienna Miller has revealed that she and Keira Knightley bonded on the set of their 2008 movie ‘The Edge Of Love’ by devoting hours to their mutual love of ‘nerdy’ pastimes.
Washington, Mar 11 : Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Life Sciences have identified a new mechanism the malaria parasite uses to enter human red blood cells, which could lead to the development of a vaccine cocktail to fight the mosquito-borne disease.
