Monday, 1 June 2015

Entrance Exam & Admission Alerts 2015 - Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) Shimla DM and MCh Entrance Test Notice 2015

Entrance Exam & Admission Alerts 2015 - Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) Shimla DM and MCh Entrance Test Notice 2015

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Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) Shimla DM and MCh Entrance Test Notice 2015

Posted: 01 Jun 2015 05:53 AM PDT

Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) Shimla DM and MCh Entrance Test 2015 notification dates. Check out more info regarding HPU Shimla DM and MCh Entrance Test 2015 eligibility, application procedure, application form and fee for entrance test and...

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CBSE to Roll Out Financial Management Courses for Class IX and X Students

Posted: 01 Jun 2015 05:52 AM PDT

CBSE has joined forces with the National Stock Exchange in order introduce Financial Market Management (FMM) vocational courses for students of Class IX and X. The new program is expected to begin from the academic session 2015-16.

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NCERT books of Class 1 to 12 can soon be downloaded free on mobile app

Posted: 01 Jun 2015 05:51 AM PDT

All NCERT textbooks would soon be available on a mobile application platform and could be downloaded for free in any part of the country by a Smartphone. Not such great news for after-school coaching and tuition classes

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Jadavpur University BSc (Hons) Admission 2015

Posted: 01 Jun 2015 05:52 AM PDT

Jadavpur University Faculty of Science Kolkata announces admissions to B.Sc (Hons) for 2015 session. Check out more info regarding JUFS B.Sc (Hons) admission 2015 eligibility, application procedure and important dates

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Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) Rourkela PhD Admission 2015

Posted: 01 Jun 2015 05:53 AM PDT

Biju Patnaik University of Technology Rourkela announces admission to PhD courses through entrance exam 2015. Check out more information on BPUT PhD Admission 2015 eligibility, application form, application fee, entrance exam and important dates

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AMU Aligarh notifies BA Honours (Foreign Language) Admission 2015

Posted: 01 Jun 2015 05:53 AM PDT

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Uttar Pradesh announces admissions to BA Honours in foreign languages for 2015 session. Check out more information regarding AMU BA Honours in foreign languages admission 2015 eligibility, application procedure,...

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ScienceDaily: Latest Science News

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News


Research solves mystery of memory and mood

Posted: 31 May 2015 06:11 PM PDT

Researchers have identified two types of stem cells in the hippocampus, a region of the brain crucial for learning and memory.

Preoperative statins reduce mortality in coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Posted: 31 May 2015 06:11 PM PDT

New research is exploring the protective effect of various heart medications that patients are taking before undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery and concludes that statins reduce the risk of death by two thirds, or 67 percent, while no consistent effects were seen for other medications.

American surgery patients: More pain medication, yet more pain

Posted: 31 May 2015 06:11 PM PDT

New research shows that American patients undergoing orthopedic surgery receive more treatments for pain and that their experience of pain differs in some aspects to orthopedic patients internationally.

No reason for laughing gas to be withdrawn from operating theaters

Posted: 31 May 2015 06:11 PM PDT

A new article concludes that there is 'no clinically relevant evidence for the withdrawal of nitrous oxide.'

Discovery could improve radiotherapy for wide range of cancers

Posted: 31 May 2015 06:10 PM PDT

Scientists have discovered how giving a class of drugs called AKT inhibitors in combination with radiotherapy might boost its effectiveness across a wide range of cancers, according to a new study.

High cost of healthcare for UK military amputees from Afghan conflict

Posted: 31 May 2015 06:10 PM PDT

Researchers have calculated that £288 million is the cost of lifetime care for amputee veterans from the Afghanistan conflict.

75 per cent of annual global greenhouse gas emissions covered by national targets

Posted: 31 May 2015 03:11 PM PDT

Three-quarters of the world's annual emissions of greenhouse gases are now limited by national targets, according to a new study.

Immunotherapy drug improves survival for common form of lung cancer

Posted: 31 May 2015 03:11 PM PDT

In a head-to-head clinical trial comparing standard chemotherapy with the immunotherapy drug nivolumab, researchers found that people with squamous-non-small cell lung cancer who received nivolumab lived, on average, 3.2 months longer than those receiving chemotherapy. Squamous non-small cell lung cancer accounts for 25 to 30 percent of all lung malignancies.

Contact lens wearers: Eyes may get more infections because their 'microbiomes' have changed

Posted: 31 May 2015 11:10 AM PDT

Using high-precision genetic tests to differentiate the thousands of bacteria that make up the human microbiome, researchers suggest that they have found a possible — and potentially surprising — root cause of the increased frequency of certain eye infections among contact lens wearers.

Possible new combination chemotherapy for patients with advanced prostate cancer

Posted: 31 May 2015 07:00 AM PDT

A role for combination therapy using two or more chemotherapy agents at the same time has not been well studied. This week, however, results of a clinical trial may change the perspective on a role for combination chemotherapy in advanced disease.

Risks of whole brain radiation therapy added to radiosurgery outweigh benefits for patients with limited brain metastases

Posted: 31 May 2015 07:00 AM PDT

Whole Brain Radiation Therapy (WBRT) is associated with significantly worse cognitive function than radiosurgery, and should no longer be used in the adjuvant setting after radiosurgery to treat cancer patients with brain metastases, according to a large study.

Immunotherapy combo increases progression-free survival in advanced melanoma patients

Posted: 31 May 2015 07:00 AM PDT

Treating advanced melanoma patients with either a combination of the immunotherapy drugs nivolumab and ipilimumab or nivolumab alone significantly increases progression-free survival over using ipilimumab alone, according to researchers.

Gene therapy, surgery could mean eight more months for sickest brain cancer patients

Posted: 31 May 2015 07:00 AM PDT

As the most malignant of primary brain cancers, glioblastomas are frustratingly difficult to treat. Surgery is often risky and cannot remove all of the tumor, and chemotherapy eventually becomes ineffective for most patients. Median survival is around 15 months for patients with this tumor, and the quality of life in the last five months is often quite poor.

Mobile Maestro: Immersive sound reproduction system from several smart phones

Posted: 31 May 2015 07:00 AM PDT

Mobile Maestro enables users to enjoy a high-quality listening experience anytime and anywhere through the collaborative use of multiple mobile devices.

Sunday, 31 May 2015

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News


Combining targeted drug with chemotherapy offers longer life to b-cell cancer patients

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:25 AM PDT

Because of the significant benefit found in combining the targeted drug ibrutinib with standard chemotherapy for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma, an interim analysis has closed the international HELIOS phase III clinical trial.

Scale to stratify magnitude of clinical benefit of anticancer medicines

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:25 AM PDT

ESMO, the European Society for Medical Oncology, has announced the publication of the ESMO Magnitude of Clinical Benefit Scale, a tool to assist oncology clinicians in evaluating the most effective anti-cancer medicines for their patients.

Practice-changing study offers new option for tough breast cancer cases

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:22 AM PDT

A new phase 3 study in some of the most difficult-to-treat patients, women with endocrine-resistant disease, showed that the newly approved drug, palbociclib, more than doubled the time to cancer recurrence for women with hormone-receptor (HR+) positive metastatic breast cancer.

Targeted drug can ‘diminish the suffering’ of myelofibrosis

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:22 AM PDT

Use of the targeted agent pacritinib significantly reduced the symptoms and burden of advanced myelofibrosis in patients, says a researcher who co-led PERSIST-1, the worldwide phase 3 clinical trial that tested the therapy. Specifically, pacritinib substantially reduced severe enlargement of the spleen, a typical feature of advanced myelofibrosis, in more than 20 percent of patients and alleviated debilitating side effects in more than 46 percent.

Removing more tissue during breast cancer surgery reduces by half the need for second procedure

Posted: 30 May 2015 07:22 AM PDT

Removing more tissue during a partial mastectomy could spare thousands of breast cancer patients a second surgery, according to a Yale Cancer Center study.

Doctors' checklist could help decrease length of COPD patients' hospital stay

Posted: 29 May 2015 06:45 PM PDT

Patients with worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease spend less time in hospital when their doctors manage their care by using a checklist of steps called order sets.

Altered pain processing in patients with cognitive impairment

Posted: 29 May 2015 10:15 AM PDT

People with dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment (CI) have altered responses to pain, with many conditions associated with increased pain sensitivity, concludes a new research review.

Many UK patients with gonorrhea prescribed outdated antibiotics

Posted: 29 May 2015 05:35 AM PDT

Many UK patients with gonorrhea are being prescribed antibiotics that are no longer recommended for treating the infection by their family doctor, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.

End European agreements with tobacco industry designed to curb smuggling, urge experts

Posted: 29 May 2015 05:35 AM PDT

The agreements drawn up between the European Union and the four major transnational tobacco companies, to crack down on cigarette smuggling and recoup lost tax revenues, are failing to meet their stated aims, concludes research.

Carbon nanotubes grown in combustion flames

Posted: 29 May 2015 05:29 AM PDT

An international research team's theoretical simulation of the synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes has revealed important details of the mechanisms at play. This could lead to better ways to control the production of carbon nanotubes.

Saturday, 30 May 2015

Entrance Exam & Admission Alerts 2015 - Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) Gangtok announces MBA Admission 2015

Entrance Exam & Admission Alerts 2015 - Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) Gangtok announces MBA Admission 2015

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Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) Gangtok announces MBA Admission 2015

Posted: 30 May 2015 05:53 AM PDT

Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) Gangtok announces MBA Admission 2015. Check out more info regarding Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) MBA Admission 2015 eligibility, selection process, application procedure and important dates

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Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM) PGDM Admission 2015

Posted: 30 May 2015 05:53 AM PDT

Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM) Hyderabad notifies admission to post graduate diploma in management for 2015 session. Check out more info on IIRM PGDM admissions 2015 eligibility, selection process, application procedure and...

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Bangalore University notifies Five Year Integrated BA LLB Admissions 2015

Posted: 30 May 2015 05:53 AM PDT

Bangalore University Karnataka announces admission to Five Years LLB Course for 2015 session. Check out more info on Bangalore University Five Years LLB admissions 2015 eligibility, selection process, application procedure and important dates

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Bangalore University Integrated PG Courses Admission 2015

Posted: 30 May 2015 05:54 AM PDT

Bangalore University Karnataka notifies admission to Integrated BMS MMS Post Graduate Course for 2015 session. Check out more info on Bangalore University Integrated Biological Sciences admissions 2015 eligibility, selection process, application...

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Chaudhary Bansilal University Bhiwani PG Admissions 2015

Posted: 30 May 2015 05:54 AM PDT

Chaudhary Bansilal University Bhiwani invites application for entrance exam for admission to UG and PG courses 2015 .Check out for more info on CBU undergraduate and post graduate admissions 2015 eligibility, entrance exam, application procedure...

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ANGRAU Hyderabad notifies BSc Admission 2015

Posted: 30 May 2015 05:53 AM PDT

Acharya NG Ranga Agriculture University (ANGRAU) Hyderabad announces admissions to B.Sc courses 2015 through entrance exam. Check out more information regarding ANGRAU Hyderabad B.Sc Admission 2015 eligibility, selection process, application...

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