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London, Jul 19: Scientists in the UK have discovered a new mechanism that could help slow down the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and neurological decline associated with ageing, according to a research published today. The UK's University of Sheffield scientists identified that tuning up the activity pathway of the DNA's natural repair toolkit – which normally helps to...

New Delhi, Jul 20: The warring parties over interconnect usage charges are digging in their heels. Established operators such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone on Thursday contended that telecom infrastructure in rural areas largely depends on revenue from incoming calls, and lowering or removal of such charges will hamper services. The new entrant, Reliance Jio, brushed aside the logic, claiming that...

Washington, Jul 18: Language learning begins in the womb, say scientists who have found that babies can distinguish between someone speaking to them in English and Japanese a month before they are born. Previous studies have demonstrated this by measuring changes in babies' behaviour - for example, by measuring whether babies change the rate of sucking on a pacifier when the speech changes from...

Seoul, Jul 18: Samsung Electronics plans to recover gold and other metals and components from recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to reduce waste. The South Korean company said today that it expects to retrieve 157 tons of gold, silver, cobalt, copper and other metals from millions of smartphones that were recalled and discontinued last year after their batteries were found to be prone to catching...

Udupi, Jul 18: A person died after accidentally falling into a stream and died at Billady village near Kota in Udupi district on Monday. According to the police, Narsimha Nayak (65) was walking down to home at Manikal in Billady, when he accidentally slipped and fell into a stream and died. A case of unnatural death had been registered and investigation is on, the police said.

Singapore, Jul 17: India`s growing economy and digital push have caught the attention of hackers and an increasing wave of cyber attacks could soon badly impact the country, experts from Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab have warned. India and other South Asian countries are now on the radar of cyber attackers, said experts, adding that the government and corporates need to procure state...

New York, Jul 13: Tech giant Microsoft has released an iPhone app, including in India, that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help the blind and visually impaired see the world around them like never before. The free 'Seeing AI' app, can read out short snippets of text, describe people, identify products and currency denominations, and take a stab at identifying the objects in a person's...

New Delhi, Jul 14: Troubled by spam calls from banks offering loans or rival operators doling out more data coaxing you to switch You are not alone. India tops the list of countries most affected by spam calls, says a report. According to phone directory app Truecaller, India is ahead of countries like the US, Brazil, Chile and South Africa with an average user receiving over 22 spam calls a month...

Washington, Jul 13: Scientists have designed a new solar cell that converts direct sunlight to electricity with 44.5 per cent efficiency, and may potentially be the most efficient solar cell in the world. The prototype integrates multiple cells stacked into a single device capable of capturing nearly all of the energy in the solar spectrum, researchers said. The approach developed by researchers...

Melbourne, Jul 11: The University of Adelaide has become Australia's first varsity to offer a professional course to train people to fly drones or remotely piloted aircraft. The five-day intensive commercial drone course will lead to the award of a Remote Pilot License, certified by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA). Under Civil Aviation Safety Regulations, the operation of...