New Delhi, Feb 29: There were Maggi noodles stuffed inside momos, mashed with bread, spread over pizza, mixed with poha, baked with cheese and even diluted with vodka. The two minute instant noodle, the saviour of people of ages, got a new dimension at the Maggi Festival held here on Sunday. The event, which was
New York, Feb 29 : Neurostimulation, a brain stimulation technique originally developed to help patients with brain injuries such as strokes and depression, can also be used to improve learning and skill retention in pilots, says a study. Researchers from US-based HRL Laboratories used transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to show that the technique can
London, Feb 29 : Not just chronic medical conditions and unhealthy lifestyle, psychological factors such as decline in memory or just feeling unhealthy are also likely to elevate the risk of early death mortality rate especially in the middle-aged and the elderly. The result of the longitudinal study of over 6,000 adults revealed that better
London, Feb 29: Researchers at a European university are developing a new app coupled with a wristband to help patients with back pain figure out the right exercises for them. "If this proves effective, we'll have a very cost-effective solution that can ease everyday life for many patients with back pain," said Paul Jarle Mork,
Washington, Feb 29 : A Mars-like laboratory in the “driest place on Earth” is helping NASA scientists study the limits of life and test drilling and life-detection technologies that might be sent to Red Planet in the future. In a harsh environment with very little water and intense ultraviolet radiation, most life in the extreme
London, Feb 29 : The social networking website Facebook can be used to track people's sleeping habits by building up a database of when your friends were seen last online busy chatting or "liking" posts on Facebook, a media report said. "Many people visit Facebook as the first thing in the morning and the last
Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 29: Bangladesh produced a superb all-round performance to outclass Sri Lanka by 23 runs in their Twenty20 International clash of the Asia Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Sunday. Batting first, the hosts posted 147/7 in 20 overs, thanks to Sabbir Rahman's 54-ball 80. In reply, Sri Lanka lost wickets
Barcelona, Feb 29 : Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is confident that his teammate and star striker Neymar will never join arch-rivals Real Madrid. The Brazilian is yet to extend his current deal at Camp Nou which has led to speculation surrounding his future while former Madrid defender Roberto Carlos has claimed he could persuade the
Jakarta, Feb 29 : The Indonesian government on Monday deployed 5,000 police personnel to demolish hundreds of buildings in north Jakarta's red light district of Kalijodo after residents were evicted from the area last week. Police surrounded the area, shutting roads around 5.00 a.m. in a bid to prevent protests or resistance as about a
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 29: Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai on Monday announced that the country will not hold a memorial service for the missing Malaysia Airlines' flight MH370, the search for which still continues in the Indian Ocean. Liow said the Speaker of Parliament will give a short speech in memory of the 239