Sydney, Nov 20 (IANS) Many in the the fashion industry think that only skinny models sell but their average sized counterparts may just be as alluring and effective in fashion ads.
Queensland University (QU) doctoral candidate Phillippa Diedrichs is exploring the potential of using more realistic models in place of ultra thin or ultra muscular images […]
Sydney, Nov 18 (IANS) A rapid screening system to identify compounds that can inhibit the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been developed by scientists.
Ian Macreadie of Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the study's co-author, said folate is already well known to have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease.
The condition is believed to be caused […]
Syndey, Nov 18 (IANS) A new Bod Pod will accurately measure fat and muscle mass with the potential to boost research on obesity and athletic performance.
The space capsule-like pod is part of a new suite of high-tech equipment at the Massey University's new Human Nutrition Research Centre in Albany, including a bone density scanner and […]
Sydney, Nov 12 (IANS) 'The Prisoner', produced and directed by Pryas Gupta, has won the Jury Grand Prize at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), which was held in Queensland's popular tourist destination of Gold Coast.
'The award has come as a pleasant surprise. It has been the most overwhelming experience,' Gupta told IANS on […]
Sydney, Nov 12 (IANS) 'The Limits to Growth' had predicted the current global economic and ecological collapse, when it was first published in 1972. The book documented the results of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study carried out by Meadows, commissioned by The Club of Rome to analyse world problems using a computer model.
It […]
Wellington, Nov 12 (DPA) Air New Zealand will make the world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by fuel created from the seeds of the African jatropha plant next month, the airline announced Wednesday.
Rolls Royce had certified the sustainable second-generation biofuel as suitable for use in the airline's Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets, a statement said.
Air […]
Sydney, Nov 11(IANS) Current dosage for treating rheumatoid arthritis might be too weak to slow down or halt joint damage.
Otago University researchers found that methotrexate, prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, takes longer than thought for the drug to reach steady blood levels.
'At this stage it looks as though larger doses, or possibly administration by injection, […]
Sydney, Nov 11 (DPA) A fall on Wall Street buffeted Australian stocks Tuesday, taking the bellwether index down 3 percent in the first hour of trading.
The ASX 200 gave up 125 points, or 3 percent, to 4,319.83.
The Australian dollar was buying 67 US cents.
Sydney, Nov 10 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, much missed by the baggy greens during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India, will return to big-time cricket for a Twenty20 match in Brisbane next Friday.
'I have been in regular contact with Andrew over the last month or so. He has made significant progress during his enforced lay […]
Port-au-Prince, Nov 10 (IANS) The death toll from the school building collapse in Petionville, in the eastern outskirts of the Haitian capital, has risen to 90, EFE news agency reported Monday, citing officials.
Legislator Steven Benoit, who represents Petionville, told reporters Sunday that Rescue officials have recovered at least 90 bodies so far, adding that […]
