Scientists develop rice that requires no cookingOctober 5th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Indian scientists claim to have developed a rice variety that requires no cooking, only soaking in water. The rice variety developed at the government-run Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) at Cuttack in Orissa is characterized by low amylase content and becomes soft on soaking in water, institute director Tapan Kumar Adhya told IANS in an interview.
Gut worms may help provide protection against allergySeptember 27th, 2009 LONDON - A new study in Vietnam has found that parasitic gut worms like the hookworm might help in the treatment of asthma and other allergies. Infection with hookworm and other parasitic worms is endemic in Vietnam, but rates of asthma and other allergies are low.
'Snorkel' genes, boon for rice output in flooded areas of IndiaAugust 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers have identified a couple of genes that could script a new story of rice production in India and Bangladesh and Asia in general. The two genes allow deep-water rice varieties to elongate their stems to be above the rising water level, especially during floods, instead of drowning in it.
New 'snorkel' rice plant could feed millionsAugust 20th, 2009 LONDON - Scientists have come up with a new rice plant that grows "snorkels" when exposed to floods. According to a paper published in the journal Nature, the super plant could help boost the production of the staple food in Asia and Africa, where up to 40 per cent of crops are subject to flash floods or deep water.
Scientists find nut allergy children 'cure'July 19th, 2009 LONDON - Kids suffering from potentially lethal nut allergies have been offered a new hope following the success of an experimental new treatment. A groundbreaking therapy which effectively "retrains" the immune systems of patients who have food allergies so that they become desensitised to the food has been developed by doctors at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
Consequences yet to unfold out of Iran's extraordinary moment of change: RiceJune 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Despite Iranian government snuffing out public protest over disputed presidential elections, the event has highlighted an extraordinary unity in the country that will reap out results soon, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, has said.
Genetically modified rice fights allergies instead of causing themJune 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists in Japan have achieved a breakthrough in advancing towards the next generation of genetically modified rice, which will fight allergies instead of causing them. According to report in Live Science, the new transgenic rice has been designed to fight a common pollen allergy appears safe in animal studies.
Golden rice an effective source of vitamin AMay 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Beta-carotene in so-called 'Golden Rice' converts to vitamin A in humans, according to researchers. Golden Rice was developed in the early 1990s with the goal of creating rice that had beta-carotene, a vitamin A precursor, in the rice grain.
Condoleezza Rice tells fourth-grader that the Bush administration did not tortureMay 4th, 2009 Rice takes tough question from fourth graderWASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use illegal interrogation tactics. Her remarks were in response to a question from Misha Lerner, a fourth-grader at the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital, The Washington Post reported Monday.
Condoleezza Rice tells fourth-grader that the Bush administration did not tortureMay 4th, 2009 Rice takes question from 4th-grader on tortureWASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use illegal interrogation tactics. Her remarks were in response to a question from Misha Lerner, a fourth-grader at the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital, The Washington Post reported Monday.
Vitamin B9 good for treating allergies, asthmaMay 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Folic acid, or vitamin B9, essential for the health of red blood cells and known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects, may also suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms. Johns Hopkins scientists, who conducted the first ever study examining the link between blood levels of folate, the naturally occurring form of folic acid and allergies, said results add to mounting evidence that folate can help regulate inflammation.
Why do seasonal allergies increase in springMay 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Spring season is often accompanied by allergies and increased problems for asthmatic people. Now, American scientists have identified a previously unknown cellular switch that turns allergies and asthma both on and off.
Folic acid 'helps treat allergies, asthma'April 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Folic acid, or vitamin B9, may suppress allergic reactions and lessen the severity of allergy and asthma symptoms, according to new research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Folic acid is essential for red blood cell health and long known to reduce the risk of spinal birth defects.
Eight kinds of food account for 90 percent allergiesApril 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Just eight kinds of food account for 90 percent of allergies that affect schoolchildren, according to a study by scientists in the US. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM), St.
Mideast ceasefire must be 'durable': RiceJanuary 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday charged that Hamas is holding the people of Gaza hostage and warned that a ceasefire, to be acceptable, must be 'durable'. She said a 'durable and sustainable' ceasefire would be one that would not allow Hamas to 'continue to launch rockets out of Gaza'.
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