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October 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Extended stress has been found to cause stroke, also called cerebral infarction, according to a unique patient study. Conducted by research collaborators from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, the study found that many stroke patients urgently admitted to hospital have stated that they were under great stress over a prolonged period prior to suffering their stroke.

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August 3rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - US chip maker Cypress Semiconductor Corp will set up a design technology laboratory on the campus of the Bhubaneswar Institute of Technology (BIT) and train its students. "It will be the first programmable system on chip (PSoC) laboratory in the state," BIT chief operating officer and executive director Ashok Mahapatra told IANS.

July 29th, 2009 Medtronic consultant didn't disclose company tiesWASHINGTON — A Medtronic consultant failed to disclose that he was working for the medical device manufacturer, even while asking Congress for funding to research the company's treatments for soldiers wounded in combat, according to an influential Republican Senator. Dr. David Polly of the University of Minnesota would later bill Medtronic Inc.

July 20th, 2009 TORONTO - A new study suggests that customers in North America are more likely to be satisfied when white males provide them with any service, instead of a woman or minority. University of British Columbia researcher Karl Aquino revealed that in anonymous customer feedback surveys, female and minority employees who exhibited the same behaviours as their white male counterparts were found to be rated lower.

July 14th, 2009 CHENNAI - SIP Academy India, a leading skills development company, Tuesday said it has acquired a 40 percent stake in the recently launched SIP USA, which started operations in Salt Lake City, Utah. SIP (Sociable Intellectual Progressive) Academy, has trained over 110,000 children through its 456 learning centres (Abacus and mental math) in 200 cities across 20 states, a company statement said.

June 22nd, 2009 Study: Food storage began well before farmingWASHINGTON — People were storing grain long before they learned to domesticate crops, a new study indicates. A structure used as a food granary discovered in recent excavations in Jordan dates to about 11,300 years ago, according to a report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

June 18th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala-based animation content provider Toonz Animation India has tied up with Ireland's Telegael group to finance, develop and co-produce animation programmes for global distribution, the company said Thursday. The two firms had earlier worked together to produce the popular Freefonix animation series for BBC, which is now being marketed internationally.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Ten years after describing a shabby-looking fuse box as something that appeared to have been "put in by an Indian", Prince Philip applauded as an Indian engineer, who happened to be a former president, was presented with one of Britain's top engineering awards. Former Indian president A.P.J.

June 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bird Education Society for Travel and Tourism, a part of the diversified Bird Group, Wednesday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Delhi University to introduce three specialised travel and tourism courses. As part of the MoU, world-recognized courses in travel and tourism will be offered to all the affiliated colleges of Delhi University as well as to students of School of Open Learning (SOL) and Non-Collegiate Womens Education Board.

June 3rd, 2009 SYDNEY - Imaginary friends help kids hone their conversational and communicative skills, says a new study. La Trobe University psychologist Evan Kidd and colleague Anna Roby explored the hidden world of imaginary companions in a bid to understand the benefits.

May 20th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Animation content provider Toonz Animation and Argentina's Illusion Studios have inked a co-production deal to produce a 90-minute 3D animated feature film based on the famous Argentine comic strip Gaturro. Created by Christian Dzwonik, the film 'Gaturro' chronicles the fun love story of two cats, protagonist Gaturro and Agatha.

May 9th, 2009 Science agency to review FBI's anthrax probeWASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will review the lab work the FBI did to conclude that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was responsible for the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001. The Washington-based academy said Friday the FBI will pay it nearly $900,000 for an independent, 15-month review of the genetic and chemical studies investigators used to link Ivins to the attacks.

April 1st, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Toonz Animation, an animation software company located at the Technopark IT park here, and Spectra Animation of Canada, have entered into an agreement to co-produce 52 episodes of an animated TV series for pre-school children. In a press release issued here Wednesday, Toonz said the estimated $7-million production cost of the 'Paddy's Pages' series will be jointly financed by the two partners.