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Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company

September 2, 2016 Srijitaa, become, CEO, Company, Facebook, group:, Media, Not, Says, Will

Facebook will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to find their news, but Zuckerberg said his firm had no ambitions to become a content provider. “No, we are a tech company, not a media company,” said Zuckerberg, after a young Italian asked him whether Facebook intended to become a news editor. While acknowledging the role Facebook has…

Warmer climate may cut dengue spread, says study

August 12, 2016 Srijitaclimate, Cut, dengue, May, Says, spread, Study, Warmer

Warmer climate may cut dengue spread, says study (Getty Images) A new study has revealed that the transmission of dengue is likely to decrease in a warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily. Dengue is the world’s most prevalent mosquito-borne disease, with more than 200 million people each year becoming infected. The results of the study indicated that dengue epidemic potential may come down in conditions of climate warming as mosquito breeding sites become drier and mosquito survival declines.…

Soldiers of our body starve to fight enemies, says study

July 14, 2016 Srijitabody, enemies, Fight, of, Our, Says, Soldiers, starve, Study, to

The regulatory T-cells (Tregs), which are responsible for suppressing aberrant immune responses that attack our body’s healthy cells and tissues and act as guards, face harsh conditions like starvation. For survival and continued function, these cells resort to autophagy (cannibalism) that can recycle non-essential portions of a starving cell to generate energy, says a study. Scientists from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, and the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), have explained in international journal `eLife’ as to how the defence mechanism in our…

Turmeric is effective in treating various types of cancer, says study

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Curcuma longa, also known as turmeric, is effective in the treatment of various types of cancer, including breast and ovarian cancer, which has risen 30 percent among women in the last one decade, says a study. Turmeric has nearly 20 molecules with antibiotic property, 14 molecules with cancer preventive potential, 12 with anti-tumour effect, says the study conducted by B.L. Kapoor Memorial Hospital here. “At least 12 molecules in it have anti-cancer effect while 10 of them have anti-oxidant features. Overall, turmeric is known for it’s antibiotic, antiseptic, anti-cancer and…

Coffee is carcinogenic, however simplest if ‘particularly warm’, says WHO

July 5, 2016 Srijita'particularly, carcinogenic, coffee, however, if, Is, Says, simplest, warm', Who

Next time whilst you pick up your cup of Coffee or tea, be careful for the temperature. Consuming very hot beverages can motive cancer of the oesophagus, the most cancers research business enterprise of the world Fitness Corporation has located in a new observe. An global operating organization of 23 scientists convened by way of the worldwide agency for studies on most cancers (IARC) has evaluated the carcinogenicity of Drinking Coffee, tea and different “very hot” beverages, described as the ones over 65°C. Epidemiological studies conducted via the team of…

Mobile Ransomware Attacks Have ‘Skyrocketed’, Says Kaspersky

July 2, 2016 Srijita'Skyrocketed', Attacks, Have, Kaspersky, Mobile, Ransomware, Says

Software security organization Kaspersky Lab’s contemporary record on ransomware shows that the hackers are increasingly more focused on Cell customers and the quantity of Mobile users laid low with ransomware “skyrocketed” throughout January-March 2016. “Ransomware is a type of malware that, upon infecting a device, blocks get entry to to it or to some or all of the information stored on it. As a way to unencumber either the device or the information, the user is required to pay a ransom, typically in Bitcoins or another broadly used e-foreign money,”…