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‘Cursing stone’ discovered on Isle of Canna

London: An ancient stone that was discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland’s first known example of a bullaun “cursing stone”, according to experts.

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Now, computer game to aid recovery from stroke

London: Scientists at Newcastle University have designed a computer game to help stroke victims recuperate.

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Titan may have hidden `self-portrait` in grisly masterpiece

London: Art historians have shed light on an intriguing new detail noticed in one of Titian’s grisliest paintings ever - The Martyrdom of St Lawrence.

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68 pc Oz CEOs `don’t want women in senior ranks`

Melbourne: Over two-thirds of Australia’s chief executives intend to keep women out of senior leadership roles, a new study has revealed.

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Facebook workers celebrate IPO windfall with all-night `hackathon` at HQ

London: Facebook employees, who have just become some of the richest men on the planet after the IPO bonus, hardly even bothered to open the champagne to celebrate the occasion at the company’s headquarters in California.

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Now, Twitter to determine presidential candidate’s popularity

Washington: Engineers have developed a Web-based application that can gauge the popularity of the 2012 presidential candidates.

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Quantum computers come closer to reality

Washington: Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. have taken one step towards creating quantum computers by developing an all-semiconductor quantum logic gate, a controlled-NOT (CNOT) gate.

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When you eat as important as what you eat

Washington: When it comes to weight gain, when you eat might be as responsible as what you eat, say researchers involving one of an Indian origin.

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How mental distractions relieve pain

Washington: It is well understood that mental distractions make pain easier to take, and now a new study has revealed how it works.

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Use of egg yolk and soybean oil solution to treat infertility sparks debate

Washington:  An experimental fertility method called intralipid infusion, in which a woman is intravenously given a fat solution consisting partly of soybean oil and egg

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Simple task at 6 months of age may predict risk of autism

Washington:  A simple “pull-to-sit” task could be added to existing developmental screenings at pediatric well visits to improve early detection of developmental

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