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Genes responsible for human immune system: Study
Blame your genes if next time flu lay you down for weeks.

A study has found genes responsible for the less or high immunity of people as some recover from the flu overnight while some can take weeks to recover, ABC report said.

Experts in Sydney have discovered that people who carry certain high risk genes are eight times more vulnerable to a severe and prolonged illness when they have an infection.

A smaller group of people have a genetic combination that makes them particularly hardy, with a less severe illness.

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Monday , 1 December '08

Women still find mothers-in-law 'hardest to deal with'

A new study says that the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still continues to be at the root of much family disharmony.
Monday , 1 December '08

Cellphones bigger distraction for drivers than passengers

Talking on cell phones can be more distracting for drivers, than conversing with a passenger, says a new study.
Tuesday , 11 November '08

Peru offers bald dog of Incas to Obama family

Peruvians crazy about their national dog, a breed popular among Incan kings, offered to send a hypoallergenic puppy to the Obama family.
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Tuesday , 11 November '08

In recession, ladies recycle last year's dress

A recent survey found that one-fifth of US businesses are not having 2008 holiday parties, effectively passing out pink slips to women's ‘little black dresses’.
Thursday , 30 October '08

Men prefer brunettes to blondes when it comes to marriage

Blondes might make men’s hearts flutter, but when it comes to marrying, blokes would rather prefer a brunette, a new research has shown.
Tuesday , 11 November '08

Tokyo cabs sit idle as recession fears bite

Long queues of empty taxis line Tokyo's busy streets these days as Japanese pinch pennies and brace for an economic recession.
Thursday , 30 October '08

Men ‘better than women at detecting infidelities’

According to a new research, men are better at detecting a cheating partner than females, and they're more likely to suspect infidelities that don't exist.
Wednesday , 29 October '08

Wedded bliss lasts just ‘2 years, six months and 25 days’!

While most newlyweds imagine that they will live happily ever after, the true picture is a tad different, says a new research which found that for an average couple the honeymoon is well and truly over after exactly two years, six months and 25 days.
Wednesday , 29 October '08

Thin line between love and hate? Now science knows why

It often seems a thin line between love and hate, and now scientists think they know why. Brain scans of people shown images of individuals they hated revealed a pattern of brain activity that partly occurs in areas also activated by romantic love, Semir Zeki and John Paul Romaya of University College London reported.
Tuesday , 28 October '08

Woman in red drives the men crazy: Study

The study led by psychology professor Andrew Elliot of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, seemed to confirm red as the colour of romance.
Tuesday , 11 November '08

Recession makes women recycle last year's dress

With recession hitting the US hard, women have started re-accessorising older dresses rather than buying new ones.
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