Browsing Tag: Research

The second International Sikh Research Conference (ISRC) showcased the research of University students as well as seasoned scholars of the Sikh faith.

Since 1970, life expectancy around the world has risen dramatically, with people living more than 10 years longer. That's the good news. The bad news is that starting when people are in their mid-to-late-20s, the brain begins to wither --

The research could help create cures for any number of things using stem cell research. Rajinder, who is heading the effort, is looking for more Indian Sikhs to participate especially from Canada to make a better sample group.

The aim of the conference is to showcase the work of Sikh scholars and historians and to share their research on a wider platform.

A recent study has reportedly revealed that not even 1% of Sikhs settled in north-eastern and southern states identify themselves with their gotras/castes/surnames.

This study hopes to help overcome a dearth of academic literature on Sikhs and their families.

With only one year left to go until its funding runs out, the Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station is showing the fruits of its labour in an effort to secure more provincial backing.

SGPC is contemplating to re-write Sikh History starting with the lives of the Guru Sahibs up to the British rule era in Punjab. A panel consisting of various scholars has been set up under the patronage of Roop Singh, SGPC secretary.

Can yoga help reduce the stress that makes you look and feel older than your years? Does yoga help elevate your mood and make you mentally sharper? Will meditation enhance your spiritual outlook or give you a sense of peace and calm? As a Harvard neuro-scientist and a yoga practitioner for more than 40 years, I'm pleased to tell you the answers are a resounding "yes."

New to meditation and already thinking about quitting? You may have simply chosen the wrong method.

Signaling a likely end to one of the longest, most expensive searches in the history of science, physicists said Wednesday that they had discovered a new subatomic particle that looks for all the world like the Higgs boson, a key to understanding why there is diversity and life in the universe.

They were young males on the make, and they struck out not once, not twice, but a dozen times with a group of attractive females hovering nearby. So they did what so many men do after being repeatedly rejected: they got drunk, using alcohol as a balm for unfulfilled desire.

The title of this post is a cheesy reference to the Neil Diamond song “America“, but the song came to my mind after I explored the latest report from the Pew Forum (a research think-tank that studies religious trends in the US and globally) entitled Faith on the Move: The Religious Affiliation of International Migrants.

A long-term study finds that eating any amount and any type increases the risk of premature death. Eating red meat is associated with a sharply increased risk of death from cancer and heart disease, according to a new study, and the more of it you eat, the greater the risk.

A pharmacy student from Reading University has written himself a prescription for good health during his final year.

Because rich people have more financial resources, they’re less dependent on social bonds for survival and, as a result, their self-interest reigns and they have fewer qualms about breaking the rules.

Participants in an 8 week meditation class experienced structural brain changes including increased grey-matter density in the hippocampus, known to be important for learning and memory, and in structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection.

The vast majority of the world’s 7 billion people practice some kind of religion, ranging from massive worldwide churches to obscure spiritual traditions and local sects. Nobody really knows how many religions there are on the planet, but whatever the number, there are at least that many theories about why we have religion at all.

Dashing the hopes of "Back to the Future" and "Bill and Ted" fans alike, a group of Hong Kong scientists claims that recent research proves that time travel is impossible.

The study suggests that people who meditate have stronger connections between brain regions and show less age-related brain atrophy. Having stronger connections influences the ability to rapidly relay electrical signals in the brain. And significantly, these effects are evident throughout the entire brain, not just in specific areas.

The meta-analysis incorporated studies from three different paradigms of research to examine the cultural masculinity of leadership stereotypes and the conditions under which such masculinity is more or less pronounced.

McCartney argues that there is no high quality published evidence to support these claims. She points to several studies showing no clear evidence of benefit from drinking increased amounts of water and suggesting there may be unintended harms attached to an enforcement to drink more water.

Since we have such a small university, there are more opportunities to volunteer in a research lab, or even become a paid research assistant. The NSERC USRA award is granted every March to capable and enthusiastic students to undertake summer research projects.

..AZPM has presented a series of profiles that highlight original research, students conduct every day. In this segment, science fair award winners Sumedha Ravishankar and Sirtaj Bir Singh, of Empire High School, discuss their research on the antimicrobial effects of spices and plant extracts on deadly e. coli bacteria.

For those of us struggling to breathe under a seasonal avalanche of Bing Crosby, this is nothing new, but the closer you look at the actual experiment, the more you have to ask: Don’t these guys have anything better to do?

The station is constantly experimenting with new strains of seeds and fertilizers to see what works best in the region‘s climate, and to introduce producers to new crops and techniques.

A survey to gather information for a PhD Research project studying the transmission of Sikhism among young British Sikhs (18-30) is currently underway.

The rituals of the Sikhs in terms of the recitation of the daily liturgy and the evening prayers are based on both Granths.

An international team has carried out the study and found that a broken heart can take a toll on a person's health as emotional loss triggers symptoms similar to a heart attack.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced on Friday that physicists have come closer to finding the elusive "God Particle," which could one day explain why particles have mass.