Jet-air hand dryers should not be used in hospital toilets as they spread more germs than disposable paper towels, a study warns. Published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, the study looked at bacterial spread in a real world setting — in two toilets in each of three hospitals, which were in the UK, France and Italy. Each of the Read More

Indiabulls Real Estate expects to garner a sales revenue of over Rs 30,000 crore from its 14 ongoing projects, being developed mainly in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai, the company said. In his message to shareholders in the annual report, Indiabulls Real Estate Chairman Sameer Gehlaut said the company has a well-diversified presence in both commercial and housing segments. “With the recovery Read More

For developers, drone images and videos can be a very powerful tool for marketing | Image via Tech in Asia India’s new drone regulations are set to change the landscape of the real estate sector from December, as the 3-D mapping of properties will not just become powerful tool for marketing but will further boost transparency and accountability, industry experts say. The commercial use Read More

los Angeles, Sep 10 (IANS) Actor Adam Thomas, who is known for playing the role of Donte Charles in the BBC drama “Waterloo Road”, has started working as a real estate agent. The 30-year-old actor, who famously starred on “Emmerdale” for nine years before leaving it in January this year, is now a sales executive for Kamani Property, reports dailymail.co.uk. Read More

People who have suffered a stroke are more likely to develop dementia, a study conducted by the University of Exeter Medical School confirmed. The study involved an analysis of 3.2 million people across the world. Researchers found that the link between stroke and dementia persisted even after taking into account other dementia risk factors such as blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. “We Read More

A new study has found that genetic mutations in the form of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may drive tumour formation by blurring cells’ perception of key growth signals. The study, conducted at the University of California, has important implications for understanding and ultimately targeting the defective mechanisms underlying many human cancers. Healthy cells rely on the central Ras/Erk growth Read More

Researchers have developed a two fisted, antibody approach that can effectively destroy ovarian cancer – the deadliest gynecological disease – and could also be utilised to kill breast, prostate and other solid tumours. According to Jogender Tushir-Singh from the University of Virginia’s (UVA), a major problem with immune therapies for ovarian cancer is that the immune cells intended to kill Read More

  British School of Fashion students | Source: Joe Navin for British School of Fashion LONDON, United Kingdom — The British School of Fashion offers specialised postgraduate programmes in the business of fashion. Based close to the influential Spitalfields Market at the London campus of Glasgow Caledonian University, the school’s mission is to educate, challenge and develop a new generation of Read More

BoF Education Tutors | Lucinda Chambers | Source: Getty | Susanne Tide-Frater, Drew Elliott, Musa Tariq and Colin McDowell MBE | Source: BoF LONDON, United Kingdom — Today, continued professional learning is a necessity for career development, which has become increasing accessible through online education — an industry projected to reach over $275 billion in 2022, a projected growth of over Read More

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a ceremony celebrating the new school year in Yad Binyamin, Israel, September 2, 2018.Avi Ohayon (GPO) In September 2007 the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company published an interesting study called “how the world’s best-performing school systems come out on top.” It piqued the interest of then-opposition chairman Benjamin Netanyahu. At the time, there was a Read More