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Science

Nefertiti's "hidden face" proves Berlin bust is not Hitler's fake

Hamburg - Using 21st Century medical computer technology, German researchers have unveiled the...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 15:37
Study Says Gene Mutation Might Protects Against Heart Damage

Study Says Gene Mutation Might Protects Against Heart Damage

The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 11:59

Ancient “British” Brain Found

British archaeologists have unveiled an ancient skull with a brain inside they consider to be the...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 00:23
Study: CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography

Study: CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography

New research published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine reveals that noninvasive CT...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 19:16
Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US

Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US

Washington - Some people who want their genome scanned are only worried about what their hair will...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 07:44
Internet: A Stimulus That Keeps The Aging Brain Active

Internet: A Stimulus That Keeps The Aging Brain Active

The Internet is undeniably part of our lives, but did you know that its usefulness extends beyond...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:00
The Elderly Should Be Encouraged To Surf The Web

The Elderly Should Be Encouraged To Surf The Web

A study which is due to appear in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that surfing...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 11:43
MESSENGER Zooms In On Mercury Surface On Second Flyby

MESSENGER Zooms In On Mercury Surface On Second Flyby

The team of scientists at the John University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) started monitoring...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:30
Fermi Telescope Takes A Glance At Gamma-Ray Bursts In The Universe

Fermi Telescope Takes A Glance At Gamma-Ray Bursts In The Universe

The Universe is known to be the home of some incredible energy-generating phenomena, capable of...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 13:00
Study: Melanoma Cured 100% through Blood Cell Therapy

Study: Melanoma Cured 100% through Blood Cell Therapy

The results of a new study conducted by a research team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...
» read full story June 22nd, 2008 - 11:36
Brains of Homosexual People Similar to Those of Opposite Sex

Brains of Homosexual People Similar to Those of Opposite Sex

A new study has found similarities between the brains of homosexual people and those of straight...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 21:08
Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Who would ever believe that such small cookies like tart cherries could do so much for your...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 15:19
CT Imaging Sheds Light on Saharan Nigersaurus taqueti

CT Imaging Sheds Light on Saharan Nigersaurus taqueti

New CT scans have pointed out that the strange-looking Nigersaurus taqueti, first discovered half a...
» read full story November 15th, 2007 - 20:31
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U.S.

Gene Mutation Said To Combat Obesity

Gene Mutation Said To Combat Obesity

The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 15:53
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Business

GE claims data storage breakthrough with 100 DVDs on one disc

San Francisco - General Electric has achieved a breakthrough in digital storage technology, using...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 22:33
Microsoft, Washington State Crackdown on Scareware Vendors

Microsoft, Washington State Crackdown on Scareware Vendors

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Washington State today, to pursue legal action to...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 12:40
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People

Inspirational Professor Randy Pausch Died Today at 47

Inspirational Professor Randy Pausch Died Today at 47

Randy Pausch, the former Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Design at...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 19:37
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Music

Mary J. Blige Hits No. 1 Spot on Album Chart

Mary J. Blige Hits No. 1 Spot on Album Chart

The holiday season is gone and the same thing can be said about Josh Groban’s reign on the U.S....
» read full story January 04th, 2008 - 10:52
Groban’s ‘Noel’ Still Tops Pop Album Chart for Fifth Straight Weeks

Groban’s ‘Noel’ Still Tops Pop Album Chart for Fifth Straight Weeks

Josh Groban seems to like the No. 1 position in The Billboard 200, as “Noel” becomes the...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 10:47
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Health

Meth Exposure during Pregnancy Predisposes Kids to Abnormal Brain Development

Meth Exposure during Pregnancy Predisposes Kids to Abnormal Brain Development

Methamphetamine use during pregnancy may cause abnormal brain development in children, according to...
» read full story April 16th, 2009 - 15:26
Brown Fat May Help People Fight Obesity

Brown Fat May Help People Fight Obesity

How many times have you heard your friends complaining of being fat? Or how many times you wished...
» read full story April 09th, 2009 - 14:02
Elan, Wyeth Stop Trial Using the Highest Dose of Alzheimer’s Drug

Elan, Wyeth Stop Trial Using the Highest Dose of Alzheimer’s Drug

Drugmaker Elan and US partner Wyeth announced Thursday they have stopped part of a Phase III...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 21:31
Thinning of Brain’s Cortex Tied to Depression Risk

Thinning of Brain’s Cortex Tied to Depression Risk

Brain scans performed on 131 people of different ages revealed that there was a 28 percent...
» read full story March 25th, 2009 - 17:19
Cephalon’s Narcolepsy Drug Provigil Could Be Addictive

Cephalon’s Narcolepsy Drug Provigil Could Be Addictive

Cephalon’s narcolepsy drug Provigil, highly used as a so-called “smart drug” by...
» read full story March 18th, 2009 - 15:02
Radiation Exposure via Medical Scans on the Rise in the US

Radiation Exposure via Medical Scans on the Rise in the US

A new report from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements notes that...
» read full story March 04th, 2009 - 15:49
Brain-training Exercises Don’t Delay Alzheimer’s Onset

Brain-training Exercises Don’t Delay Alzheimer’s Onset

A new study says that there is no evidence to support the theory that brain exercise programmes...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:00

Radiation Exposure from CT Scans Should Be Reduced

Radiation dose during CT scans used to diagnose heart and vascular disease is a concern for many...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 17:00
Cardiac Scans Should Be Recommended With Caution, Radiation Risk

Cardiac Scans Should Be Recommended With Caution, Radiation Risk

An advisory committee convened by the American Heart Association’s Council on Clinical...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 14:30
Women Can’t Say No to Their Favourite Food!

Women Can’t Say No to Their Favourite Food!

Men often find it easier than women to say no to food, according to a brain-imaging study. The...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 15:07
Women Are Weaker Than Men When It Comes To Favorite Foods

Women Are Weaker Than Men When It Comes To Favorite Foods

Scientists have discovered that when it comes to favorite foods, women can hardly say no. On the...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 21:58
Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations

Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations

  When it comes to goodies, who in the world can resist temptations? Apparently, men are able...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 13:05
Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Brain Shrinkage

Estrogen hormone therapy, a treatment given to alleviate some symptoms of menopause, may shrink...
» read full story January 13th, 2009 - 15:42
Study: More Sleep May Help Keep Heart Disease Away

Study: More Sleep May Help Keep Heart Disease Away

A good night sleep helps keep heart disease away. According to a new study, sleeping an...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 16:01
Sleep Deprivation Increases Heart Disease Risk

Sleep Deprivation Increases Heart Disease Risk

The connection between skipping sleep and heart problems is much stronger than thought, according...
» read full story December 25th, 2008 - 13:31
Colonoscopy Is Less Effective Than it Was Generally Believed

Colonoscopy Is Less Effective Than it Was Generally Believed

A Canadian study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine had concluded that the common test,...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 01:11
Gene Mutation Keeps Some People Away from Heart Disease

Gene Mutation Keeps Some People Away from Heart Disease

The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 11:57
New Health Program Asks Better Screening for Veteran’s Brain Injury

New Health Program Asks Better Screening for Veteran’s Brain Injury

A new program released through a government report asks the military to do better brain scans on...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 21:44
Patients Photos Added to CT Scans Improve Readings

Patients Photos Added to CT Scans Improve Readings

A study presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, in...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 15:49
Study: CT Scans - an Alternative to  Angiography, but Questions Persist

Study: CT Scans - an Alternative to Angiography, but Questions Persist

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that newer CT scans that use...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 14:20
CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test

CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test

Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 21:19
CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography

CT Scans Nearly As Accurate As Angiography

New research published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine reveals that noninvasive CT...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 13:54
Study: It’s in Their Brains, Bullies Like to Watch Suffering

Study: It’s in Their Brains, Bullies Like to Watch Suffering

A new study on brain activity shows that the brains of aggressive youths may be wired to feel...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 14:20
Study Shows Fibromyalgia Is a “Real Disease,” Related to Brain Dysfunction

Study Shows Fibromyalgia Is a “Real Disease,” Related to Brain Dysfunction

According to a new brain scan study, fibromyalgia may be related to a dysfunction of cerebral...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 15:00
Overweight People Find Sweets Less Satisfying

Overweight People Find Sweets Less Satisfying

Overweight people actually don’t enjoy eating fatty food and sweets, a brain study found. The...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 14:00
Update: Believe It Or Not, Obese People Enjoy Food Less

Update: Believe It Or Not, Obese People Enjoy Food Less

In Friday's issue of the journal Science, psychology researchers in Texas, Oregon and Connecticut...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 00:51
Lower Vitamin B12 Levels Linked to Brain Atrophy

Lower Vitamin B12 Levels Linked to Brain Atrophy

University of Oxford researchers discovered that vitamin B12 found in meat, fish, fortified...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 15:15
MRI Is No Longer The First Choice in Case of Breast Cancer

MRI Is No Longer The First Choice in Case of Breast Cancer

Apparently the use of breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans to evaluate cancer after it had...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 08:46
Treadmill Exercise Can Improve Walking In Stroke Survivors

Treadmill Exercise Can Improve Walking In Stroke Survivors

Exercising on treadmill helped stroke survivors improve their mobility and physical conditioning by...
» read full story August 31st, 2008 - 11:34
PET Scans Are the Best Alzheimer’s Detectors

PET Scans Are the Best Alzheimer’s Detectors

The positron emission tomography (PET) scanning turned out to be a useful way of diagnosing the...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 23:15
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Specials

Brown Fat Makes You Slimmer

Brown Fat Makes You Slimmer

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that adults still have a type of fat that...
» read full story April 10th, 2009 - 15:24
Radiation Exposure for Americans Is 7 Times Higher

Radiation Exposure for Americans Is 7 Times Higher

A recent study revealed the staggering fact that the radiation levels to which American citizens...
» read full story March 04th, 2009 - 19:12
True Love Can Last Forever, New Study Says

True Love Can Last Forever, New Study Says

Does true love last forever? A new study comes to support the old saying “Love never gets...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 13:56
Lack of Sleep Tied to Heart Disease

Lack of Sleep Tied to Heart Disease

It has long been known that not getting enough sleep might get your heart into trouble literally....
» read full story December 27th, 2008 - 13:17
Lack Of Sleep Associated With Heart Disease

Lack Of Sleep Associated With Heart Disease

Researchers found a link between lack of sleep and heart disease, according to a report published...
» read full story December 26th, 2008 - 14:52
Gene Mutation Protects against Heart Damage

Gene Mutation Protects against Heart Damage

The presence of a gene mutation in the human body appears to lower levels of “bad” cholesterol and...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 16:14
CT Scans Accurate in Spotting Blocked Arteries

CT Scans Accurate in Spotting Blocked Arteries

Non-invasive CT scans proved to be as good as conventional angiography at spotting blocked arteries...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 16:00
Study Shows Bullies Like Suffering

Study Shows Bullies Like Suffering

A recent study, published by the journal of Biological Psychology, shows that youths which are...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 17:33
Update: New Trojan Exploits Microsoft Bug

Update: New Trojan Exploits Microsoft Bug

Tuesday, Microsoft Corporation released an emergency security update more than two weeks ahead of...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 15:25
Obesity Is in Your Genes and...Brain!

Obesity Is in Your Genes and...Brain!

Eating too much to simply satisfy your pleasure for food? Then you’re probably one of those people...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 15:28
Food Doesn’t Satisfy Obese People

Food Doesn’t Satisfy Obese People

Individuals whose brains don’t produce pleasure while eating will overeat in order to obtain it,...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 10:48
How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?

How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?

A 20-year, landmark study involving 10,000 participants, funded by a research group and three...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:00
PET Scans Could Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques

PET Scans Could Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques

Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a method of medical imaging, appears to be a successful...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 13:20
Homosexuality - Something You Are Born With?

Homosexuality - Something You Are Born With?

Believe it or not, homosexuality is not only a matter of choice but also something very well...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 11:37
“Ethereal” French Music May Be World’s Oldest Recording

“Ethereal” French Music May Be World’s Oldest Recording

A 10-second clip of a woman singing a French folk song in 1860 may be the world’s first recording...
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 16:05
Tutankhamun’s Face On Public Display

Tutankhamun’s Face On Public Display

The face of the famous pharaoh Tutankhamun was presented to the public in an exhibition that took...
» read full story November 04th, 2007 - 18:58
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Technology

Facebook Hit by New Variant of Koobface Worm

Facebook Hit by New Variant of Koobface Worm

Facebook users beware!   Yet another rogue app has taken the popular social-networking site...
» read full story March 03rd, 2009 - 14:30
HP to Release Two Home Media Servers On February

HP to Release Two Home Media Servers On February

While the two models aren’t made to be high-end devices, both of them are certainly aimed to...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 09:11
The Elderly Should Be Encouraged to Surf the Web

The Elderly Should Be Encouraged to Surf the Web

A study which is due to appear in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that surfing...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 22:00
Windows Vista Tougher than XP

Windows Vista Tougher than XP

Windows Vista is tougher than XP when it comes to piracy. Microsoft’s latest version of Windows...
» read full story December 04th, 2007 - 12:34
Google Cell Phone Software: A News Bigger Than iPhone

Google Cell Phone Software: A News Bigger Than iPhone

Finally, we can cool down. The long-awaited Google phone everyone heard about but which nobody...
» read full story November 05th, 2007 - 22:34
Warner Music Group Keeps Its Music Away From Nokia

Warner Music Group Keeps Its Music Away From Nokia

The copyright debate is on again, with Warner Music Group withholding its content from Nokia's new...
» read full story November 02nd, 2007 - 17:09
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Sports

Safin Siblings Storm Into Hopman Final Against Slovakia

Perth, Australia - Marat Safin and sister Dinara Safina completed a dream scenario as a 2-1 win...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 15:50
Injured Beckham Ruled Out of England Matches

Injured Beckham Ruled Out of England Matches

Now it’s a sure thing. David Beckham will not be able to play for England in its crucial Euro 2008...
» read full story August 31st, 2007 - 14:54
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