Teenagers Underestimate Calories in Fast Food
Submitted by Danny Garcia on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 13:46According to a study published in the BMJ, it has been revealed that people especially teenagers have been consuming more number of calories from fast food than they have been expecting.
Heinrich Rohrer: The Greatest Contributor to Nanotechnology Passes Away
Submitted by Ingela Maledevic on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 13:36Heinrich Rohrer, the 1986 Nobel Prize winner in Physics for his co-invention of the scanning tunneling microscope, passed away this week. He was 79 and died of natural causes. The contribution of Rohrer and his colleague at IBM Zurich, Gerd Binnig, is overwhelming on the field of nanotechnology.
A Smart Phone Application to Detect Toxins, Viruses
Submitted by John Davidson on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 13:34A new smart phone application will enable the users to detect toxins, proteins, bacteria, viruses and other molecules. It has a built-in camera and processing power as a biosensor to enable the spot tracking of groundwater contamination. Also, it combines the phone's GPS data with biosensing data which maps the spread of pathogens.
GSK and Health Canada Warns about Unauthorized Product
Submitted by Davell Wilkins on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 12:26As per recent reports, it has been revealed that GlaxoSmithKline came up with a product referred as GW501516 and is made available for Canadians but online. However, later it was found that the unauthorized product was linked with cancers in animal studies.
H7N9 Capable of Combining with Swine Flu to form Novel Virus
Submitted by Ria Patel on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 10:53As per recent reports, it has been revealed that the H7N9 bird flu virus is capable of combining with swine flu and form a new virus. The study has been carried out by a group of researchers from the University of Hong Kong.
Researchers utilize data to Determine Various Kinds of prostate cancers and Treatment
Submitted by Danny Garcia on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 09:13Some of the patients suffering from prostate cancer are needlessly going through surgery and harsh treatments as science has been unsuccessful to determine the difference between slow-growing and aggressive forms of the disease.
Parenting helps Protect Babies from Harmful Genes
Submitted by Davell Wilkins on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 09:08Nurture or nature, which is more powerful? A number of people will choose nature over nurture, but the research findings have chosen nurture over nature.
According to a study carried out by a group of researchers from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, it has been revealed that parenting can protect babies from dangerous genes.
Glenn A. Kiser Hospice Ready to Open Doors for Patients
Submitted by Satish Karat on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 09:05It was today only when authorities concerned from Novant Health Rowan Medical Center and Rowan Hospice & Palliative Care were made aware that the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House is ready to open doors to its patients.
Potatoes Provide Better Nutritional Value for Money
Submitted by Prakash Sharma on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 09:01Green leafy vegetables possess highest nutrition density and beans provide better nutritional value. However, it is now been revealed that potatoes are counted among one of the best with nutritional value.
Neurotransmitter Responsible for Itching Found
Submitted by Cindy Tweed on Sat, 05/25/2013 - 07:56A group of researchers from the US National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research have been able to found a substance that passes on sensation of itching from skin to brain.
The study, published in the journal Science, is expected to give birth to new line of treatments of chronic itching problems like eczema.
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