Health
The Electric Eye
Jun 16th
MIT researchers are developing a microchip that will enable a blind person to recognize faces and navigate a room without assistance, helping the blind to regain partial eyesight. The chip, which is encased in titanium to prevent water damage, will be implanted onto a patient’s eyeball. Users are required to wear special glasses fitted with More >
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Loading ...Sea levels will rise much faster than predicted
Dec 17th
A new study has found that sea levels will rise much faster than previously predicted, as the world’s glaciers and ice sheets are melting at an alarming rate.
According to a report in The Times, the study, commissioned by the US Climate Change Science Program, said that the rises will substantially exceed forecasts that do not More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Belief in God weakens positive feelings for Science and vice-versa
Dec 16th
A new study has revealed that attitudes towards God and science can change and yet remain in opposition to one another.
It found that a belief in one weakens positive feelings for the other and this effect appears to be independent of a person’s religious background or views, said University of Illinois psychology professor Jesse Preston, More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...New psychotherapy effective against eating disorders
Dec 15th
A new form of psychotherapy has been shown to have the potential to treat more than eight out of ten cases of eating disorders in adults, according to a new study.
This new “enhanced” form of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-E), developed by researchers at Wellcome Trust, builds on and improves the current leading treatment for bulimia More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mobile phones really do up brain cancer risk
Oct 17th
It’s official: mobile phones do raise the risk of brain cancer, claim boffins.
According to the experts, the chances of developing a malignant tumour are “significantly increased” for people who use a mobile for ten years.
The shocking finding is the result of the biggest ever study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Eating yogurt every day cuts bladder cancer risk by 40pc
Oct 17th
Eating two pots of yogurt a day can cut the risk of developing bladder cancer by up to 40 per cent, suggests a new research.
The boffins found that individuals who ate the milk product saw their risk of suffering from the disease drop by 40 per cent compared to those who rarely touched yogurt.
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...How scent brings back memories of emotional events
Oct 17th
A new study in mice, conducted by researchers at the Duke University Medical Center, has shown that the part of the brain that processes scents is indeed a key part of forming long-term memories, especially involving other individuals.
During the study, the researchers examined how strong memories are formed by creating new memories in the minds More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Investing in global warming
Oct 13th
Environmental sustainability has become the catchword now. And green stocks have caught the eye of investors though they are necessarily slow burn out funds. It will pay in the long run, say over 15 year period. RETIREES For those on the verge of superannuation choosing the right firms matter, because the returns after 10-15 years More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Transsexual Question
Sep 30th
Eunuchs are a freak of nature. But they continue to be marginalised from mainstream society, forced to earn their living through prostitution and looked down upon through no fault of theirs, due to ignorance and superstition.
Professor Shomenath Bandopadhyay of Naihati is a 36 year old lecturer in Bengali at More >
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