Fountain of youth? Stem cells help slow aging in mice
Experimental research on mice is offering an intriguing glimpse into how stem cell treatments might one day help slow the aging process. This new research was conducted on mice that […]
Childhood Hypersensitivity Linked to OCD
ScienceDaily (Dec. 27, 2011) — In childhood, rituals like regular schedules for meal, bath, and bed times are a healthy part of behavioral development. But combined with oral and tactile sensitivities, such as discomfort at the dentist or irritation caused by specific fabrics, these rituals could be an early warning sign […]
Hackers could hijack mobile phones
Source: The Local A tech expert has figured out a way that hackers could take control of mobile phones and make calls or send out unlimited numbers of text messages. More here…
Israel’s Top 20 Greatest Inventions of All Time
Indispensable Israeli inventions are being displayed and demonstrated at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem. Israel’s top inventions highlighted at the exhibition include: Netafim smart drip micro-irrigation, Ormat geothermal power […]
The 16 Greatest Cities In Human History
For over nine thousand years, cities have played an important role in human development. Jericho, the oldest city on record with a population of 2,000, was a center of commerce and learning. So was Uruk, Mari and other great cities through history to Tokyo, which is the largest city […]
Pakistan faces flood threat, says study: That Sinking Feeling
DAWN News: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been warned of frequent floods of disastrous nature like the ones that battered the country in 2010 and 2011 in the Indus river owing to rapid glacier retreat and shifting of monsoonal zones by about 100 kilometres towards northwest regions. In a recent communication it […]
US Asks Journals to Censor Articles on Flu Virus: Preparations for the next war
CNBC: In the experiments, conducted in the United States and the Netherlands, scientists created a highly transmissible form of a deadly flu virus that does not normally spread from person to person. It was an ominous step, because easy transmission can lead the virus to spread all over the world. […]
Strict diet could save brain from aging: study
WASHINGTON: Eating less may keep the mind young, according Italian scientists who reported Monday they have discovered the molecular process by which a strict diet may save the brain from the ravages of age. The research, published in the US journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is […]
How Finding Higgs Could Change Physics
Source: Spiegel International Physicists have already discovered 12 of nature’s building blocks. Now, after a 50 year search, the most elusive one may be at hand: the Higgs boson. But […]
Nobel winners join Israelis in £10m campaign on disease
By Marcus Dysch, November 24, 2011 Follow Marcus on Twitter Dozens of Britain’s top scientists flew to Israel this week to launch a major research project into regenerative medicine. They joined around 200 Israelis at Ben Gurion University to share methods of tackling heart disease and Parkinson’s disease using cell […]