Medical Benefits of Fasting
……………………… Scientists say that the ratio of sugar in the blood begins at 80-110 mg/100 cc, which is the normal ratio of sugar in the blood. But after fasting for […]
Scientists Develop Chips Made Mostly From Wood
http://video-api.wsj.com/api-video/player/iframe.html?guid=283B67C7-29CF-4C4A-A6DB-1A0CEFD97163 6/12/2015 6:52PM Scientist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created a new type of semiconductor chip that’s almost entirely made of wood.Photo: Yei Hwan Jung
Scientists turn germ cells in the ovaries into sperm instead of eggs
(Source: David Marchal/iStockphoto) A gene that controls whether germ cells eventually become sperm or eggs has been identified by scientists. Their research, which provides insight into the mysterious biology of reproduction, is published today in the journal Science. Scientists have described experiments involving a small fish called the medaka, or […]
A university professor in London quits after railing against women in the sciences
Business Insider: by Bryan Logan — Dr. Tim Hunt, head of cell cycle control at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund is pictured after winning the Nobel Prize for Medicine in London Monday, Oct. 8, 2001. Sir Tim Hunt, a Nobel laureate and honorary professor at University College London has quit […]
Greece to miss IMF payments amid fears of ‘catastrophic’ eurozone rupture. A Greek reversion to the Drachma would be an irreversible “disaster” for the entire euro project, Yanis Varoufakis warns
Greece’s long-term future in the eurozone still hangs in the balance Photo: AFP By Peter Spence, Economics Correspondent 24 May 2015 Greece will be unable to find the €1.6bn (£1.1bn) sum it is due to hand the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month, one of the country’s ministers has admitted. Nikos […]
Greece to miss IMF payments amid fears of 'catastrophic' eurozone rupture. A Greek reversion to the Drachma would be an irreversible "disaster" for the entire euro project, Yanis Varoufakis warns
Greece’s long-term future in the eurozone still hangs in the balance Photo: AFP By Peter Spence, Economics Correspondent 24 May 2015 Greece will be unable to find the €1.6bn (£1.1bn) sum it is due to hand the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month, one of the country’s ministers has admitted. Nikos […]
The Great Debate That’s billion, with a bee: Measuring the massive cost of hive collapse
Rueters: The makers of insecticides containing neonics, Bayer and Syngenta chief among them, have a lot to lose if regulatory bodies end up siding with the environmentalists. More than 90 percent of the corn in the U.S. is treated with neonics, according to this release from Bayer. To put this […]
US ‘will not fund research for modifying embryo DNA’
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health editor, BBC News website Modifying the DNA of embryos is a “line that should not be crossed”, a leading figure in US research says. Dr […]
US 'will not fund research for modifying embryo DNA'
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health editor, BBC News website Modifying the DNA of embryos is a “line that should not be crossed”, a leading figure in US research says. Dr […]
Gulf rail project in design phase
DAMMAM: ARAB NEWS Published — Saturday 2 May 2015 Work is under way to complete the Gulf rail project, which is currently in the design stage, said Minister of Transport and Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Ports Authority Abdullah Al-Moqbil. GCC ministers of transport are closely following […]
Electronic Bidet Toilet Seat Is the Luxury You Won’t Want to Live Without
PERSONAL TECH | GADGETWISE Electronic Bidet Toilet Seat Is the Luxury You Won’t Want to Live Without By FARHAD MANJOOAPRIL 29, 2015 Photo The Toto Washlet toilet. CreditToto IT may sound as if I’m exaggerating when I say that a high-tech, heated, warm-water-spraying bidet toilet seat ruined me for regular […]
Dehydration has same impact on road safety as drink-driving
A new study has found that drivers who are dehydrated can be as dangerous as those who are drunk or on drugs. Participants made twice as many mistakes as those […]
Cannabis combined with radiotherapy can make brain cancer ‘disappear,’ study claims
Two cannabis components can have a significant effect on the size of cancerous tumors in the brain, especially when combined with radiotherapy, according to new research. The study says the […]
Family income affects brain anatomy, test scores – MIT study
Kids in low-income households lag behind their peers from wealthier families when it comes to standardized testing. Their brain anatomy could be a factor, with the research exposing a “cost […]
Why Kids Need Spirituality
New York Magazine: By Lisa Miller You are Jewish; your husband, a lapsed Catholic. Neither of you believes, much, in God, although occasionally you like to meditate and you both […]
Gulf Stream is slowing down faster than ever, scientists say
Gulf Stream stops Britain from freezing over in Winter STEVE CONNOR SCIENCE EDITOR Monday 23 March 2015 The Gulf Stream that helps to keep Britain from freezing over in winter is slowing down faster now than at any time in the past millennium according to a study suggesting that major […]
The Truth About Abdus Salam
The Truth About Abdus Salam (Part One) By Dr. Prof. Pervez Hoodbhoy How great a scientist was Abdus Salam? Some vilify him, others praise him excessively. Only facts can tell the truth. Click here to watch it in English and here in Urdu. watch this video http://eacpe.org/portfolio/the-truth-about-abdus-salam-part-one/
Breastfed babies are smarter and earn more money – study
Posted 2 hours ago by Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion) in news Babies who are breastfed are more intelligent, stay longer in full-time education and ultimately earn more money as well, a three-decade study has concluded. Brazilian researchers interviewed 3,500 adults out of 6,000 babies who entered the study in 1982. They found that people […]
Northern Lights to be seen across Canada
Yes, Toronto: Even you may see the northern lights Tonight TORONTO — In a city rife with lights that blot out the night sky, it’s rare to catch the northern […]
The contagious thought that could kill you
Source: BBC By David Robson To die, sometimes you need only believe you are ill, and as David Robson discovers, we can unwittingly ‘catch’ such fears, often with terrifying consequences. […]