Category: Education
Harmful Greenhouse Gas Converted into a Tool for Making Pharmaceuticals- Study
A way to transform a useless ozone-destroying greenhouse gas into a reagent for producing pharmaceuticals has been identified by a team of chemists at USC. The team will publish their discovery in a paper entitled “Taming of Fluoroform (CF3H): Direct […]
Beer is good for you: Study finds anti-virus powers
TOKYO – Consuming large quantities of a key ingredient in beer can protect against winter sniffles and even some serious illnesses in small children, a Japanese brewery said citing a scientific study. A chemical compound in hops, the plant brewers […]
Dogs can sniff out lung cancer: Pilot study
Dogs are surprisingly adept at sniffing out lung cancer, results from a pilot project in Austria published on Wednesday suggested, potentially offering hope for earlier, life-saving diagnosis. “Dogs have no problem identifying tumour patients,” said Peter Errhalt, head of the […]
Fruit and Vegetable-heavy Diet Not an Effective Long-term Weight Loss Solution
A new study claims, being on a fruit and vegetable-heavy diet is not effective because it doesn’t make you eat less as generally thought. Dieters are often advised to eat fruit and vegetables at meal times to help them feel […]
Optimal Treatment Duration for UTI in Men is Unknown- Study
The optimal treatment duration for urinary tract infection (UTI) in ambulatory, noncatheterized women is well defined, but the optimal treatment duration in men is unknown. A study of more than 33,000 outpatient male veterans suggests that a longer duration of […]
What you are inhaling when you smoke
SINGAPORE – Smokers received more encouragement to quit the habit last week. The detrimental effects of inhaling cigarette smoke have long been known – heart and lung disease, emphysema, poor circulation and of course, cancer. But even extreme pictures on […]
Researchers Reveal The World’s Most and Least Emotional Countries
Researchers say that when it comes to being least emotional, Singapore is the coolest while the Philippines is red hot. The survey, by polling firm Gallup that conducted a three-year survey of every country in the world, asked respondents ten […]
Old People are Vulnerable to Fraud- Study
A recent study seems to find a good reason why old people sometimes get cheated and are somehow more vulnerable to fraud. The study found that a particular region in the brain which actually helps us decide if a person […]
Brain Cooling to Treat Epilepsy- Study
Chronic focal brain cooling suppresses seizures during wakefulness and achieves the effect without significantly affecting brain function. These findings were reported by neuroscientists from Japan”s Yamaguchi University during the 66th annual scientific meeting of the American Epilepsy Society (AES). Their […]
IPods, MP3 Players can Lead to Permanent Hearing Loss
Personal music devices like iPods and other MP3 players can generate sound levels up to 115 decibels, well above the highest level of 85 decibels thereby leading to permanent hearing loss, say experts. “Unfortunately, children who suffer noise-induced hearing loss […]
