In the News
Brown fat cells make 'sparetires' shrink; promising new approach to co
Scientists in Germany have found a new signaling pathway which stimulates the production and function of so-called brown fat cells. They propose using these cells that serve as a "natural heating system" in order to just 'burn' unwanted excess fat. Go Go Google Gadgets
Google makes it easier for bloggers to distract their users by allowing itswidgets to be placed on any blog or website. Plus: Songbirdgets a boost... Living without RSS. In Monkey Bites. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Consumer's Tool Kit for Health Advance Planning
"This tool kit contains a variety of self-help worksheets, suggestions, and resources [for creating health care advance directives]. ... The tool kit does not create a formal advance directive for you. Instead, it helps you do the much harder job of discovering, clarifying, and communicating what is important to you in the face of serious illness."Topics include choosing a health care agent or proxy and after-death decisions. From the American Bar Association (ABA). Scientists Sequence DNA Of Woolly Mammoth
A team of experts in ancient DNA from McMaster University (Canada) and genome researchers from Penn State University (USA) have obtained the first genomic sequences from a woolly mammoth, a mammal that roamed grassy plains of the Northern Hemisphere until it became extinct about 10,000 years ago. The project also involved paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History and researchers from Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Patients With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms More Likely To Suffer From
Researchers have determined that individuals with mild to severe symptoms of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome, a collection of cardiovascular risk factors thought to be linked by insulin resistance). LUTS encompass voiding (incompleteemptying, weak stream, intermittency, straining) and storage (frequency, urgency, nocturia) difficulties. Conflict Over War Deaths: Researchers attack British Medical Journal r
Researchers from Canada, the UK and Sweden have slammed the influential British Medical Journal for publishing an error-filled study on global war deaths, refusing an equivalent rebuttal article and having a flawed peer-review process. Changing Environment Organizes Genetic Structure
What is the fundamental creative force behind life on Earth? It's a question that has vexed mankind for millennia, and thanks to theory and almost a year's worth of number-crunching on a supercomputer, scientists may just have the answer: a changing environment may organize the structure of genetic information itself. Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work
This site provides information about Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day (held the fourth Thursday in April). The program focuses on expanding future opportunities for children in their work and family lives. Includes scheduled activities, press links, gifts, and resources for teachers, parents, and mentors. Sponsored by the Ms. Foundation for Women. [Scary] Grenade Shell Found at Wrigley Field
A groundskeeper found a rusted, hollowed-out shell of a grenade in the right-field turf of Chicago's Wrigley Field, police said.
MP3 Music Downloads
Preview songs, Download Free Music,Burn CDs at ITunes.com
 
|
