Japanese Scientist Builds Body-Double Robot
Submitted by Harkamal Singh on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 12:28A body-double robot resembling a real person has been developed by a Japanese scientist. The robot has tiny human like movements and blinking eyes. Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro is the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University, Japan.
Primeval Mars Possesses a Vital Life Subsidiary Component
Submitted by Sarabjit Heera on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 12:25The researchers suggested that Martian clay might have harbored boron during a time when life was about to begin on the Earth. Boron is a vital constituent among one of the life's molecular building blocks.
Efficacy of Condoms in Sex Education Overstated, Reveals Report
Submitted by Davell Wilkins on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 10:11Sex education is considered to be one of the effective ways to reduce wrong sexual incidents. But a report, `R18: Sexuality Education in New Zealand: A Critical Review', has pointed certain things about the same.
Australian Woman suffers from Rare Foreign Accent Syndrome
Submitted by Satish Karat on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 10:07A serious car accident left Leanne Rowe, born and brought up on the southern Australian island of Tasmania, with French-sounding accent. She is frustrated due to the same.
Fat Men can have Children Struggling with Weight: Study
Submitted by Prakash Sharma on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 10:04As per a recent research, it has been revealed that there are chances that fat men have children who will also struggle with weight. The study was carried out by a group of researchers from Ohio University.
The researchers carried out an experiment on mice. They noticed that inherited genes also play a role in speeding up and down the metabolism.
Better Standardization of Labeling Needed
Submitted by Jonathan Sanders on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 09:52Excess of everything is bad and the line seems to be going with allergy warnings present on food packages. Recently, a research was carried out in which it has been found that more than 65% packed foods have one or the other warning.
‘I Am Breathing’, a Documentary Showing Battle of MND Sufferer
Submitted by Cindy Tweed on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 08:00Architect Neil Platt was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease when he was just 33. The condition is known to make the sufferer unable to move, swallow and eventually to breathe. The disease had already killed Neil's father and grandfather.
British Scientists Win $11 million Funding for a New Kind of Anticoagulant Drug
Submitted by Elina Needham on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 07:58A new financial funding will enable British scientists to develop a new kind of anticoagulant drug. The scientists said that the drug will be used to prevent dangerous blood clots without causing bleeding, which has never been possible before.
New Study Provides Insight into Cancer Spread to Develop Cure: Scientists
Submitted by Olivia Conroy on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 07:54If findings of a recent study are to be believed, scientists have made a breakthrough by discovering the cause behind cancer spread. Scientists believe this would help them develop cure.
Ofsted-Style Ratings to Improve Hospital Services
Submitted by Ria Patel on Mon, 06/17/2013 - 07:48Mid Staffordshire NHS scandal has led to introduction of Ofsted-style ratings. The ratings will guide hospitals to make urgent improvements if any department is not providing good care. Official assessments will rate hospitals from inadequate to outstanding. Inspectors will check the quality of care being provided by every hospital.
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