Just One Cigarette can Cause Nicotine Addiction
Massachusetts University researchers say that the symptoms of nicotine addiction can appear even whe...e cigarette per month. In a study, published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, the researchers found that 10 per cent of youth becom...Australian Father Gets 15 Year Jail Term for Forcing Bestial Acts on His Daughters
...ealed. The South Australian District Court heard the 66-year-old also coerced his daughters to have sex... He then had incestuous relationships with each of the girls in the late 1980s, the youngest was aged six years at the time. The court heard the man assa...Humans are Gobbling Up a Quarter of Nature's Resources, Reveals Study
...ing carbon consumption through human activity with the amount of carbon consumed overall, the team found that humans were using up to 15.6 trillion kilograms of carbon annually. Almost half wa...Yawning Actually Helps You Keep Awake
So far, the common notion has been that yawning is a precursor to sleep, but a new study has found that the yawn is in fact designed to prevent sleep. Researchers at the State University of New York have de...Boeing Unveils 'green' Dreamliner Passenger Jet
The eyes of the aviation world will be fixed on Boeing here Sunday when the US aircraft giant unveils its 787 Dreamliner , the "green" passenger jet it hopes will revolutionize...FDA Extends GRAS Approval Listex to All Food Products
...nnounced Today They Have Approved LISTEX(TM) P100, the Natural Bacteriophage Product Against Listeria, as...y Recognised as Safe), for all Food Products . In the fight against Listeria, one of the most dangerous food pathogens, US food processing companies can n...Men, Not Women, Spend a Longer Time on the Phone!
It is an accepted fact that women are the biggest chatterboxes, but a new study has revealed that men spend more time on the phone than their female counterparts. The study has found that men not only spend more time on hou...Too Much of Videogames Hampers Study Time in Children
...ding and 34 percent less time doing homework, said the study by researchers at the University of Michigan and University of Texas published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescen...Aguilera's Dad Confirms Her Pregnancy Rumours
... Christina Aguilera is an expectant mum, this time the singer/songwriter's estranged dad Fausto has confirmed the reports. The grandfather-to-be insisted that he was very excited about the baby and was happy for...Chilean Lake Disappears, Thanks to Global Warming
...uch assertions, Chilean scientists have reported the disappearance of a whole lake in the south of the country. The lake, some 20,000 square metres in area, in the Bernardo O'Higgins Natio......ts Medical School. Substance abuse actually lowers the odds of being treated in a community setting. The study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP), shows that when Med...Chronic Insomnia can Lead to Anxiety Disorders and Depression
... by a team of researchers led by Dag Neckelmann at the Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway. As part of the study, researchers analysed data collected from 25,130 adults from two general health surveys. The...Ambitious Gastric Cancer Research Project Proposed in Singapore
A S$25 million research project, described as the largest ever in Singapore, will focus on gastric o...n Singapore, gastric cancer (or stomach cancer) is the 4th most common cancer among men and 6th among women, says the Singapore Cancer Society. It occurs...Former US Vice President Al Gores Son Continues to Be Dogged by Drug Abuse Problem.
Just as the father is preparing himself to electrify the entire world with a 24-hour musical spectacular, the son has a run-in with the law. He is hoping ...Dengue Surge in Singapore, Man Prosecuted for Breeding Mosquitoes
...ut it is also draconian. Any presumed violation of the law brings in swift reaction. As the owner of a commercial fishing pond in Pasir Ris Drive 6, will have found by now. He is being prosecu...Chemical Injections for Fat Removal
...ctions to add and remove fat in targeted areas on the bodies of laboratory animals. They say the discovery, published online in Nature Medicine on July 1, could revolutionize human cosmetic and rec...Cognitive Test Takers and Score Variation
A cognitive psychologist at the University of Virginia, has demonstrated that givi...ogical tests to evenly divided participants (90 in the first, 1600 in the second) into groups of ages 18-39, 50-59 and 60-97 years old. In both studies, th...Harnessing Immune System Power Heralds Next Era of Cancer Treatment
Canadian researchers have found that cells of the immune system can circulate throughout the body and attack cancerous tissues, if they are properly trained. Led by McMaster University's Jo...Combination of Bronchoscopic Techniques is Very Effective for Lung Lesions
A new study shows that the combined use of two minimally invasive techniquese...lectromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB)-- in the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions has been shown to be more effective than either procedure alone...Researchers at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia have solved the mystery behind why people occasionally see things change colour before their eyes. Samo and Mar...