Brighter future for giant panda?
Scientists at Cardiff University, using a novel method to estimate population, have found that there may be many more giant pandas remaining in the wild than previously thought. The giant panda is one of the world's most endangered and elusive species. It is found only in a restricted mountainous region in China with an unusual dietary dependence on bamboos found only in these mountains. T...Eating Seafood Results In Brighter Babies
Children who are born to women who eat more fish when pregnant are likely to be more sociable and brighter when compared to other children. This is because the omega-3 fatty acids are contained in fish in large quantities, according to a study conducted by the National Institutes //of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. The amount of omega-3 helps to determine the child's intelligence, fin...Tougher Fiber Dental ‘bridges’ for a Brighter Smie
A tough fiber re-inforced dental material has been developed by, a professor of structural engineering,// Vistasp Karbhari, at UC San Diego. This same lightweight material is used in civil, automotive aerospace, and marine applications. Since they work very well in highway bridges, Professor Vistasp Karbhari was motivated to try it out for dental bridges as well. Karbhari along with...Statutory Warnings on Cigarette Packs- Make It Bigger and Brighter, Say Researchers
Researchers have a piece of advice for governments who want to help smokers kick ‘butts’; keep all warnings// printed on cigarette packages as graphic and as big as possible. The UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) identifies smoking as the second major cause of death in the world. It is responsible for the death of one in 10 adults worldwide, or about five million deaths each year....