Saturday, 05 October 2013 Just before the weekend, the US National Park Service informed charter boat captains in Florida that the Florida Bay was “closed” due to the shutdown. Until government funding is restored, the fishing boats are prohibited… Read More ›
Day: October 5, 2013
New twist in Diana SAS mystery: Why are detectives examining this image discovered on the elusive Soldier N’s laptop… of snipers from his unit aiming at cars from a bridge in the UK?
Picture from Soldier N’s laptop has been passed on to Metropolitan Police The picture was one of 90 images of Special Forces soldiers found He faces investigation after he was said to have stored secret documents In all likelihood men… Read More ›
The average chicken nuggets is only HALF meat.. and the rest is fat, bone and nerve endings
Researchers in Mississippi examined chicken nuggets at two different fast food chains and found that only about half of the nuggets were made of muscle meat The rest of the nuggets were made of other chicken parts like fat, blood… Read More ›
Obama admin. knew about WWII veterans’ request and rejected it
Posted By Charles C. Johnson On 5:20 PM 10/01/2013 In US | The White House and the Department of the Interior rejected a request from Rep. Steven Palazzo’s office to have World War II veterans visit the World War II… Read More ›
Brain stimulation affects compliance with social norms
Contact: Christian Ruff vchristian.ruff@econ.uzh.ch 41-446-345-067 University of Zurich How does the human brain control compliance with social norms? The biological mechanisms that underlie norm compliance are still poorly understood. In a new study, Christian Ruff, Giuseppe Ugazio, and Ernst Fehr… Read More ›
Component of citrus fruits found to block the formation of kidney cysts
Contact: Tanya Gubbay tanya.gubbay@rhul.ac.uk 01-784-443-552 Royal Holloway, University of London A new study published today in British Journal of Pharmacology has identified that a component of grapefruit and other citrus fruits, naringenin, successfully blocks the formation of kidney cysts. Known… Read More ›
Component of citrus fruits found to block the formation of kidney cysts
Contact: Tanya Gubbay tanya.gubbay@rhul.ac.uk 01-784-443-552 Royal Holloway, University of London A new study published today in British Journal of Pharmacology has identified that a component of grapefruit and other citrus fruits, naringenin, successfully blocks the formation of kidney cysts. Known… Read More ›
Red wine chemical remains effective against cancer after the body converts it
Contact: Professor Karen Brown kb20@le.ac.uk 44-011-622-31851 University of Leicester Paper by University of Leicester scientists shows resveratrol can still be used in the body after it has been metabolized A chemical found in red wine remains effective at fighting… Read More ›
Bad luck? Knocking on wood can undo jinx: study
Knocking on wood is the most common superstition in Western culture used to reverse bad fortune or undo a “jinx.” Other cultures maintain similar practices, like spitting or throwing salt, after someone has tempted fate. Even people who aren’t particularly… Read More ›
Niacin, the fountain of youth
The vitamin niacin has a life-prolonging effect, as Michael Ristow has demonstrated in roundworms. From his study, the ETH-Zurich professor also concludes that so-called reactive oxygen species are healthy, not only disagreeing with the general consensus, but also many of… Read More ›
Niacin, the fountain of youth
The vitamin niacin has a life-prolonging effect, as Michael Ristow has demonstrated in roundworms. From his study, the ETH-Zurich professor also concludes that so-called reactive oxygen species are healthy, not only disagreeing with the general consensus, but also many of… Read More ›
Organized screening for prostate cancer does more harm than good
Contact: Kay Roche kay@rochewriting.com ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used in France despite a lack of evidence showing that it reduces cancer deaths. Now, researchers have shown that men experience… Read More ›
Organized screening for prostate cancer does more harm than good
Contact: Kay Roche kay@rochewriting.com ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation Prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is widely used in France despite a lack of evidence showing that it reduces cancer deaths. Now, researchers have shown that men experience… Read More ›
China pays 2 million people to monitor Internet
05 Oct 2013 Beijing (AFP) China is employing two million people to keep tabs on people’s Internet use, according to state media, in a rare glimpse into the secret world of Beijing’s vast online surveillance operation. Many of the employees are… Read More ›
As U.S. shutdown drags on, House votes to pay idled workers ( Huge Paid Vacation )
EEV: So, if they get Full pay, then why are they not working? Source: Reuters – Sat, 5 Oct 2013 03:45 PM Author: Reuters By Thomas Ferraro and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Democrats and Republicans in the… Read More ›