Did dementia exist in ancient Greek and Rome?
You might think age-related dementia has been with us all along, stretching back to the ancient world. But a new analysis of classical Greek and Roman medical texts suggests that…
Italian scientists discovered a molecule for ‘brain longevity’ turned on by diet
Eating less keeps the brain young Overeating may cause brain aging while eating less turns on a molecule that helps the brain stay young. A team of Italian researchers at…
App could allow troops to call in airstrikes
Oct. 18, 2013 | Laura Major of Draper Laboratory holds an Android device with the airstrike app open. (Draper Laboratory) Written by Stephen Losey In the near future, troops on…
Hard-up Italy to sell 50 historic sites in bid to raise £425million to pay off government debt
A fortress, a palace and an island will be auctioned to tackle the deficit Economy minister Fabrizio Saccomanni hopes to make £425million The sale will be followed by a further …
Syria: intervention could unleash global war, Vatican warns
Striking Syria would extend the violence, Monsignor Toso says 02 September, 15:50 (ANSAmed) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 2 - ''The way to solve Syria's problems cannot be an armed intervention. It…
Silvio Berlusconi ‘asked Italy’s secret service to bump off Muammar Gaddafi’
Michael Day Thursday, 13 June 2013 Silvio Berlusconi asked Italy’s secret services to bump off Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, so the then premier could end his increasingly embarrassing ties…
Face values: Ability to recognize emotions in others impaired by AIDS
Contact: Hilary Glover hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22370 BioMed Central People with HIV are less able to recognise facial emotion than non-infected people finds a study published in the launch edition of BioMed…
Italy halts austerity plan leaving EU in turmoil
Fears that deadlock will lengthen Italy's two-year recession and spill over into rest of the eurozone hit markets across Europe Ian Traynor in Brussels, John Hooper in Rome and Phillip…
Pope Benedict’s retirement plans may open him up to prosecution by the International Criminal Court
EEV: We only take the position, of bringing attention to this unprecedented legal issue. Abuse Victims Welcome Pope's Retirement By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN (CN) - Pope Benedict's retirement plans may open…
Italian elections may decide euro’s fate
It's Monti vs. Berlusconi as Yuletide sparring launches campaign. Paul Ames December 28, 2012 06:15 ROME, Italy — Italians took a break from politics for most of 2012. Bitter party…
IMF’s epic plan to conjure away debt and dethrone bankers
So there is a magic wand after all. A revolutionary paper by the International Monetary Fund claims that one could eliminate the net public debt of the US at a…
Biofuels Benefit Billionaires
ScienceDaily (Oct. 11, 2012) — Biofuels will serve the interests of large industrial groups rather than helping to cut carbon emissions and ward off climate change, according to research to…
Occupy Coal Mine: Sardinian Miners Barricade Themselves Underground
Aug 28, 2012 10:12 AM EDT Armed with 770 pounds of dynamite, 120 Sardinian miners have barricaded themselves 1,300 feet underground in an austerity-driven protest. Barbie Latza Nadeau reports on…
Study demonstrates the anti-inflammatory properties of pine bark extract
Public release date: 14-Jul-2009 Pycnogenol found to inhibit pain and inflammation causing enzymes (July 15, 2009) – HOBOKEN, NJ – A recent study published in International Immunopharmacology, reveals…
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