Science and Technologies

October 31, 2010 10:06 AM

Scientists produce small-scale version of human liver using stem cells

Scientists have managed to produce a small-scale version of a human liver in the laboratory using stem cells. The success increases hope that new transplant livers could be manufactured, although experts say that this is still many years away. The team from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Cen...

October 29, 2010 11:45 AM

China builds fastest super computer

Chinese Scientific Research Centre has built the fastest super computer. It replaces United States as the maker of swiftest machine. The computer known as tianhe-1A has 1.4 times more horse power than the current super computer. According to New York Times, this super computer is housed in China in ...

October 28, 2010 1:03 PM

US researchers intend to record and interpret dreams electronically

American researchers say they intend to record and interpret dreams electronically. Writing in the journal Nature, scientists from California say they have developed a system capable of recording higher level brain activity. The aim is not to interlope, but to extend understanding of how and why peo...

October 26, 2010 8:29 PM

Heavy smokers face higher risk of dementia

A large study suggests, heavy smokers with a 40-a-day habit face a much higher risk of two common forms of dementia. The risk of Alzheimer's is more than doubled in people smoking at least two packs of cigarettes a day in their mid-life. The risk of vascular dementia, linked to problems in bloo...

October 22, 2010 5:51 PM

Aspirin reduces risk of bowel cancer

A study suggests, a daily aspirin tablet may help prevent bowel cancer. Oxford University found it cut cases by a quarter and deaths by more than a third in a study on 14,000 patients.Aspirins are already widely used to help protect people against strokes and heart problems, although many healthy mi...

October 21, 2010 9:18 PM

Breakthrough in infertility treatment

Scientists claim to have achieved a breakthrough in infertility treatment by developing a new IVF technique which helps select the healthiest embryos by determining the amount of their glucose intake.Prof David Gardner, who led a team at the University of Melbourne, said that the study related speci...

October 12, 2010 1:42 PM

Scientists claim to achieved a breakthrough in infertility treatment

October 6, 2010 6:56 PM

Unhealthy diets, smoking & drinking raise oral cancer risk

Unhealthy diets, smoking and drinking are raising the risk of oral cancer in young people. A new study conducted by the Aberdeen University has found that smoking, drinking and poor diet were the main triggers of oral cancers like mouth, throat and food pipe cancers in people under the age of 50. Pr...

October 5, 2010 1:03 PM

Placing Laptops on legs can damage skin: study

A new study has claimed that placing Laptops on legs for longer periods can damage the skin permanently. According to a study carried out by Swiss doctors at University Hospital Basel, reported in a journal placing Laptops next to the skin for hours can lead to toasted skin syndrome which is an unus...

October 5, 2010 1:02 PM