University of California scientisis have found that second hand smoke exposure can cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Results of the study appear in the September issue of the Journal of Hepatology.

A new vitual reality simulator allows neurosurgeons to rehearse before operating using a patient’s own MRI, which is expected to reduce mistakes and enhance precision. NeurotTouch, developed by Canada’s National Research Council takes patient data from functional magnetic resonance imaging and renders it into a 3D high resolution image model of the individual’s brain. The […]

Hollywood is about to unleash a wave of films on the apocalypse and more are in the works!  In November, “2012” will depict the realization of an ancient prophesy that the world will rip apart that year. In January, the Book Of Eli starring Denzel Washington, who is the holder of the key to mankind’s redemption .  […]

The future of fish farming may include giant autonomous robotic cages which freely roam the ocean waters copying the movement of wild schools of fish. The benefits include the cleaner fresher water for the fis health and the cages are fit with electricity generators using wave energy sources for telemetry and feeding. Presently over 50% […]

Scientists at The University of Wales Institute-Cardiff have learned that manuka honey has anti-bacterial and wound healing properties. Now further studies are examining whether it could be used more frequently as a first line treatment for infections with bacteria which are currently resistant to currently available antibiotics. The work was presented this week (Sept 7-10) […]

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh have developed a new way to meld MRI imaging technology and computer algorithms to read the images of what a person sees in their brain. The Functional MRI or FMRI interprets the electrical brain patterns and can translate them into the objects they represent. For example, a person […]

A unique computer game is designed to harnass the creative genius of hundreds of scientists on the daunting issue of finding sustainable new sources of energy. This collaborative “think project” is being overseen by April Orr, Assistant Director of Research and Technology for The American Chemical Society. Players use their own computers to register on […]

There are some things about animals we just don’t understand yet, like Oscar, a prescient four year old cat living in a Providence Rhode Island nursing home. Oscar has consistently and reliably been able to sense when residents are approaching their final hours and he curls up next to them. Dr. David Dosa wrote about […]

One of the most visualy interesting films slated for release in September 2010 is a film called BIOSHOCK, based on the popular videogame of the same name. Bioshock is the story of Jack who survives a plane crash and discovers the underwater advanced city of Rapture. Set in 1960,(actually an alternative history),  Jack,  survives attacks by […]

This 2009 science fiction film will be released on September 25, 2009, is based on the comic book series and stars Bruce Willis. In the year 2017, humans live in isolation never leaving the safety of their homes and they communicate only through remote control robotic “surrogates” that look like their human counterparts. Willis, an […]