Much has been written and said about Koko the gorilla and her enormous and gentle affection for her kitten All Ball. Posted on this site is a video showing their mutual love but also the grief felt by Koko when the kitten was killed by a car. These images convey more than could be said […]

Researchers at Kansas University have found that aerobic exercise staves off the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. “Heavy exercise appears to be protective of cognitive function,” says David K. Johnson, Assistant Professor of psychology and research scientist in gerontology. In neuroimaging studies at the Alzheimer’s and Memory Program at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, aerobic […]

Once in a while, an idea so resonates that it is impossible to ignore as its uniqueness and relevance is clear. This is the case, even though the technological bases for the idea may not be that new. Often times, it is a concept which creates a new and valuable use for existing technology. Such […]

Some plants have the ability to considerably reduce indoor pollutants, according to a new research study at The University of Georgia. Researchers showed that certain species remove organic compounds,which cause serious diseases including asthma, cancer, reproductive and neurological disorders and more than 1.6 million deaths per year according to the World Health Organization. The dangerous […]

A new drug resistant strain of bacteria now causing death in one of four cases among children, is gaining ground in Africa and is expected to migrate to different nations. A variant of Salmonella typhimurium, named ST313, appears to be circulating to humans independently of animals, as drug resistant staph infections do now. The normal […]

Scientists have discovered a naturally occuring brain hormone called orexin, which when administered nasally, has reversed the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys, allowing them to perform like well rested monkeys in cognitive tests. The drug’s first application may be for the severe sleep disorder narcolepsy, but the drug performs the job of increasing alertness, […]

Ordinarily, knee cartilage can’t regenerate because it has no oxygen supply so damage is permanent. Now, scientists at The University of Colorado have developed a gel which enables cartilage to restore itself and may obviate the need for knee replacements. The hydrogel has been successfully tested in goats and clinical studies are under way. The […]

Sanjay Gupta M.D., the super nueorsurgeon and CNN correspondent has penned an interesting book which talks about the line between life and death and how new medical techniques are retrieving those who have died and brought them to life again. New medical advances pose an interesting future in this controversial area. Cold is now used […]

Stephen King’s latest work UNDER THE DOME, soon to be a television mini series, is about a Maine Village suddenly sealed off by an invisible force field. The people inside the field are cut off and time is running out, as they have limited resources–a metaphor on our planet, according to the author. The story […]

Technical advances in brain scanning now allow individuals to post electronic messages just by thinking them. Last month, Adam Wilson posted a message “Go Badgers” on Twitter and became the first person to post an electronic message just by thinking it, when aided by a scanning device developed at the University of Wisconsin. With a […]