Archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known evidence of horses being domesticated by humans. The discovery…
Month: March 2009
Afghanistan’s Tech Boom
Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef is a former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan. He spent almost four…
Daytime Sleepiness Provides Red Flag For Cardiovascular Disease
Clinicians should be alert to patients reporting “excessive” day time sleepiness, says the European Society…
New Zealand And New Caledonia Geographically Connected: Ocean’s Journey Towards The Center Of The Earth
Geoscientists have discovered the existence of an ocean floor was destroyed 50 to 20 million…
Muscling In On Type 2 Diabetes
Research by kinesiology investigators has shown that muscle in extremely obese individuals produces large amounts…
What Determines The Size Of Giant Dunes?
Physicists have shown that the size of giant dunes is controlled by the depth of…
Sudden Collapse Of Healthy Athletes May Be Due To Hereditary Cardiac Disease
When young, apparently healthy athletes suddenly collapse, it can be due to hereditary cardiac disease….
Virus-free Embryonic-like Stem Cells Made From Skin Of Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Deploying a method that removes potentially cancer-causing genes, researchers have “reprogrammed” human skin cells from…
India mobile market defies gloom (AFP)
AFP – Amidst all the economic gloom, one business is still booming — India’s mobile…
Alcohol Abuse May Lead To Depression Risk, Rather Than Vice Versa
A statistical modeling study suggests that problems with alcohol abuse may lead to an increased…