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Turmeric Could Boost Memory
If you are not a big fan of Indian Food you may change your mind due to the fact that a study shows that Turmeric, a spice used in many Indian dishes, may help in the function of memory and ...
Korea’s Deadly Fixation On Plastic Surgery
A fixation on plastic surgery is slaughtering Koreans, said the Chosun Ilbo. "There is presumably no other nation where plastic specialists place advertisements on the sides of buses," with before and after after the photos enticing individuals to extend their ...
Why the obese keep eating
Could obesity be treated as a form of drug addiction? A new study suggests that some overweight people may be addicted to eating in the same way that, say, a cocaine addict craves another hit of his favorite drug. Researchers ...
Lego Censors Chinese Artist
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has accused Lego of ‘censorship and discrimination’ after it refused to let him to use its bricks in a new exhibition. The artist also suggested the Danish toymaker was worried about offending Beijing as it ...
Move More, Sit Less, Likely to Live Longer
Studies have shown that if you move more and sit less you will be able to live longer and healthier. When you have a job where you sit for eight hours a day you should get up and walk around ...
Killed by overtime
The eight-hour work day is becoming obsolete, as companies pressure employees for “productivity”—that is, long work days. But employees 'may pay the ultimate price for overworking, a new British study finds. Researchers followed more than 7,000 healthy, middle-aged U.K. government ...
Brain Function Declines After Retirement
Brain function could decrease in seniors after retirement. If you are looking forward to a more leisurely retirement after years of working you may need to think about this. It’s been researched that when the working brain becomes the retired ...
TOXIC HAZE IN BIRLING GAP, UK
While sunning themselves on the Birling Gap Beach, some tourists noticed that there was a haze coming across the beach. As it reached them, they started coughing and choking. They told the authorities that it smelled like chlorine. The people ...
Acknowledging Beijing’s Pollution
The smog which suffocates Beijing has gotten so bad that the Chinese media has concluded that something must be done. Poor visibility has led to canceled flights and highway closings. The level of particulates in the air topped 35 times ...
Asteroid Deflection Mission Launched By NASA
NASA has initiated the DART mission, short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test. It was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California to study the effects of asteroid deflection as a method to save the Earth from future devastating collisions by ...
