Caffeine could fight against memory loss
Region: Florida
It turns out, a mug of coffee not only drives away sleepiness, but also could help treat memory loss, a key symptom of Alzheimer's disease, shows a new research. According to the research, led by the neuroscientist Dr.Gary Arendash of the University of Florida, mice test shows a 50 percent drop in protein level in the brain, called beta amyloid plaques, a key aspect of the disease, by consuming caffeine-s... more
Views: 1567Live Video of NASA Atlantis Shuttle Launch
Region: Florida
As the world watches, NASA mission control is ready to guide in STS-125, the mission of the Atlantis shuttle to update the Hubble Telescope. This is a critical moment, as it was during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere that NASA lost contact with Columbia in 2004, which was destroyed by the heat of the maneuver. more
Views: 2016NASA Atlantis Shuttle Mission STS-125 Lift Off
Region: Florida
NASA launched STS-125, its fifth Hubble Telescope enhancement mission yesterday, with Atlantis lifting off on schedule at 2:01 PM EST. Watch the launch here shot on a Flip video camera, slightly shaky as GroundReport CEO and eyewitness Rachel Sterne was turning back to take photos with the historic scene. The view pictured is from the Area 39 Press Site at the water, the closest point a person not on the mission... more
Views: 3277Swine Flu Crossover?
Region: FloridaScientists are baffled and deeply concerned about the recent outbreak of swine flu for two reasons: It seems to birds, swine and human viruses in a way that hasn't be seen, and it spreads from person to person . Although pig influenza is known to occasionally infect humans, is usually in the rare cases where the virus jumps from pigs to humans, directly to animals such as pig farmers. Not all are deadly pandemic, an... more
Views: 1187Pharmacy Admits Mistake in Polo Horse Tragedy
Region: Florida
by Kate Davey A pharmacy incorrectly prepared the medication given to 21 polo horses that died before their polo match. Only the Horses Given Medication Died Five days after 21 Venezuelan polo horses died before a match at the U.S. Open Polo Championship in Florida, a pharmacy has admitted making an error in preparing a vitamin supplement administered to the horses. On Thur... more
Views: 1943Susan Boyle, The Voice of a Dream
Region: Florida
I woke this morning bleary eyed and sat down for that first morning coffee. As the television spat out more bad news a short blip came across about one Susan Boyle from West Lothian,Scotland. Ms Boyle had been a contestant on Britain’s Got Talent and now through YouTube is touching the world. As I sipped my coffee I watched Susan on YouTube and I wa... more
Views: 3902Turn Spare Time into Social Good With 'Extraordinaries' iPhone App
Region: Florida
No time to volunteer or give back to society? Jacob Colker wants to help you exploit a wasted resource: your spare time. In the seconds it takes you to send a vapid Tweet or check TheSuperficial, Colker contends, you could be teaching English to an immigrant, or helping a NASA explore the surface of Mars. How? Colker is behind a new iPhone application called 'The Extraordinaries,' that lets you choose from a list of... more
Views: 1094SeeClickFix and Extraordinaries Win $50K We Media Contest
Region: Florida
Young entrepreneurs Ben Berkowitz of SeeClickFix and Jacob Colker of Extraordinaries won $25,000 each last week as part of the We Media conference's Pitch It! competition. The guys faced fierce competition in the contest, but ultimately won over judges by showing a game-changing but financially viable media model. Here Ben and Jacob introduce their projects, plans to spend the money, and how they might work toge... more
Views: 2524Bangladesh At IPL
Region: Florida
Inclusion of Masrafi Mortaja in KOLKATA NIGHT RIDERS at a price of INR 2.91 crores has opened a new gateway for Bangladesh into IPL. Even Mortaja could nat bring it into his dream that his price ratings might be risen to such huge extent. Still he can not believe that he will play for KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDER. In an interview he said "I could not believe it. Money does not a great factor but the fact which enthrills me a l... more
Views: 1707Did China's savings add to global crisis?
Region: FloridaChinese leaders are trying to boost the economy by floating the slogan: 'To spend is patriotic'. Economists say a consumer boom may be a cure to the global downturn. Says Standard Chartered's chief economist Gerard Lyons: "We need to move to a more balanced global economy. This adjustment requires deficit economies in the West to spend less and save more and surplus countries in Asia and elsewhere to move more of their... more
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