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11/27/2013

New post in Health and Medicine: Overlapping Breast Milk With Solids May Reduce Allergies In Infants http://t.co/dCXNsmZZDt

According to a new study done by researchers from a University of Southampton dietitian and senior research fellow Dr. Kate Grimshaw and her colleagues, overlapping breast milk with solid foods after the 17th week following the birth of an infant can greatly improve their immune syst...

11/27/2013

New post in Cool Science: Spain Considering Release Of Genetically Modified Bugs http://t.co/HzeaiyDi5t

Genetic Fruit Fly Attack If you thought science-fiction was far from reality, we have a piece of news that is not too far from the crazy bin. With a huge rise in fruit flies which are hard to get rid of; it becomes important to find new ways to get rid of them and Spain …

11/27/2013

ew post in Health and Medicine: Poisonous Spiders Found In Grapes At Supermarkets http://t.co/ZFDYDxkXV5

After buying a bunch of red grapes at her local super market, a Pennsylvania woman was almost fatally bitten by a venomous black widow spider. The woman, Yvonne Whalen, was washing her grapes when she saw the spider crawl over the top of the grapes. Yvonne said she immediately dropped the grapes i...

11/27/2013

New post in Environment: Putting A Cap On CO2 Emissions Won’t End Global Warming http://t.co/hKSED9McnS

Scientists from Princeton University recently conducted a study and found that the amount of carbon dioxide currently in the atmosphere will continue to warm the planet for hundreds of years. The scientists state that if CO2 emissions were to suddenly stop today, it would not end global warm...

11/27/2013

New post in Cool Science: Violent Video Games Kill Self Control And Increases Unethical Behavior http://t.co/KuMHREiAfw

An international team of researchers have conducted a new study and have found that playing violent video games increases aggression and can also cause players to exhibit less self-control and more unethical behaviors. Researchers discovered that the effects of playing video games…

11/27/2013

New post in Health and Medicine: Garlic Not Only Wards Off Vampires, But May Also Protect Babies From Contaminants Fo http://t.co/VfgjMygQ0i

A new study shows that eating garlic may provide benefits for your baby. The research team who conducted the study found two compounds, diallyl sulfide and ajoene, derived from garlic. They found that these two compounds can significantly reduce the contamination risk from Cronobacter sakaza...

11/27/2013

New post in Life Science: Brain analysis with non-invasive techniques through gold particles http://t.co/nOuSAC2VhM

Scientists Creating New Brain Analysis Techniques The conclusion is not fully in or not whether this will work with humans or not, but Scientists have been able to analyze animal nerve cells without having to actually open up the area. They are able to inject gold nano-particles that they can then…

11/27/2013

New post in Cool Science: How do machines tell a difference between soda and liquid explosives http://t.co/WY95lYagLK

Ever wondered how they are able to figure out what is a threat at the airport and what is not? X-ray devices alone are not enough for them to know if something has an explosive asset to it. They are able to look at the “magnetic resonance” of items along with x-ray density among other …

11/27/2013

New post in Life Science: Turtle Bot named the U-CAT allows scientists access to water exploration http://t.co/eO5ge7RYal

Want To Explore The Ocean Through A Bot? The latest in under-water science tech is this U-CAT device also known as a turtle bot. As compared with many conventional underwater robots, this is much easier to actually move around and get into tight places. In fact not only is it a great robotic devic...

11/27/2013

New post in Health and Medicine: Many Parents Unaware About Medical Research Opportunities For Their Children http://t.co/avjiW47yAz

A new poll taken by The University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital has found that 44 percent of parents who participated in the survey state that they would enroll their child into medical research involving the testing of new medications or vaccines if their child suffered from…

11/27/2013

New post in Cool Science: Biologists Identify Snakehead Caught In Burnaby Central Park http://t.co/xbVZb4L3eh

11/22/2013

New post in Cool Science: DNA Study Suggests Native Americans May Have Originated From Siberia http://t.co/mnzSxOh7SW

Researchers from the Centre for GeoGenetics at the Natural History Museum of Denmark and an international team of colleagues have been conducting genome sequencing on the 24,000-year-old skeletal remains of a young Siberian boy, and they believe they may have discovered that DNA from his g...