ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2009) — U.S. and Brazilian scientists have discovered that the brain manufactures proteins that act like marijuana at specific receptors in the brain itself. This discovery may lead to new marijuana-like drugs for managing pain, stimulating appetite,...
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There are lots of living and non-living things aound us which are still undiscovered or seen. A underwater world is a live example of it. It has countless living creatures which are unknown by us or our science....
According to Scientists, for the first time they have succeeded in growing blood vessels from patient’s cells making a great help in tissue engineering. Tubes like veins and reins can made from blood vessels...
According to some scientists, some species can really fall in love at first sight, but it all comes down to genetics. Scientists looked at fruit flies, which can have implications for humans, and found that the female fruit fly are already aware of which males are more...
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Scientists at the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen this weekend, deliver some alarming news for the Amazon Rainforest: a rise in 4 degrees will kill off 85% of the whole forest in the next 100 years. The fact...
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The worst-case scenarios on climate change envisaged by the UN two years ago are already being realised, say scientists at an international meeting."In a statement in Copenhagen on their six key messages to...
A new study conducted by Health Canada has linked the highly controversial estrogen-mimicking chemical BPA to 96% of soft drinks, showing up in quantities below regulatory limits, but worrisome to some. A...
Are we to feel better knowing all this information? " No longer a gray area: Our hair bleaches itself as we grow older New research report in the FASEB Journal gets to the roots of gray hair Wash away your gray? ...
It's hard to believe but some scientists are claiming that chocolate will become as rare and expensive as caviar in the next 20 years. The study comes from the Ghana-based Nature...
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Second-hand smokers have a 44% higher risk of developing cognitive problems including dementia according to research undertaken at Cambridge University. A link between dementia and smoking had been established in...
.However much is left, itneeds to be protected. When it is gone it will take hundreds of years to be replaced. " Q: How much “old growth” forest is left in the United States, and is it all protected from...
Galileo Galilei, when he ws buried in 1642 in unconscreated ground, left a few questions behind him. How could a man with such bad eyesight have made such astute observations about astronomy? Also, how did his bad...
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So we should drink coffee to be mentallyalert in old age. I can live with that. "Drinking coffee may do more than just keep you awake. A new study suggests an intriguing potential link to mental health later...
This is something everyoneshould try at least once. They are magnificent animals. "No, they are not seals or sea lions. Manatees, or sea cows, as they are sometimes called, are aquatic mammals that can grow...
The soldiers of the future will apparently be patching themselves up on the battlefield and soldiering on, thanks to the latest invention announced by DARPA - a fluid that can fill wounds and stop bleeding. "Those splendid brainboxes at DARPA* - who are to ordinary insane...