Taking the “Ewww”… out of snail cream
June 17, 2014 – 11:07 pm | One Comment

Great news for all those women (and men) who have wanted to try the beautifying effects of snail slime but could never get past the “ick” factor. 20yrsyounger.com promises to get rid of the Ewww… while still letting women reap the anti-aging and rejuvenating benefits of snail slime cream. The process itself is called lyophilisation […]

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Fantastic voyage: Virtual flight through the brain (Video).
January 31, 2012 – 6:50 pm | No Comment
Fantastic voyage: Virtual flight through the brain (Video).

Fantastic voyage: Stanford researcher offers a virtual flight through the brain “A single human brain has more switches than all the computers, routers and Internet connections on Earth,” said Stephen J. Smith, PhD, a Stanford professor of molecular and cellular physiology, as he took a Macworld audience on a breathtaking HD video tour of the most amazing computer of all […]

Making kids laugh for science: Study shows how humor activates children’s brains
January 31, 2012 – 6:44 pm | No Comment
Making kids laugh for science: Study shows how humor activates children’s brains

Making kids laugh for science: Study shows how humor activates children’s brains Back in my grad-student days, stressed out by studying for midterms, I went with two friends to see a silly movie – Austin Powers in Goldmember. The three of us, all in our early 20s, soon realized we were the oldest people in the […]

Imaging study shows how humor activates kids’ brain regions
January 31, 2012 – 6:42 pm | No Comment
Imaging study shows how humor activates kids’ brain regions

Stanford/Packard imaging study shows how humor activates kids’ brain regions For the first time, researchers have scanned the brains of children watching funny videos to examine which of their brain regions are active as their sense of humor develops. The new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine show that some parts of the brain network […]

Should the lack of access to good food be blamed for America’s poor eating habits?
January 31, 2012 – 6:41 pm | No Comment
Should the lack of access to good food be blamed for America’s poor eating habits?

Should the lack of access to good food be blamed for America’s poor eating habits? From redesigning food labels to eliminating urban “food deserts,” researchers and policy-makers have proposed a number of solutions aimed at encouraging Americans to eat healthier. But recent data from the Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters program suggests that difficulties in understanding nutrition facts and lack of […]

Our species’ twisted family tree
January 31, 2012 – 6:35 pm | No Comment
Our species’ twisted family tree

Our species’ twisted family tree In second grade I got influenza and was bedridden for a week. On the advice of Mrs. Pils, our school librarian, my mom brought home a book for me to read: “Turi of the Magic Fingers,” a coming-of-age-cavekid tale that left me forever curious about our evolutionary past. It turns out that the […]

Study shows musical training may preserve memory and hearing as we age
January 31, 2012 – 6:30 pm | No Comment
Study shows musical training may preserve memory and hearing as we age

Study shows musical training may preserve memory and hearing as we age Musical training, even late in life, may slow hearing, memory loss and other age-related delays in neural timing, according to findings recently published in Neurobiology of Aging. PsychCentral reports: In the study, researchers in the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory discovered that older musicians had a distinct […]

Thousands affected by tropical storms in Mozambique.
January 31, 2012 – 6:20 pm | No Comment
Thousands affected by tropical storms in Mozambique.

Thousands affected by tropical storms in Mozambique – UN humanitarian arm Thousands affected by tropical storms in Mozambique. 31 January 2012 – The United Nations humanitarian agency reported today that an estimated 117,000 people have been affected by two tropical storms in Mozambique last week, adding that it is closely monitoring the situation. According to Government […]

UNESCO chief condemns latest murder of journalist in Somalia.
January 31, 2012 – 6:20 pm | No Comment
UNESCO chief condemns latest murder of journalist in Somalia.

UNESCO chief condemns latest murder of journalist in Somalia. 31 January 2012 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting and defending the freedom of the press today condemned the murder of a journalist in Somalia and called for measures to improve the safety of media professionals in the Horn of Africa country. […]

Sri Lanka: UN agency funds irrigation improvement projects
January 31, 2012 – 6:14 pm | No Comment
Sri Lanka: UN agency funds irrigation improvement projects

Sri Lanka: UN agency funds irrigation improvement projects 31 January 2012 – The United Nations fund tasked with promoting rural development will provide a $22-million loan to Sri Lanka to finance the improvement of the South Asian country’s irrigation infrastructure and crop diversification, as well as projects to expand market opportunities for smallholder farmers. Farmers water […]

UN scales up food assistance for more than 80,000 people in South Sudan.
January 31, 2012 – 6:10 pm | No Comment
UN scales up food assistance for more than 80,000 people in South Sudan.

UN scales up food assistance for more than 80,000 people in South Sudan An internally displaced mother and her children among IDPs in South Sudan. Photo: UNMISS/Gideon Pibor 31 January 2012 – The United Nations World Food Programme announced today that it will scale up its assistance to reach 80,000 people affected by the recent […]