| Sleep Apnea, PCOS Raise Prediabetes Risk, Research Indicates Jun 30th 2012, 21:05 Posted: June 30, 2012 Sleep apnea in and of itself is a hassle for sufferers, but the condition is often co-morbid with others, such as obesity or diabetes. But sleep apnea that is present along with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, can present additional problems for those affected by the disorders. A study scheduled to be presented at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas explored the co-existence of sleep apnea and PCOS, and found a link to prediabetes. Sleep apnea is defined as experiencing breathing interruptions during sleep, which can inhibit a sufferer’s ability to achieve a full night’s sleep, as well as affecting the sleep of those who... | | VidCon attracts online video makers and their fans Jun 30th 2012, 20:39 ANAHEIM, Calif. — A long line of teenagers has formed inside a cavernous convention center. They're waiting to nab an autograph from Rebecca Black, the girl who achieved infamy with her nasally music video "Friday." Over in the lobby, folks are sticking out their smartphones to capture a photo of Yogi the Welsh corgi, a dog who accidentally set a kitchen on fire, while others have surrounded a seated Paul "Bear" Vasquez, the man who unabashedly gushed over the sight of a double rainbow. It's the third annual VidCon, a gathering of online video creators, viral video stars and the people who click "like" on them. The circus atmosphere is the ultimate physical manifestation of... | | Virginia Storm Knocks Out Servers For 3 Websites Jun 30th 2012, 20:13 NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix, Instagram and Pinterest are using Twitter and Facebook to update subscribers after a Virginia storm caused server outages for hours. Netflix and... | | Single CEOs Take More Risks: Survey Says Jun 30th 2012, 19:53 Single CEOs are more likely to take risks that could boost their businesses' bottom lines, but also increase volatility, according to a study by Nikolai L. Roussanov of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Pavel G. Savor, also at the University of Pennsylvania. Single CEOs are also more likely to spend money on capital investments,... | | Cory Booker Creates Social News And Information Video Site To Give Milennials A Voice Jun 30th 2012, 19:11 The tech-savvy mayor teams up with Silicon Valley vets to create a site that delivers news and information the way 20-somethings are used to consuming it. Newark's social-media-savvy mayor is diving into the digital game. Cory Booker tells Fast Company he's teaming up with Silicon Valley veterans to create a video site that will energize and engage Milennials around news and information that they care about, but in ways that traditional forms of media are not currently tapping into. #waywire, backed... | | Stair Rover, A Skateboard You Can Ride Down Stairs Jun 30th 2012, 17:51 The Stair Rover allows skateboarders to ride down a set of stairs. For a skateboarder, riding down stairs is a surefire way to end up breaking a bone, so steps are commonly avoided either by grinding down a rail or doing an ollie over the hazard. But what could skaters do with a board capable of riding down the stairs themselves? Royal College of Art graduate Po-Chih Lai has designed the Stair Rover, an eight-wheeled skateboard capable of riding down stairs that was... | | New Moms Reveal the Truth About Postpartum Sex Jun 30th 2012, 17:09 Starting up sex again after the birth of a child can be a fraught issue for new parents. Now, a new study finds that much of what drives women's desire in the postpartum period are not physical factors, but psychological ones. In many cases, social factors such as spousal support and the baby's sleeping habits play a larger role in new moms' interest in sex than physical factors like birth trauma, the research found. Women also begin feeling desire and engaging in sex sooner than the six-week waiting period that most doctors recommend. "One interesting thing is that women performed oral sex on their partners and engaged in masturbation earlier than they received oral sex or engaged in... | | Drink tea to boost your immune system Jun 30th 2012, 16:38 Teas are healing, low in calories and have much less caffeine than coffee, according to a therapist. Tea has a range of therapeutic and medicinal benefits that range from boosting your immune system, detoxification to reducing heartburn, says Lily Mueller, therapist, Dubai Herbal and Treatment Centre. A 180 ml cup of tea has only two or three calories. Having said that, it is advisable to, not drink tea with milk and sugar, especially herbal teas. “People add milk and sugar to make the tea taste less bitter but it interferes with the propensity of the tea to do maximum good.” Mueller suggests using natural plant sugar such as Stevia (a sugar substitute) or a touch of honey rather... | | OkCupid Profile Picture 'Experiment' Reveals How Different Online Dating Is For Women vs. Men Jun 30th 2012, 16:21 If you're considered an attractive woman on OkCupid, you will receive over 500 percent more messages than women who are considered less attractive. That's according to a not-entirely-scientific study detailed on Jon Millward's blog, which confirms that some of the stereotypes about online dating are true -- we just didn't know how true. In his study, Millward, a writer and author, used dating website OkCupid to create 10 dummy accounts for five women and five men. The question he set out to answer with his experiment, which he ran in the U.S. and in the U.K., was, "Is online dating a different experience for men than it is for women?" He used profile pictures varying in degrees of... | | Texas Cattle Deaths Tied to Toxic Bermuda Grass Jun 30th 2012, 15:50 DALLAS (AP) — The sun was setting when Jerry Abel's cattle began to bellow on his Central Texas ranch. They were convulsing by the time he rushed to the pasture. Within hours, Abel had lost almost all his herd. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @NYTNational for breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors The culprit: toxic grass. Abel's 15 dead cattle represent the first documented case of cyanide deaths being linked to a common Bermuda grass hybrid found in grazing lands across Texas. Although the incident in late May initially sparked concern from other ranchers who use the same grass, state agriculture experts say they believe the problem is isolated and there's... | | Genomic data transferred at 10 Gbps between US and China Jun 30th 2012, 15:33 Tweet Washington, June 30 (ANI): A group of scientists and researchers has successfully demonstrated genomic data transfer at a sustained rate of almost 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) over a new link connecting US and China research and education networks, announced BGI, the world's largest genomics organization. This data rate is equivalent to moving more than 100 million megabytes-over 5,400 full Blu-ray discs-in a single day. The data transfer demonstration was... | | Human Yawns Unleash Dog Yawns Jun 30th 2012, 15:21 Dogs catch yawns from their sound alone, new research indicates. They also catch their owner's yawns easier than those from others, supporting the theory that contagious yawns are empathy-based and emotional in nature, the researchers say. "Unexpectedly, results showed an interesting interplay between contagion and social effects," Karine Silva, of the Universidade do Porto in Portugal, and colleagues write in their study detailed in the July 2012 issue of the journal Animal Cognition. "Not only were dogs found to catch human... | | Shivakumar is new ISAC director Jun 30th 2012, 14:40 Scientist and associate director of the Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre (ISAC) S. K. Shivakumar took over as its director on Saturday. He succeeds T. K. Alex. ISAC is ISRO's centre for conceptualisation, design, fabrication, testing,... | | SK Shivakumar takes over as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre Jun 30th 2012, 14:27 Bangalore: S K Shivakumar, Distinguished Scientist and Associate Director, ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore, assumed the office of Director, ISAC today. He took over the charge from Dr T K Alex, the outgoing Director. ISAC is ISRO's premier centre for conceptualisation, design, fabrication, testing,... | | Space Station Crew to Return to Earth Sunday Jun 30th 2012, 13:51 Three astronauts living on the International Space Station will return home to Earth Sunday (July 1) after spending more than six months in orbit. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers are scheduled to undock from the space station in their Russian-built Soyuz capsule at 12:48 a.m. EDT (0448 GMT) Sunday. The trio is expected to land at 4:14 a.m. EDT (0814 GMT) Sunday on the Central... | | Fractals, Parasites and 3-D Reconstructions: 18 Startling Science Images Jun 30th 2012, 13:51 Life is filled with unexpected moments of beauty, something those on a lab bench know just as well as any poet. The third annual Science Is Beautiful competition at Charles University in Prague allowed students and faculty to share these moments through photographs, digital imagery and illustration. "What is beautiful about science?" asked Bohuslav Gaš, dean of the... | | Leap Second Science: NASA Explains Earth's Longer Day Today Jun 30th 2012, 13:15 Today will be one second longer than usual, and we have the moon to thank for the extra time. A "leap second" will be added to the world's official clocks this evening (June 30), to account for the fact that Earth's rotation is slowing ever so slightly — meaning our days are getting longer, at the rate of about 1.4 milliseconds every 100 years. "At the time of the dinosaurs, Earth completed one rotation in about 23 hours," Daniel MacMillan, of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., said in a... | | NASA's Flying Fish: Riding Aboard the Super Guppy Aircraft Jun 30th 2012, 13:15 TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — On Saturday (June 30), visitors to The Museum of Flight in Seattle will get an up-close look at a very unusual NASA aircraft. In fact, it's not uncommon for air traffic controllers and even fellow pilots who spot the "Super Guppy" to ask a simple but telling question: "What are you?" I got to find out first-hand. On Thursday, I was invited by NASA to not just tour but fly aboard the Super Guppy , a bulbous cargo plane, as it flew between air bases near Los Angeles and San Francisco. The 90-minute trip up the California coast is one I won't soon forget, and according to the Super Guppy's flight crew, it was a rarity — perhaps even a first — for a civilian... | | Genes behind enlarged brain size, cancer, autism and epilepsy identified Jun 30th 2012, 13:03 Tweet Washington, June 30 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new gene mutations associated with markedly enlarged brain size, or megalencephaly. Mutations in three genes, AKT3, PIK3R2 and PIK3CA, were also found to be associated with a constellation of disorders including cancer, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, autism, vascular anomalies and skin growth disorders. The discovery offers several important lessons and hope for the future in medicine. First, the research team led by... | | Mermaids do not exist, says NOAAA Jun 30th 2012, 13:03 Tweet London, June 30 (ANI): The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which generally deals with environmental matters like tsunamis and hurricanes, recently posted a statement on their web site denying the existence of mermaids. In the post titled, "No Evidence of Aquatic Humanoids Has Ever Been Found," NOAA has a number of observations. Firstly, the belief in mermaids may have arisen at the... | | The Scienceblogging Weekly (June 29th, 2012) Jun 30th 2012, 12:40 Blog of the Week: This week's choice was easy – March of the Fossil Penguins, written by Dr. Daniel Ksepka. What is there not to like? Penguins! Fossils! Straight from the keyboard of the leading world expert on the topic. Enjoy! Top 10: How presidential elections are impacted by a 100 million year old coastline by Craig McClain: Hale County in west central Alabama and Bamberg County in southern South Carolina are 450 miles apart. Both counties have a population of 16,000 of which around 60% are African American. The median households and per capita incomes are well below their respective state s median, in Hale nearly $10,000 less. Both were named after confederate officers Stephen Fowler... | | Rock art in Welsh cave named Britain's oldest Jun 30th 2012, 12:12 Washington: Archaeologists have said that an engraving of a reindeer on the wall of a cave in South Wales is at least 14,505 years ago – making it the oldest known rock art in the British Isles. Dr George Nash from the University of Bristol's Department of Archaeology and Anthropology had discovered the engraving in 2010, while he was exploring the rear section of... | | Individual with more friends likelier to become leader Jun 30th 2012, 12:03 Tweet London, June 30 (ANI): Those who have the largest number of friends seem to hold the top position in the structure of social networks, both online and off. It is often said that the most influential individuals are also the best connected, but the idea has been difficult to test in a real-world setting. To find it out, Cedric Sueur of the Free University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium, and... | | Google said to face US antitrust probe over Motorola patents Jun 30th 2012, 11:12 San Francisco A US antitrust regulator has opened a formal probe into whether Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit is honouring pledges it made to license industry- standard technology for mobile and other devices on fair terms, three people familiar with the situation said. The Federal Trade Commission has issued a civil investigative demand, which is similar to a subpoena, to the owner of the Android mobile operating system as it scrutinizes whether Google is improperly blocking rivals' access to patents for key smartphone technology, one of the people said. The agency is also seeking information from companies including Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc as it investigates whether Google... | | Iconic Atari turns 40, tries to stay relevant Jun 30th 2012, 11:12 New York A scruffy, young Steve Jobs worked at Atari before he founded Apple. "Pong," one of the world's first video games, was born there, as was "Centipede," a classic from the era of quarter-guzzling arcade machines. "Call of Duty" creator Activision was started by four of Atari's former game developers. The iconic video game company turns 40 years old this week, much slimmer these days as it tries to stay relevant in the age of "Angry Birds" and "Words With Friends." But Atari's influence on today's video games is pervasive. Although it wasn't the first company to make video games, Atari was the first to make a lasting impression on an... | | Samsung's Nexus smartphone barred from US on Apple suit Jun 30th 2012, 11:12 San Freancisco Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, was barred from selling its Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the US by a second court ruling last week in its global patent dispute with Apple Inc. The ruling by US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, follows her June 26 order blocking US sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 computer in the patent and trademark- infringement lawsuit over smartphones and tablets. On June 7, Koh expedited evidence sharing for Apple's bid to block sales of Samsung's newest Galaxy smartphone, the Galaxy S III. "Although Samsung will necessarily be harmed by being forced to withdraw its product from the market before the... | | Smartphones facilitating cyber-bullying among teens Jun 30th 2012, 11:03 Tweet Sydney, June 30 (ANI): With the rise of smartphones, parents are finding it difficult to monitor teenagers' use of technology, driving the latest wave of cyber-bullying, says an Australian psychologist. Sheryl Hemphill, from the Australian Catholic University, conducted the most detailed study yet of children's behaviour towards each other. She followed 700 Victorian school students from year 7 to year 9, asking them anonymously whether they had... | | New camera captures images from corners with 'bouncing' light Jun 30th 2012, 11:03 Tweet London, June 30 (ANI): A camera that is fast enough to capture light pulses moving through objects was shown off by researchers, including one of Indian origin, at the TEDGlobal conference. The so-called femto-camera can also take pictures around corners by collecting the tiny amounts of light that bounce around the scene. Prof Ramesh... | | Drones successfully 'hacked' by 'spoofing' Jun 30th 2012, 10:57 Washington: A team of researchers has successfully demonstrated for the first time that the GPS signals of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, can be hijacked by an outside source. The discovery could factor heavily into the implementation of a new federal mandate to allow thousands of civilian drones into the U.S. airspace by 2015. The same method may have been used to bring down a US drone in Iran... | | Lizard-inspired robot twists mid-air to right itself while falling Jun 30th 2012, 10:33 Tweet Washington, June 30 (ANI): Lizards, just like cats, have a knack for turning right side up and landing on their feet when they fall. Cats twist and bend their torsos to turn upright, but lizards swing their large tails one way to rotate their body the other, according to a recent study. Now, scientists have developed a lizard-inspired robot, called 'RightingBot', that replicates the same feat. This work, carried out by Ardian Jusufi, Robert Full and colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, explained how large-tailed animals can turn themselves right side up while... | | Injecting oxygen into blood can keep people alive without breathing Jun 30th 2012, 10:33 Tweet London, June 30 (ANI): A new way of administering oxygen into the bloodstream could help keep patients who cannot breathe alive while undergoing complex operations. The procedure, which works by injecting oxygen molecules enclosed in fatty molecules directly into the bloodstream, could grant people an extra 30 minutes of life when they cannot breathe. According to ScienceDaily, John Kheir, of the Boston Children's Hospital, was inspired to begin his groundbreaking research after he experienced a patient's tragic death, the Daily Mail reported. He was operating on a young girl whose pneumonia led to fatal brain damage... | | 'Great mind' Bill Gates'1987 predictions 'eerily close to reality' 25 years on Jun 30th 2012, 10:33 Tweet London, June 30 (ANI): Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates predicted in 1987 how technology would change the world and people would have flat panel displays, interactive entertainment gadgets and voice recognition apps in the future, according to a report. Gates, during an earlier interview, had predicted LCD televisions, Siri-style voice recognition, YouTube,... | | Indian man's porn-induced headaches baffle experts Jun 30th 2012, 10:20 An Indian man, who suffered from porn-induced headaches, was advised to take painkillers 30 minutes before watching the X-rated movies, a case study by Indian researchers has revealed. The unnamed "unmarried male software professional," complained of "severe, exploding" headaches that increased gradually and peaked 10 minutes into... | | Animal Food Production in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld Jun 30th 2012, 09:21 The Animal Food Production industry depends on favorable conditions outside its control, such as weather patterns, disease incidence and consumer preferences. Despite these volatile conditions, growth is expected as global demand for meat increases in line with overall population growth, especially in developing countries. Advancements in crop technology and alternative energy sources combined with product innovation are projected to alleviate some of the inherent risks the industry faces associated with commodity-based goods. Also, a forecast increase in disposable incomes and, subsequently, pet ownership will likely drive demand for pet food. For these reasons, industry research firm... | | 'Smart bomb' to directly target cancer and 'leave healthy ones alone' Jun 30th 2012, 08:32 Tweet London, June 30 (ANI): Scientists have invented a "smart bomb" that boosts the potency of drugs against cancer. The tiny device, which is being developed by British scientists at the University of Edinburgh, carries minute amounts of the metal palladium encased in a... | | Twitter pulls its tweets from LinkedIn Jun 30th 2012, 08:32 Tweet Washington, June 30 (ANI): Business social network LinkedIn has announced it will no longer display tweets on its site as a result of a policy change by Twitter. Twitter, the popular micro blogging platform, reiterated on its blog on Friday that it is no longer allowing third-party... | | Triangle's wave of excessive heat poses danger Jun 30th 2012, 08:18 Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name tool goes here Tags: | | | | | When the temperature is 105 degrees and the heat index is even higher, you don’t have to be a genius to figure out it’s best to keep indoors. Here are five suggestions for places to go to keep your cool during a weekend of oppressive heat. The movie theater The trusty movie theater can almost always be counted on for a few of hours of cool entertainment. “Magic Mike,” the male stripper movie, is expected to be the weekend’s big draw. But seeing as how that one could get some folks a little, um, overheated, it may be a counterproductive choice. Maybe consider... | | 'No radiation from Rajasthan atomic power station' Jun 30th 2012, 08:11 Mumbai: There was no radioactive leakage into the environment from Rawatbhata's Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Unit-5 in a minor incident of Tritium uptake which happened there last week, a top nuclear authority assured Friday. On June 23, there was an incident of Tritium uptake due to an inadvertent rise in Tritium levels in a small area of the containment building of Unit-5, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) executive director N. Nagaich... | | Are you a coffee-shop squatter? Jun 30th 2012, 08:00 Belfast - Coffee shop squatters are the new anti-social menace, according to the latest academic research. But the perpetrators are far from sandal-clad dreadlock-wearing Occupy Dame Street wannabes. In fact, this new... | | Giant ocean found on Saturn's moon Jun 30th 2012, 07:00 Around 100 km beneath the rocky crust on Saturn's largest moon Titan is an ocean of water spanning the entirety of the celestial body, scientists said. The ocean was hypothesised in 2011, based on Titan's rotation and orbital movement. The theory was... | | Ben Fogle: It's time to clean up our rivers Jun 30th 2012, 06:41 As Ben Fogle launches a riverbank clean-up project next weekend, he explains why water pollution is everybody’s problem – and what you can do to help. Waterboy: Ben Fogle says clean rivers are an essential step towards tackling ocean-borne pollution Photo: CHRIS MCLENNAN 6:30AM BST 30 Jun 2012 I have always loved the water. I spent much of my childhood on the River Arun in West Sussex, and the Stour near my school in Dorset. Over the years I have been in and out of dozens of rivers: wild swimming on the Norfolk Broads, or racing coracles on the Wye in Wales. Last month I was lucky enough to row a little three-man skiff down the Thames as part of the great Diamond Jubilee... | | Why supermarket tomatoes tend to taste bland Jun 30th 2012, 06:24 The mass-produced tomatoes we buy at the grocery store tend to taste more like cardboard than fruit. Now researchers have discovered one reason why: a genetic mutation, common in store-bought tomatoes, that reduces the amount of sugar and other tasty compounds in the fruit. For the last 70-odd years, tomato breeders have been selecting for fruits that are uniform in color. Consumers prefer those tomatoes over ones with splotches, and the uniformity makes it easier for producers to know when it's time to harvest. But the new study, published this week in Science, found that the mutation that leads to the uniform appearance of most store-bought tomatoes has an unintended consequence: It... | | Maharashtra to set up private weather centres Jun 30th 2012, 06:05 Pune: An erratic monsoon coupled with no so accurate Met Department predictions has spurred Maharashtra Government to accelerate the proposed installation of over 2,000 private Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in the state. The Rs 100-crore project, to be executed with private- public partnership (PPP) model, will get underway from October. It will offer weather and crop advisories to farmers in an effort to minimise their losses on... | | Wow Factor Gains Supreme Award for Logick Jun 30th 2012, 05:50 Saturday, 30 June 2012, 4:30 pm Press Release: Pride In Print Pride In Print Awards Night media release Wow Factor Gains Supreme Award for Logick The “wow” factor of a logo sheet so complex many printers would have baulked at the challenge saw the 2012 New Zealand Pride In Print Awards Supreme Award deservedly won by Auckland’s Logick Print & Graphics. Earned through a partnership with Panprint, the Jacob’s Creek Logo was an experimental job, showing the wine maker what could be achieved by printing its logo with different embellishments to achieve the greatest impact with the consumer. Combining such different effects as a wax seal, metal badge, blind embossing... | | Russia to expand commercial space services Jun 30th 2012, 05:34 Moscow: Russia will expand its commercial space services and push the US and the European Union out of that market, a minister has said. Deputy... | |
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