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Dec
4th

ADB: Clean water shortage by 2025

Author: Jam | Files under Health, Research

An alarming news published in Philippine Daily Inquirer based on a research by Asian Development Bank should make us rethink of conserving water.
The Philippines’ water resources are fast deteriorating with rapid urbanization, with only about 33 percent of river systems still suitable as a supply source and up to 58 percent of groundwater now [...]


Dec
3rd

Menstrual blood as source of stem cells?

Author: Jam | Files under Health, Medicine, Research, Technology

Stem cells have been considered as promising breakthrough as cancer treatments. Potential sources such as skin cells, bone marrow cells, etc., have been widely researched. It seems that there is addition to these sources as researchers from a biotechnology firm in Arizona discovered the endometrial regenerative cells.
Ethical issues have been raised regarding this new [...]


Sep
30th

Can we bring back life from the dead?

Author: Jam | Files under Health, Life, Medicine, Research

Philadelphia doctors say “yes!”
A new interesting treatment is being tested by Philadelphia doctors to restore life and bring people back from the dead.
A cardiac arrest patient was saved by the new experimental treatment of chilled saline injection. Cooling pads are then wrapped around a patient. The body temperature is normally 98 degrees, but cooling [...]


Aug
12th

Ring! It’s Your Plants Calling

Author: Jam | Files under Odd News, Research, Science, Technology

Talking to plants will make them healthier, so the belief says. But what if they can also talk back and say what they need and express their gratitude? I mean not literarily but through a ring in your phone! That would be interesting, and oh.. odd!
Botanicalls.com has merged plant care with telecommunications, through it new [...]


Aug
3rd

Laser printers pose health risk

Author: Jam | Files under Computer, Health, Research

A study found out that emissions from office laser printers can be as unhealthy as cigarette smoke. Smoking ban in some country are already taking its effects but it seems that people has new reason to worry.
The average printer releases toner particles that can get deep into the lungs and cause respiratory problems and [...]


Aug
1st

The Search for the 238th Reason of Having Sex

Author: Jam | Files under Health, Relationships, Research

An interesting study (a PDF document) by the psychologists at the University of Texas about the reasons why people have sex was released They asked nearly 2,000 people why they’d had sex, and compiled a total of 237 reasons. This study is considered the “most thorough taxonomy of sexual motivation ever compiled.”
Motivations were [...]