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Cheetah-Cub Run Robot Developed

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 12:08

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A new cheetah-cub quadruped robot has been developed by Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL)'s Biorobotics Laboratory (Biorob).

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Venture to develop Powerful Cyber Security

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 12:06

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Scientists have started to apply quantum mechanics into computing. They've worked to improve cyber security method. This is being termed as the best method that has ever been developed.

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Autistic Brain Restricts Mother’s Voice Recognition

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 09:57

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According to Stanford University study, there is no special ring of human voice being attached to the autistic brain. It happens because the areas related to reward and emotional context are not well wired to its center of voice recognition.

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Cheetah-Cub Robot Developed

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 09:57

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Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have developed a robot that has the potential of running approximately seven times its body length in one second.

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Study Finds Relationship between Body Weight and IQ

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 09:53

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According to a new study, baby weight in first month is linked to the IQ. Lead author Dr. Lisa Smithers said, "Those children who gained the most weight scored especially high on verbal IQ at the age of six. This may be because the neural structures for verbal IQ develop earlier in life".

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‘I Am Breathing’, a Documentary Showing Battle of MND Sufferer

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 08:00

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Architect Neil Platt was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease when he was just 33. The condition is known to make the sufferer unable to move, swallow and eventually to breathe. The disease had already killed Neil's father and grandfather.

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British Scientists Win $11 million Funding for a New Kind of Anticoagulant Drug

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 07:58

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A new financial funding will enable British scientists to develop a new kind of anticoagulant drug. The scientists said that the drug will be used to prevent dangerous blood clots without causing bleeding, which has never been possible before.

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New Study Provides Insight into Cancer Spread to Develop Cure: Scientists

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 07:54

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If findings of a recent study are to be believed, scientists have made a breakthrough by discovering the cause behind cancer spread. Scientists believe this would help them develop cure.

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Ofsted-Style Ratings to Improve Hospital Services

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 07:48

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Mid Staffordshire NHS scandal has led to introduction of Ofsted-style ratings. The ratings will guide hospitals to make urgent improvements if any department is not providing good care. Official assessments will rate hospitals from inadequate to outstanding. Inspectors will check the quality of care being provided by every hospital.

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Boeing facing mounting pressure from European rival Airbus

Sun, 06/16/2013 - 16:25

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Boeing Co. is facing mounting pressure from rival Airbus after the company has tested A350. Airbus has advanced fast to make inroads in the wide-body market.

Airbus has tested its new-fangled mid-size, long-range A350 plane at its French home in Toulouse this Friday. The new plan e is expected to enter commercial service before the end of 2014.

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Flare star Becomes the 15 Times Brighter

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 12:39

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Astrophysicists discovered the fact that a star of low luminosity gave off a flare which is so strong that it turns the star near about 15 times brighter. And all this happens in a short span of time.

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Researchers Discovered fish with ripped abs has

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 12:38

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The Palaeontologists that were working in the isolated north of Western Australia have detected 380-million-year-old armour-plated fishes.

The fishes are called placoderms. What turns the discovery exciting is the fact that the fishes possess the oldest muscles that were ever found in the vertebrate.

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UK Department Store Announces to Stop Retouching on Model Images

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 10:43

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Many advertisements use manipulations to create unrealistic body shapes and flawless skin. This often leads men and women to feel insecure about their natural looks and size.  However, a leading retailer has been banned by an airbrush backlash to retouch lingerie model shots.

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Claims Life

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 10:36

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The Fraser Health authority has said Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has led to death of a person and two others have been hospitalized. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a degenerative brain disease. It has been a concern in the UK in the past because of its association with BSE.

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Researchers Develop Novel Variant Main Painkiller Receptor

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 10:29

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Researchers have developed a soluble variant of the mu opioid receptor. Researchers believe it may help facilitate the development of novel pain medications.

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Benefits of Bath to get Rid of Winter Time Dryness

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 10:26

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People often feel stiffness in their body in winters and activities become limited because of being behind doors. But, a bit of therapeutic, self-indulgent, DIY bath time could be a good way to embrace this time of the year.

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Private Sector and Public Sector Should Work Together: Experts

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 08:48

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NHS is a topic of hot debate these days for its policies and resources such as during online discussion of the Guardian Healthcare Professionals Network regarding patient choice and private providers.  However, a recent report has claimed that the health service is still the most famous public service in the UK.

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Official Statistics Reveal A&E Working within Working Hours

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 08:45

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The Government has many times said it is the deficiency in GP out-of-hours that has contributed to the increased visits in A&Es. But, the latest official statistics have shown that majorly, the A&E attendances have been continuing to work within working hours.

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Radiographer Manik Sharma Shocks All after Appointment as Doctor

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 08:31

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Internet has made life easier and faster, with every facility available on it. But, that does not mean one can fully rely on the same. A latest incident of an inexperienced cancer doctor has proved the same.

It has been found that radiographer Manik Sharma was appointed for his job over internet. NHS bosses had conducted his interview on Skype.

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Family GPs Failing to Ensure Safe Treatment

Sat, 06/15/2013 - 08:28

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Latest statistics have shown that around 50% of all GPs these days are not able to guarantee safe care.

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