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Science & Technology
- Thursday, 17 May 2012
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Nerve transfer surgery restores hand function in paralysed man
FOR the first time, US surgeons have used a new type of operation called nerve transfer to restore hand function in a patient who was paralysed by a neck injury, said a study published Tuesday.The breakthrough surgery worked by taking a non-...
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Too much sugar eats up brainpower
EATING too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who published a study Tuesday showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab rats' memories.Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (...
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
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MFTs the next best thing to DSLRs
FOR the past three years, the number of digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras carried around has been rather ridiculous.Because of cheaper entry-level DSLRs (or SLRs) from Canon like the 500D and Nikon's D3100, every tourist, blogger-wannabe,...
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Amazon aims to launch new versions of Kindle e-reader
AMAZON.COM Inc will launch new versions of its Kindle e-reader and tablet, including a monochrome e-reader with front lighting, a source who has seen the prototype told Reuters.The world's largest Internet retailer is aiming to have the new e-reader...
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Beefed-up ICS update exclusive to Galaxy Note
IF THERE'S one thing I love about operating system (OS) updates, it's that they make my devices look and feel brand new.The same can be said for the recent update I had on my previous phone, the HTC Sensation, when it received the official...
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More batteries blamed for children's ER visits
THE number of kids treated in emergency rooms after swallowing batteries — or lodging them in their noses and ears — has almost doubled over the past 20 years, a new study suggests.Most of those ER trips are due to button batteries, coin...
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3-man Soyuz crew departs for ISS
TWO Russians and an American yesterday blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on a Soyuz rocket in Russia's first manned space launch for almost five months.Russians Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin and American Joseph Acaba started...
- Saturday, 12 May 2012
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Samsung unveils ultra high-end TV
SOUTH Korea's Samsung Electronics on Thursday unveiled its a new-generation premium television as global manufacturers seek to drive slowing sales with lucrative models.The world's top TV maker will start selling the 55-inch (140 cm) model, which...
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Blood test may help identify smoke exposure in children
MORE than half of the children who took part in a study on exposure to cigarette smoke tested positive for such exposure, despite only a handful of their parents admitting to lighting up, according to a US study.!Parents may think their children are...
- Thursday, 10 May 2012
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Infection causes one in six new cancer cases
LARGELY preventable or treatable infections with viruses, bacteria and parasites cause about two million new cancer cases and 1.5 million cancer deaths each year.This amounted to about one in six of the 12.7 million new cancer cases reported in 2008...
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Many drug labels missing dose, safety info on kids
HALF of drug labels don't have information on the medication's safety and proper dosing in kids, according to a new study from researchers at the US Food and Drug Administration.The finding, from an evaluation of over 500 drug labels in 2009, is an...
- Wednesday, 9 May 2012
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Transform your iPad into a Macbook Air
OFTEN some of us on a tight budget find it hard contemplating between getting a tablet or an ultraportable laptop for on-the-go work computing and entertainment. Imagine you are in a situation where, due to budget constraints, you can only have...
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The S3 is from a Galaxy not far, far away
SAMSUNG's S3 was met with more disappointment than excitement upon launch. I asked myself whether it was because consumers' (mine included) expectation became more unreasonable as we become more spoiled for choice, or was it because there was really...
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Facebook buys mobile discovery startup Glancee
MERE weeks from a multi-billion-dollar debut on the stock market, Facebook has ramped up its focus on mobile lifestyles with the purchase of "social discovery" startup Glancee.Glancee founders behind the smartphone application for finding like-...
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One in eight teens misuse prescription painkillers
ONE in eight older teens has used powerful painkillers when they weren't prescribed and many of them start misusing the medications earlier than was previously assumed, according to new research.The findings are based on two nationally-...
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Zinc may shorten common cold but side effects common
A NEW review of past studies suggests that taking zinc may cut the time adults have to suffer with a common cold, but the alternative treatment will likely come with unpleasant side effects.The benefits of zinc also appear to be modest, and don't...
- Tuesday, 8 May 2012
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Scientists find out how to 'switch off' brain cell death
SCIENTISTS have figured out how to stop brain cell death in mice with brain disease and say their discovery deepens understanding of the mechanisms of human neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.British researchers writing...
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Drug-free remedies to help be smoke-free
ACUPUNCTURE and hypnosis have been promoted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a research review that looked at 14 international studies.Researchers, whose findings appeared in...
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Google TV to launch in US in late May
LG ELECTRONICS Inc, the world's No 2 TV maker, plans to launch Internet-enabled TV based on Google's platform in the United States in the week of May 21, as the South Korean firm seeks to gain a larger share of the emerging Internet TV market, a...
