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Win a HP ENVY 13 notebook

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:29:24 -0400

Feeling lucky today? Then here’s your chance to arouse the envy of all by winning the HP Envy 13. Laptops are no more a subject of envy, I agree. But finding the perfect notebook with looks to match is not that effortless. And HP is out to woo us by giving away its hottest 13 inch notebook preloaded with Windows 7 to a lucky reader. We want our readers to participate with vigor to win a HP Envy 13. Only a fool will let go of a chance to own this slim and attractive notebook worth $1,700 and more for free. Grab the opportunity by simply telling us about “The first thing that makes you envious about a lappie”. All you got to do is pen down just ONE thing that tops the list of features that you look for in a perfect notebook. Read more about the Envy 13 and the guidelines to the contest on Luxurylaunches

Tanning beds as fatal as arsenic

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:42:15 -0400

For years it has been scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens’. However now International cancer experts say tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, stating both to be as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. Vincent Cogliano, one of the cancer researchers believes that the current study will help teen to avoid using sunbeds. The new classification means tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation are definite causes of cancer, alongside tobacco, the hepatitis B virus and chimney sweeping, among others. [Physorg]

Common blue dye cures spinal injury

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:37:53 -0400

According to U.S. researchers common and safe blue food dye may turn out to be the best treatment available so far for spinal cord injuries. The researchers further explain that when the nerve cells in the brain or spine are damaged, they often release a spurt of chemicals that causes nearby cells to die. Only when this process is stopped, damage that continues to build after a stroke or spinal cord injury can be prevented. One of the chemicals is ATP. Scientist found the blue dye, which they called BBG, would do this via the P2X7R receptor or doorway. Maiken Nedergaard of the University of Rochester Medical Center cautioned that tests in humans are likely still years away. [Reuters]

Artifical Brain just ten years away

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:34:50 -0400

Henry Markram, director of the Blue Brain Project, said that his team is intending to build a functioning, artificial human brain within the next 10 years. The team started few years ago with the efforts to create a fully functioning artificial rat brain using the IBM supercomputer, Blue Gene. The idea was if they could fruitfully replicate a rat's brain, they would then influence their knowledge to do the same with a human one. With not much success in the beginning, recently the neurons have begun unexpectedly organizing themselves into a more complex pattern. Markram thinks that in 10 years, they'll moreover have an artificial human brain that has consciousness or they'll know that consciousness is more than just a neurological pattern. According to the scientists, this is the beginning of the self-organizing neurological patterns that eventually, in more complex mammal brains, become personality. [Cnet]

New bionic limbs help three year old meningitis boy to walk

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:27:05 -0400

Archie Barton, three year old child, who lost both legs to meningitis took his first steps on new bionic limbs. Since his favorite color is red, he insisted on light weight bionic limbs be in red color. These bionic limbs which are funded by NHS are for £12,500. His mother says that Archie who lost his legs, fingers and much of his sight two years ago is very excited about his new limbs. [Metro]

Epocrates introduces OTC application for iphone

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:01:33 -0400

Medical iPhone applications has become very common amongst medical practioners, infact Epocrates, Inc. has announced that more than 100,000 physicians are using company's iPhone software in their clinical practices. The company further states that this user load puts Epocrates among the privileged top five percent of iPhone developers whose products are used for more than a month after the download. The company claims that Epocrates is the most frequently used guide at the point of care with physicians using it more than six times per day. Jeff Tangney, their president and chief operating officer believes “The iPhone platform has been a terrific vehicle for them to continue to innovate, introducing new features physicians have fully integrated into their workflow.” Epocrates just released an application for the iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, and Windows Mobile that provides detailed information on over-the-counter medications. Video after the jump

Digital ECIT latest device promises Skin Rejuvenation Treatments without side effects

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:49:04 -0400

The RejuvaStamp Digital "Electro Collagen Induction Therapy” (ECIT) Device, or “Needling” is a latest device which assures future in skin rejuvenation. The RejuvaStamp Digital helps with Acne Scars, Stretch Marks, and Wrinkles. This procedure is as successful as laser resurfacing, dermabrasions and chemical peels, but it has no side effects. The ECIT works under the surface of the skin to stimulate collagen growth, tighten, and rejuvenates skin, while keeping the epidermis intact; all without any side effects and faster healing time. The device also helps improving skin pigmentation, repairs smoker’s lines.

New Transformational Living Center help women Jump Start recovery from Eating Disorder

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:10:15 -0400

Mirasol Eating Disorder Recovery Center has started a new program for women who are looking for a way to "jump start" or sustain their recovery from anorexia, bulimia or binge eating. This program is flexible emphasizing on real world skills and techniques that can achieve rapid improvements in the client's ability to cope with stress. Transformational Living Center (TLC) provides training in emotional freedom techniques (EFT), meal planning and preparations, psychodrama, dance/movement therapy, adventure therapy, coping skills, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), co-dependency, healthy communication, relationship development, sexuality, body image, art therapy and women's health. Their treatment also includes "Brain Paint" a new development in neurofeedback that helps improve and restore brain function, and that the client can continue at home after completing residential therapy. [PRWeb]

Seniors can enjoy ICIO personal transporter for day to day activity

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:34:21 -0400

ICIO personal transporter has been created so that seniors can become more independent and active in their lifestyle and everyday activities. The ICIO, is a project developed by a Swedish designer Malin Grummas as an alternative to the walker/scooter, for seniors that enables more independence and opportunity for mobility and active lifestyles and also keeps them fit in their daily strolls. This future project promises a better quality of life for a longer period for the elderly people. [DH]

Ripple a device for visually impaired that syncs with modern gadgets

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:41:50 -0400

Designer Aran Mun keeping visually impaired in mind has created a multiple device called “Ripple” to make life easy for them. This device lets them maintain independence and privacy while allowing them to adjust a continuous transition process with one simple control. It is wireless multi-audio switch permits people with visual impairment the prospect to carry multiple assistive technology devices with them in a compact and organized manner. By plugging Ripple receivers to device before they step out of the door, it would make their day easier, without struggling with the complexities of modern gadgets.

Cellscope- Cell-Phone Microscope to identify disease

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:31:15 -0400

Researchers have developed a device Cellscope that could identify and track diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and malaria in developing countries with limited access to health care, or in rural areas of the U.S. A Cellscope is a cheap smart-phone microscope could bring fluorescent medical imaging to areas with limited access to health care. It captures and perform simple analysis of magnified images of blood and sputum samples, or transmit the images over the cell-phone network for analysis elsewhere. The contraption a tube like extension linked onto the cell phone with a modified belt clip--works just like a traditional microscope, using a series of lenses that magnify blood or spit samples on a microscope slide.

Scientist discover new way to kill cancer

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:52:29 -0400

A new way of killing cancer cells have been discovered by scientist which could guide to new treatments for a range of different cancers. Researchers at The University of Manchester and Southampton in their latest study has shown that antibodies can kill cancer cells directly. When the antibody binds, it causes lysosomes - small acid-containing sacs - inside the cell to swell and burst, rapidly releasing their toxic contents with fatal results for the cancer cell. Dr Mark Cragg, from the University of Southampton, believes that their findings are significant and open up the possibility of applying the knowledge of how antibodies can be developed to trigger cell death and may enable us to design treatments for other cancers. Source

Drug dispensing Contact lenses to get rid of the messy eye drops

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:34:22 -0400

Even though eye drops account for 90 percent of all eye medication, doctors guess that only 1 to 7 percent of the medication actually gets absorbed into the eye, while the rest trickles down the cheeks. Moreover patients hate eye drops or forget to take them. Researchers have been working for almost a decade on drug-dispensing contact lenses that could deliver eye medication more effectively and now finally created a contact lens that can deliver a high concentration of antibiotic at a constant rate for more than 30 days. Previous design attempts focused on dissolving medication into the hydrogel material that contacts are made of, and then integrating the particles into the hydrogel lens. The Boston researchers explain their new design is like a pita pocket, with a big wad of drug in the middle of a hydrogel exterior. Source

Jacket to protect you from snow injuries

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:19:42 -0400

Many of us avoid various sports because of fear of injury, especially winter sports. Hydrotech, a new kind of jacket is a hydration protection snowsports wear which acts as a protective gear against those accidental slips on the ice. The design includes an impact bladder that can be filled with air and water and hence provides a layer of protection between the users back and snow upon a crash. On impact, the air is pushed up the back channel and into the dissipation chamber located around the jacket’s neck, inflating it. So carry on your winter sports affair without any far of injuries.

Infants understand dogs better

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:37:16 -0400

According to new research infants just 6 months old can understand different dog bark with little or no previous exposure to dogs. Babies’ upto six months can match the sounds of an angry growl and a friendly bark to photos of dogs displaying aggressive and welcoming body language. The lead author of the study feels experiments of this kind help us understand how babies learn so rapidly. Emotion is one of the first things babies pick up on in their social world. [Physorg]