(MCT)Humans, unlike most other mature mammals, play throughout their lives and U.S. researchers say that may have something to do with mating.Garry Chick, professor and head of the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management at Pennsylvania State University, said playfulness may serve an evolutionary role in human mating preferences by signaling positive qualities to potential long-term

Aug. 5, 2012

Boeing Co.'s CST-100 capsule (left), Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Dream Chaser space plane (middle) and SpaceX's Dragon capsule(right).                                                                                                               (NASA)Three aerospace firms were awarded a combined1.1 billion dollars from NASA Friday to develop commercial spaceshipsto carry astronauts into space within the

Aug. 4, 2012

A recent study in the U.S. showed that people tend to use date-related keywords in Google searches most frequently in the early summer, and December and January, according to a report on livescience.com.“Wherever we looked within these three different areas -- whether it was searches for ‘eHarmony,’ or for ‘brothel’ -- there was this exact same pattern,” said study researcher Patrick Markey, who is a psychology professor at Villanova University. He added that this trend was proven to be consiste

Aug. 3, 2012

ATLANTA (AP) ― It sounds like an unfolding epidemic: A decade ago, virtually no one in the U.S. seemed to have a problem eating gluten in bread and other foods. Now, millions do.Gluten-free products are flying off grocery shelves, and restaurants are boasting of meals with no gluten. Celebrities on TV talk shows chat about the digestive discomfort they blame on the wheat protein they now shun. Some churches even offer gluten-free Communion wafers.“I don’t know whether there’s more people getting

Aug. 2, 2012

It is natural to feel unhappy during times of frustration or loss at different points in our lives. Children and adolescents can also experience such feelings like adults. These depressive symptoms are usually temporary and are relieved in a few days. However, when this mood progresses to depression, it lasts for a longer period and it is difficult to overcome on one’s own. Therefore, early detection and intervention with regards to depression in children and adolescents is important. The depres

Aug. 2, 2012

 Summer is a cruel season for atopic dermatitis patients and their families. The heat and humidity exacerbate the itchiness and pain that come with the disorder. Worried parents often stay up all night fanning their children kept awake by itchy and swollen skin. According to the British National Health Service, atopic eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is the most common form of eczema. It mainly affects children, but can continue into adulthood.The number of people diagnosed with atopic d

Aug. 2, 2012

A seemingly tranquil galaxy that has been the scene of violent cosmic events has been captured in new telescopic images, European astronomers said.　The galaxy, NGC 1187, discovered by English astronomer William Herschel in 1784, looks tranquil and unchanging but it has hosted two supernovae explosions since 1982, they said.The galaxy‘s half a dozen prominent spiral arms containing large amounts of gas and dust show bluish features indicating the presence of young stars born out of the clouds of

Aug. 2, 2012

Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, will introduce a new, free Web-based email portal under its Outlook brand and phase out Hotmail over time as it seeks to draw users from Google Inc.’s Gmail. A preview of the new service went online today and Hotmail probably will be phased out in the next year, said Brian Hall, a general manager in Microsoft’s Windows group, in an interview. By going with Outlook, Microsoft is trying to capitalize on the brand behind the most-used corporate e

Aug. 1, 2012

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. told jurors that its products are not copycats of Apple Inc’s iPhone but rather an example of legitimate American-style competition from the South Korean company.Lawyers for both tech giants faced off on Tuesday for opening statements in the highly anticipated U.S. patent trial, where Apple has accused Samsung of stealing iPhone features like scrolling and multi-touch.The stakes are high: Apple is being tested on its worldwide patent strategy against Google’s Android

Aug. 1, 2012

U.S.-based firm joins hands with SK Planet to get business going in KoreaTapjoy, a San Francisco-based mobile advertising firm, said Tuesday it is putting its focus on the Korean market, claiming it is the company’s biggest after its home turf.Mihir Shah, president and chief executive of Tapjoy, said Korea is a special market due to its infrastructure and connectivity as well as its penetration of devices running on the fourth-generation Long Term Evolution networks.“Today, Korea is our No. 2 ma

Aug. 1, 2012

The popularity of Diablo 3, one of the major online role-playing games in South Korea, has nosedived on the game rankings here, according to GameNote, a local website offering online game news.The latest ranking table released by GameNote on Aug. 1 showed that Diablo 3 has plummeted to the 11th place, which is eight steps down from the 3rd as recorded a week earlier.Diablo 3 was one of the most anticipated titles this year and it has managed to retain some popularity despite critical bugs and ex

Aug. 1, 2012

New Zealand developers said they have created a video game that will help young people overcome depression. SPARX, developed by the University of Auckland and Metia Interactive, is a role-playing game designed to teach teenagers how to cope with depression.“You can deal with mental health problems in a way that doesn’t have to be deadly serious,” said project leader Sally Merry in an interview with Britain’s Daily Mail. “The therapy doesn’t have to be depressing in and of itself. We’re aiming to

Aug. 1, 2012

(123rf)People who smile even though they don't feel like it had lower heart beat levels, U.S. researcher suggest.Psychological scientists Tara Kraft and Sarah Pressman of the University of Kansas conducted a series of experiments involving 169 participants from a Midwestern university.The study involved two phases -- training and testing. During the training phase, participants were divided into t

Aug. 1, 2012

The point at which people put an ex-partner‘s photo away after a split is usually when they are emotionally ready to move on, a British psychologist says.“It’s not surprising that nearly half of us keep some kind of visual memento of past partners -- this goes for partners who were divorced or died as well -- a photo generates strong emotions as it unleashes memories of past attachment and times,” Corinne Sweet, behavioral psychologist said in a statement.A survey for Friends Reunited, a social

July 31, 2012