Forgetting why you entered a room studied

 

Nov. 21, 2011

Metal 100 times lighter than Styrofoam created

 

Nov. 20, 2011

Research firm: Amazon sells $199 tablet at a loss

NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire tablet, which started shipping this week, costs $201.70 to make, a research firm said Friday. That's $2.70 more than Amazon charges for it.The analysis by IHS indicates that Amazon is, at least initially, selling the tablet at a loss that it hopes to co

Nov. 20, 2011

Samsung to sell multitouch tables

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s biggest supplier of TVs and liquid crystal display panels, said Friday that it has begun to receive orders in 23 countries for its multitouch table displays, as the company has recently been trying to woo corporate customers.Jointly developed with Microsoft Corp., the 40-inch display “SUR40,” a big-size table with a multitouch screen, can be installed in airports, banks, hotels and other venues, according to Samsung. The LCD screen on top of the table recogni

Nov. 18, 2011

Amazon may be planning smartphone: Citi analysts

Amazon, which began shipping a tablet computer this week, may be eyeing the smartphone market.Citigroup said in a research note published on Thursday that it believes the Seattle-based online retail giant plans to launch a smartphone next year."Based on our supply chain channel checks in Asia led by

Nov. 18, 2011

Google opens music store to US, challenge to Apple

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Google unveiled its much-anticipated digital music store Wednesday, opening a new front in its battle with Apple to provide services over mobile devices.For the first time, Google Inc. will sell songs on the Android Market, its online store for apps, movies and books. The service

Nov. 17, 2011

‘Thrombosis on the rise’

The number of thrombosis patients is on the rise, the National Health Insurance Corp. warned Monday. Thrombosis is risky as it is directly linked with heart attacks and strokes. According to an NHIC report, the number of people diagnosed with coronary embolism or artery thrombosis, has increased 34.2 percent between 2006 and 2010, marking an annual 8.3 percent growth. Men were 30 percent more susceptible to the disease than women. “Some studies suggest that sitting on a chair too long could rais

Nov. 17, 2011

Metabolic issues linked with bladder stones

People with metabolic syndrome are more likely to have bladder stones, a group of local researchers claimed Tuesday. According to Dr. Park Hyeong-geun of Asan Medial Center’s research on 34,895 people over 20 years old, those suffering hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia or obesity 70 percent more likely to have bladder stones. Bladder stones are solid masses found in the bladder. They can cause severe lower abdominal and back pain, difficult urination, frequent nocturnal urination, fever, pa

Nov. 17, 2011

Red ginseng may help middle-aged women

Regular intake of red ginseng could help women overcome post-menopause syndrome, a group of local doctors here said. Dr. Lee Byung-seok and Dr. Seo Seog-gyo of Severance Hospital studied a total of 72 women between the ages of 45 and 60 who had been through menopause. Half of them were given ginseng while the other half were given placebo. Twelve weeks later they found that women who took in red ginseng had less cholesterol and thinner carotid, which means a lower chance of cardiovascular diseas

Nov. 17, 2011

State health insurance premiums to rise 2.8%

The national health insurance premium will increase 2.8 percent next year from this year, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday. Salaried worker subscribers will pay 5.8 percent of salary as premium up from the current 5.64 percent ― an average monthly increase of 2,355 won. For self-employed or unemployed people, average monthly premiums will go up 2,095 won.Medical fees from clinics or hospitals will rise by an average of 2.2 percent.But half the price of dentures for those 75 or old

Nov. 17, 2011

Hospitals rush to open addiction clinics

About 680,000 people diagnosed with depression or other mental illness as of 2010Seeing therapists or doctors to get treatment for addiction or mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. According to the Health Ministry, about 680,000 people have been diagnosed with depression or other forms of mental illness as of 2010. In 2010 there were 23,806 adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 receiving treatment for depression, up 15 percent from 2006. Still, in Korea many shun medical help for psyc

Nov. 17, 2011

Samsung to launch modified Galaxy Tab in Germany next week

Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday that it will begin sales of a modified version of its Galaxy Tab tablet computer in Germany next week, as it seeks to bypass a sales ban asserted by Apple Inc. in the European country. The revised Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the German market has been renamed the Galaxy Tab 10.1N and has two design modifications from the original version, the company‘s spokesman in Seoul said. The remark confirms earlier reports by German media. In the new model, Samsung modified th

Nov. 17, 2011

Hynix hails U.S. ruling on Rambus case

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, on Thursday welcomed a U.S. jury’s decision to reject Rambus Inc.’s antitrust allegation against the Korean chipmaker. On Wednesday, a San Francisco jury ruled that Hynix and Micron Technology Inc., a U.S. chipmaker, did not engage in joint illegal actions to prevent Rambus from expanding in the semiconductor market. “We welcome the jury’s decision,” Kwon Oh-chul, the CEO at Hynix, said in a statement.The latest ruling clears

Nov. 17, 2011

Facebook warns of recent wave of spam

NEW YORK (AP) _ Facebook said Wednesday that it has stopped most of the spam that has flooded many users' pages with pictures showing graphic sex and violence.The social-networking company urged its 800 million-plus users to remain vigilant to keep their accounts from being hijacked.That includes re

Nov. 17, 2011

Keen video-gamers' brains may reward them more

 

Nov. 16, 2011