The summer heat often leads to changes in lifestyle patterns. During the daytime, people may sink into a state of torpor and at night, people may experience difficulties going to sleep.People who work in an environment with strong air-conditioning may also suffer various symptoms because of the drastic difference between the outdoor and indoor temperatures. In the summer, it is also easy for food to spoil and the conditions are ideal for microbial growth. Therefore, people are more likely to suf

June 28, 2012

MINNEAPOLIS ― Shelly Noland’s running shoes fit her like a glove.Literally.Noland is on her 14th marathon, her ninth wearing Vibram FiveFingers, minimalist shoes that cover the foot like a five-toed sock, offering protection against the occasional pebble or shard of glass, but no extra cushioning.This is by design. There is a growing group that believes running barefoot ― or something close to it ― is best, advocating a running style that’s easier on the body.Noland is a true believer. And, like

June 28, 2012

The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to conduct psychological tests on all nationals from as early as July next year to detect mental ailments believed to be affecting millions of people in the country. The government also decided to ease regulations on those suffering or having suffered from lighter psychological ailments in order to encourage people to see their doctors.According to the ministry, the tests will be conducted twice before children go to school, twice during their elementary

June 28, 2012

Scientists have found potentially fatal flaws in an iconic decades-old study that claimed males are genetically programmed to look for multiple partners, Science Daily reported Tuesday.The famous 1940s study, conducted by British geneticist Angus John Bateman, says that male fruit flies that mate with a variety of partners have more offspring, while female flies have same number of offspring no matter how many mates they have.The findings was widely accepted and gave birth to a theory that men a

June 28, 2012

An injection of genes that neutralize nicotine cravings could help smokers quit the habit, scientists claim.According to a research team at Weil Cornell Medical College in New York, the “genetic vaccine” tested on mice so far could eventually be used to vaccinate children to prevent them from ever getting addicted to nicotine.When vaccinated mice were given nicotine, the amount was cut by 85 percent before reaching the brain by antibodies. There were no other effects on behavior, blood pressure

June 28, 2012

Google Inc employee wears Project Glass internet glasses during a demonstration during at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday. (Bloomberg-Yohap News)Google is making prototypes of its futuristic, Internet-connected glasses available for people to test out.The company is selling the device, known as Project Glass, for $1,500 to people attending its annual conf

June 28, 2012

NCsoft will hold an exhibition of its online game “Lineage 2” until Sept. 2 at the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, the gaming company said Wednesday.Based on the story line written for its popular online game, collections such as photos, sculptures and videos related to the game will be displayed throughout the art gallery, according to NCsoft officials. The show has been named “Bartz Revolution” to commemorate the biggest event in the game’s history when an alliance called “Dragon Knights” took

June 27, 2012

Samsung, Sony, Canon go after premium compact, smart camera marketsWith the country’s craze for smart gadgets like smartphones and tablet PCs, cameras are also getting smarter, sleeker and more stylish to attract wider attention.Camera makers such as Sony, Samsung Electronics and Canon are now going after the premium compact and mirrorless camera market with products that exceed the functionalities of those attached to handsets and wireless devices.The camera industry can be split into three cat

June 27, 2012

  (123rf)U.S. scientists say they've discovered a new primitive mineral in a meteorite that they believe to be among the oldest minerals formed in the solar system.Researchers from the California Institute of Technology studying a meteorite that fell in Mexico more than 40 years ago report they discovered the new mineral, dubbed panguite, embedded in the space rock.The mineral, a titanium oxide, i

June 27, 2012

Sony Computer Entertainment Korea will unveil on Thursday a white version of the PlayStation Vita. The Wi-Fi-enabled game console will be coated in Crystal White, the first color variation for the gadget from the original piano black. PS Vita is designed to help users experience “a portable entertainment world” in their daily life with a 5-inch OLED touch-sensitive screen, dual analog stick and sophisticated motion sensors.To celebrate the launch, Sony will give away a white accessory pack which

June 27, 2012

Apple Inc. won a court order immediately blocking U.S. sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer while the companies litigate Apple’s patent-infringement claims. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, issued the order today after rejecting a similar request in December. Apple’s request, part of a broader patent dispute over smartphones and tablets, was based on an appeals court finding that it will probably win its patent-infringement claim relating to the

June 27, 2012

Mexican doctors say they have successfully removed a 33-pound (15-kilogram) benign tumor from the body of a 2-year-old child.Dr. Gustavo Hernandez says the tumor was heavier than the child who at the time of the June 14 surgery weighed 26 pounds (12 kilograms).Hernandez said Tuesday the child from the northern state of Durango was born with a lump that eventually covered the right side of his body from his armpit to his hip.Hernandez says it took doctors at the La Raza Medical Center in Mexico C

June 27, 2012