Seasonal veggies boost immune system

As the temperature lingers below the annual average, more people are getting the flu. According to the Korea Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention, 4.66 of every 1,000 patients visiting the doctor recently were diagnosed with influenza. The authorities blame the cold weather, saying it likely brought down overall immunity.According to experts, one way to restore or boost immunity is an extra intake of fruit and vegetables. The effect is much more powerful when coupled with exercise. Sti

March 29, 2012

Weight loss in a pill contains coffee bean

 Green -- unroasted -- coffee beans might be the weight-loss pill that has been sought for so long, a U.S. researchers suggested. Joe Vinson of the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania and colleagues said the study involved 16 overweight or obese people ages 22-26, who took capsules of the ex

March 29, 2012

Clearwire-fueled freebie services threaten AT&T, Verizon

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless, working to wring more profit from their next-generation data networks, face a new obstacle: Smaller competitors are offering similar services for free.FreedomPop, a company funded by Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom, will sell an iPhone case that gives consumers free access to 1 gigabyte of data from Clearwire Corp.’s 4G wireless network. Another Clearwire partner, United Online Inc.’s NetZero, is offering 200 megabytes a month for free for as long as 12 months ― so

March 28, 2012

New ‘cloaking device’ allows heat evasion

  French researchers have developed a technology to “cloak” objects from heat, BBC reported Tuesday.The idea of this “thermal cloak” is to re-direct heat so certain areas will be protected from heat, according to the study published on online optic journal Optic Express. The cloak will have 20 rings of material with the diffusivity to transmit or dissipate heat.The heat that entered the multi-layered structure of the cloak is diffused around the outer part, preventing the inner part from rising

March 28, 2012

U.S. man injured in gun accident gets new face

After 15 years of wearing a mask and living as a recluse, a 37-year-old Virginia man disfigured in a gun accident got a new face, nose, teeth and jaw in what University of Maryland physicians say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed.  From left to right: face of Richard Norris b

March 28, 2012

NASA launches suborbital rockets after delays

This image provided by NASA shows the launch of five suborbital sounding rockets, Tuesday March 27, 2012. The first rocket was launched at 4:58 a.m. EDT and each subsequent rocket was launched 80 seconds apart. (AP)NASA has launched five rockets to study the upper level jet stream after several dela

March 28, 2012

U.S. Gov't: Nuclear bomb in DC wouldn't destroy city

(MCT image)Hollywood has destroyed Washington -- or New York or Los Angeles -- lots of times with nuclear bombs detonated by terrorists. It turns out to be harder in real life than in the movies.Thinking about the unthinkable, a U.S. government study analyzed the likely effects from terrorists setti

March 27, 2012

Brain size determine popularity: study

A group of British scientists have discovered that a certain part of the brain is larger in people that have many friends, Science Daily reported Saturday.The size of the brain’s orbital prefrontal cortex -- placed just above the eyes -- is linked to people’s ability to understand what others are thinking, or to “mentalize,” according to a joint study by the Universities of Oxford, Liverpool University, Manchester University and Edinburgh University. It is thought that the ability to mentalize i

March 26, 2012

ISS crew takes shelter to avoid passing space junk

A piece of an old Russian satellite whizzed by the International Space Station on Saturday, forcing its six-member crew to temporarily take shelter in two Soyuz escape capsules, officials said. The International Space Station (AP-Yonhap News)The incident was the third of its kind in more than a deca

March 25, 2012

Study shows potential for mind manipulation

A group of U.S. scientists have succeeded in artificially manipulating memories in mice brains, offering possibility for weakening harmful thoughts in mental patients, Science Daily reported Thursday.It has been known that stimulating certain parts of the brain can induce behaviors or memories, but the mechanism behind those memory functions has remained a mystery.Now a new study by the Scripps Research Institute suggests a clue to understanding the complexity of the human mind.Researchers genet

March 23, 2012

Foods needed to quit smoking

The eating habits of smokers are not only that they have a higher intake of high-calorie foods, including fatty foods or alcohol, as compared with non-smokers, but also that they are more vulnerable to a variety of cancers as well as arteriosclerosis due to a lower intake of fresh vegetables and fruits, both of which are dietary sources of anti-oxidant vitamins (vitamins C, E and A).Besides, they have a greater preference for foods such as coffee. Their eating habits are also more irregular.Seru

March 23, 2012

Scheduled feeding may lower baby's IQ

Babies breastfed or bottle-fed to a schedule may not perform as well in school as babies fed on demand, British researchers found. (MCT image)Study leader Dr. Maria Iacovou of the Institute for Social and Economic Research at University of Essex and at the University of Oxford said this was the firs

March 23, 2012

Coffee culture carries caffeine risk

Caffeinated drinks take away calcium, curb bone growth for teenagers: expertsKoreans are definitely caffeinated: They love coffee, cola and chocolate as well as foods that contain a large amount of the stimulant. Though it has been less than two decades since global coffee shop franchises were introduced to the country, industry insiders said about 37 million cups of coffee are sold every day, which means that 24 million economically active people drink more than one cup of coffee a day. “I love

March 22, 2012