Fatty liver

Fatty liver is a disease where fat, and especially the neutral fat (triglyceride), is accumulated in the liver cells and takes up more than 5 percent of the liver weight. Liver is a chemical factory in human body and plays many different roles including processing fat. And if fat from the food is not properly processed, it can cause fatty liver. Cause and symptomsAlcohol is one of the most well-known causes of fatty liver. Alcohol lowers many metabolic functions of the liver, especially by reduc

Nov. 10, 2011

Skin transplant gives patients new lease of life

DETROIT ― Adil Siddiqui was reluctant to go out in public because he thought everybody was staring at the patches of white skin on his face.Siddiqui suffers from vitiligo, an autoimmune skin disease that affects about 2 million Americans. The white patches appear when pigment cells, called melanocytes, are attacked and destroyed by the body’s immune system. The reason is a mystery.The white patches, which are called lesions, developed after Siddiqui graduated from Novi High School in 2006.“It’s

Nov. 10, 2011

Study stirs debate over transplants for alcoholics

CHICAGO (AP) ― Some gravely ill alcoholics who need a liver transplant shouldn’t have to prove they can stay sober for six months to get one, doctors say in a study that could intensify the debate over whether those who destroy their organs by drinking deserve new ones.In the small French study, the vast majority of the patients who got a liver without the wait stopped drinking after their surgery and were sober years later. The study involved patients who were suffering from alcohol-related hep

Nov. 10, 2011

Using your lunch break to get in shape

More office workers use free time during their workdays for exerciseIf your hectic work schedule is stressing you out and you cannot squeeze in time for exercise, it might be time to consider taking advantage of your lunch break. More people are now investing their lunch time in exercise, from simply taking a walk to weight training. Kim Ji-hye, a 35-year-old office worker at a financial institution, started to take half hour walks after quickly grabbing lunch.“A sandwich and coffee is fine. My

Nov. 10, 2011

World's smallest four-wheel-drive is a billionth of a meter

PARIS, Nov 9, 2011 (AFP) - Scientists in the Netherlands said on Wednesday they had made a four-wheeled molecule that measures just a billionth of a meter-- 60,000 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair -- and moves in response to a burst of electrons.(Ben Feringa/University of Groningen)T

Nov. 10, 2011

Honda shows smarter robot, helps in nuclear crisis

Honda's human-shaped robot can now run faster, balance itself on uneven surfaces, hop on one foot and pour a drink. Some of its technology may even be used to help out with clean-up operations at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.  Honda Motor Co.'s revamped human-shaped robot "Asimo" uses a

Nov. 9, 2011

Game trade show G-Star 2011 kicks off Thursday

Event draws big four local companies, 380 firms from 28 countriesThe country’s biggest international game trade show G-Star will kick off Thursday, featuring a wide array of arcade, board and consol games, as well as online and mobile games at BEXCO in Busan.With 380 game companies from 28 different countries participating, the most ever for the show entering its seventh year, big name firms such as Nexon, NCsoft, Neowiz Games, Hangame, Blizzard Entertainment and Sega will showcase games to be

Nov. 8, 2011

KT, Cisco jump into global market for ‘smart spaces’

KT Corp. said Tuesday it would enter the global smart space market by establishing a new joint venture called the KC Smart Service together with Cisco Systems in next January.The new firm, which will take off with $30 million in initial funding, will merge KT’s telecommunications infrastructure and software solutions with Cisco’s information technology equipment and solutions, according to KT officials.Smart space services redesign a particular space or building with ubiquitous sensor network an

Nov. 8, 2011

Barnes & Noble takes on Amazon, Apple with tablet

US bookseller Barnes & Noble unveiled a tablet computer on Monday in a bid to take on Apple's iPad and an upcoming device from digital book-selling rival Amazon.The Nook Tablet will cost $249 -- $50 more than than the Kindle Fire from Amazon which goes on sale on November 15 but $250 less than the c

Nov. 8, 2011

Rare near-Earth asteroid fly-by set for Tuesday

A massive asteroid will make a rare fly-by Tuesday, and although it poses no danger of crashing to Earth, US scientists said this week they are eager for a closer look. This image made from radar data taken in April 2010 by the Arecibo Radar Telescope in Puerto Rico and provided by NASA/Cornell/Arec

Nov. 7, 2011