HEALTH | Students mimic game app to help prevent kids from smoking
College students in Manila have found a new way to help prevent kids from smoking: by devising an improvised version...
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BIO-TECH | Scientists unravel secret of human ears’ extreme sensitivity to pick up faint sounds
WASHINGTON -- American scientists found that a gel membrane in the inner ear gave people extraordinary hearing sensitivity so that...
SCI-TECH | DNA could potentially predict people’s lifespan: study
LONDON, ENGLAND -- By looking at people's DNA, researchers can potentially predict whether a person can expect to live longer...
HEALTH | Smoking, drinking linked to different brain areas
BEIJING, CHINA -- A recent international study found that different brain areas are associated with smoking and drinking which may...
HUMAN BEHAVIOR | Mobile phone texting can help smokers quit smoking
WASHINGTON -- A study by Chinese researchers showed that texting on mobile phones could help smokers quit smoking. The study...
MED-TECH | Both low and high carbohydrates in diet could lead to early death: study
WASHINGTON -- Both low-carb diet and high-carb diet could raise the risk of an early death, a recent study revealed....
MED-TECH | Scientists developing simpler, safer medical imaging technique: study
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- A joint research effort by Australia and China has opened the door for far more advanced imaging...
SCI-TECH | Taiwanese researchers develop chip to detect cancer within 30 minutes
TAIPEI, TAIWAN -- A research team in Taiwan has developed a chip with nanoparticles that can detect proteins related to...
SCI-TECH | Brain structure potentially lined with person’s risk-taking tendency
WASHINGTON -- In the future, your eligibility for a specific investment portfolio might be decided by a brain scan test....
CAR TECH | Self-driving vehicles cause higher stress levels to passengers than regular cars: study
BERLIN, GERMANY -- Traveling in vehicles with self-driving technology is experienced as more stressful by passengers than journeys with regular...