Strong Handshake Link To Long Life
The strength of your handshake could be a clue to how long you'll live, say scientists from University College London. They matched older people's balance, grip strength and ability to get up from...
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The strength of your handshake could be a clue to how long you'll live, say scientists from University College London. They matched older people's balance, grip strength and ability to get up from...
Scientists have begun a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent one of Britain's most common birth defects. Every year about 100 children in the UK are born with s...
Google has sped up its internet search engine by launching a new product, Google Instant, that displays results as soon as users type in queries. "This is search at the speed of thought. It repres...
More needs to be done to establish which are safe and effective ways to relieve morning sickness, experts say. There is reluctance to use pharmaceutical products in pregnancy due to Thalidomide, t...
Google has proposed paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network. Launched in February, Buzz enrolled all Gmail users into a social network based around their con...
Mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder alone do not make people more violent, but the tendency of people with psychiatric problems to abuse drugs or alcohol does, scientists said. ...
Nokia, the world's biggest cellphone maker by volume, will introduce new smartphone models next week at its annual media and industry event, aiming to assure investors the company is on track to rec...
Scientists are concerned that exposure to chemicals used in non-stick frying pans could raise cholesterol levels in children after finding a link. They have no proof, but the West Virginia team sa...
Russian police trying to make motorists respect pedestrians on zebra crossings thought of drafting in exotic zebras to halt Moscow traffic. Only, police in the Russian capital could not get any ze...
Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they unsafe, UK experts say. Concerns had been raised about Poly Implant Prostheses - or PIPs - after a Frenc...
Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad. The device offers users "a new galaxy of possibilities" with featur...
NASA is working on a plan to launch a mission to visit and study the sun closer than ever before, China's Xinhua news agency quoted the Jet Propulstion Laboratory (JPL) as saying. The unprecedent...
A growing number of New York sky-scrapers are switching off their lights to help reduce the number of birds hitting the high-rise buildings. The "lights out" project - organised by NYC Audubon - r...
Long-term use of bone-strengthening drugs - used to treat fractures - may boost the risk of oesophageal cancer, Oxford University research suggests. The study of 3,000 people found taking bisphosp...
India will build the world's largest solar telescope in the India-controlled Kashmir's cold desert region of Ladakh, at an estimated cost of US$31 million, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics said ...
Apple has launched a social network as part of the latest version of its iTunes software. Ping, as it is known, allows users to build networks of friends and professional musicians, in a similar w...
Bangladeshi officials say an army major has been dismissed for carrying hundreds of bottles of illegal cough syrup. Reza Shah Mohammad Zillullah was found guilty of transporting the syrup - local...
An ancient reef found in the Pacific may provide clues to what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise. A team of researchers from Australia and New Zealand have discovered a huge 9,000-ye...
Singapore-based technology company D-Links International Pte. Ltd. embraces green approach in products, one of its efforts to save energy and environment, an official said on Wednesday. In an exc...
Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica. The evidence comes from a study of tiny marine animals living either side of the 2km thic...
The cancer mortality rate in China has increased by 80 percent over the past 30 years, and it is reported that some 1.8 million cancer-related deaths annually, Qatar News agency reported, citing Hea...
Many parents are incapable of giving their children the correct dose of liquid medicines, claim Australian researchers. Using household spoons to measure them out could mean a potentially dangerou...
The dinosaurs were wiped out 65 million years ago by at least two meteorite impacts, rather than a single strike, a new study suggests. Previously, scientists had identified a huge impact crater i...
Google Inc launched a website for users who want to sift through news, comments and other information on the Internet in real time, letting them follow conversations on social network hubs such as F...
Battery-like "biofuel cells" could in the future run on an energy drink or even vegetable oil, says a researcher. A prototype cell has been described at a meeting of the American Chemical Society ...
Corneas made in the laboratory have markedly improved the sight of 10 Swedish patients with significant vision loss. Produced entirely from synthetic collagen, the implants offer the tantalising p...