TOMATOES ‘KEY TO PREVENT PROSTATE CANCER’
A recent study done at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Bristol suggests that men who eat over 10 portions of tomatoes every week can lower their risk of prostate […]
Monthly Archives: August 2014
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF WITH BIRDMAN
The Venice Film Festival has kicked off in Italy with Birdman, a comedy drama about an actor trying to escape the shadow of a famous superhero role.
2 NEW MAYA ANCIENT CITIES FOUND IN MEXICO
Scientists discover two ancient Maya cities in the southeastern part of the Gulf state of Campeche on the tropical forest of Yucatan peninsula.
KOBO LAUNCHES “WORLD’S FIRST” WATERPROOF EBOOK READER
Kobo has launched a new waterproof ebook reader, the Kobo Aura H2O.
ALLERGIC TO PEANUTS? RESEARCHERS ON TRACK TO CHANGE IT
There is promising news for people with peanut allergies: researchers at a U.S. university have found a way to alter the nuts to make them hypoallergenic.
GUT BACTERIA THAT PROTECT AGAINST FOOD ALLERGIES IDENTIFIED
The presence of Clostridia, a common class of gut bacteria, protects against food allergies, a new study in mice finds. By inducing immune responses that prevent food allergens from entering […]
LED ZEPPELIN’S WHOLE LOTTA LOVE VOTED GREATEST GUITAR RIFF OF ALL TIME IN BBC RADIO 2 POLL
It’s the propulsive riff which inspired a generation of air-guitarists. Now Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” has been named the Greatest Guitar Riff of all time in a BBC Radio […]
EMMY AWARDS: SHERLOCK AND BREAKING BAD WIN BIG
BBC One drama Sherlock has won a hat-trick of awards at the US Primetime Emmys in Los Angeles.
SCIENTISTS HAIL CREATION OF WORKING ORGAN MADE FROM LABORATORY CELLS
Reprogrammed cells created in a laboratory have been used to build a complete and functional organ in a living animal for the first time. British scientists produced a working thymus, […]
GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY SITE SPARKS INTENSE INTEREST
Archaeologists excavating a large burial mound in northern Greece that has captivated the public’s imagination have asked politicians and others seeking guided tours of the site to leave them in […]
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