Antioxidant Shows Promise in Parkinson’s Disease
Diapocynin, a synthetic molecule derived from a naturally occurring compound (apocynin), has been found to protect neurobehavioral function in mice with Parkinson's Disease symptoms by preventing deficits in motor coordination.
Low Birth Weight May Be Risk Factor for Age-Related Vision Loss
Study suggests doctors may need to keep a closer eye on vision concerns in patients born with a low birth weight.
Fate of the Heart: Researchers Track Cellular Events Leading to Cardiac Regeneration
Studies in zebrafish reveal abundant potential source for repair of injured heart muscle.
Adult Prescription Use Directly Linked to Poisoning of Children: Study
Drugs are harming and killing American children at an astounding rate these days - no, not "street" drugs like cocaine and ecstasy, but rather pharmaceutical drugs like statins and opioid painkillers.
3,000 Year Old Logic: Don’t Sell Your Gold
Recently, the London auction house Christie's offered for sale what it described as a 'stunning piece of jewelry'. Christie's advertised a solid gold bracelet that's about 3,000 years old. It dates to the Iron Age, and was unearthed - yes, dug out of the ground - in Portugal, or old pre-Roman Lusitania.
The Pressure is Building in China’s Economy
Yesterday we discussed how financial conditions were becoming tighter across the globe as markets responded to US Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's attempts to pull back on the scale of quantitative easing. Right now, the Federal Reserve is monetising around $85 billion per month in Treasuries and mortgage backed securities.
Inside Ben Bernanke’s Doomsday Device
Those who think the world is warming up should visit Edinburgh. It is a city made of stone. Yellow stone. Brown stone. Almost black stone. Almost every building is built of stone. And the entire city sits on a rock...
China Introduces New Rules to Combat Air Pollution
Beijing- China's Council has set new rules to curb air pollution one of the many environmental hazards that are plaguing the country. The council has promised to preserve the resources vowing "tough measures for tough tasks"
More Countries Abandon GM Seeds, Crops In Response to Widespread Public Disapproval
Two more countries have taken a bold stand against genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), according to new reports.
Disappointing Day for Tiger, Rory
Top-ranked duo Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy both saw their US Open bids come undone at Merion on Saturday.
Woods Completes Worst Ever Score
Tiger Woods completed his worst ever 72-hole score as a professional at a major when he finished the US Open with a four-over round of 74 on Sunday.
Tech Expert Urges Americans to 'Quit Google, Facebook' over NSA Surveillance Revelations
In light of revelations that the federal government's massive spy apparatus has been unleashed on its own citizens, some tech experts are now advising users of social media and other Internet-based sites that have helped Uncle Sam pry into your life to stop using them altogether.
Is your 'Gluten-Free' or 'Vegan' Diet Truly Healthy?
Gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan are all the rage these days. Many people, whether they have a food allergy or not, believe that foods with these and other common labeling distinctions are automatically healthier than other foods.
Hot & Fired. Being Too Sexy Can Be Too Much
Attractiveness makes people's lives easier or at least some people think so.
Obama Massive Spy Apparatus Intended to 'Destroy' all Privacy Nationwide
Amid news that the National Security Agency, or NSA, has data-mined the information of millions of Americans with the help of telecom Verizon and has built the capacity to gather all electronically transmitted data on every single American at any time, comes news from the reporter who initially broke the story that we are merely seeing the tip of the anti-privacy iceberg.
Solar-Powerd Plane Flies Cross Country Making a Stop in Washington
Solar-Powerd Plane Flies Cross Country Making a Stop in Washington
Study: Kinky People are Mentally Healthier
Uh oh. A recent study scores a huge win for naughtiness. Practitioners of sexual sadism and masochism have been proven to be psychologically healthier than their vanilla counterparts.
Beaumont Neurosurgeons Save Baby’s Life After Ruptured Brain Aneurysm
Kathy and Bill Janelle felt blessed after the birth of their twins, William and Shae. Though the new baby brother and sister duo arrived six weeks early, both were seemingly healthy - weighing about five pounds each.
Global Cooling as Significant as Global Warming
A "cold snap" 116 million years ago triggered a similar marine ecosystem crisis to the ones witnessed in the past as a result of global warming, according to research published in Nature Geoscience.
Are You One of the Market Elites?
Before we get to the wonderful world of investing, it's important to set the scene. Make yourself a cup of hot chocolate, sit down and get ready for your blood to boil. You're about to find out how financial markets really work...
Truth or Dare Time for the Investment Industry
Since the early 1980's the financial sector has ridden an extraordinary wave of prosperity. The combination of increasing debt levels and rising share markets turbo-charged the growth in the banking and investment industries.
It’s One Big Property Boom Debate
The lesson of today's Daily Reckoning is that if you want to blow a massive asset bubble in order to make people feel wealthier, you had better do it in the real estate market and not the stock market. Liquidity driven gains in the stock market are bigger, faster, and more impressive in the short term. But they're also easy come, easy go.
How the Australian Dollar Stole Your Capital Gains
Before we identify the thief of your capital gains, a quick note to make sure you don't miss out on tomorrow's instalment of the revolution. What revolution?
Treat your Diabetes Naturally with CoQ10
Neuropathy, or nerve damage, is the most common cause of injury and death in people with diabetes. Preliminary studies suggest, however, that this debilitating condition may be treatable by boosting your body's levels of a substance that it is already producing: Coenzyme Q10, or CoQ10.
What Crime Lies Behind Booz Allen Hamilton
'Behind every great fortune is a great crime,' said French novelist Honoré de Balzac. What crime lies behind Booz Allen Hamilton?
Sheer Yoga Pants Forces Lululemon CEO Christine Day To Step Down
Canadian sportswear retailer Lululemon Athletica - CEO, Christine Day is stepping down after the recent problems with a line of yoga pants that were inconsiderately see through.
Yahoo Inc. to Delete and Recycle Inactive Accounts, Says Marissa Mayer
That Yahoo Inc.'s CEO Marissa Mayer manages to stay in news again for the once-largest search engine and email services giant was again highlighted with news of the company announcing probable deletion of inactive user accounts.
World Bank Lowers Global Growth Forecast As Economy Enters “New Normal”
The World Bank on Wednesday lowered its growth estimate for the global economy in 2013, in part due to the spiralling eurozone crisis, but said that outlook appears more stable than just before the 2008 financial crisis.
Tracking Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Real-Time
New Canadian surveillance system monitors tuberculosis and could be used for SARS-like outbreaks
Lead Acts to Trigger Schizophrenia
Mice engineered with a human gene for schizophrenia and exposed to lead during early life exhibited behaviors and structural changes in their brains consistent with schizophrenia.