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No evidence North Korean leader dead: US official
Washington, Feb 11 - The US intelligence has found no evidence to suggest that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was dead, an official said following web posts in China that claimed Kim was assassinated in Beijing.
US intelligence officials have been looking into such rumours for more than a week, the official told CNN.
"With that society, you can never be 100 percent sure, but we just don't see any evidence of it. It's a closed society, but at this point we do not believe it's true," he said.
Wastewater plant in NY offers special Valentine’s Day tour
New York, Feb 11 : New Yorkers have an option of a highly unusual place they can take their Valentine this year - the Newtown Creek Wastewater Plant.
The Department of Environmental Protection is offering a Valentine's morning tour of the city's Newtown Creek Wastewater treatment plant.
"It's a unique date, and one they'll never forget," the New York Daily News quoted plant superintendent Jim Pynn as saying.
Pynn hosts public tours every month, but in honour of the holiday, visitors will get a special candy treat.
"Couples and singles and children and old folks - whoever shows up is welcome to a Hershey kiss," he said.
New survey shows Santorum trails Obama by just four percent in White House race
Washington, Feb 11 : Former US Senator Rick Santorum could give President Barack Obama tough competition in the White House if he is elected as the Republican presidential nominee, a new poll has suggested.
According to a Rasmussen survey, Santorum trails Obama by just four percent in a potential head-to-head matchup.
The poll, that covered 1500 likely voters, showed that Obama would get 46 percent of the vote compared to Santorum’s 42 percent, The New York Daily News reports.
Google privacy policy does not violate settlement with US regulators
Washington, Feb 11 : Internet search giant Google has claimed that the upcoming changes in its privacy policy do not violate a settlement it struck with US consumer protection agency last year.
Google told the Federal Trade Commission in a self-assessment report that the new policy is fully in compliance with the company’s settlement with the federal government.
The report, obtained by Politico Friday, said that Google has gone to “exceptional lengths” to tell its users what data it harvests and what it does with it, The Los Angeles Times reports.
Market Seems Shiny for Droid RAZR Maxx, Though Challenges Exist
After analyzing all aspects of the promising Droid RAZR Maxx, one thing can be stated without one bit of a doubt which creates an extremely amazing confront in a variety of ways.
US military trying to upgrade 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb
Washington, Feb 11: The US military''s 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator requires an "urgent" upgrade, Pentagon officials have said.
US officials are trying to ensure that 20 of the bombs are battle-ready though they have been tight-lipped on potential targets, Fox News reports.
The bomb has been developed by the air force in conjunction with Boeing to attack concrete bunkers and tunnel facilities, and the Pentagon has requested 81 million dollar in reallocated funds from Congress to get it ready for use.
Anonymous Hacks CIA’s Website
It has recently been found in a report that Anonymous, the popular hacker group, has been agreeing that it has hacked the Central Intelligence Agency site. The report says that the site has become unable to be accessed by anyone for a week.
Blocking DNA repair enzyme could eventually lead to cancer therapy
Washington, Feb 11 : Scientists have shed light on what happens in cells when DNA is damaged.
The research group in the Faculty of Medicine `n' Dentistry at the University of Alberta hopes that their latest discovery could one day be used to develop new therapies that target certain types of cancers.
Mark Glover, his graduate student Zahra Havali-Shahriari and post-doctoral fellow Nicolas Coquelle solved the structure of a DNA repair enzyme called polynucleotide kinase/phosphatase, or PNKP.
This allows them to see what is happening when this enzyme is repairing DNA.
Blocking DNA repair enzyme could eventually lead to cancer therapy
Washington, Feb 11 : Scientists have shed light on what happens in cells when DNA is damaged.
The research group in the Faculty of Medicine `n' Dentistry at the University of Alberta hopes that their latest discovery could one day be used to develop new therapies that target certain types of cancers.
Mark Glover, his graduate student Zahra Havali-Shahriari and post-doctoral fellow Nicolas Coquelle solved the structure of a DNA repair enzyme called polynucleotide kinase/phosphatase, or PNKP.
This allows them to see what is happening when this enzyme is repairing DNA.
Breastfeeding Prevents Asthma up to Six Years
We know a good big list of all those benefits that breast feeding an infant can get. After six years of study and research, there is addition of one more in the list.
Yes, researchers have recently revealed in their findings that breast feeding an infant gives him a strong protection against developing health problems like asthma or wheezing.
Criticism Rising Against Bike Helmet Harm Study
Cycling with a helmet stands very important when we talk about the risks of damage that can be caused to the rider in case of any tragedy. But a new research does not conclude similar findings rather the research is criticizing the law that has made it mandatory for the cyclists to wear helmets.
Venus could be shifting gears
Washington, Feb 11 : A spacecraft orbiting Venus has revealed that Earth's cloud-covered neighbour is rotating a little slower than previously measured.
Peering through the dense atmosphere in the infrared, the ESA's Venus Express spacecraft found surface features were not quite where they should be.
Using the VIRTIS instrument at infrared wavelengths to penetrate the thick cloud cover, scientists studied surface features and discovered that some were displaced by up to 20 km from where they should be given the accepted rotation rate as measured by NASA's Magellan orbiter in the early 1990s.
Power of estrogen turns male snakes into gay charmers
Washington, Feb 11 : Boosting the estrogen levels of male garter snakes triggers them to secrete the same pheromones that females use to attract suitors, and turns them into just about the sexiest reptile on the block - attracting dozens of other males keen to mate.
This experiment in the famed garter snake caverns of Manitoba, Canada, was one of the first in a field setting to ever quantify the effects of estrogen as a stimulant of pheromones, scientists said.
This estrogen, they said, is the same exact chemical found in many animal species, ranging from snakes to amphibians, fish, mammals and humans.
US Navy to name littoral combat ship after former congresswoman Giffords
Washington, Feb 11 : US Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has announced that the next Independence variant littoral combat ship will be named after former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt last year.
Giffords was shot in the head in January 2011 by a gunman outside a grocery store in Tucson, Arizona.
"I am pleased to honor Gabrielle Giffords and the people of Arizona with the naming of this ship," The Los Angeles Times quoted Secreatary Mabus, as saying.
Phosphate additives used in fast food ‘pose risk to health’
Washington, Feb 11 : Excessive consumption of phosphate is damaging to health due to which food products containing its additives should be labelled, researchers have recommended.
Eberhard Ritz and his co-authors selectively reviewed the literature on the subject, which documents the fact that ex-cessive phosphate consumption elevates mortality in patients with renal disease.
Recent studies have also shown that phosphate apparently damages blood vessels and induces aging pro-cesses. Free phosphate, the type found in food additives, is entirely resorbed in the gastroin-testinal tract.
Phosphate additives used in fast food ‘pose risk to health’
Washington, Feb 11 : Excessive consumption of phosphate is damaging to health due to which food products containing its additives should be labelled, researchers have recommended.
Eberhard Ritz and his co-authors selectively reviewed the literature on the subject, which documents the fact that ex-cessive phosphate consumption elevates mortality in patients with renal disease.
Recent studies have also shown that phosphate apparently damages blood vessels and induces aging pro-cesses. Free phosphate, the type found in food additives, is entirely resorbed in the gastroin-testinal tract.
Awlaki directed ‘underwear bomber’ to carry out Christmas Day terror plot
Washington, Feb 11 : Slain America-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki personally directed a terror plot to take down a plane over Detroit, which a Nigerian man tried to carry out on Christmas Day in 2009, a memo has revealed.
A Justice Department memo released ahead of the sentencing next week of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, also known as the "underwear bomber," described how Awlaki tested the Nigerian's commitment to jihad, arranged for him to meet a bomb-maker, and told him to get on a US airliner and detonate his explosives over America.
Whanganui Health Board Discusses Maternity Unit’s Future
It has been revealed that the Whanganui District Health Board conducted a meeting in regard to the shifting of maternity services to Palmerston North. It was first time when all the board members were present in the meeting which continued for three hours.
Unknown Facts Revealed About Ovarian Cancer
As per recent reports, it has been revealed that a renowned ovarian cancer researcher Dr. Lucy Gilbert, from the McGill University Health Centre has revealed some of the unknown facts about ovarian cancer.
The cancer is said to be lead to death as its detection is quite impossible. A number of researches have been conducted, but none of them were able to provide a good medication which can reduce the number of ovarian cancer cases.
High school kids perform best with 7 hours sleep
Washington, Feb 11 : 16-18 year olds perform better academically when they shave about two hours off from 9 hours of sleep recommended for them by federal guidelines, a new study has claimed.
The new study by Eric Eide and Mark Showalter from Brigham Young University is the first in a series of studies where they examine sleep and its impact on our health and education.
"We're not talking about sleep deprivation," Eide, the study author said.
"The data simply says that seven hours is optimal at that age," he said.
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