Scientists report today that artificial blood vessels made using a person’s own skin cells work well in patients receiving kidney dialysis. The new blood vessels mark the first vascular grafts to be derived entirely from a patient’s own tissues, which lowers the odds of a harmful immune reaction. To speed the procedure of renal...
Allergies Abound Due to Freedom From Lice
A University of Nottingham study is holding freedom from louse infestation responsible for increased allergic reactions. The finding means that the epidemic of allergic disorders in modern, urban people might be due to our having rid ourselves of lice and worms. As per “hygiene hypothesis” humans’ immune systems evolved to compensate for continual infections...
Antioxidant in Berries Stops Wrinkles
New research presented at the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting being held in New Orleans that a specific type of antioxidant phytochemical called ellagic acid holds the promise of enhancing our bodies on the outside. In fact, it may hold the key to successfully slowing down or even stopping skin aging. Researchers in the laboratory...
Woman attacked by 200-pound wild hog
St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue reported that a 26-year-old woman was told there was a pig in her back yard on Monday afternoon. When she went outside to investigate, the 200-pound animal charged her, cutting the back of her left leg. Officials said a wild hog attacked a woman in the back yard of...
Bluetooth 3.0 Launched Officially
As reported by PC Magazine, the latest revision to the Bluetooth Core Specification was officially unveiled earlier this week – and it brings some nice new features to the party. Building on the existing Bluetooth technology, Bluetooth 3.0 increases the speed of data transfer dramatically by piggybacking on available 802.11 wireless network connections –...
