Just a Daydream? Individuals unhappy in their current jobs or careers who might wish to step into a field of growing job openings and enormous potential for professional growth must make the necessary transition from daydream to tangible action. A new career is possible and with the proper education, as well as strong application and interview skills, this dream can become a reality.
It’s amazing what can be accomplished simply by putting forth 100% and not giving up. That’s what 15 year old Jack Andraka did one day when he realized he had an interest in cancer research.
Human beings have about 25,000 genes which make up the cells in our DNA. Often times through genetic mutations, our DNA is defected causing different things to happen in the human body. No, I am not talking about mutants like the X-Men, but real disorders like Cystic Fibrosis or Down Syndrome. Genetic mutations can also cause addictions, for example to alcohol or nicotine. A new study though shows that the addiction to the Internet works in a similar way, through a genetic mutation.
A team of scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital may have discovered the biggest medical breakthrough in our entire lives. Every human needs one thing in order to live - oxygen. Without it, we can’t fill our lungs with air and continue to survive and after only a few minutes our oxygen starved bodies and organs will die. However, a new man-made micro-particle may change all of that forever.
Millions of people across the world suffer from eye degenerative conditions which lead eventually to blindness. Through years and years of research, scientists have now come up with an artificial eye retina which can bring back vision for those that have lost it due to this maladies.
For the past couple of years the pizza vending machine has been in use in parts of Europe, mainly as a concept but in use. After marginal success, the pizza vending machine is now coming to the U.S.!
It’s called “Space Drink” or AS10, and it was created by NASA scientists to protect astronauts from the harmful radiation of the sun. According to NASA and new research from scientists at the University of Utah, drinking the Space Drink will provide noticeable reduction in facial wrinkles and signs of reduction in aging.
For most of us, we live a sedentary lifestyle, behind computers and keyboards sitting most of the day. With junk food at our fingertips and lack of exercise, obesity is only becoming a bigger and bigger issue, literally. So thank God that someone asked these questions. Now we just need this to become a reality.
Attention single guys, and single ladies for that matter - don’t ever get stuck in a sticky situation without a condom (oh yeah, pun fully intended there). With the Playa iPhone case, you can discreetly carry around a condom inside of the case without anyone ever being the wiser.
An international team of scientists from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Sydney and the City University of Hong Kong have created and tested a new portable, battery powered ‘flashlight’ that can kill bacteria with ease using plasma.
A new law in Vancouver, British Columbia and surrounding cities bans the use of indoor tanning facilities for those under the age of 18. The law came with other provisions that require all tanning salons in the area to post signs regarding the dangers of tanning and a recommendation to wear protective eyewear to all those that choose to use tanning beds.
Now that Google has officially shut down Google Health, they still wanted a way to help users with health related issues. Health is one of the top three biggest topics online (Health, Games & Auto). Google has also mined enough data to know that users that search for health symptoms also follow those up with searches for related health conditions.
The healing process for skin on burn victims can take months and months and is a painful arduous process, as you can imagine. The most widely used technique for severe skin burns is for doctors to harvest new skin, through grafting and growing the new skin over the burns to cover them which is a lengthy process.
Researchers at University of Washington have made a discovery in testing with rabbits of a new type of contact lens that will be able to project and display data directly onto the contact lens which of course will sit on your eye like any other contact lens. Data can be fed to the lens where “floating” images and information can be seen by the eye.
Milan is the second largest city in Italy. The city itself is home to over one million people with outlying urban areas with a population over four million. Milan is known for it’s high fashion, style and design. Something you might not know about Milan though is that it’s one of Italy’s most polluted cities.
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