Smoking has always been bad but researchers found out recently its effects are amplified when a smoker starts puffing the moment he or she wakes up. In a study, these types of smokers are found to have higher levels of a tobacco carcinogen metabolite... 

A two-year old baby and fourteen adults infected with HIV are said to have been ‘cured’ after blasts of Antiretroviral drugs (ARV). The baby was said to have been born to a woman with HIV. The child underwent treatment almost immediately... 

Diclofenac, according to studies, is the most used and most popular painkiller in the world. It may not be as popular as other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in the United States, its popularity is boosted in, at least, 15 countries as it... 

An interesting theory claims that a lifespan for every living creature is equivalent to about 1 billion heartbeats (in average). The theory is based on the correlation between metabolic rate (heart rate) and size of the species. Thus, referring to this... 

IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is a computer titan that has become stock in the world of business and supercomputers. After being founded in mid-1911, their main focus was providing top-quality tabulating and computing machines for... 

We’ve seen the Shake-Weight become a huge infomercial success, either as a gag gift or for actual exercise. But what if there was a more practical use for shaking something repetitively? Well, a few scientists created a cell phone charger to solve... 

What does it take to be the world’s most powerful computer? Is it still the towering colossus of a machine like that of Deep Thought from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, or can it fit in a normal office building? Well the United State’s... 

Happiness is a wonderful feeling but how does one judge who is the happiest person in the world? Well neuroscience has come a long way to show how one Tibetan monk/molecular geneticist truly has the world’s happiest brain. Matthieu Ricard is a... 

Alchemy is one of the greatest mythological feats of science, to make lead into gold, and it has long been stated as impossible. Now it seems like a team of scientists at Michigan State University has succeeded in this supposed magic by using bacteria... 

There have been many hands-free devices for gaming, computers, and even mobility, i.e. Playstation EyeToy, XBox Kinect, and Leap Motion. However, all of those devices still require the use of your hands, even if you’re not actually touching anything;...