Americans sicker but English die quicker 
Older Americans suffer more chronic disease than their English counterparts, but the English die earlier, according to a study on Thursday that could revive debate about whose health system is better.Researchers at the U.S.-based RAND Corp and Britai...
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Particles of toxic lead
Researchers have found evidence that particles of lead solder used in plumbing may have sickened two Greenville, N.C., children, in one case at a child’s home and in the other case, at a private daycare center.The research team, from the Materials Us...
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Early Humans Had ‘Jaws of Steel’
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How many kittens do I have?
Pn…..Pn….Pnn………. sound very familiar to me, I stopped, looked back but there was nothing again Pn…Pn I can hear loudly I took a long turn and reached on a street now this sound can be heard very clearly, it was about 9.oo PM, I was on bicycle ...
Plastic chemicals ‘feminise boys’
Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys, making them “more feminine”, say US researchers.Males exposed to high doses in the womb went on to be less likely to play with boys’ toys like cars or to join in rough and tumble games, they found....
Climate change complicates plant diseases of the future
Human-driven changes in the earth’s atmospheric composition are likely to alter plant diseases of the future. Researchers predict carbon dioxide will reach levels double those of the preindustrial era by the year 2050, complicating agriculture’s nee...
Folate Helps Repair Damage Linked to Aging and Disease
For more than half a century, scientists have known the importance of folate for good health, especially for expectant mothers. But now, researchers at the University of Florida have discovered an entirely new role the vitamin plays in maintaining h...
Scientists Discover Source of Essential Nutrients for Open-Ocean Algae
For almost three decades, oceanographers have been puzzled by the ability of microscopic algae (“microalgae”) to grow in open-ocean areas where there is very little nitrate, an essential nutrient for the algae.In this week’s issue of the journal Natu...
Cool Killers: The Beauty of Deadly Pathogens
New Influenza on the Block H1N1, also known as the swine flu virus, may be on our minds at the moment, but it is hardly the first pathogen to trigger fear and panic. From the avian flu to the bubonic plague, disease outbreaks have been a constant in...
Extremely dense efficient battery created in lab
Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy.To create this material, researchers crushed xenon difl...
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