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Mar 26, 2013 08:17 AM EDT

Blood Monitoring Implant Designed to Warn of Impending Heart Attacks

A team of scientists from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed the world's smallest medical implant that monitors your blood and cautions your smartphone on detecting any signs of an impending heart attack.

Mar 26, 2013 07:57 AM EDT

More Than 3 Hours of TV-Viewing in 5 Year Olds Linked to Antisocial Behaviour

A latest study by researchers from Glasgow University emphasizes on the need for parents to curb the amount of time their young kids spend parked in front of the TV; because more than three hours of TV-watching is linked to increased risk of antisocial behavior.

Mar 26, 2013 05:45 AM EDT

Isolation and Loneliness Linked to Increased Death Risk in Old People

A recent finding published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows a disturbing correlation between social isolation and higher risk of death in older people.

Mar 26, 2013 04:29 AM EDT

Temporary Black Henna Tattoos Linked to Adverse Skin Allergies: FDA

The latest warning from the Food and Drug Administration states that many temporary tattoos, including black henna tattoos, are not necessarily safe, as they cause adverse skin allergies.

Mar 26, 2013 03:59 AM EDT

Skin-Eating Amphibian Discovered in French Guiana

Scientists from Harvard University have discovered a new species of caecilian in French Guiana where the new born peel off and feed on their mother's skin,

Mar 25, 2013 01:02 PM EDT

Seal Pup Found in Swedish Forest

Almost six kilometers from the closest sea, a seal pup was found in a forest in eastern Sweden on Sunday. Police authorities and residents are surprised and puzzled as to how the seal pup arrived in the forest.

Mar 25, 2013 12:37 PM EDT

Pilot Whales Stranded on Cape Town Beach being Rescued

Several rescue teams scrambled on a beach in South African city of Cape town where nineteen pilot whales were seen stranded on Sunday out of which out of which seven whales died, reports AFP.

Mar 25, 2013 12:09 PM EDT

Physically Active Children Less Likely to Develop Fracture in Old Age

A latest study from Sweden states that physically active children are at a lower risk of developing fractures in old age. The findings are presented at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in Chicago.

Mar 25, 2013 09:23 AM EDT

Vial Containing Rare Venezuelan Virus Missing from Texas Lab

A small vial containing a rare Venezuelan virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever has gone missing from research facility at the University of Texas Medical Branch's (UTMB) Galveston National Laboratory.

Mar 25, 2013 06:12 AM EDT

Bill Gates Offers $1 M to Invent World's Next-Generation Condom

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates promises to offer a $100,000 grant through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to anyone, from students and scientists to entrepreneurs, who can invent a next-generation condom.

Mar 25, 2013 04:35 AM EDT

Swiss Healer Found Guilty of Deliberately Infecting 16 People with HIV

A self proclaimed healer has been convicted on Friday by a Swiss court in Bern for deliberately infecting 16 people with HIV. The acupuncturist has been sentenced to 12 years and nine months in jail.

Mar 23, 2013 08:43 AM EDT

Rescued Sea Otter Moves to Monterey Bay Aquarium

A female otter pup is officially being shifted to the Vancouver Aquarium after thousands of hours of rehabilitative care. A team from Vancouver Aquarium spent more than 2,000 hours working with the Alaska SeaLife Center in rehabilitation and critical care of the orphaned pup.