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• New method for treating pancreatic cancer developed
• Artificial life comes closer to reality with movement in created worm
• Neanderthals `had ability to speak like humans`
• New Good Night ring promises to make snoring history!
• Why some stars are bigger than others
• Researchers overturn assumption about mercury in Arctic
• Qin Dynasty’s soldiers had `sophisticated` stone armor for protection
• Damage suffered by Curiosity’s aluminum wheels raise concern
• 20 mins of extra walking every day cuts cardiovascular disease risk by a tenth
• Obama Offers Praise and Protest for Congress
• Obama Discusses US Surveillance, Iran, Economy at Year-End News Conference
• Foreign Policy Challenges Will Continue in 2014
• Wall Street Rolls into 2014 with Strong Market Year
• Arab Report Slams US Security Ideas for Palestine
• German Politician Urges Restrictions on US Contractors Passing Data to NSA
• US Astronauts Embark on Spacewalk
• Egypt’s Morsi to Stand Trial for Prison Breaks, Murder
• US Plane Hit in South Sudan, Americans Wounded
• Thai Opposition to Boycott February Vote
• Obama Offers Praise and Protest for Congress

New method for treating pancreatic cancer developed Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:23 PM PST Washington : Researchers have developed a possible new method for treating pancreatic cancer which enables the body's immune system to attack and kill cancer cells. The method uses a drug which breaks down the protective barrier surrounding pancreatic cancer tumours, enabling cancer-attacking T cells to get through. The drug is used in combination with an […]

Artificial life comes closer to reality with movement in created worm Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:22 PM PST London : A project aiming to create artificial life has made a new breakthrough – the simulated worm is now able to move. The Open Worm project's target is to build a lifelike copy of a nematode roundworm entirely out of computer code, the BBC reported. This week, the inventors of the worm added code […]

Neanderthals `had ability to speak like humans` Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:22 PM PST Washington : Researchers analyzing Neanderthal's fossilised hyoid bone – a horseshoe-shaped structure in the neck – have suggested that the species, just like humans, had the ability to speak. This theory has been suspected ever since the 1989 discovery of a Neanderthal hyoid in the Kebara Cave in Israel, however, the theory gained credence after […]

New Good Night ring promises to make snoring history! Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:22 PM PST London : A ring has been invented by Michael Carter-Smith – a saxophonist in the 1960s with rock band Amen Corner – and who claims that it targets pressure points on one's finger, and cuts snoring in 85 per cent of people. The Good Night ring, which costs 30 pounds, relies on the ancient Chinese […]

Why some stars are bigger than others Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:21 PM PST Washington : Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope to survey the cores of some of the darkest, coldest, and densest clouds in Milky Way galaxy to search for the telltale signs of star formation. These objects, known as infrared dark clouds, were observed approximately 10,000 light-years away in the direction of […]

Researchers overturn assumption about mercury in Arctic Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:20 PM PST Washington : For years, researchers assumed that if mercury's high and increasing in fish in the North American and European Arctic, the same would also stand true of fish elsewhere in the Arctic. However, a team of researchers from the U.S., Russia, and Canada discovered that assumption was wrong in much of the continental Arctic. […]

Qin Dynasty’s soldiers had `sophisticated` stone armor for protection Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:20 PM PST Beijing : A new archeological discovery has shown that the sculptured Terracotta soldiers, created to look after Qin Shihuang, founding emperor of the Qin Dynasty, in his afterlife, had armor and helmets made of stone for protection. Archaeologists believe that they have unearthed an underground armory in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province at Shihuang's […]

Damage suffered by Curiosity’s aluminum wheels raise concern Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:19 PM PST Washington : Photographs obtained from Curiosity's robotic arm-mounted Mars Hand Lens Imager have shown marked wear and tear on the rover's front left wheel. The pictures have also highlighted scratched and punctures in its thin aluminum material, but the lead rover driver Matt Heverly said that such damages were to be expected, Discovery News reported. […]

20 mins of extra walking every day cuts cardiovascular disease risk by a tenth Posted: 21 Dec 2013 12:18 PM PST London : A new study has revealed that walking just 20 minutes extra every day could cuts the risk of cardiovascular episodes such as heart attacks by eight per cent. According to experts, increasing daily exercise by just 2,000 steps may be good for older people who may struggle to exercise regularly and is recommended […]

Obama Offers Praise and Protest for Congress Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:57 AM PST U.S. President Barack Obama has praised Congress for passing a budget, which he says will help chart the economic course of the country for the next two years. In his weekly address Saturday, Obama also cited congressional votes that resulted in “dedicated and well-qualified” public servants doing their jobs for the American people. However, the […]

Obama Discusses US Surveillance, Iran, Economy at Year-End News Conference Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:56 AM PST WHITE HOUSE — In an end-of-year news conference, President Barack Obama discussed U.S. electronic surveillance by the National Security Agency, the recent budget deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers, the flawed rollout of his health care reform law, his low approval ratings, and nuclear talks with Iran. Obama began by pointing to news he says […]

Foreign Policy Challenges Will Continue in 2014 Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:55 AM PST WHITE HOUSE — 2013 was a challenging year for President Barack Obama in foreign policy. Obama had his hands full in 2013 — from controversy over his response to Syrian chemical weapons attacks, to a groundbreaking telephone call with Iran’s new president and negotiations for a nuclear deal. He had a summit with China’s leader, […]

Wall Street Rolls into 2014 with Strong Market Year Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:54 AM PST NEW YORK — U. S. stock markets made strong gains in 2013, climbing more than 3000 points since January. The Federal Reserve decision to trim its stimulus as of January, 2014 encouraged investors further. Analysts are all smiles about 2013 but slightly wary of 2014. The ticker in Times Square tells the story. The runup […]

Arab Report Slams US Security Ideas for Palestine Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:50 AM PST CAIRO — The Arab League on Saturday rejected U.S. proposals that would allow Israeli soldiers to be stationed on the eastern border of a future Palestinian state, underscoring the challenge facing a U.S. effort to wrap up a peace deal by April. At an emergency meeting called at the request of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas […]

German Politician Urges Restrictions on US Contractors Passing Data to NSA Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:50 AM PST BERLIN -U.S. contracting companies such as Cisco, which manages much of the German armed forces’ data, should be contractually barred from passing sensitive information to the U.S. security services, a spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives was quoted saying. German news magazine Focus on Saturday cited Hans-Peter Uhl, parliamentary spokesman on interior policy for the […]

US Astronauts Embark on Spacewalk Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:49 AM PST Astronauts from the U.S. space agency have begun the first of a series of three spacewalks to repair a faulty cooling pump on the International Space Station. Two astronauts stepped out of the ISS Saturday, just after 12 UTC.  NASA says the two will spend nearly seven hours working outside the orbiting spacecraft where they […]

Egypt’s Morsi to Stand Trial for Prison Breaks, Murder Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:48 AM PST Egyptian prosecutors say ousted President Mohamed Morsi will stand trial for organizing jail breaks and the murder of police officers during the country’s popular uprising nearly three years ago. It will be the third trial announced for Mr. Morsi, on separate charges, as authorities widen their crackdown on him Muslim Brotherhood group. About 130 other […]

US Plane Hit in South Sudan, Americans Wounded Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:48 AM PST The U.S. military says unidentified gunmen have opened fire on at least one U.S. military plane involved in a rescue mission in South Sudan. The U.S. Africa Command says four U.S. service members were wounded during the incident on Saturday, which took place as the U.S. was trying to evacuate Americans from Bor, a city […]

Thai Opposition to Boycott February Vote Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:46 AM PST BANGKOK — Thailand’s main opposition Democrat Party says it will boycott national elections in early February because it does not see how the vote can resolve the current political crisis. With more anti-government protests expected, analysts and Thai army leaders say the boycott announcement is an additional concern. Opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva announced […]

Obama Offers Praise and Protest for Congress Posted: 21 Dec 2013 11:46 AM PST U.S. President Barack Obama has praised Congress for passing a budget, which he says will help chart the economic course of the country for the next two years. In his weekly address Saturday, Obama also cited congressional votes that resulted in “dedicated and well-qualified” public servants doing their jobs for the American people. However, the […]

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