Saturday, 2 February 2008

Hot water and baby bottles don't mix

Hot water appears to increase the release of bisphenol A by 55%.
The Bisphenol A leaks out of the polycarbonate plastic.

Saturday, 26 January 2008

Shoes may have been worn 40,000 years ago

The shape and bone density of toe bones from Tianyuan cave near Beijing, China suggests the person whom the toe bones belonged to ,wore shoes.

fossilied Skull found in China

Found in the Xuchang area of Henan province, the skull is believed to be 80,000-100,000 years old.

It supposedly has a fossilised brain membrane.

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

Repairing damaged hearts with stem cells injection

60 patients with the worst prognosis will be recruited and will be injected with stem cells extracted from their bone marrow.

230,000 people die from heart attacks in the UK.

Pregnant women and caffeine

A study has concluded that pregnant women who drunk 2 or more mugs of coffee had a 25% chance of miscarriage.

Tea, chocolate or cola drinks also have risks.

A recent study has linked caffeine intake of over 200mg a day with small babies.

It is also recommended tha mothers should abstain rom cafeine during first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Friday, 18 January 2008

New uacari monkey species found

Found in he Pico de Neblina area in north-western Amazonia on the Brazil-Venezuala border, it has been called cacajao ayresii after Marcio Ayres,pioneer of studies on uacaris.

Longer legs considered more attractive

Legs which are 5% longer than the average leg were preferred more.

Shorter legs are associated wih heart problems and type II diabetes.