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Happy Teens Grow Up to Be Wealthier Too

Which comes first, happiness or money? A new study suggests that happier teenagers grow up to be richer adults.

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Dyson Award-winner Makes Water Out of Thin Air for Farmers

An Australian designer from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne is the winner of the 2011 James Dyson award for his Airdrop – a low-cost, low-maintenance tecnology for farming in arid areas. Dyson, an Inventor and entrepreneur, said Edward Linacre's invention shows how simple, natural principles such as the condensation of water can be applied to good effect through skilled design and robust engineering.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 November 70 Views

Dyson Award-winner Makes Water Out of Thin Air Helping Farmers

An Australian designer from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne is the winner of the 2011 James Dyson award for his Airdrop – a low-cost, low-maintenance tecnology for farming in arid areas. Dyson, an Inventor and entrepreneur, said Edward Linacre's invention shows how simple, natural principles can be applied to good effect through skilled design and robust engineering.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 November 61 Views

Another Benefit of Fish Oil: Reduces Weight Gain From Fatty Foods

Adding fish oil to your diet can boost microbes that may prevent weight gain.

By Jim Stout

16 September 64 Views

Drug Trial for Autism Shows Promise

After joining a clinical trial at Boston Children's Hospital, Katie Mills started to speak in complete sentences for the first time, her 30-second attention span extended into minutes, and she was finally able to retain information from one day to the next, said her mother, Susan Mills. "We'd had a child who had basically been 2 years old for four years," said Mills, of Whiteville, N.C. But after four months, "she was communicating in ways she had never done before. It was amazing. It was like it was a totally different child.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 September 62 Views

New Vaccine Virtually Scratches Shingles Off Your List of Worries

A new vaccine due out in 2017 is almost completely effective against the shingles virus and doesn't lose its effectiveness over time like the current one.

By Jim Stout

11 September 67 Views

Mediterranean Diet and Extra Olive Oil Can Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

Extra olive oil added to a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fish reduces the risk of breast cancer by 68% compared to a low fat diet.

By Jim Stout

29 September 63 Views

Mind Reading Experiment Lets People Get into Someone Else's Head

People a mile apart were able to read minds in a guessing game by having their brains wired together.

By Jim Stout

27 September 67 Views

War Amputee Flashes New Limbs After Historic Double Arm Transplant

A quadruple-amputee GI proudly showed off his two newly transplanted arms last week by using them to push his wheelchair into a press conference — then vowed to drive a car again. "The arms feel great!" said beaming Iraq War vet Brendan Marrocco, as he displayed his new limbs at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he underwent the extraordinary double transplant Dec. 18.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 January 60 Views

Coffee May Prevent Depression, Scientists Say

A study of 50,000 American women showed that those who drank two or more cups of coffee a day were less likely to get depressed. It is not clear why it might have this effect, but the authors believe caffeine in coffee may alter the brain's chemistry -- it is known to enhance feelings of wellbeing and energy.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 September 59 Views

War Amputee Flashes New Limbs After Historic Double Arm Transplant

A quadruple-amputee GI from Staten Island proudly showed off his two newly transplanted arms yesterday by using them to push his wheelchair into a press conference — then vowed to drive a car again. "The arms feel great!" said beaming Iraq War vet Brendan Marrocco, as he displayed his new limbs at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where he underwent the extraordinary double transplant Dec. 18.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 January 70 Views

FDA Connects Desperate Patients With Experimental Drugs

A little-known FDA program called compassionate use is giving seriously ill people a path to obtaining drugs that are still in testing.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 October 67 Views

Ann Romney Launches Center for MS, Alzheimer's Research

Ann Romney helped launch a major research center this week aimed at finding cures and treatments for Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and other devastating neurological diseases.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 October 62 Views

Cystic Fibrosis Hope Comes as New Gene Therapy Improves Condition

Cystic fibrosis patients treated with gene therapy in the UK saw 3% improvements in lung functions during a year-long study.

By Jim Stout

03 July 54 Views

Dalai Lama, Passionate About Science, Advocates at Stanford for Secular Compassion

The Dalai Lama returned this week on his third visit to Stanford University, drawn to the scientific research conducted at its Center for Compassion and Altruism Research, which was partially funded by the spiritual leader. The Center is at the forefront of a growing movement to bring the tools of psychology and neuroscience to the study of empathy, compassion and altruism.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 October 59 Views