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Obesity In Children May Be Triggered By Grandparents' TLC, Study Finds

Saranya Palanisamy   | Jul 17, 2015 07:22 AM EDT

Children taken care of by grandparents tend to be twice as likely to be obese than children brought up by their parents, reports a study published on Friday, 17 July 2015 carried out in Southern Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Hechi. read more

Obesity In Children May Be Triggered By Grandparents' TLC, Study Finds

Saranya Palanisamy   | Jul 17, 2015 07:22 AM EDT

Children taken care of by grandparents tend to be twice as likely to be obese than children brought up by their parents, reports a study published on Friday, 17 July 2015 carried out in Southern Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Hechi. read more

Water on Pluto? New Horizons Also Reveals Pluto's Mysterious Moon Charon

Ana Verayo   | Jul 17, 2015 06:27 AM EDT

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft also reveals a new image of Pluto's moon Charon showing a mysterious feature and more. read more

Graphene: New Millennium’s Wonder Material; ‘3D’ White Graphene To Diversify Gadget Cooling?

KJ Belonio   | Jul 17, 2015 05:46 AM EDT

Known to possess many extraordinary properties, graphene is deemed to be the new millennium’s wonder material. In a new analysis, a team of researchers from Rice University discovered that three-dimensional white graphene structures can diversify gadget cooling. read more

Only 10% Of Shanghai Waterways Are In Good Quality, Local Environmental Authority Says

Roguero Caler   | Jul 17, 2015 05:07 AM EDT

An alarming finding was revealed by Shanghai’s local environmental authority this week, stating that only 10 percent of China’s biggest city are functioning well while approximately 65 percent are so polluted they are not doing well at all. read more

Amgen Announces BLINCYTO A Successful Drug For Leukemia In Phase 2 Trial

Saranya Palanisamy   | Jul 17, 2015 05:16 AM EDT

BLINCYTO, a drug for relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, was found to be a great success in phase 2 trials, announced Amgen on Thursday, July 16. read more

Amgen Announces BLINCYTO A Successful Drug For Leukemia In Phase 2 Trial

Saranya Palanisamy   | Jul 17, 2015 05:16 AM EDT

BLINCYTO, a drug for relapsed or refractory Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, was found to be a great success in phase 2 trials, announced Amgen on Thursday, July 16. read more

Manatee: 5 Fun Facts About This Large and Slow-Moving Sea Cow

KJ Belonio   | Jul 17, 2015 03:54 AM EDT

A gentle sea cow known as the manatee has recently been making some buzz after it was seen swimming north and just kept going. According to ABC 2, the large and slow-moving marine mammal was found swimming about in St. George Creek, a Potomac River tributary near Waldorf, Maryland. read more

Chicken Nuggets Recall 2015: Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Contamination Elicits Class 1 Recall

Quadey Humile   | Jul 17, 2015 03:49 AM EDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on its site Wednesday July 15, a Class 1 recall of approximately 20,232 pounds of chicken nuggets. read more

Chicken Nuggets Recall 2015: Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Contamination Elicits Class 1 Recall

Quadey Humile   | Jul 17, 2015 03:49 AM EDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on its site Wednesday July 15, a Class 1 recall of approximately 20,232 pounds of chicken nuggets. read more

Research Unravels Genetic Mystery of Breast and Ovarian Cancers

Saranya Palanisamy   | Jul 17, 2015 03:20 AM EDT

Researchers from Francis Crick Institute, formerly known as UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation, have come up with a breakthrough discovery in breast and ovarian cancers that had been in quest for decades. Scientist from Francis Crick Institute funded by Cancer Research UK cracked the genetic cause of some of the breast and ovarian cancers. read more

Research Unravels Genetic Mystery of Breast and Ovarian Cancers

Saranya Palanisamy   | Jul 17, 2015 03:20 AM EDT

Researchers from Francis Crick Institute, formerly known as UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation, have come up with a breakthrough discovery in breast and ovarian cancers that had been in quest for decades. Scientist from Francis Crick Institute funded by Cancer Research UK cracked the genetic cause of some of the breast and ovarian cancers. read more

Russia, Denmark, Other Arctic Nations Prevent Fishing Around North Pole

Cecille Marie Gumban   | Jul 17, 2015 03:51 AM EDT

According to Science Blog, a declaration was signed on July 16 to prevent the unregulated commercial fishing in high seas portion of central Arctic Ocean, the five countries involved in the said signing were Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark in respect of Greenland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Russian federation and the United States of America. read more

Polar Bears In Peril? Melting Ice Habitat And Poor Adaptation Threaten Survival

Quadey Humile   | Jul 17, 2015 03:50 AM EDT

Polar bears could be in greater peril than what experts thought as their natural ice habitat continues to melt. read more

Mosquitoes Use Sense Of Smell To Locate Meals, Study Finds

Cecille Marie Gumban   | Jul 17, 2015 04:25 AM EDT

Mosquitoes are really goodin looking for their meals, but before mosquitoes set their eyes on a new meal — primarily blood — it can already smell a host's blood from across a room. read more

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