A new Research Center (PRC) Internet study shows that about 15 percent of United States adults do not use the Internet. The percentage of offline Americans has been unchanged during the past two years, suggesting that getting the non-Internet population online could be very challenging.
Over the weekend, Chinese Suduko lovers set a new Guinness World Record after solving a multi-Sudoku puzzle, which is considered as the largest in the world. The puzzle was specifically created by the Beijing Sudoku Association.
United Kingdom (UK) researchers have developed the molecule "Compound 14" that mimics exercise, and could one day be used in new drugs as treatments for medical conditions such as obesity and type-2 diabetes. Their particle works by blocking an enzyme that is key in human metabolism.
Laleh Mohmedi from Melbourne, Australia, takes mealtime preparation up a notch with her creation of healthy foods that resemble her two-year-old son's favorite characters on a plate and share photos of them on social media.
Recent research shows that the medical condition "otitis media with effusion" (OME) can be cured safely and effectively without surgery, by using nostrils to inflate a nasal balloon. "Glue ear" occurs when an inflamed middle ear fills up with fluid that does not drain away properly, with the build-up occasionally resulting in an infection.
Quanjude now offers the “peony duck” or Peking roast duck to the general public and serves it in all its branches in Beijing. The dish is artistically presented looking like a peony in full bloom.
A man from northwest China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region has found a “jumping mouse,” reported to be the smallest in the world, with photos widely circulating online.
The United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing details about a college student who ate a pot cookie and then jumped from the fourth floor of a Holiday Inn in Colorado. It spotlights a public campaign about edible marijuana, which includes a call for further regulation. That could include better labels, more education, and guidelines that promote small portion sizes for cannabis products.
Three years after the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) surfaced in Saudi Arabia it has infected 1,227 or more people and killed one-third of them; and recently resulted in 186 infections in South Korea. No prescription drugs exist for the virus' treatment. The first medications and vaccines will be based on both public policy and scientific research, and their development will be challenging due to the disease not being an epidemic.
Chinese employees have been choosing not to use the paid leaves they are entitled to by law.
A 13-year-old lioness name 'Cecil' of Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park's fame was lured out of her lair then beheaded for 50,000 Euro Bounty. A Spaniard allegedly bribed one of the park's rangers to do the killing.
The Palace Museum is again inviting people to another coloring activity after it uploaded on its official Sina Weibo account on July 19 three white and black patterns of the palace's decorations, which are often seen on traditional Chinese architecture.
A new study nstated that successful agers are greatly prone to harmful drinking. The study emphasizes that mostly of successful middle age people are more likely to drink more excessively than less successful people. People who are healthy physically, socially and well off people are at risk of harmful drinking.
A pair of separate studies has discovered that a combination of two types of inexpensive generic drugs is effective in reducing death rates among breast cancer patients. Post-menopausal women with an early stage of the disease experienced lower fatality risks when they took two classes of medications.
A team of over 100 top cancer doctors has published an article and launched a campaign demanding that large pharmaceutical companies lower the costs of cancer treatment drugs. The physicians argue that the sky-high prices of medications are linked to corporate greed as big pharma tries to make more money and boost profits.
