In sync with its worldwide release, the first fully illustrated edition of J.K Rowling's famed Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," has hit the Chinese market on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Travelers who made the most out of their weeklong National Day holiday, which began on Thursday, Oct. 1, are starting to return home. They face a hurdle, however: an estimated four-day traffic peak and the onslaught of crowds.
Researchers have discovered that when they administered the RGFP966 cancer drug to rats, their hearing became sharper and their memory generally improved. While no cure for Alzheimer's exists to stop the shrinking and dying of brain cells, one day the histone deacetylases (HDAC) inhibitor used to block the transformation of healthy cells into cancerous cells as the link between neurons weakens, could reverse the progression of dementia, and help people to learn to speak again or master a second language.
General Mills has announced that it is recalling 1.8 million boxes of gluten-free original and Honey Nut flavored Cheerios breakfast cereal, as possible wheat contained in them could cause negative reactions to people with gluten allergies. The Minneapolis-based company stated that wheat flour could have been accidentally added to the gluten-free oat flour during certain days at its facility in Lodi, California.
The Palace Museum officials have confirmed that the western section of the Imperial Palace compound will be opened to the public--a first in 90 years.
The five happiest states in the United States have been finally disclosed by a company known as Wallet-Hub.
In economics, when there is demand, there will be supply. In China, as more and more Chinese are growing increasingly interested in marathons, investors and local governments are there to organize such sporting events. Some people ask, however, if distance running is merely a middle-class trend in China.
An extraordinary exhibition was held in California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on Friday, Oct. 2, focusing on the life of China's late space scientist Qian Xuesen, who is considered the "Father of Chinese Rocketry," the Xinhua News Agency reported.
General Mills is recalling thousands of bags of Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans that have tested positive for listeria bacteria. This is the second time this year that the Minnesota-based company has discovered the dangerous microbes, which can cause symptoms such as fever and muscle pain, in its frozen green beans,.
Newly published statistics have revealed that the market sales for carbonated drinks fell to less than 1 percent in China, despite huge expenditures poured in by soft drink companies on advertising, the China Daily reported.
In the ongoing search for a cancer cure, a large study of male and female Swedes implies that the greater a person's height is, the higher their risk of the disease is. Each inch of height increased the diagnosis rate for the ailment as a whole, and particular types including breast and skin cancer.
New research shows that washing dishes by hand including plates, bowls, and glasses might help to relieve stress levels if the person gets in a particular state of mind by living in the moment and focusing on the task at hand. The study's findings revealed that mindful people who savored the sensory receptors triggered by the different water temperatures and the soap's fresh scent experienced more inspiration and less anxiety while doing the repetitive household chore.
Phone snubbing or "phubbing" is a mobile epidemic in the United States that involves cheating on a buddy, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife with their mobile phone. The rude and unkind trending behavior often caused by phone addiction could have some major repercussions. A new study shows that phubbers' putting their smartphone before their lover or spouse causes various side effects such as depression and lower life satisfaction, and can damage the relationship with a partner.
