Man sues 1-800-Flowers for ruining his marriage by revealing affair

Seeded on Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:48 AM EDT (courttv.com)

A Texas man is suing 1-800-Flowers for $1 million, saying the company is to blame for his pending divorce.

us-news, ethics, texas, divorce, flowers, legal, law, lawsuit, court

UCLA Scientist Awarded $7.9 Million for National Study on Alzheimer's

Seeded on Fri Sep 8, 2006 12:25 PM EDT (-)

The National Institute on Aging awarded UCLA Scientist David B. Teplow, Ph.D., professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine, a $7.9 million grant to study how brain proteins stick together abnormally to cause Alzheimer's disease.

health, disease, aging, research, alzheimers

"Pacemaker for the Brain" may Benefit Epilepsy

Seeded on Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:26 PM EDT (ivanhoe.com)

UCLA researchers are developing a new type of stimulator they believe could help many epilepsy patients who no longer respond to drug therapy and are not good candidates for surgery to treat their seizures.

health, research, news, medicine, therapy, epilepsy

2008 Presidential Candidate Running on Independent

Seeded on Wed Aug 9, 2006 12:24 PM EDT (imperatobrooks.com)

Just the other day I received a telephone call with a prerecorded message from Independent Party Presidential Candidate, Daniel Imperato.

us, politics, united-states, independent, imperato, imperato-brooks

India Tries to Chase Monkeys From Trains

Seeded on Tue Aug 8, 2006 11:29 AM EDT (ABC News)

In an effort to keep monkeys out of the New Delhi subways, authorities have called in one of the few animals known to scare the creatures, a fierce-looking primate called the langur, The Hindustan Times newspaper reported Wednesday.

india, odd-news, new-delhi, monkey, humor, funny, weird

DJ robbed live on air

Seeded on Wed Dec 31, 1969 7:00 PM EST (orange.co.uk)

A Brazilian DJ was robbed while broadcasting his daily radio show.

brazil, odd-news, funny, dj

Self-perceived overweight less active

Seeded on Fri Aug 4, 2006 1:35 PM EDT (United Press International)

A U.S. study finds that even among many adults of average or normal weight a self-perceived weight problem is correlated with sedentary behavior.

diet, health, obesity, sedentary, couch-potatoe

Altering Fatty Acid Intake May Help Fight Prostate Cancer

Seeded on Fri Aug 4, 2006 12:52 PM EDT (healthday.com)

Altering the ratio of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in the typical Western diet may reduce prostate cancer tumor growth rates, a new U.S. study suggests.

cancer, diet, health, prostate, tumor, omega-3, fatty-acid

Marijuana may cause pregnancies to fail

Seeded on Tue Aug 1, 2006 7:50 PM EDT (New Scientist)

Smoking marijuana at the time of conception could cause pregnancies to fail, new research in mice suggests.

drugs, health, marijuana, news, fertility, cells, embryo

The Fine Print in County Fair Contracts

Seeded on Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:42 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

The contracts — publicly available because the Orange County Fair is a state agency — offer a peek into the perk-filled contracts of a wide range of artists, from icons to nostalgia acts.

entertainment, music, concerts, pwople, orange-county-fair

Stem cells taken from human fat can be transformed into smooth muscle cells

Seeded on Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:37 AM EDT (Reuters)

While the experiment does not quite offer a way to turn a pot belly into a flat stomach, the researchers said the transformed cells contracted and relaxed just like smooth muscle cells.

stem-cells, research, science, fat, vinesci

Eat worms - feel better

Seeded on Mon Jun 26, 2006 2:52 PM EDT (BBC News)

Who would deliberately drink a dose of gut worms? The answer is Anna Glanz, an ordinary mother-of-two from Iowa. She's testing the remarkable theory that not all parasites are necessarily bad for us. Some of them may actually help us fight diseases.

health, disease, immune, worms, parasites, rats, hygiene, vinesci

Pesticide exposure raises risk of Parkinson's

Seeded on Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:49 PM EDT (New Scientist)

Exposure to pesticides – even at relatively low levels – may increase an individual's risk of developing Parkinson's disease by 70%, according to a study of more than 140,000 people.

health, disease, pesticide, research, parkinsons, vinesci

Bacteria coat offers metal protection

Seeded on Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:07 PM EDT (newscientisttech.com)

A layer of living bacteria could protect metal structures against corrosion and reduce the environmental damage caused by conventional protective coatings.

environment, science, bacteria, biology, metal, microbiology

Microchip pushed to record operating speeds

Seeded on Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:23 PM EDT (newscientisttech.com)

"A silicon-based microprocessor has been accelerated to a record speed of 500 billion operations per second (500 gigahertz) in an experiment that raises hopes for super-fast, yet cost-effective, electronic devices."

technology, tech, computers, ibm, microchip, cpu, silicon, germanium

Young adults with migraines can have higher levels of sexual desire, a study finds.

Seeded on Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:33 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

"A small, pilot study exploring the link between migraines and libido suggests there might be a bit of a reward for all that headache pain. In the June journal Headache, researchers found that young adults with migraines reported higher levels of sexual desire."

study, health, sex, research, libido, orgasm, migraine

Disney's Pirates Ride: Just Like in the Movies

Seeded on Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:23 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

"The classic attraction, which turns 40 next year, is getting an overhaul timed to coincide with the movie premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the second in a trilogy of films starring Johnny Depp.

entertainment, film, disney, movies, ride, pirate, johnny-depp, amusement-park

Nanoparticles in sun creams can stress brain cells

Seeded on Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:47 AM EDT (News at Nature)

Tiny particles used in some sun creams have the potential to cause neurological damage, researchers in the United States have found.

epa, science, nanotechnology, neurology, immune-system, nanoparticles, microglia

Physicists are Flying an Antimatter Observatory.

Seeded on Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:39 AM EDT (News at Nature)

The first satellite built to detect antimatter in space launched safely yesterday, boosting the chances of identifying the mysterious 'dark matter' that makes up more than 80% of the stuff in the Universe.

energy, space, science, astronomy, exploration, dark-matter, universe, cosmology, galaxies, antimatter

Video Game Ban in Louisiana

Seeded on Fri Jun 16, 2006 7:48 PM EDT (legis.state.la.us)

Louisiana HB-1381 was signed into law yesterday by Governor Kathleen Blanco. This law will prohibit the sale or rental of video or computer games that are "harmful" to minors. Those that break the law are to be fined "not less than $100 nor more than $2,000".

entertainment, violence, sony, law, video-game, xbox, ban, nintendo, censorship, wii

Cure Found For Huntington Disease In Mice Offers Hope For Treatment In Humans

Seeded on Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:11 PM EDT (Science Daily)

Researchers at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) have provided ground-breaking evidence for a cure for Huntington disease in a mouse offering hope that this disease can be relieved in humans.

disease, science, genetics, neurology, huntington, positive-news

Bush Received Weapons Cache From King Of Jordan

Seeded on Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:12 PM EDT (thesmokinggun.com)

President George W. Bush received a $10,000 sniper's rifle, six jars of fertilizer, 11 antique handguns, ten pounds of dates, and a DVD of "Singin' in the Rain" from various foreign leaders, according to a report filed today by the U.S. Department of State.

us, bush, middle-east, weapons, us-news, gifts

Genes Governing Embryonic Stem Cell "Immortality" Discovered

Seeded on Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:20 PM EDT (Sciam)

"The research offers hope of one day being able to control the renewal and development of stem cells into specific specialized cells."

stem-cell, research, science, princeton, microbiology

Pursuit of Baseball's Drug Users Heats Up

Seeded on Fri Jun 9, 2006 2:12 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Major League Baseball recently has approved a grant proposal by Dr. Don Catlin, director of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory, to develop a test for detecting human growth hormone.

sports, baseball, steroids, barry-bonds, grimsley