NEW HAVEN, Conn. (UPI) — Yale University scientists in Connecticut said rare genetic variants can be associated with a dramatically lower risk of high blood pressure. The researchers say their finding that rare mutations might collectively play a large part in the development of common, yet complex, diseases such as hypertension also has implications for […]

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These photos were taken during my vacation to my Philippines last Oct. 2006I just miss home…hopefully will visit there next time!!One of the falls in Kawasan, Badian, Cebu.. along the way to Kawasan Falls in Badian, Cebu, Phils..real beauty of nature…I love it!!

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Natural Household Cleaners Make It Safe and Cheap After a long winter, a round or two of spring cleaning is a great way to bring a sense of renewal, in addition to fresh cleanliness, to your household. It can clear away the cobwebs of the mind, as well as the rafters. Unfortunately, over past decades […]

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Watch Video Animations of U.S. Carbon Dioxide Pollution Just where is all that global warming pollution coming from? The Northeast pumps out an awful lot of carbon dioxide, but the Southeast, Midwest and Southern California are also responsible for voluminous pollution that billows out each day. The precise sources of carbon dioxide have now been […]

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History PageRank was developed at Stanford University by Larry Page (hence the name Page-Rank[3]) and later Sergey Brin as part of a research project about a new kind of search engine. The project started in 1995 and led to a functional prototype, named Google, in 1998. Shortly after, Page and Brin founded Google Inc., the […]

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TOULOUSE, France (UPI) — The European Space Agency said it has cleared the Jules Verne spacecraft to proceed with the first automated docking with the International Space Station. The event is scheduled for 10:41 a.m. EDT Thursday. Wednesday’s official go-ahead followed two flawless Monday tests during which the automated transfer vehicle proved its operational capabilities. […]

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BERKELEY, Calif. (UPI) — U.S. and Chinese scientists say they’ve found a hormone called insulin-like growth factor directs nerve connection formation in an area of the brain. IGF had formerly been known only to stimulate the growth of cells throughout the body but the new study showed it also plays a critical role in establishing […]

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MONTREAL (UPI) — A team of Canadian and French researchers said it has identified a gene responsible for a significant fraction of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases. ALS — commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease — is an incurable neuromuscular disorder. Researchers at the University of Montreal and Waterloo and Laval Universities in Canada, along […]

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What was writings on blindness taboo? After Helen Keller graduated magna cum laude from Radcliffe College in 1904, she began writing about blindness, a subject taboo in women’s magazines because so many cases were related to venereal disease. How many types of flatfish are there? Flatfishes form a unique and widespread group that includes about […]

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Of what use is money in the hand of a fool,since he has no desire to get wisdom?(Prov 17:16 NIV) A fool finds no pleasure in understandingbut delights in airing his own opinions.(Prov 18:2 NIV) Better to be fooled on April Fool’s Day.Than to be fool the entire year. For those of you not in […]

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