Woman donates kidney, saves five lives

A single mother of four children from North Carolina, donated her kidney and ultimately saved five lives.Honica Brittman, 35, decided to donate her kidney after seeing her family member struggle to get a kidney. She found a program named “kidney swap,” where there is a waiting list of people who need a kidney. When someone on the waiting list receives a kidney, the recipient’s loved one donates their kidney to someone else on the waiting list. Brittman started the chain reaction by donating her

Aug. 7, 2012

Families help ADHD students in college

College students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder need support from family members and university staff to succeed, a U.S. researcher says.Kristy Morgan, a recent doctoral graduate in student affairs and higher education at Kansas State University in Leavenworth, said ADHD affects 1 percent to 4 percent of college students and the transition from high school to college is the most difficult. Morgan interviewed eight freshmen -- four men and four women -- to talk about their transiti

Aug. 7, 2012

Apple pulling its YouTube app from iOS 6

Apple Inc. has removed its YouTube app from its latest beta version of iOS 6, with the Cupertino, Calif., company saying its license from Google has expired.The app will not be included in the next version of its mobile operating system for the iPhone and iPad, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.Since the iPhone went on sale in 2007, Apple‘s YouTube app has come pre-installed on the company’s mobile devices.It‘s the latest sign of a growing gulf in the relations between Apple and Google, wh

Aug. 7, 2012

KARI upbeat about rocket project

Space agency chief says lessons from two failed attempts to help successful launch of KSLV-1 in OctoberThe chief of Korea’s aerospace agency expressed optimism ahead of the launch of the nation’s first space vehicle slated for October. “Everything is under control and I’m sure we’ll have a successful launch in October,” Kim Seung-jo, president of Korea Aerospace Research Institute, said in an interview with The Korea Herald. Korea failed in its previous two attempts to launch its own rocket in 2

Aug. 6, 2012

NASA rover lands on Mars after plummet

A photo of Mars sent by Curiosity rover moments after it landed on the planet. (NASA)In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet into the red planet's past.A chorus of cheers and applause echoed through the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Sunday

Aug. 6, 2012

Samsung set to release Galaxy Note 10.1 in U.S.

Tech giant Samsung Electronics may release its Android tablet PC, Galaxy Note 10.1, in U.S. markets in the middle of this month.The speculation came after American tech and electronics website CNET unveiled a recent press invitation issued by Samsung Electronics at New York’s Lincoln Center on Aug. 15.In the invitation, the main graphic outlines a product that closely matches the specifications of the company’s 10.1-inch Android tablet PC, CNET reported.Free-style doodles on the invitation also

Aug. 5, 2012

Playfulness may help attract women

(MCT)Humans, unlike most other mature mammals, play throughout their lives and U.S. researchers say that may have something to do with mating.Garry Chick, professor and head of the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management at Pennsylvania State University, said playfulness may serve an evolutionary role in human mating preferences by signaling positive qualities to potential long-term

Aug. 5, 2012

Three companies get go ahead for space taxi plans

Boeing Co.'s CST-100 capsule (left), Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Dream Chaser space plane (middle) and SpaceX's Dragon capsule(right).                                                                                                               (NASA)Three aerospace firms were awarded a combined1.1 billion dollars from NASA Friday to develop commercial spaceshipsto carry astronauts into space within the

Aug. 4, 2012

Sex-related keywords peak in summer

A recent study in the U.S. showed that people tend to use date-related keywords in Google searches most frequently in the early summer, and December and January, according to a report on livescience.com.“Wherever we looked within these three different areas -- whether it was searches for ‘eHarmony,’ or for ‘brothel’ -- there was this exact same pattern,” said study researcher Patrick Markey, who is a psychology professor at Villanova University. He added that this trend was proven to be consiste

Aug. 3, 2012

Is your problem gluten or faddish eating?

ATLANTA (AP) ― It sounds like an unfolding epidemic: A decade ago, virtually no one in the U.S. seemed to have a problem eating gluten in bread and other foods. Now, millions do.Gluten-free products are flying off grocery shelves, and restaurants are boasting of meals with no gluten. Celebrities on TV talk shows chat about the digestive discomfort they blame on the wheat protein they now shun. Some churches even offer gluten-free Communion wafers.“I don’t know whether there’s more people getting

Aug. 2, 2012

Depression in kids and adolescents

It is natural to feel unhappy during times of frustration or loss at different points in our lives. Children and adolescents can also experience such feelings like adults. These depressive symptoms are usually temporary and are relieved in a few days. However, when this mood progresses to depression, it lasts for a longer period and it is difficult to overcome on one’s own. Therefore, early detection and intervention with regards to depression in children and adolescents is important. The depres

Aug. 2, 2012

Screening for atopic dermatitis

 Summer is a cruel season for atopic dermatitis patients and their families. The heat and humidity exacerbate the itchiness and pain that come with the disorder. Worried parents often stay up all night fanning their children kept awake by itchy and swollen skin. According to the British National Health Service, atopic eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is the most common form of eczema. It mainly affects children, but can continue into adulthood.The number of people diagnosed with atopic d

Aug. 2, 2012

Distant galaxy scene of cosmic violence

A seemingly tranquil galaxy that has been the scene of violent cosmic events has been captured in new telescopic images, European astronomers said.　The galaxy, NGC 1187, discovered by English astronomer William Herschel in 1784, looks tranquil and unchanging but it has hosted two supernovae explosions since 1982, they said.The galaxy‘s half a dozen prominent spiral arms containing large amounts of gas and dust show bluish features indicating the presence of young stars born out of the clouds of

Aug. 2, 2012