www.sciencedaily.com - Anew study conducted by researchers at Children's Hospital &Research Center Oakland shows that a century-old drug, methylene blue,may be able to slow or even cure Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Usedat a very low concentration – about... (Read More)

www.ananova.com - Police in Germany have confiscated what's thought to be the world's fastest office chair. Two 17-year-olds had pimped up the offending seat by adding a lawnmower engine, bicycle brakes and a metal frame. The teenagers claimed they had on... (Read More)

www.speedmatters.org - How fast is your Internet? The Communication Workers of America released their second annual state-by-state Internet speed report,finding "the average U.S. Internet speed was 2.3 megabits per second(mbps), representing a minimal gain of 0.4 mbps ov... (Read More)

www.guardian.co.uk - Thehuman brain could become a battlefield in future wars, a new reportpredicts, including 'pharmacological land mines' and drones directed bymind control Rapidadvances in neuroscience could have a dramatic impact on nationalsecurity and the ... (Read More)

dsc.discovery.com - Robin Millard, AFP Fornew research suggests they are not really eight-legged denizens of thedeep, as popularly assumed; instead they use their front limbs morelike arms -- and can even tackle a Rubik's Cube. Octopusesuse their back two li... (Read More)

edition.cnn.com - Loyal dog guards owner for weeks after death GREELEY, Colorado (AP)-- A dog stood guard over her owner's body for up to six weeks afterthe man committed suicide on the remote northeastern Colorado plains,authorities said. The body of 2... (Read More)

www.nytimes.com - Clingstone,an unusual, 103-year-old mansion in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay,survives through the love and hard work of family and friends. HenryWood, the owner, runs the house like a camp: all skilled workerswelcome. The Jamestown... (Read More)

www.abc.net.au - Scientists have stopped the ageing process in an entire organ for the first time, a study released today says. Published in today's online edition of Nature Medicine, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University ... (Read More)

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www.nytimes.com - What if we let athletes do whatever they wanted to excel? Beforeyou dismiss this notion, consider what we’re stuck with today.The system is ostensibly designed to create a level playing field,protect athletes’ health and set an example f... (Read More)