Hope of a cure for deafness?

(PTI) Here's some hope of a cure for deafness after a British woman has received a single implant which brings hearing to both ears.

The unnamed patient, who has been deaf since birth, received the cochlear implant at Southampton General Hospital.

The electronic device has two wires running from it, with one leading into one inner ear and the other running under scalp into the other ear, the 'Daily Express' reported. Fine tuning is needed over the coming week to see if the four-hour operation was a success but it is expected to give the 44-year-old woman much improved bilateral hearing.

Hope of a cure for deafness?

Therapy for cancer weight loss is on the way...........

(PTI)Scientists claim to be developing a treatment for cancer cachexia, the debilitating weight loss and muscle wasting condition affecting patients with cancer.

Cancer cachexia has a major impact on quality of life for cancer patients. It can also inhibit the effectiveness of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. There is currently no effective treatment.

Now, an international team, led by Deakin University, is working on a combination of two readily available therapies (an omega3 fatty acid and an anti-gout medication) it believes could delay the onset of cancer cachexia and also improve quality of life for cancer patients.

Therapy for cancer weight loss is on the way...........

Scientists pinpoint top eight cancer signs

(PTI)Researchers at the Keele University in UK also suggested the age at which patients should be most concerned by the symptoms, which include blood in urine and anaemia.

The other symptoms they highlighted included rectal blood, coughing up blood, breast lump or mass, difficulty swallowing, post-menopause bleeding and abnormal prostate tests, the BBC reported.

The scientists, who examined 25 previous studies for their research, found that the symptoms gave a one in 20 or higher chance of turning out to be cancer.

Although this still represents a relatively low chance of anyone with the symptom having the disease, they said that any suspicion of cancer can mean that the patient is sent for tests more quickly, in order to catch the disease as early as possible.

Scientists pinpoint top eight cancer signs

Soon you will be recharging laptops and phones with vegetable oil

(ANI)Researchers have described the device as the first fuel cell that produces electricity with technology borrowed from the biological powerhouses that energise people and other living things on Earth.

"This is the first demonstration of a new class of biofuel cells. When further developed, these devices have the potential for replacing disposable and rechargeable batteries in a wide variety of consumer electronics and other products. It is the first such device based on one of the microscopic parts of the billions upon billions of cells that make up the body," said Dr Shelley Minteer, who presented the report.

For the new biofuel cell, researchers chose one of the most amazing organelles — the mitochondria.

Sometimes called the cell's own powerhouses, mitochondria transform the calories in food into chemical energy that the body needs to sustain life. Mitochondria use a chemical formed from the digestion of sugar and fats, called pyruvate, to make another substance called ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which stores energy until needed.

Soon you will be recharging laptops and phones with vegetable oil

India 3G spectrum allocation to start from Sept 1: Govt

(PTI)The government on Friday said the telecom operators, who had bagged 3G spectrum in the auction held recently, would be allocated airwaves from September 1, paving way for launch of high-speed mobile broadband services.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) had set September 1 as the deadline for allocating spectrum, as per the schedule of auction, which fetched the government over Rs. 67,000 crore for selling 3G frequency.

There are, however, apprehensions in the industry as the defence forces are yet to vacate spectrum in several areas, as the alternate network for them is still not ready.

India 3G spectrum allocation to start from Sept 1: Govt

Osama bin Laden is a CIA agent: Fidel Castro

(AP)Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a bought-and-paid-for CIA agent who always popped up when former US President George W Bush needed to scare the world, arguing that documents recently posted on the Internet prove it.

"Any time Bush would stir up fear and make a big speech, bin Laden would appear threatening people with a story about what he was going to do," Castro told state media during a meeting with a Lithuanian-born writer known for advancing conspiracy theories about world domination. "Bush never lacked for bin Laden's support. He was a subordinate."

Castro said documents posted on WikiLeaks.org - a website that recently released thousands of pages of classified documents from the Afghan war - "effectively proved he was a CIA agent." He did not elaborate.

Osama bin Laden is a CIA agent: Fidel Castro

Gurkha regiment in Britain to become history?

(PTI) World-famous Gurkha regiment, part of the British army for almost 200 years, may be among those axed unless the Ministry of Defence's demands for more money to fund the replacement of Trident nuclear missile submarines are answered.

Last night, hopes for extra funding were fading as Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander rejected demands for extra money from Tory Defence Secretary Liam Fox and insisted the 20 billion pounds cost of replacing Trident had to be met fully by the MoD, The Observer reported today.

Quoting an expert, the report said the increasing costs of running the Gurkha's following actress Joanna Lumley's high-profile campaign last year to improve their rights, added to the sense that the "writing is on the wall" for the Brigade of Gurkhas, which has 3,640 members.

Gurkha regiment in Britain to become history?

Beatle Band's John Lennon's toilet fetched $ 14,740 @ Auction.

( Reuters ) Beatle fan has done what they does for the Role model.

A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon has fetched 9,500 pounds ($ 14,740) at an auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, organisers said.

Lennon, who was murdered in New York in 1980, had the porcelain lavatory removed from Tittenhurst Park in Berkshire, southern England, where he lived from 1969 to 1971, and replaced with a new one.

The builders who took the white and blue lavatory away were told to "put some flowers in it or something", according to the auction catalogue.

Beatle Band's John Lennon's toilet fetched $ 14,740 @ Auction.

Age doesn't matter when you are on Facebook: Study

(PTI) A new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project says the number of social networking users aged 50 and older nearly doubled in the past year, continuing a trend of strong growth that was first spotted last year.

In fact, for adults between 50 and 64 years, the use of social networking sites have jumped by 88 per cent in the past year, the study found. For those aged 65 and older, it has doubled.

The younger generation, however, still remains the biggest users of Facebook and other sites.

Age doesn't matter when you are on Facebook: Study

Biodegradable implant called Ozurdex, to help stem sight loss

A biodegradable implant called Ozurdex that could help thousands of people suffering vision loss, has been approved for treatment in Britain and other countries by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) can lead to a sudden loss of vision. It is caused by blockages in the retinal veins, which drain away blood from the retinal cells at the back of the eye.

"The blood builds up and creates swelling, which damages the cells of the retina and therefore sight," reports the Daily Telegraph.

People can experience sudden sight loss, blurred vision, straight lines appearing wavy, or the appearance of a black spot in their central vision.

Biodegradable implant called Ozurdex, to help stem sight loss

Peony flowers may ease ill-effects of chemotherapy

(IANS) A perennial favourite of gardeners, peony flowers may soon help ease chemotherapy's side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach cramps and weight loss.

Given in combination with three other plants, it also cuts tumour growth, suggests a new research from the Yale School of Medicine, US, the Daily Mail reported.

Chemotherapy works by killing cells that grow and divide abnormally fast, a characteristic of cancers, according to the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Peony flowers may ease ill-effects of chemotherapy

Will Sweden protect Wikileaks?

(AP) WikiLeaks moved its servers from the US to Sweden in 2007 to take advantage of laws protecting whistleblowers and a culture supportive of online mavericks.

This might be great news as we know that The Piratebay popular filesharing site also operate from the same land.

Swedish laws allow prosecutors to intervene against publication of material deemed harmful to national security.

It's unclear whether that could also include the security of a friendly nation.The US argues the secret documents risks the lives of coalition forces and Afghans helping them.

Will Sweden protect Wikileaks?

Chip maker Intel Corp buys security technology firm McAfee Inc

( Reuters ) Chip maker Intel Corp said it would buy security technology firm McAfee Inc for $ 7.68 billion in an effort to make security technology a strategic focus.

Intel said it would pay $ 48 per share in cash for McAfee in its biggest acquisition ever. The price is a 60 percent premium to McAfee's Wednesday closing price. McAfee would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel's software and services group.

Vijay Rakesh, an analyst at Sterne Agee, said he was surprised by the size of the premium but added that the deal showed Intel's willingness to move from hardware to software and services.

"I think people were probably (expecting) some smaller acquisitions from Intel. It's definitely -- even by Intel's standards -- a pretty big acquisition for them." said Rakesh.

Intel said the boards of both companies had approved the deal and it expects it to close once it gains McAfee shareholder approval and regulatory clearance. It did not provide a specific timeframe.

Chip maker Intel Corp buys security technology firm McAfee Inc

India PM Manmohan Singh tops the list of 10 world leaders

(CNN-IBN) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tops Newsweek magazine's list of 10 world leaders who have won respect and is described as "the leader other leaders love" though India figures at 78th place in the list of 100 best countries.

The Indian Prime Minister was described as a sophisticated former economist, who has played a key role in the country's emergence as one of the rising powers of the 21st century, engineering the transition from stagnant socialism to a spectacular takeoff in the global economy.

77-year-old Singh, who is into his seventh year in office, has played a "key role in India's emergence as one of the rising powers of the 21st century."

India PM Manmohan Singh tops the list of 10 world leaders

Lucky Fisher man!!! Marries Billionaire Daughter.

(IANS) British fisherman Guy Barnett who married a multi-billionaire's daughter after a whirlwind fairytale romance.

Guy Barnett sailed into his old home port in Dartmouth, Devon with bride Sarah Risley, 35, so they could entertain friends and family on the luxurious 100 million pounds, six-deck Northern Star that has a helipad.

The vessel was built less than a year ago and it is now moored at the same port from where Barnett, 35, used to take tourists mackerel fishing on a battered 80-year-old boat.

Eighty people were invited on board the yacht, which has a helipad, country house-style interior and needs a crew of 22 to run it.

Lucky Fisher man!!! Marries Billionaire Daughter.

First Look: India coin with Indian Currency Symbol on it.

Here is the image which is doing rounds in the internet. It a Ten rupees coin with Indian currency symbol embedded on it. India currency symbol was selected by the India Govt recently after a nationwide contest making every citizen involve in it. At last five design was shortlisted and atlast the symbol you see was selected and designed by D Udaya Kumar.know more about INR

First Look: India coin with Indian Currency Symbol on it.

Now you will find Vuvuzela in Oxford Dictionary.

FIFA WC 2010 spirit lifter Vuvuzela make into the Oxford Dictionary. Along with other new words like (a meeting arranged through Twitter); cheeseball (lacking taste or style); and a turducken (a roast dish consisting of a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey)., it is included in the third edition of the dictionary, published today (THURS). The word vuvuzela has only been in common use since the summer when the long horn began to be heard at the World Cup matches in South Africa.

It is one of more than 2,000 new words and phrases included in the dictionary for the first time.

A spokesman for publishers Oxford University Press said the dictionary, which was first published in 1998, is based on a huge word bank or corpus which is continually being added to.

Now you will find Vuvuzela in Oxford Dictionary.

Will Israel strike Iran in next eight days?

(PTI) Israel has to strike Iran's Bushehr nuclear power facility within the "next eight days" if it wants to foil Tehran's nuclear ambitions as Russia will load a shipment of atomic fuel into the plant's core this week, a former US envoy to the UN has said.

John Bolton made the comments in an interview to the Fox Business Network, a week after Russia announced that it will begin loading the Bushehr reactor with uranium fuel from August 21.

The former US diplomat warned that once the Bushehr facility is operational it will be too late for a military air strike against Iran because such an attack would spread radiation and harm Iranian civilians.

"Once that uranium, once those fuel rods are very close to the reactor, certainly once they're in the reactor, attacking it means a release of radiation, no question about it," Bolton said.

Will Israel strike Iran in next eight days?

Eric Schmidt Google owner warns young people on social use of media

Google boss Eric Schmidt warns that one day young people may change their names in order to overcome what they had done in social networking world.

Mr Schmidt told the Wall Street Journal he feared they did not understand the consequences of having so much personal information about them online.

On his prediction that people may change their names, Mr Schmidt said: "I don't believe society understands what happens when everything is available, knowable and recorded by everyone all the time... I mean we really have to think about these things as a society."
However, Mr Schmidt said that Google would likely store more personal information about its users in the future.

Eric Schmidt Google owner warns young people on social use of media

Gel named Nexagon could heal wounds 5 x faster

(AP) — For three years, Connie McPherson had debilitating leg ulcers that were so painful she sometimes couldn't sleep. Despite repeated surgery, antibiotics, steroids and other treatments, nothing helped.

Then last year, she took part in a trial for a new gel aimed at chronic wounds.

"It was the answer to my prayers," said McPherson, 58, a real estate agent in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Within weeks, McPherson said the ulcer treated was completely healed. "I tried everything possible and this is the only thing that worked."

Scientist developed a gel which works by interrupting how cells communicate and prevents the production of a protein that blocks healing. That allows cells to move faster to the wound to begin healing it.

Gel named Nexagon could heal wounds 5 x faster