People with blood type A may be susceptible to certain strains of rotavirus infections, Science Daily reported Sunday.Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas have found that strains of the virus seem to find their way into human cells by recognizing antigens found in blood type A. Rotavirus is most common cause of severe dehydration and diarrhea in infants, from which about half a million people die every year.The strains of the virus known as P14 and P9 were observed to bind

Foodies and history buffs remembered the Titanic this weekend at a Houston restaurant that recreated the last meal served to the ship's first-class passengers.Maitre de Ryan Roberts leads guests in a moment of silence for the 1514 people who died when the RMS Titanic sank during a re-creation of the final first class dinner served on the ship, Saturday. (AP-Yonhap News)The Cullen's Titanic Experie

Red wine, believed to protect the body from heart disease and cancer, may also help the body lose weight, U.S. researchers suggest. (MCT)Dr. Kee-Hong Kim of Purdue University in Indiana said the substance piceatannol -- a metabolite of resveratrol -- delayed the generation of young fat cells and prevented them from growing into mature fat cells, the Daily Telegraph reported. The study published in

휴대폰을 통한 영어학습이 빠르게 발전하고 있습니다. 가장 주목되는 부분은 바로 스마트폰을 통한 영어학습인데, 아이폰의 교육앱이 처음 포문을 열었고 이제 대다수의 스마트폰이 앱을 통한 다양한 학습자료를 제공하고 있어 학습자로서는 더 좋은 환경에서 공부하게 되었습니다.기존에 기능이 제한적이던 휴대폰에서 인터넷 검색과 다양한 앱이 설치 가능한 스마트폰으로 중심이 이동하면서 학습방법도 더 다양해지고 있습니다. 오늘은 모바일 외국어 학습 방식을 스마트폰을 중심으로 알아보겠습니다.1) 인터넷과 북마크 아이폰에 있는 사파리 웹브라우저에 많이 가는 어학관련 웹사이트를 등록합니다. 특히 영어뉴스 사이트 (코리아헤럴드 모바일 사이트 m.koreaherald.com도 당연히 포함되겠지요?)와 사전, 자주 가는 어학사이트를 등록

U.S. researchers say a new instrument will be a "time machine" to allow scientists to study the universe's earliest galaxies that could never be studied before.(MCT)Built by researchers at UCLA, the MOSFIRE instrument -- or Multi-Object Spectrometer for Infra-Red Exploration -- has been installed in the Keck I Telescope at the W.M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii.The instrument will gath

 The tiny Pacific atoll of Niue is attempting to lure U.S. pop superstar Lady Gaga to its shores by pledging every single person from the island will attend if she performs there.Singer Lady Gaga (MCT)The island, about 2,500 kilometers northeast of New Zealand, has about 1,600 inhabitants and Niue Tourism spokesman Mike Hogan said they were all keen to see a concert by the chart-topping diva."It's

Zhu Yongsheng and his daughter Zhu Lin cuddle a wolf at the family`s animal training base in Urumqi, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Saturday. (ANN/China Daily)Xinjiang animal trainer says his daughter was in no danger in cage It is a sight that would terrify almost any parent: Their child locked inside a cage with large predators. Not for Zhu Yongsheng. In fact, it would be no surprise t

Walter Fortson after prison went to Rutgers University using a program for ex-offenders -- and now has been selected as a 2012 Truman Scholar. (MCT)Fortson was arrested in May 2007 for possession of crack cocaine, marijuana and two handguns. A student at Temple University at the time with a 3.5 grade point average, Fortson turned to selling drugs to make money, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported."

Russia is developing weapons that can bend minds and put people in a zombie-like state, the Daily Mail reported last Saturday.Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin has confirmed that his country’s scientists are working on guns that emit electromagnetic radiation (EMR). He claims that the new weapons will be “more acceptable in terms of political and military ideology” than nuclear weapons.A high dosage of EMR is known to be harmful to biological systems. When exposed to humans, it c

A US author nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan has agreed to repay $1 million to his charity after a probe into financial misdealings.Greg Mortenson (http://www.gregmortenson.com/)Greg Mortenson, who wrote the best-selling "Three Cups of Tea" account about his work, has also agreed to resign from his charity's board for "financial transgress