The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) have announced the findings of a joint virtual reality (VR) research study of content creators in the Hollywood community that paint a picture for the future of the nascent technology. The study is part of an ongoing multi-year partnership between the two organizations. The study, conducted through 16 ...
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Resveratrol in Red Wine, Chocolates Prevents Alzheimer’s, Insists Researcher
Resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins and red wine is thought to impact Alzheimer’s disease biomarker, said a study reiterating series of research reports which appear often in support of red wine consumption. However this time, citing the largest nationwide clinical study of high-dose resveratrol intake by people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, it was found that a ...
Read More »Chimps can cook, provided humans give them an opportunity, says Study
Chimpanzees can cook as they have the cognitive ability and one has to give them a oven to go ahead with it, say scientists from Harvard and Yale. It was found that chimps have the patience to wait for cooked food than eating it raw and have the foresight to keep the food in a device that appears to be ...
Read More »Valentine’s Weekend Ups Shopping by 18% in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Jakarta: Study
Valentine’s weekend saw 18% heavy footfall on an average in top shopping destinations across South East Asia overriding the record for the Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year weekends in the region, said Singapore-based AdNear. AdNear, a location intelligence company, said shopping locations in Singapore saw a 25% increase in footfalls, Hong Kong and Jakarta a 15% increase in ...
Read More »Protein Histone H3-3 Found To Have Altered, Stopped Cancer Cells’ Growth, Reveals Study
A protein called histone H3-3 plays significant role in capping the growth of cancerous cells, found researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. They found during their experients that some changes to the protein structure altered the cancerous genes effectively stemming the cancer cell growth. Led by Emily Bernstein of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, ...
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