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CNet News:
Time Magazine has named 23andMe, one of the first consumer genetic testing services, its 2008 Best Invention of the Year.
23andMe, named for the 23 chromosome pairs every human has, set itself apart from other DNA-testing services, because “it does the best job of making them accessible and affordable,” according to Time.
The company offers a […]
BBC News:
A University of California Los Angeles team found searching the web stimulated centres in the brain that controlled decision-making and complex reasoning.
The researchers say this might even help to counteract the age-related physiological changes that cause the brain to slow down.
The study features in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
As the brain ages, a […]
If you love fitness and you’re in the market for a business opportunity within the Las Cruces, New Mexico area, then you should meet Karen Greenstein. She does not want to close down her business, but she is no longer able to keep it running. Rather than give up, Karen is looking to […]
Springwise:
Chicago-based ElementBars.com aims to give users a simple, step-by-step process for designing their own energy bars from scratch.
Using the site’s drag-and-drop interface, customers begin by selecting a chewy, oaty, crispy or datey “core” that defines the bar’s texture and base. They can then add nuts, fruits and sweets as well as protein, fibre, Omega-3 and […]
San Francisco Chronicle:
Players for the San Francisco 49ers trotted off the field during Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions and grabbed for the requisite towels and Gatorade. A few went for something else on the bench, slipping their hands into a coffee-pot-like contraption that stops cramping and overheating.
The device, called the Glove and invented by […]
Fortune Small Business:
Are you getting enough sleep?
For years, Cynthia McKay wasn’t.
McKay, CEO of Le Gourmet Gift Basket, a specialty-foods company based in Castle Rock, Colo., spent most of every night wide awake with her mind racing - “mostly due to the stress of business ownership and jet lag,” she says. She managed to drag herself […]
The Wall Street Journal:
In late 2005, the night manager of a suburban Atlanta restaurant called owner J.D. Clockdale to boast about how well she had handled an irate female customer. The customer “ranted and raved” about a botched order, but calmed down after the manager gave her a free meal, Clockdale recalls being told.
The problem: […]
Standard-Freeholder:
Jana Miller likes to keep busy. This summer she was able to accomplish that by starting her own business, Fresh Lunch Ideas, as part of the Ontario Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s Summer Company program.
The program provides a $1,500 start-up grant for young business owners, and offers workshops on how to be successful in […]
Dumb Little Man:
No matter how powerful our brains are, they need recuperation time, to be kept in shape, and even an occasional charge. Think of it as a tune up for your brain.
Skipping brain maintenance is as silly as the person wandering the parking garage because they forgot where they parked.
Here are some things you […]
Diabetes is a problem that many people have to face every day. That also includes the needles and medicines that are needed daily.
When Catherine (KK) Patton was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes during her pregnancy, she had to face a situation that may have looked bleak at the time but would eventually inspire […]
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