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Sleepy brain prone to sudden shutdowns study
29 May 2008
29 May 2008
P.S: I'm not trying to say anything but I really think 'Some Guy' should read this. =X
By Julie Steenhuysen
Tue May 20, 6:53 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being deprived of sleep even for one night makes the brain unstable and prone to sudden shutdowns akin to a power failure -- brief lapses that hover between sleep and wakefulness, researchers said on Tuesday.
"It's as though it is both asleep and awake and they are switching between each other very rapidly," said David Dinges of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, whose study appears in the Journal of Neuroscience.
"Imagine you are sitting in a room watching a movie with the lights on. In a stable brain, the lights stay on all the time. In a sleepy brain, the lights suddenly go off," Dinges said in a telephone interview.
The findings suggest that people who are sleep-deprived alternate between periods of near-normal brain function and dramatic lapses in attention and visual processing.
"This involves more structures changing than we've ever seen before, but changing just during these lapses," Dinges said.
He and colleagues did brain imaging studies on 24 adults who performed simple tasks involving visual attention when they were well rested and when they had missed a night's sleep.
The researchers used a type of brain imaging known as functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, which measures blood flow in the brain.
They found significant, momentary lapses in several areas of the brain, which seemed to frequently falter when the people were deprived of sleep, but not when these same people were well rested.
"These people are not lying in bed. They are sitting up doing a task they learned and they are working very hard at doing their best," Dinges said.
He said the lapses seem to suggest that loss of sleep renders the brain incapable of fully fending off the involuntary drive to sleep.
He said the study makes it clear how dangerous sleep deprivation can be while driving on the highway, when even a four-second lapse could lead to a major accident.
"These are not just academic interests," he said.
(Editing by Will Dunham and Cynthia Osterman)
Source: Yahoo News
Labels: News
Vatican scientist says belief in God and aliens is OK
By Philip Pullella
Wed May 14, 4:59 AM ET
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's chief astronomer says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the possibility of "extraterrestrial brothers" perhaps more evolved than humans.
"In my opinion this possibility (of life on other planets) exists," said Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, a 45-year-old Jesuit priest who is head of the Vatican Observatory and a scientific adviser to Pope Benedict.
"How can we exclude that life has developed elsewhere," he told the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano in an interview in its Tuesday-Wednesday edition, explaining that the large number of galaxies with their own planets made this possible.
Asked if he was referring to beings similar to humans or even more evolved than humans, he said: "Certainly, in a universe this big you can't exclude this hypothesis."
In the interview headlined "The extraterrestrial is my brother," he said he saw no conflict between belief in such beings and faith in God.
"Just as there is a multiplicity of creatures on earth, there can be other beings, even intelligent, created by God. This is not in contrast with our faith because we can't put limits on God's creative freedom," he said.
"Why can't we speak of a 'brother extraterrestrial'? It would still be part of creation," he said.
Funes, who runs the observatory which is based south of Rome and in Arizona, held out the possibility that the human race might actually be the "lost sheep" of the universe.
"There could be (other beings) who remained in full friendship with their creator," he said.
THE "BIG BANG?"
Christians have sometimes been at odds with scientists over whether the Bible should be read literally and issues such as creationism versus evolution have been hotly debated for decades.
The Inquisition condemned astronomer Galileo in the 17th century for insisting that the earth revolved around the sun. The Catholic Church did not rehabilitate him until 1992.
Funes said dialogue between faith and science could be improved if scientists learned more about the Bible and the Church kept more up to date with scientific progress.
Funes, an Argentine, said he believed as an astronomer that the most likely explanation for the start of the universe was "the big bang," the theory that it sprang into existence from dense matter billions of years ago.
But he said this was not in conflict with faith in God as a creator. "God is the creator. There is a sense to creation. We are not children of an accident ...," he said.
"As an astronomer, I continue to believe that God is the creator of the universe and that we are not the product of something casual but children of a good father who has a project of love in mind for us," he said.
(Reporting by Philip Pullella, editing by Richard Balmforth)
Source: Yahoo News
Labels: News
No Offence But I Really Don’t Like It
28 May 2008
28 May 2008
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS PESONAL POINT OF VIEWS. READERS WHO ARE FROM CHINA, PLS REFRAIN FROM FURTHER READING. DON’T TAKE THE RISK OF READING IT AND SPAM DEVIL’S TAG BOARD DUE TO UR OWN DISAGREEMENT ON THIS ARTICLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
Yesterday morning on the way to work, after boarding bus 269 (to get into the school area) and seated down, the bus driver suddenly asked me a question which I find it rather offensive.
I was the first and only passenger on bus that time (because I took it directly from the bus interchange). The uncle asked ‘Miss, are you from China?’ Okay, I don’t know why but I just had the very bad image of china people in my mind and of course, it would be very offensive to me if I were bring asked such question.
I replied in a slightly ‘bu shuang’ (bui song) tone that ‘I’m Local!’
It’s not really that I hate certain country but, it’s the image of how those china females projected in SG. I don’t mean all of them are bad but most of them are doing things which are really… well… I shall not go into details. Anyway after that reply of mine, the driver keeps quiet all the way le.
Then this morning… as I was wearing rather different from my usual style, the security guard uncle whom happened to be in the same bus as me asked if I’m on a date later on after knocking off from work. I told him no, I dress up coz it’s my 2nd last day in school.
Then he stepped on my bomb… ‘Are you going back to China?’ Upon hearing this, I totally have the idea of WTHHHH?? in my head.
Seriously… I hated it when people see me as a china gal… it just feel uncomfortable and I am really offended. I am happy that I am a mix child of two diff countries and of cos I am confident to say about my looks and stuff BUT… ppl thought I am from China… totally piss me off. Even though its minority of these ‘offenders’ who thought so but it still affects my mood. Usually I’m being misunderstood as a Korean or Japanese. But China…no way!! I suggest to people who like to simply guess someone’s nationality to ask ‘Are you local?’ or ‘Which country are you from?’ rather than straight away assume someone’s nationality. There are also some people who are very sensitive and particular about such issues like me in this world.
P.S: It’s the bad experience I have had with those china gals and of cos, a lot of those kind of ‘cases’ are in the news as well… and… I really hate those china gals who think so great of themselves… think they are so wonderful so pretty and stuff… I don’t like it.
Like I have warned earlier at the beginning of this entry, those who cannot take it and still wanna read it, any negative or personal attack kind of message found on my tag board will be removed.
Labels: Pissed Off, Thoughts
Count Down... Alot of Thoughts~
27 May 2008
27 May 2008
Met the new replacement gal for my role in SNGS last friday. Surprising that she turns out to be my Poly Year 2 Classmate's Girlfriend. Haha, no wonder on first meeting she could pronounce my name [FiOh] correctly. ^^
Today Mabel gave me a delicious muffin as a farewell gift.
Then TZ, Mabel and I were having lunch together and we chat about alot of things.
Was shocked that Mabel broke off with her bf for 4mths and... its a 5 years long relationship. As TZ was also having some problem with her r/s, Mabel and I were suggesting some ideas on her thoughts on certain incident. We just tell her not think so much into it and see how things goes. Afterall TZ and her bf's r/s is also 5 years long.
Mabel said that she dont trust long distance relationship... for me... actually even local r/s can be so unstable... so why wont even give chance to long distance r/s?
And I do know of ppl who's doing quite ok with their long distance r/s. For now i dont wanna think so far about it. What will come will happen one... just someday somewhere in this world. =)
Oh yah, just recently got 2 frenz getting moody and none of them wanna talk to me about it, so I just put 'Why Are You Moody? And Why Are You Moody Too? Why is it that Everyone's Moody? T-T' as my msn personal message. Then the funny thing is... those whom i am referring to didnt respond while those whom i am not shooting at actually responded to me telling me 'Dont worry, I am not moody... '.
Well, its good that some people actually take notice of my personal message. It just feel that they are still noticing me and am being concern. I'm glad about that.
29th May... This coming thurs... is Hika's Birthday!! Lolx... ok lay...back to the topic... its my last day in SNGS. Fri will be my official day of returning to HQ, PET Team le~ But working hours will be 8:30am - 6pm. T-T I hope that i will get used to the new culture in PET Team. Thought about Mabel and TZ saying which male colleague still single really LOLX loh. I dont wanna talk abt r/s for now... well... cos its 'secret'. =X
Last Saturday meet up with vonUtteresk at Orchard there. Ok, I brought Yun along too but then the two seems to be of 2 different channels and von said that Yun's hogging onto me only. Hmmm... i'm sorry to have let von felt sort of being ignored. I'm a bad host and introducing new frenz ard. >.< Then at a pt of time Yun suddenly say she wanna intro me her few handsome jap guy frens she know from online game. Lolx. I say 'anything loh~' cos as if she's really gonna do that. =X Make frens only mah... ok de loh~
Haiz... at the thought of PET team... and hearing the culture frm TZ... i think i will still be the cold one loh... i wont mix with them for dinner after work since they go for expensive food. And i dont allow myself to spend so much on foods (also i contribute to quite alot of my salary to household... give my mum, wont have enough to go 'entertain' expensive food). Straight after work i will go home one... HQ, its abit far frm my house... Maybe from then onwards will be so sian and tired that I will MIA from the online world for a period of time? I dont know about that for now.
Argh~ really wanna go study degree alr... GE pals so many still students really make me wanan be a student again. >_< But will take part time degree lah... continue my MIT course (diploma) loh... cos hard to switch course of study for degree oso... then programming will be coming back to me loh~ it will be Java most probably... but its ok... Just Drink more Coffee and Do More Java (afterall java means coffee), this is my self quote phrase, idea by Kuan Ko the poly engineering maths lecturer who often said 'Eat More Rice and Do More Maths, and You will Pass'. Lolx!! None of the
graduates will forget this lecturer i guess.
Oh yah... just now napping... suddenly dreamt abt SH... hmm... we in a weird place doing some project (I supposed?). We both have a station at a side directly facing each other in opp direction. Then i was tired and just lie down take a nap.. eh, more like its napping time for all... donnoe where other students went... and SH lie down looking str8 at me while lying on his own bed at the opp side. From his eyes it seems like he has alot to tell yet doesnt dare to approach. I dont know... the feelings... and in the dream i really don wanna talk to him 1st before he does. Is it some feelings that both of us felt deep within us? But why out of the blues SH suddenly came into my dream? No matter what happened in the past and even if we are just frenz now... I can never forget about this guy name SH, and neither can he (yeah he told me that).
Okay to Marhou... I want to tell u again... dont waste ur prepaid sms on me pls~ You dont sms a fren so much u get it? Hope u get what I mean... u're still a student and so... just concentrate on ur studies.. no matter how bad the gals in ur generation are, I'm sure there will be some nice gals ard too. ^^
P.S: I think I am Invaded by Sleep Bug. ~.~
Labels: Feelings, Mixed Column, Thoughts, Working Notes
That Day… Decision Has Been Made
17 May 2008
17 May 2008
When was it? I couldn’t remember… after the clear explanation and admitting of the dishonesty towards the feelings, both cooled… and he thought about it. That day he came to a decision for both. He even told her that he was heart broken when she starts to feel for him… then slowly he felt the same towards her. But she doesn’t want to admit and be honest to her feelings due to the fact that she needs confirmations. She doesn’t want to be of a trouble to his mind if it’s only a one way communication.
Upon hearing her answer he was heart broken again… but she knew that he’s not okay at all so she admitted her dishonesty and told him the truth. Yet, he has already been hurt. She doesn’t want him to be hurt and she didn’t mean to do it on purpose.
He asked for some time to give some thoughts and she agreed. Then that day… he told her his decision… for the both of them. He confessed as he tears that he really like her too but it’s difficult for the both of the due to the physical distance. She told him that distance doesn’t matter to her. He told her to keep the feelings aside for now and wait till the day they ever get to meet up. It was a hard decision made; he doesn’t want to hurt her like how the guy in the past (whom she used to have a crush on) did.
For now… just remain usual and be cool…
To Him: Be Strong.
Labels: Feelings, Special Events, Thoughts
What to do with 'It'?
15 May 2008
15 May 2008
People get confused by all sorts of things... especially this thing call feelings... He said it that way... does that mean i should not hold on to the little bit of feelings any longer?
What do one wants in life? If only its always as clear as glass... but one just cant see certain things that's even right infront of one's eyes.
Why are ppl always not daring enough? Because people hestitated....
Why should circle starts to move first before triangle tries any attempt?
Cirle's lost and confused, so does Triangle...
What if the two shape came into each other's path?
What will happen? Will it be more realistic?
Minds are such weird and complicated thing...
If only...
Flirting…
14 May 2008
14 May 2008
Flirting is a form of human interaction between two people, expressing a sexual and/or romantic interest. It can consist of conversation, body language, or brief physical contact. It may be one-sided or reciprocated.
The origin of the word flirt is obscure. The Oxford English Dictionary (first edition) associates it with such onomatopoeic words as flit and flick, emphasizing a lack of seriousness; on the other hand, it has been attributed to the old French "Conter fleurette", which means "to (try to) seduce" by the dropping of flower leaves, that is, "to speak sweet nothings". This expression is no longer used in French, but the English gallicism to flirt has made its way and has now become an anglicism.
Flirting is often used as a means of expressing interest and gauging the other person's interest in courtship, which can continue into long-term relationships. Alternatively, it may simply be a prelude to casual sex with no continuing relationship.
In other situations, it may be done simply for immediate entertainment, with no intention of developing any further relationship. This type of flirting sometimes faces disapproval from others, either because it can be misinterpreted as more serious, or it may be viewed as "cheating" if the person is already in a romantic relationship with someone else.
People who flirt may speak and act in a way that suggests greater intimacy than is generally considered appropriate to the relationship (or to the amount of time the two people have known each other), without actually saying or doing anything that breaches any serious social norms. One way they accomplish this is to communicate a sense of playfulness or irony. Double entendres, with one meaning more formally appropriate and another more suggestive, may be used.
Flirting may consist of stylized gestures, language, body language, postures, and physiologic signs. Among these, at least in Western society, are:
01) Eye contact, batting eyelashes, etc.
02) "Protean" signals, such as touching one's hair
03) Casual touches; such as a woman gently touching a man's arm during conversation
04) Smiling suggestively
05) Winking
06) Sending notes, poems, or small gifts
07) Flattery
08) Online chat is a common modern tactic, as well as other one-on-one and direct messaging services
09) Footsie, the "feet under the table" practice
10) Teasing
11) Chance meeting
While some of the subconscious signs are universal across cultures, flirting etiquette varies significantly across cultures which can lead to misunderstandings. There are differences in how closely people should stand (proxemics), how long to hold eye contact, and so forth.
During World War II, anthropologist Margaret Mead was working in Britain for the British Ministry of Information and later for the U.S. Office of War Information, delivering speeches and writing articles to help the American soldiers better understand the British civilians,and vice versa.
She observed in the flirtations between the American soldiers and British women a pattern of misunderstandings regarding who is supposed to take which initiative. She wrote of the Americans, "The boy learns to make advances and rely upon the girl to repulse them whenever they are inappropriate to the state of feeling between the pair.", as contrasted to the British, where "the girl is reared to depend upon a slight barrier of chilliness... which the boys learn to respect, and for the rest to rely upon the men to approach or advance, as warranted by the situation." This resulted, for example, in British women interpreting an American soldier's gregariousness as something more intimate or serious than he had intended.
Communications theorist Paul Watzlawick used this situation, where "both American soldiers and British girls accused one another of being sexually brash", as an example of differences in "punctuation" in interpersonal communications. He wrote that courtship in both cultures used approximately 30 steps from "first eye contact to the ultimate consummation", but that the sequence of the steps was different. For example, kissing might be an early step in the American pattern but a relatively intimate act in the English pattern.
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Since guys and gals are different so, are females usually the one getting emotional and took flirting serious? Well I guess it depends bah…
Labels: Knowledge
Parent Who Dont Care About Her Kid... -_-
13 May 2008
13 May 2008
Just had my breakfast… and when I return to the staff room, into the pantry, upon seeing Chwee Hoon, she asked ‘Eh, you’re still around?’ Lolx. Okay what she means is she thought I have already returned to HQ instead of staying here.
Yesterday after having breakfast during the primary kids’ recess time, on my way back to staff room I saw a student sitting on the bench at a side and heard 2 of the parents saying that she had a fall. So I stopped and asked if she is okay. From the name tag, I am thinking that she’s from primary one. She said that a gal runs and bump into her, she had a fall and knocked her hands and somewhere else.
And she’s in so much pain that she can’t walk on her own. One of the parents (grandparent actually) then lent Yi Tong her handphone asking her to make a call to her mum. She told her mum what happened. Then Chloe (office clerk) manage to get a PE teacher here after both the parents went away.
Mr Seow asked Yi Tong a few questions and helps to check on her wrist and ask her to try rotating it herself. Seems ok for her hand, next is her leg. I thought she had a sprain so she can’t walk but later Mr Seow suspected that might be her thigh muscle injured from the bump. Too bad that she couldn’t recognize the gal who run and bump her down.
Then I bring Yi Tong to the toilet and check on her leg, oh my godness her thigh muscle swollen… We then let Yi Tong try walking slowly in the canteen and accompany her back to her class slowly (Primary 1 Faith). We asked if her mum is coing to fetch her home and brining her to a doctor and were surprised by the mum’s answer.
Yi Tong said that her mum said ‘I can’t come’ and asked her to return to her class. So I asked if Yi Tong has any younger siblings but she said no… and her mum’s not working… alone in the house YET can’t come and fetch her own daughter. What is this?!!
Upon seeing Christina Chan, P1 Faith’s form teacher, we told her about the happening and Christina told us that Yi Tong has been sick from stomach flu recently and maybe her mum got fed up so don’t want to come fetch her… Parents nowadays… if you don’t know how to even love your own kids, what for you give birth to them?? =.=
I see how Yi Tong endure the pain as she walk I really feel the pain for her… such a small kid leh… every steps she take is equal to great pain, but she’s strong and brave.
Another thing is that this morning in the staff pantry, the school attendant aunty was telling Florence and I something and Florence actually said to me in English that the aunty is very talkative and noisy and she is annoyed. I told Florence that she’s very bad in saying this… even if she don’t want to listen or not interested in the aunty’s speech, she shouldn’t say that to me (what if the aunty actually could understand English?) This is basic manner loh… some more she is a teacher… =.= Oh well…
Hmm… shall stop for now… am thinking of having a new blogskin… =X
Labels: Happenings at School, Working Notes
Black Out Party Baby~ =.=
12 May 2008
12 May 2008
It was the examination period last week and all the teachers are busy with the invigilation as well as checking out the student’s health condition for each day.
Recently, there’s a rise in the Hand Food Mouth Disease (HFMD) in schools, and I was surprised to hear that there are cases from the Primary 3, 5 and even 6 students. Was surprised coz this HFMD is commonly found in very young children… now the disease has sort of got ‘stronger’ that it actually even spreads to the adults.
Hmmm… is it a Wednesday or a Thursday? Anyway, there was a black out again in the school last week… it’s around 2pm plus (luckily it’s after school hours for the pupils). And the black out came without any warning as usual. Okay, this isn’t the first time; it’s like the 3rd time in school… but the first for this year.
Last year when I was given a desktop at my workplace, the power supply still continues to keep the desktop working but this year I was given a laptop instead and yet the power supply wasn’t there… so the laptop has to ‘survive’ on its on battery. Luckily I always connect the charger to the main power supply when using, so the battery was full.
The most ‘happening’ thing is that all of us are locked in the staff room. Hahaha!! Because there’s no power supply~ after some time the lights came back… but soon, it went away… and for the 2nd black out, I was in the toilet… super dark and creepy loh~
The black out just on and off come and go lah… so sian as its quite dark and hard to see the keyboard of the laptop… =.= Anyway it last until my knock off time… luckily my laptop battery survived else I cant do anything at all.
This school seriously is too old… I hope that it can still ‘support’ the staff and pupils in school till the end of the year, as they are moving out to an empty primary school temporary… They are going to tear down most of the parts for the primary section and rebuild. They should have moved out last year actually… well, maybe something pop up that drag the moving out thing. I don’t really know.
Oh, by the way… what would you do if someone 5 years younger sort of confessed to you?? And you don’t know him in real life… but in via some online game… I asked if he is confessing but he say it’s just his feelings… anyway for now I’ve told him that he’s too young for me but he said that he want me to like him one day~ well… I hope he will get the suitable girl for himself.
Was chatting with G last night through MSN… he said he will be offline starting today for a period of time and may not come back to the game… well… study is important that’s why the decision… now, seeing so many students in the game all so hardworking studying really make me wanna be a student once again… I really enjoy school life… its fun even though there are exams and ‘rumors’ (ok… I’m referring to the ‘FiOh- Terence’ or ‘Terence-FiOh’ thingy that those E6 ppl played around with when I was in poly.) But if I were to study full time, I won’t be able to earn money and it feels quite sad… I know that full time working and part time studying will be tough but I think I will try it.
Will be going back to HQ really soon… probably after this week… but my Account Manager Liling always bluff me one… last week said she would bring the new replacement gal to school to meet up with me… yet she never call me and they did not came… so, will she bring the replacement gal to me this week?
Going back to HQ… actually more disadvantage than staying in this school… going to GQ means longer and fixed working hours (9am – 6pm), more expensive transportation fees (because I have to take the expensive NEL), have to wear formal (which I don’t really like it… coz its hard to find formal pants/skirts with pocket for my wallet n HP) and last of all… the lunch will be more expensive as compared to staying in the school.
But since Victor told me that I will get to learn something new back in HQ, I choose to take up this path… if I were to stay with the school, I will be teaching the Primary 1 and 2 IT lessons, quite fun and cute but then I won’t have much chance to really use my skills that I learnt in poly… and I actually don’t intend to be a trainer and stay with this company for long… I still want to pursue my degree…
Oh ya... back to the chat with G on MSN, cos he makes it sound like he’s going to disappear for a long period of time… and its quite enjoyable chatting with him… so I asked for his contact number... but I will only sent him nice sms when I have coz it will be international sms. Lolx. But then again when he wished best of luck for the other guy and me, it feels so weird… coz I never really thought about that other guy as more than friends… but at times I do have abit of special feeling for him, but maybe I am confused with my own feelings too. Coz ppl tend to be confused of their own feelings towards someone when that person treats him/her quite good. I don’t know… and maybe that day I was emo… so I recalled about SH and confused myself with the feelings toward that other guy even more.
PLEASE READ!! IMPORTANT NOTICE BELOW~
Anyway… for those who knows that I am currently using two HP numbers, please take note that because of the IDA, I have been told to choose one number out of the two while the other one will be terminated. And I have choose the old number, so those who know my ‘another new’ number that starts with 9, pls just keep it for now… but do remember to keep my old number… I don’t know when exactly will this ‘9’ HP number be terminated. Ehm… for those who don’t know about the ‘9’ hp number, just ignore this notice here. ^^
Labels: Mixed Column, Thoughts, Working Notes
Scientists find something good about a big bottom
08 May 2008
08 May 2008
By Julie Steenhuysen
Tue May 6, 2:44 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
They said subcutaneous fat, or fat that collects under the skin, helped to improve sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar.
Mice that got transplants of this type of fat deep into their abdomens lost weight and their fat cells shrank, even though they made no changes in their diet or activity levels.
"It was a surprising result," said Dr. Ronald Kahn of Harvard Medical School in Boston, whose study appears in the journal Cell Metabolism.
"We actually found it had a beneficial effect, and it was especially true when you put it inside the abdomen," Kahn said in a telephone interview.
Kahn said he started the study to find out why fat located in different parts of the body seems to have different risks of metabolic disease such as diabetes.
Researchers have known for some time that fat that collects in the abdomen -- known as visceral fat -- can raise a person's risk of diabetes and heart disease, while people with pear-shaped bodies, with fat deposits in the buttocks and hips, are less prone to these disorders.
Now it turns out that subcutaneous fat -- fat found just under the skin -- may be actively protecting people from metabolic disease.
Kahn and colleagues conducted a series of experiments on mice where they transplanted subcutaneous fat from donor mice into the bellies and under the skin of mice.
Mice that got subcutaneous fat transplanted into their bellies started to slim down after several weeks, and they also showed improved blood sugar and insulin levels compared to mice that underwent a sham procedure.
"What we found was that when we put it in either place, there was some improvement in metabolism," Kahn said.
"I think it's an important result because not only does it say that not all fat is bad, but I think it points to a special aspect of fat where we need to do more research," he said.
Kahn's team is working to find the substances produced in subcutaneous fat that provide the benefit with the hope of developing a drug that might copy this effect. Although fat is known to produce several hormones, Kahn said none of the known hormones appeared to be involved in this process.
"If we can capture those (substances), we might have an opportunity to convert them into drugs or use them as guides to help develop drugs," he said.
(Editing by Maggie Fox and Doina Chiacu)
Labels: Knowledge
I Want These Clothes~ >_<
06 May 2008
06 May 2008
Trend in Trend
Saw the above website from Span's msn message just now and so kpo went to see.
Omg its like online shop for some clothes. Haha. And I really like these few outfit below~ (Btw the models are soooo cute and sweet!! Wootz!! I'm not les lah but I do admire at ppl with nice features one mah)
*UP* I Want this!!
*UP* I like this kind of style but I might not be suitable for this cos of my chest size. =X
Aw~ I want the 2nd dress very much!! =X
Need to slim down!! I Want to be pretty!! >_<
P.S: Btw, the aircon at my side seems to broke down... so for once my all year round winter desk area got 'summer'. But too 'men' (闷) le~
Labels: Misc