And what are these researchers in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Boston, New York, North Carolina, Beijing, Poland and the Netherlands finding? That exposure to air pollution, particularly to vehicle exhaust, can be linked to brain damage, anxiety, depression, attention problems and autism, and also possibly heighten the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and speed the effects of Parkinson’s disease.
According to Bing searches, 2011 was the year of musical superstars, continued celebrity fascination, concern for human tragedy and new royalty. From rising stars and weddings to intense trials and natural disasters, Bing has captured history through the searches that mark the year’s most important people, places and moments in time.
Based on the aggregation of billions of search queries conducted on Bing this year, here are the much-anticipated top 10 lists for the most searched people, news stories, sports stars, musicians, celebrity events, consumer electronics and TV shows.
1 Justin Bieber Kim Kardashian
2 Kim Kardashian Sandra Bullock
3 Jennifer Aniston Lady Gaga
4 Lindsay Lohan Tiger Woods
5 Jennifer Lopez Barack Obama
6 Britney Spears Justin Bieber
7 Katy Perry Kate Gosselin
8 Megan Fox Jesse James
9 Lady Gaga Jennifer Aniston
10 Miley Cyrus Michael Jackson
Other Top Search Results
Top News Stories• Casey Anthony trial
• Osama Bin Laden death
• Hurricane Irene
• Japan earthquake and tsunami
• Amy Winehouse death
• Joplin Tornado
• Michael Jackson–Conrad Murray trial
• 9/11 10th anniversary
• Republican primaries–Herman Cain, Rick Perry
• Haiti anniversary
Top Sports Stars• Maria Sharapova
• Tiger Woods
• Serena Williams
• Brett Favre
• Caroline Wozniacki
• Kobe Bryant
• LeBron James
• Lamar Odom
• Hope Solo
• Carmelo Anthony
Top Musicians• Justin Bieber
• Katy Perry
• Jennifer Lopez
• Britney Spears
• Lady Gaga
• Selena Gomez
• Nicki Minaj
• Rihanna
• Beyonce
• Taylor Swift
Top Celebrity Events• Royal wedding
• Final “Harry Potter”
• Kim Kardashian wedding
• Beyonce baby bump
• Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson dating
• Demi Moore–Ashton Kutcher scandal
• Kate Hudson baby bump
• Lady Gaga coming out in the egg
• Lindsay Lohan arrested
• Russell Armstrong suicide
Top Consumer Electronics• Xbox and Kinect
• Kindle
• PlayStation
• iPhone 5
• iPad
• Wii
• iPad 2
• Nook
• Windows Phone 7
• Macbook Pro
Top TV Shows• “American Idol”
• “Dancing With the Stars”
• “Glee”
• “Jersey Shore”
• “Family Guy”
• “Chelsea Lately”
• “The Young and the Restless”
• “True Blood”
• “Audrina”
• “Big Brother”
It is a condition that blights the lives of millions of teenagers and young adults. Now scientists have made a breakthrough in the hunt for something of a medical holy grail – a treatment for acne.
A vaccine which promises to halt a key cause of the unsightly and painful condition could be available within as little as five years, they say. The breakthrough approach is a departure from current treatments, which mostly rely on antibiotics to ‘blitz’ the bacteria that cause spots.
The medicines can upset the skin’s natural balance and leave some sufferers at risk of scarring. Scientists at the University of California at San Diego are working in partnership with the world’s biggest vaccine company, Sanofi Pasteur, to create the jab.
This is the heart rate monitor that wirelessly transmits pulse readings to an iPhone. The monitor straps comfortably to a forearm and automatically transmits readings via Bluetooth to an iPhone. A free app displays real-time pulse readings, target heart rate zones, calories burned, distance traveled, and speed.
The app allows you to input your weight, age, and gender to ensure accurate readings and provides audible prompts to help you maintain the ideal target heart rate. You can select a workout based on time, speed, or calories burned, it provides full access to the iPhone music library, and workout progress can be monitored through graphical workout summaries.
The Wall Street Journal, citing people “familiar with the matter,” says that Facebook will go public with an IPO in April and the company hopes to raise $10 billion. That would give Facebook a $100 billion valuation.
The social networking firm is now targeting a time frame of April to June 2012 for an initial public offering, said people familiar with the matter. The company is exploring raising $10 billion in its IPO—what would be one of the largest offerings ever—in a deal that might assign Facebook a $100 billion valuation, a number greater than twice that of such stalwarts as Hewlett-Packard Co. and 3M Co.
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