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Culture Shapes the Brain: How Reading Changes the Way We Think
Reading and writing is something most of us take for granted. Grabbing a pen to jot something down or using our smartphone to read...
Asthma and Hay Fever Linked to Increased Risk of Psychiatric Disorders
Patients with asthma and hay fever have an increased risk of developing psychiatric disorders, finds a new study published in open-access journal Frontiers in...
SquirtDanger malware steal passwords & take screenshots of user activity
In a new research report published on April 17, Palo Alto’s Unit 42 researchers revealed that there is a freshly identified strain of malware...
Medicine pumps & Pacemaker threat as Dr’s simulate hacked overdose
The key points explored at the ongoing RSA 2018 included situations to which medical practitioners aren’t trained to deal with. Such as someone hacking...
Localblox exposes personal data of millions of Facebook & LinkedIn users
Facebook has been at the receiving end of backlash and criticism from security fraternity for being embroiled into one data exposure scandal after another...
Millions of apps are exposing sensitive & unencrypted user data
Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered that about 4 million popular mobile apps are unreliable because these use insecure Software Development Kits or SDKs, which leads to...
A Facebook malware has compromised thousands of accounts
The IT security researchers at Radware have discovered a sophisticated malware campaign targeting unsuspecting Facebook users in the name of a painting application called ‘Relieve Stress Paint.’
As...
Mechanism behind neuron death in motor neurone disease and frontotemporal dementia discovered
Scientists have identified the molecular mechanism that leads to the death of neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or motor neurone...
Can a Brain Injury Change Who You Are?
Who we are, and what makes us “us” has been the topic of much debate throughout history.
At the individual level, the ingredients for...
Creativity is a State of Mind and Can be Trained
As an undergraduate student at York University, Joel Lopata was studying film production and jazz performance when a discrepancy became apparent.
“I noticed students in...
Our Brains Automatically Process Opinions We Agree With As If They Are Facts
In a post-truth world of alternative facts, there is understandable interest in the psychology behind why people are generally so wedded to their opinions...
Flaw in LinkedIn AutoFill Plugin Lets Third-Party Sites Steal Your Data
Not just Facebook, a new vulnerability discovered in Linkedin's popular AutoFill functionality found leaking its users' sensitive information to third party websites without the user...
Research finds new mechanism that can cause the spread of deadly infection
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a unique mechanism that drives the spread of a deadly infection.
Cptococcosirys is a rare and deadly...
Single-cell study in a childhood brain tumor affirms the importance of context
In defining the cellular context of diffuse midline gliomas, researchers find the cells fueling their growth and suggest a potential approach to treating them:...
Infections could trigger stroke in pregnant women during hospital delivery
Pregnant women who have an infection when they enter the hospital for delivery might be at higher risk of having a stroke during their...
