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Study suggests pasta can be part of a healthy diet without packing on the...
Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and blame for the obesity epidemic, but a new study suggests that this negative attention may not...
Researchers uncover protein used to outsmart the human immune system
A University of Maryland (UMD) researcher has uncovered a mechanism by which the bacteria that causes Lyme disease persists in the body and fights...
Molecular scissors could be key to cutting off diseases including HIV infection
One way to fight diseases including HIV infection and autoimmune disorders could involve changing how a naturally occurring enzyme called SAMHD1 works to influence...
Researchers develop injectable bandage
A penetrating injury from shrapnel is a serious obstacle in overcoming battlefield wounds that can ultimately lead to death.
Given the high mortality rates due...
Norman the Darkest: the Most Disturbed AI the World Has Ever Seen
A neural network named "Norman" is disturbingly different from other types of artificial intelligence (AI).
Housed at MIT Media Lab, a research laboratory that investigates...
Finding order in disorder demonstrates a new state of matter
Physicists have identified a new state of matter whose structural order operates by rules more aligned with quantum mechanics than standard thermodynamic theory.
In a...
Cosmic lens helps Hubble capture image of most distant star ever seen
Thanks to a rare cosmic alignment, astronomers have captured the most distant normal star ever observed, some 9 billion light years from Earth.
While astronomers...
Vietnam : Streaming site 123movies has been shut down
On March 19th, the world’s most popular pirate streaming website 123movies which is also known as 123movieshub and GoMovies announced that it is shutting down...
Google Shuts Down URL Shortening Service & Acquires GIF Search Platform
In an announcement made by Google Inc., the company disclosed that it will be shutting down its URL shortening service (goo.gl) from April 2018.
All...
Phishing scam: Italian football club tricked into sending out €2m to crooks
An Italian football club Lazio has been scammed as the club sent out an outstanding transfer bill of €2 million ($2,460,840) to a fraudster’s...
Elevated blood pressure before pregnancy may increase chance of pregnancy loss
Elevated blood pressure before conception may increase the chances for pregnancy loss, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
The...
Women most at risk for heart failure weeks after giving birth
Heart failure is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and death in the U.S.—with the rate of pregnancy-related deaths more than doubling between 1987...
Links between eating red meat and distal colon cancer in women
A new study suggests that a diet free from red meat significantly reduces the risk of a type of colon cancer in women living...
Biobot made of heart cells and gel looks like fluttering butterfly
A team of researchers at Southeast University in Nanjing, China, has developed a heart-on-a-chip platform incorporating rat heart muscle cells, hydrogel and nanocrystals.
In their...
Researchers in Japan focus on a way to mix rocket fuel ingredients
Researchers in Japan have developed a solid rocket fuel manufacturing method that should interest scientists looking into such methods.
James Vincent, The Verge, translated the technical challenges involved...
