Researchers have discovered a gene pattern that distinguishes the more severe form of bone cancer…
Month: July 2011
Getting 50-year-old Americans as healthy as Europeans could save Medicare and Medicaid $632 billion by 2050, study says
A new study is the first to calculate the fiscal consequences of the growing life…
Increased muscle mass may lower risk of pre-diabetes: Study shows building muscle can lower person’s risk of insulin resistance
A recent study has found that the greater an individual’s total muscle mass, the lower…
Gout prevalence swells in U.S. over last two decades; Increase in obesity and hypertension are likely contributors
A new study shows the prevalence of gout in the United States has risen over…
Fructose consumption increases risk factors for heart disease: Study suggests US Dietary Guideline for upper limit of sugar consumption is too high
A recent study has found that adults who consumed high fructose corn syrup for two…
Electronic tongue identifies cava wines
Researchers have developed an electronic tongue which can identify different types of cava wines, thanks…
CERN experiment weighs antimatter with unprecedented accuracy
The Japanese-European ASACUSA experiment at CERN has reported a new measurement of the antiproton’s mass…
Sony sinks to $199M quarterly loss on disaster (AP)
AP – Sony sank to a 15.5 billion yen ($199 million) quarterly loss, hurt by…
Alibaba launches smartphone running its Cloud OS (Reuters)
Reuters – Alibaba Group launched its self-developed mobile operating system and a smartphone on Thursday…
Gender can be accurately guessed from a single Tweet (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – Researchers with the Mitre corporation have developed a method to accurately guess gender by…