Over centuries, humans have tried to discover a Theory of Everything. Possible candidates for this…
Month: January 2016
Streaming services are a blessing and a curse for the music industry
Paid music streaming services can increase revenues for the music industry and lead consumers to…
An image is worth a thousand kilos?
Okay, so maybe not a thousand kilos, exactly, but a new study shows how a…
Increased childbirth at Indian health facilities led to no matching reduction in maternal deaths
To reduce maternal and neo-natal deaths, India launched a cash transfer program in 2005 that…
Harmful mutations have accumulated during early human migrations out of Africa
Modern humans (Homo sapiens) are thought to have first emerged in Africa about 150,000 years…
Ads for candy-flavored e-cigarettes could encourage vaping among school children
Advertisements featuring e-cigarettes with flavors such as chocolate and bubble gum are more likely to…
Report identifies positive news on kidney disease in the US, yet challenges remain
The annual data report from the United States Renal Data System reveals both positive and…
Seeing where energy goes may bring scientists closer to realizing nuclear fusion
An international team of researchers has taken a step toward achieving controlled nuclear fusion —…
Thwarting abnormal neural development with a new mutation
Researchers have discovered how to reverse the abnormal axonal development characteristic of CFEOM3, a congenital…
Better design improves understanding of online privacy notices
Privacy policies for websites, smartphone apps and, especially, components of the emerging Internet of Things…