Our increasing reliance on the Internet and the ease of access to the vast resource…
Month: August 2016
Researchers map Netflix’s content delivery network for the first time
Scientists have revealed the network infrastructure used by Netflix for its content delivery, by mimicking…
New MRI technique sheds technology’s longtime limits
Since its emergence in the 1970s, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has given physicians a better…
Diet and exercise can reduce protein build-ups linked to Alzheimer’s, study shows
A healthy diet, regular physical activity and a normal body mass index can reduce the…
New Antarctic ice discovery aids future climate predictions
A team of scientists has discovered a 65 percent reduction in sea ice during the…
Computers trounce pathologists in predicting lung cancer type, severity, researchers find
Computers can be trained to be more accurate than pathologists in assessing slides of lung…
Methane leaks: A new way to find and fix in real time
Researchers have flown aircraft over an oil and gas field and pinpointed — with unprecedented…
GPs’ uncertainty at dealing with those bereaved by suicide revealed
Interviews with GPs of parents whose children have died by suicide have revealed a lack…
Season and region of birth linked to heightened childhood celiac disease risk
Circulating viral infections may help explain the temporal and geographical patterns associated with the risk…
Chronic kidney disease may cause diabetes
Scientists have discovered a novel link between chronic kidney disease and diabetes. When kidneys fail,…