As the indignities of modern air travel go, the latest ban on laptops and tablets…
Month: March 2017
Group Demands Apple Pay Ransom for iCloud Credentials
Apple has received a ransom threat from a hacking group claiming to have access to…
Scientists make new discovery about bird evolution
A team of scientists has described the most exceptionally preserved fossil bird discovered to date,…
An increasing proportion of women who are 60 years of age and older are drinking
Most older Americans drink alcohol. Given that this segment of the population is projected to…
New gene discovered associated with Tau, a common form of brain pathology
Investigators have reported the discovery of a new gene that is associated with susceptibility to…
Biodiversity loss shifts flowering phenology at same magnitude as global warming
Researchers have revealed that declining plant diversity — from habitat loss, human use, and other…
Moderate drinking linked to lower risk of some — but not all — heart conditions
Moderate drinking is associated with a lower risk of several, but not all, cardiovascular diseases,…
Neurosurgical practices must evolve and transform to adapt to rapidly changing healthcare industry
Neurosurgeons hoping to successfully navigate the rapidly changing healthcare industry must advance their strategies and…
Inactive teens develop lazy bones
Inactive teens have weaker bones than those who are physically active, according to a new…
Amazingly fast, cheap genome sequencing: Zika virus mosquito genome assembled from scratch
A team of scientists has developed a new way to sequence genomes, which can assemble…