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FDA green-lighted a powerful painkiller developed by Purdue Pharma for patients with chronic pain. Unlike other oxycodone-based drug, Targiniq ER is built to deter abuse.

Particularly with iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite set to make all your Apple devices work together better than ever, it’s important to have a neat way of keeping your iPhone, iPad and Mac in close proximity. Looking to solve�...

A team of researchers led by scientists from the San Diego State University discovered a previously unknown but surprisingly common virus living in the human gut, the BBC reported Saturday.

Benny Johnson, a former writer at Glenn Beck’s the Blaze, has been fired from Buzzfeed for 41 instances of plagiarism. In an apology note published on Buzzfeed, editor Ben Smith wrote: We owe you, our readers, an apolo...

I just picked up a cheapo infrared thermometer, a laser-aimed sensor that tells you the surface temperature of whatever you point it at. I didn't really need one. But now I can't put it down. I've been playing with it fo...

Stargazers often overlook six minor meteor showers in the northern summer, but these celestial fireworks displays can be must-see events. Here's Space.com's guide to the minor meteor showers of Summer 2014.

Asteroids aren't the only things in space we have to worry about. A massive solar storm emitted from the sun could fry electronics and satellites around the globe, and take down much of the power grid. And such a storm i...

(RNS) When he was a student at Brigham Young University three years ago, Anthony Willey came across a Wikipedia page on Mormons. What he read filled him with frustration. The article focused on polygamy, which seemed odd...

Harvard economics professor Sendhil Mullainathan takes a look in the New York Times at interesting correlations between the release dates of new phones and OSes and search queries that indicate frustration with the speed...

The Israeli biotech company next year with start its late stage clinical trial of its therapy that modulates the immune system's response to the bacteria rather than attacking the bacteria itself

Proposed investment rules would make it easier for American theater producers to raise money through crowdsourcing, a method already being tried in Britain.

Looking to gear up for the summer? We've got some new sales on Android devices, accessories, and apps that you may be interested in...

9to5Mac has obtained some convincing evidence that Amazon's working on its own credit card swipers, aiming its sights at incumbent Square for payments-on-the-go. Because if you're not going to buy from Amazon, at the ver...

Amazon may revolve around online shopping, but it apparently has some interest in brick-and-mortar retail -- there are now hints that it's launching a Square-style payment card reader. The crew at 9to5Mac has obtained St...

 Released earlier this month, TechCrunch Disrupt alum Hammer & Chisel’s Fates Forever is a well-executed attempt to bring the MOBA to tablets. It doesn’t bring every feature in League of Legends to your iPad, but as...

SAN DIEGO — As Sons of Anarchy heads into its final season, the producers of the series announced on Sunday at Comic-Con that they're building out the world of SAMCRO with a just-announced novel Set in season 4, the bo...

An anonymous reader writes with a link to an intriguing device highlighted at Hackaday (it's an Indiegogo project, too, if it excites you $90 worth, and seems well on its way to meeting its modest goal): The DPT Board is...

In the year-plus since Edward Snowden lifted the veil on just how closely our government tracks our online lives, a few things have changed . Tech companies are encrypting more; foreign governments are trusting less; and...

How can I prevent an end-user from changing Google contacts on multiple devices? How can I listen to my iPhone audio through my car speakers? What can I do to prevent soggy pizza? Where can I find a tutorial on Android c...

Using data from over 18,000 patients, scientists have identified more than two dozen genetic risk factors involved in Parkinson's disease, including six that had not been previously reported. "Unraveling the genetic unde...

A common postoperative complication after open heart operations -- infection at the surgical site -- has been reduced by 77 percent at a Canadian hospital through its participation in the American College of Surgeons Nat...

Microorganisms like bacteria and fungi can evade treatment by acquiring mutations in the genes targeted by antibiotics or antifungal drugs. These permanent mutations were once thought to be the only way for drug resistan...