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Preschoolers Who Sleep Late May End Up As Obese Teens
Tech Times - 15 Jul 2016 13:16
Children who sleep late at night are likely to grow up as obese teens. What time should preschoolers go to sleep to reduce the likelihood of weight problems later in life?
Zika Outbreak Peaked In Brazil But Still Looms Over US
Tech Times - 15 Jul 2016 12:42
The Zika virus outbreak in Brazil may have already peaked and will soon fizzle out, a new study suggests. Researchers say efforts to prevent its spread are 'futile.'
Help! Pokemon Go isn't working: How to fix common Pokemon Go problems
Pocket-lint - 15 Jul 2016 12:02
Help! Pokemon Go isn't working - what is wrong with it? With every craze comes a backlash, when people can't get their fix of the action. For something the size of Pokemon Go - which by all accounts has taken over the wo...
Pokemon Go: How to stop your data usage from getting out of control
Pocket-lint - 15 Jul 2016 01:54
Chances are you've been walking around all week - with your smartphone glued to your hand, playing Pokemon Go. As Pokemon Go rolls out around the world, many excited trainers have melted their brain away simply by huntin...
How new HIV drugs lock virus in immaturity
Science Daily - 15 Jul 2016 17:29
A new type of HIV drug currently being tested works in an unusual way, scientists have found. They also discovered that when the virus became resistant to early versions of these drugs, it did not do so by blocking or pr...
SkyScreen - Large transparent Head-Up Display
The Gadget Flow - 15 Jul 2016 15:00
Drop the idea of checking your smartphones while you drive and switch to a large and transparent Head-Up Display like SkyScreen instead. It’s like a modified version of your smartphone with a transparent gel base you c...
Tesla asked to brief Senate committee on fatal car crash
PC World - 15 Jul 2016 06:31
Tesla Motors has been asked by a U.S. Senate Committee to brief it on the circumstances leading to a fatal accident that killed the driver of a Tesla Model S, while the vehicle's Autopilot driver-assistance software was ...
Autopilot was not engaged in Model X rollover crash, Tesla says
Mashable - 15 Jul 2016 06:13Russia And China Discuss Mission To Moon, Even Mars
Forbes - 15 Jul 2016 04:18
Russia and China are discussing joint cooperation in outer-space exploration, including missions to the Moon and even Mars. The two sides have already been discussing the prospects of cooperation in space rocket engine-m...
Microsoft Doesn't Have to Turn Over Emails Stored Outside the U.S., Court Says
Time - 15 Jul 2016 10:30
The software giant had warned of a global privacy "free for all"
Skate Safe
Ivanhoe - 15 Jul 2016 07:00
CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- They send 50,000 Americans to emergency rooms every year. We're talking about skateboard accidents. More kids and adults keep pushing their limits on their boards ... which equates to ...
McDonald's is now filtering out porn from its public Wi-Fi networks
The Verge - 15 Jul 2016 06:02
You can still get a Happy Meal for kids at McDonald's, but it'll be trickier to have an adult "happy time" -- the restaurant chain is now blocking pornographic content on its public Wi-Fi services. "McDonald's is committ...
Google makes phone calls free to France in the aftermath of Nice attacks
Mashable - 15 Jul 2016 05:36How does water behave in space? Researchers aim to solve longstanding mystery
Phys.org - 15 Jul 2016 23:58
An astronaut holds a glass jar half-full of water in the near-zero gravity of space. How does the water look inside the jar? Does it form a single ball, sit on the bottom of the jar, or cling to its walls? For decades, n...
NASA's next Mars rover progresses toward 2020 launch
Phys.org - 15 Jul 2016 21:40
After an extensive review process and passing a major development milestone, NASA is ready to proceed with final design and construction of its next Mars rover, currently targeted to launch in summer of 2020 and arrive o...
A Dark Region Is Growing Eerily On The Sun's Surface
Universe Today - 15 Jul 2016 21:12
NASA has spotted an enormous black blotch growing on the surface of the Sun. It looks eerie, but this dark region is nothing to fear, though it does signal potential disruption to satellite communications. The dark regio...
Adjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage colon cancer may improve survival
Science Daily - 15 Jul 2016 19:01
Researchers and physicians have grappled with the role of 'adjuvant,' or post-surgery, chemotherapy for patients with early-stage colon cancer, even for cancers considered high risk. Now researchers have found an associa...
Mars 2020 Rover Progresses Toward Launch
SpaceRef - 15 Jul 2016 18:44
After an extensive review process and passing a major development milestone, NASA is ready to proceed with final design and construction of its next Mars rover, currently targeted to launch in the summer of 2020 and arri...
Fishing for Space Junk: Europe's Wild Idea to Clean the Cosmos
SPACE.com - 15 Jul 2016 18:29
Using a specialized capture mechanism, the European Space Agency plans to lasso a large abandoned satellite drifting through space and pull it down to burn up in the atmosphere.
NASA's Next Mars Rover Progresses Toward 2020 Launch
PTTU - 15 Jul 2016 18:24
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NASA ISS Space to Ground Weekly Report - 15 July 2016
SpaceRef - 15 Jul 2016 18:05
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Modifications to protein RUNX3 may promote cancer growth
Science Daily - 15 Jul 2016 17:37
A modification called phosphorylation made to a protein called RUNX3 may promote cancer progression by allowing cell division, scientists have discovered. The phosphorylation, or the addition of a phosphate group to a mo...