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Dusty-Brush is a universal vacuum cleaner attachment for the smallest areas, delicate objects, and hard-to-reach areas. The purpose of building such a product came from the demand of having a vacuum cleaner attachment th...

The original Brevite backpack was the outcome of a 2015 Kickstarter campaign. Now the Boston, MA based company has launched two new models that, like the first backpack, feature a design that doesn't scream 'camera bag,...

What are the purple dots on Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps' back? They aren't tattoos, but they are the marks left behind by a therapy technique called 'cupping.'

Last fall, astronomers were surprised when the Kepler mission reported some anomalous readings from KIC 8462852 (aka. Tabby's Star). After noticing a strange and sudden drop in brightness, speculation began as to what co...

A heart transplant recipient walked a bride down the aisle so that her deceased father could be there with her. Pennsylvania bride Jeni Stepien was able to have her father with her, thanks to the man who received her fat...

A team of researchers with NASA, Uppsala University, Columbia University and the Planetary Science Institute has created several simulations of conditions on Venus billions of years ago using Earth climate models and has...

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The new compound GNF6702 can kill the kinteoplastid parasites that cause the neglected tropical diseases chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and sleeping sickness. In mice study, treatment did not cause adverse side effects.

A new cell treatment by Australian biotech Mesoblast has shown promising results in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Researchers hope to conduct a phase 3 clinical trial as soon as possible.

Both Kaspersky and Symantec have unearthed a new type of malware so advanced, they believe it could have links to a country's intelligence agency. They're calling it "Remsec," "Strider" (Aragorn's nickname in LOTR) and "...

The company says any customer information exposed was unreadable.

(University of South Florida (USF Innovation)) Research conducted by a team from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science and the Florida Fist and Wildlife Conversation Commission suggests conditions are...

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Prion diseases are deadly neurodegenerative disorders in humans and animals that are characterized by misfolded forms of prion protein (PrP). Development of effective treatments has been hamper...

Some of the most abundant particles in the universe are the so-called ghost particles, neutrinos, which travel through virtually anything on their journey through the universe. Researchers have identified three types of ...

News The new steerable, micro molded catheter enables targeted delivery of radio frequency energy to specific points in the heart tissue for corrective treatment. Contributed Author:  King's College London Topics:  Sur...

Desktop ads are still a huge revenue source for the social network. Publishers like the New York Times, Forbes and Wired think that ad blockers are a problem. Facebook agrees. The social network says it will start using ...

News For patients with the most common type of noninvasive breast cancer, routine testing for estrogen and progesterone receptors in tissue taken at the first "needle" biopsy is both unnecessary and wasteful. Contributed...

News Researchers at Emory University are the first to systematically record neural activity in the human striatum, a deep brain structure that plays a major role in cognitive and motor function. Contributed Author:  Emo...

(University of Basel) It is impossible to predict the onset of schizophrenic psychosis. If factors linked to a risk of psychosis can be identified, however, these may yield significant insights into its underlying mechan...

(Baylor College of Medicine) Breast cancer tumors are complex and dynamic. They comprise a population of continuously dividing cells that carry different genetic mutations. On a paper published today in Nature Communicat...

If you or your kids are avid gamers, here's some good news: All that strategising may have a beneficial impact on school results. Whether regular Facebook use is a drag on one's English test scores — that's another que...

The worldwide computer outage experienced by Delta today reminds us about the downsides of corporate-owned data centers and why so many businesses have moved to the cloud