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Why Are the Northern and Southern Lights Different?
Live Science - 28 Jan 2019 17:14Balmuda The Light Desk Lamp
The Gadget Flow - 28 Jan 2019 08:00
Use the optimal amount of light while working with the Balmuda The Light Desk Lamp. Utilizing Forward beam technology, this device enables the light to fall on an area in a more natural way. Suitable for children, the Li...
The Discovery of the Endocannabinoid System: Centuries in the Making
Neuroscience News - 28 Jan 2019 22:06
Researchers shed light on the endocannabinoid system and report how cannabis is helping to provide relief to many with medical problems.
Gene Drives Shown to Work in Female Mice
Scientific American - 28 Jan 2019 16:00
Biologists have demonstrated for the first time that a controversial genetic engineering technology works, with caveats, in mammals --
Samsung Will Start Making the Switch to More Sustainable Packaging in 2019
Gizmodo - 28 Jan 2019 03:45
Our plastic pollution problem is absolutely out of control. We know it's bad, and the companies selling us shit know it's bad. Samsung Electronics on Sunday announced that it will join a growing number of companies kicki...
Why Google bans ad blockers, but is actually fine with ad-blocking browsers
Android Authority - 28 Jan 2019 00:06
Ad blockers are nothing new, but they strangely aren't allowed in the Google Play Store.
Waist-stature ratio can indicate the risk of cardiovascular disease even in healthy men
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 23:15
Physically active men who are not overweight but who have a relatively high waist-stature ratio are more likely to develop heart disorders, according to a new study.
Mechanism explains breast cancer cell plasticity
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 23:14
Researchers have discovered that breast cancer stem cells can shift between cell surface molecules CD44s and CD44v via alternative splicing and consequently alter their ability to survive.
Whopping big viruses prey on human gut bacteria
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 23:14
Sequencing gut microbiomes typically turns up new microbes and other denizens of the intestinal tract, including viruses or phages that prey on these microbes. A new study has discovered the largest phages every found in...
Toshiba Unveils Robot to Probe Melted Fukushima Nuclear Fuel
Medical Design Technology - 28 Jan 2019 23:10
News Toshiba Corp. has unveiled a remote-controlled robot with tongs that it hopes will be able to probe the inside of one of the three damaged reactors at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant and manipulate chunk...
Delivery of 5G Wireless Backhaul Networks to Customers & Service Providers
Medical Design Technology - 28 Jan 2019 21:41
Product Announcement Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. and BridgeWave Communications today announced they signed an agreement for Fujitsu to supply and support BridgeWave wireless backhaul systems as part of Fujitsu's...
Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 21:25
Newer anticoagulants, known as non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs), are recommended over the traditional warfarin to prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Weight loss is recommended for overweig...
Making 'sense' of the 'cart before the horse' in mammalian cells
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 21:25
Researchers show that antisense RNA can mediated the formation of fusion genes.
Faulty 'brake' interferes with heart muscle's ability to contract and relax
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 19:53
A study in human and mouse heart cells identifies a faulty molecular brake in the most common form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young people and athletes and the most common ...
Drug compound could be next-generation treatment for aggressive form of leukemia
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 19:53
Researchers are developing a series of drug compounds that have shown promise in treating acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive blood cancer that is one of the most lethal cancers. About 19,520 news cases are diagnosed a...
Brain biomarkers could help identify those at risk of severe PTSD
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 19:53
A study has shed light on the neurocomputational contributions to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans. The findings revealed distinct patterns for how the brain and body respond to learni...
Myocarditis: Overshooting the mark
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 19:53
Researchers have shown that a protein called midkine, a member of the class of signaling molecules known as cytokines, is a key driver of inflammation in the heart muscle that can lead to heart failure in patients with m...
Cassava high in iron and zinc could improve diets and health in west Africa
Science Daily - 28 Jan 2019 19:22
A new study shows that field-grown cassava plants overexpressing a combination of plant genes can accumulate significantly higher concentrations of iron and zinc.
3D Scanning Shows How the Ancient Masters Crafted Violins
Medical Design Technology - 28 Jan 2019 19:03
News To most of us, looking at the finish of an antique musical instrument conjures the image of painstaking, fine craftsmanship. Thanks to 3D scanning, scientists at several universities in Italy have been able to delve...
Video: Watch What we Did to the Olympus OMD EM1x
The Phoblographer - 28 Jan 2019 19:00
I think we can honestly say "Mission Accomplished" in showing off just how durable the Olympus OMD EM1x is for photographers. This camera is the most durable that we've tested thus far, and we're pretty proud to say that...
Code-Free FOC Sensorless BLDC Fan Drivers
Medical Design Technology - 28 Jan 2019 18:58
Product Announcement Allegro MicroSystems announced the launch of the company's QuietMotion family. This family consists of the first-to-market Field Oriented Control (FOC) brushless DC (BLDC) electric motor controllers ...
Medtronic Launches Mazor X Stealth for Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery
Medical Design Technology - 28 Jan 2019 18:37
News Medtronic plc announced the first U.S. patients treated with the Mazor X Stealth Edition for spine surgery following its recent commercial launch. The Mazor X Stealth Edition offers a fully-integrated procedural sol...