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Doctors have found a new use for a common cancer medication – curing baldness. Pharmaceutical companies spend billions developing new cancer drugs at nearly all times, but every now and then a study will reveal that a medication is capable of more than just its intended effect. According to a report from NBC News, a class […]

Throwing an intergalactic space party? You definitely want to invite this amazing comet. Space may not be such a boring place after all. Comet Lovejoy, a gregarious comet blasting through the solar system, is spewing alcohol in its trail as it passes by. According to a report from CNN, the comet produces as much alcohol as

General Motors has announced a recall of 1.4 million vehicles to fix a defect that has caused around 1,200 auto fires and includes cars more than ten years old, according to usatoday.com. The problem occurs when drops of oil are deposited on the hot exhaust manifold after hard braking catching fire, allowing flames to spread to

Natural bug spray has risen in popularity, but just how effective are these “green” mosquito repellants? Mosquitos are a pain no matter where you go. In many places in the world, the little pests can spread deadly diseases like malaria. As such, it is extremely important to have a good bug spray on hand. But

A new study reveals that when obese children consume less high-fructose corn syrup, their health improves rapidly. Not all sugars are created equally. Reducing the consumption of added sugar, or sugar added to food products as a sweetener, can significantly improve the health of obese and overweight children across a number of measures. According to

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have made a breakthrough in phototransistor technology, offering high resolution under extremely stressful situations. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin have created a new super-flexible phototransistor that has proven to be the most responsive design to date. According to a report from UPI, scientists were stunned to realize that the silicon

The City of San Francisco announced it would commit an additional $1.7 million to the Getting to Zero program, which aims to tackle HIV and AIDS in the city. The city of San Francisco will appropriate $1.7 million to support the city’s Getting to Zero initiative, a program that seeks to make the Bay City

NASA scientists were shocked to learn that Enceladus is covered in active geysers, but does this mean that life exists on the tiny Saturn moon? When NASA’s Cassini space probe dove down towards Saturn’s strange moon Enceladus, scientists weren’t remotely ready for what they saw. According to a report from the LA Times, Cassini recently sent

The eight largest American banks will need to raise an additional $120 billion following a new rule from the Federal Reserve. People invested in one of the country’s largest financial institutions probably won’t be too thrilled with the latest from the Fed. The Federal Reserve decided to leave interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, and this could

A Georgetown study reveals that the Affordable Care Act has brought the number of uninsured children in the country to an all-time low. The health insurance data from the US Census Bureau for 2014 is finally in, and the latest numbers signal some significant changes for health policy. According to a news release from Georgetown University, a