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Newly approved drug works with the immune system to fight cancer cells. A drug known as pembrolizumab, which is sold in the United States as Keytruda, has shown in a new study to be more effective against lung cancer than chemotherapy, says an article on upi.com. The drug is making the headlines because it was the […]

A hormone found in the liver, FGF21, has been shown to regulate a person’s preferences for sweet and alcoholic flavors. Ever wonder why some people enjoy sweets while others are completely happy passing them up? According to a report from UPI, a new study published in the journal Cell suggests that a taste for sweets, as well as

Tough times may be ahead for Valeant Pharmaceuticals, a leading drug company based in Laval, Quebec. When the CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. fell ill with pneumonia, panic began to spread throughout the company. Now, according to a report from Bloomberg, the chief executive’s current status is unknown and the company’s stock plummeted 57 percent from

SpaceX has just delivered 11 commercial satellites into orbit and landed the rocket they used – all in one piece. SpaceX is making history. According to a report from Time, the company just successfully landed the first part of its new Falcon 9 rocket in Cape Canaveral, FL after it launched 11 new satellites into orbit.

Dengue fever threatens millions worldwide, but researchers have developed a new vaccine that could completely wipe out the disease. Dengue fever is one of the most dangerous mosquito-transferred disease, threatening nearly 50 percent of the world’s population. According to a report from the Voice of America, however, officials in the Philippines and Mexico have just approved a

Chinese officials have issued the second red alert this month in Beijing due to toxic air pollution, which puts millions of lives at risk. Toxic smog has once again descended on Beijing, China, and government officials are sounding the alarm. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the government has issued a red alert for

FedEx customers were not happy this holiday season after stormy weather led to widespread delays for last-minute Christmas deliveries. FedEx is having some serious issues this holiday season. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the company announced that some of its packages would be showing up late after heavy storms swept through he Southeast

Researchers hope new technology will lead to stronger, lighter classes of composite metals. Imagine a super-strong metal that is extremely light weight and can be used in automobiles, and even in spacecraft to visit other planets.  That is what researchers are looking to get from a new metal infused with ceramic silicon carbide nanoparticles. A

By combining the powers of human and artificial intelligence, these scientists say no problem is too big to solve. Researchers from the Human Computation Institute (HCI) and Cornell University have made a fascinating breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence. According to a report from Neuroscience News, a team of scientists has asserted that by combining human

She looks just like a human from a distance and she even has soft skin and strikingly beautiful eyes, and she is the perfect nanny for small children due to her programming, but will our society be able to ethically accept the use of a humanoid robot? Fort some experts, according to a story on csmonitor.com,