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A milder strain of the flu, influenza ‘B,’ is making flu season a breeze in California this year. Should you still get a shot? Flu season this year in California has been much milder than usual, and scientists think a new strain of influenza could be to thank. According to a report from the Los Angeles […]

Scientists at Cornell University have made a discovery that rivals the single-crystal silicon wafer in significance. Researchers at the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering School at Cornell University have made a breakthrough involving quantum dot solids that could change the electronics industry as we know it. According to a report from R&D

Skin cells turned into cancer-killing warriors. Glioblastoma is a rare but deadly form of brain cancer, with only 30 percent of those with the disease able to survive, even after surgery to remove the tumors it causes.  The reason for the low survival rate is the tumor produces tendrils that spread across the brain and

A recent study suggests that the changes in human teeth can tell us a lot about human evolution. Have you ever wondered why people still grow wisdom teeth despite the fact that dentists regularly pull them out? According to a report from CS Monitor, a recent study from scientists at Monash University in Australia suggests that

A new study suggests that squeezing fertilized eggs could drastically improve IVF success. Researchers have devised a strange new method that will supposedly benefit a vast number of children born via in-vitro fertilization. According to a report from Gizmodo, a new study suggests that testing the viability of a human embryo could be no more

A new study reveals that global warming is pushing natural resources towards the poles, which spells trouble for low-latitude regions. Climate change is expected to cause some drastic shifts to the planet’s natural systems in the coming decades, and scientists are already beginning to log evidence of its effects. According to a report from Newsweek, a recent

New poll samples opinions of health care. Prior to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) known as Obamacare, the United States already had arguably the most advanced health care system in the world. There were hundreds of state-of-the-art medical centers with thousands of specialists, highly skilled in curing cancer, conducting organ transplants and

As the world struggles to maintain economic growth, the cost of borrowing is plummeting in the U.S. As we reported earlier, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell to 3.62 percent after nearly six weeks of steady decline. According to a report from the Associated Press, the decrease in mortgage rates surprised industry

Vanity surgeries on the rise in the US A new report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) lists butt implants and lifts as the fastest growing types of plastic surgeries in the country, according to Fox News. Breast augmentation tops the list of total cosmetic surgeries, followed by liposuction, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery and

Scientists drew inspiration from the body’s power plants to create a stunningly energy efficient supercomputer. As we reported earlier, a team of scientists from McGill University in Montreal has laid out a process for creating a ‘biological supercomputer’ using the very same mechanisms the cells in our body use to operate. According to a report