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Manhattan -
Uber, the internet's high-tech ride-sharing company is in damage control mode right now due to statements allegedly made by Emil Michael, the company's senior vice president for business, while in New York at a private dinner last week.
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Taiwan -
Two scientists died, although several dozen researchers and crew-members aboard an oceanographic research vessel survived, after the boat capsized near Taiwan.
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Lund -
A budding discovery courtesy of research teams at Lund University in Sweeden may open the door to defeating deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Plagued by underfunding, little governmental support, poaching and indiscriminate killing by cattle herders, many of the countries in Western Africa have little control or incentive to save the few remaining western African lions left in the wild.
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London -
Researchers have found that King Richard III was likely infected with parasitic worms that grew to be as large as a foot in length.
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A group of brain cells that have the power to control appetite has been identified by scientists. The cells could also be a major cause of eating disorders such as obesity.
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Researchers say that clicking "like" buttons across the web may be doing more than simply marking you down as a fan of something. Researchers say it may out you as gay, reveal how you vote or suggest that you have a weakness for nicotine.
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According to Calif. Polytechnic State Univ. researcher Patrick Lin, the US military is developing technologies that will give troops what he calls "mutant powers." Lin says, however, that the authorities are not yet considering the policy implications.
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Renewable energy is inevitable. It will be relied on sooner or later especially at the current rate of non-renewable energy usage. However, Stanford researchers have come up with a low cost solar panel solution for all your personal needs.
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Wake Forest -
A new US study has found that teenagers who are Tasered, don't appear to be at any higher risk of injury than adults. Researchers examined data from "real life" altercations between youth and police.
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Raleigh -
They may creep us out now, but cockroaches could be used to help save lives in collapsed buildings one day soon. Researchers at North Carolina State University have figured out a way to install an electronic system in a living cockroach to steer the bugs.
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Bubble tea, or Boba tea, that contains large tapioca pearls, may be growing in popularity around the world, but researchers in Germany have found evidence to burst that bubble.
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Chinese researchers at Zhejiang University have developed a system, called FlyingBuddy2 that allows users to control drones with their thoughts. Sound too much like SciFi? Read on.
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Stockholm -
We already knew chocolate could be good for the heart and good for the brain but now new research suggests it can also reduce the risk of stroke.
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The race is on to develop the world's first insulin pill to eliminate the need for daily injections for diabetics. And a small Israeli-based company appears to be leading the pack.
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Researchers believe that they may have found the heartbeat of the smallest black hole. They were using NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer when they made the discovery.
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Warwick -
A form of “ultra-bad” cholesterol has been discovered by researchers from the University of Warwick (Warwick Medical School) in England. The study was published in the latest edition of Diabetes - an academic journal.
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Two chemistry researchers from the University of South Carolina have developed a new tool which can detect substances which can't be seen with the naked eye.
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Women who usually wear high heels sometimes find flat shoes uncomfortable. Now researchers believe they know why, and they have a suggestion they believe will help.
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Toronto -
After childbirth there are greater levels of a brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) present. MOA-A may explain why postpartum blues and clinical depression are common says a new study published today.
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An "antibody cocktail" is being touted by some researchers as a means to stop all flu types. If researchers are correct doctors may have the means to protect their patients from a pandemic flu invasion.
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A type of muscular dystrophy has been linked to missing a protein. People suffering from limb-girdle muscular dystrophy are missing the c-FLIP protein.
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The days of a legal medical high from marijuana may be numbered. Scientists researching how to get the medical powers from the plant without the memory-robbing properties may have found the way.
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With the emergence of antibiotic resistant bugs penicillin has become one of those drugs that the "bugs" have figured out how to overcome. Does that mean penicillin will become fazed out?
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Researchers in the United States have discovered a new virus that may be linked to a lethal form of skin cancer according to a study published in the journal Science. The virus is called Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV).
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The skinny gene has been discovered or more accurately rediscovered. Adipose is likely to be a master switch that informs the body to accumulate or burn fat. This discovery may show the way to combating obesity and diabetes.
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A team of doctors at Montreal Neurological Institute in Canada have developed a vaccine and conducted the first human trail of this vaccine. This is the first step towards developing a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis (MS),
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Researchers are mulling over the idea of scrapping the Internet and starting over; all with the government's blessing!!
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Is being overweight genetic or not?
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Researches cataloged more than 1 million species living on our planet and the online catalog, will include all known living organisms, from plants and animals to fungi and microorganisms such as bacteria, protozoa and viruses.
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A research team cages, sedates, measures and weighs a Gobi bear before collaring the animal. This is one way to ascertain the individuals health and well-being. YouTube
Melbourne, Australia is the site of the 20th annual International AIDS Conference, being held from July 20-25, 2014. International AIDS Conferences
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