Science
Social factors influence ‘metabolic syndrome’ risk around menopause
December 26, 2015
Social factors influence ‘metabolic syndrome’ risk around menopause
For women in midlife, risk factors for heart disease and diabetes tend to become more common, and social factors may…
Home for the Holidays? Hold the sugar, please
December 26, 2015
Home for the Holidays? Hold the sugar, please
Bagged or boxed, brown or powdered, Americans are buying markedly less sugar this year, a trend nowhere more noticeable than…
New blood thinner ‘antidote’ to help doctors move past warfarin
December 25, 2015
New blood thinner ‘antidote’ to help doctors move past warfarin
A new class of blood thinners that competes with widely used warfarin should get a boost next year when an…
Google developing new messaging app: WSJ
December 25, 2015
Google developing new messaging app: WSJ
Google, part of Alphabet Inc, is building a new mobile messaging application to better compete with rival services such as…
Santa tracked by Google, Microsoft
December 25, 2015
Santa tracked by Google, Microsoft
Google and Microsoft had their virtual eyes on Santa Claus and his gift-laden sleigh on Thursday. Each of the rival technology…
Are you dependent on Facebook?
December 24, 2015
Are you dependent on Facebook?
The reason why we use Facebook determines our level of dependency on it, reports an American study. Those who used…
Apple digital wallet heads to China
December 24, 2015
Apple digital wallet heads to China
Apple announced a major partnership with China UnionPay on Thursday to put is digital wallet to work in the world's…
High fat/low carb diet could help treat schizophrenia
December 24, 2015
High fat/low carb diet could help treat schizophrenia
A team of Australian researchers have found that a high fat/low carb ketogenic diet, as favored by body-builders, may be…
In Greenland, hopes for climate change to boost economy
December 23, 2015
In Greenland, hopes for climate change to boost economy
As the world struggles to limit climate change, some people in Greenland hope to cash in on rising temperatures with…
Adviser to top EU court says EU cigarette law is valid
December 23, 2015
Adviser to top EU court says EU cigarette law is valid
An adviser to Europe's highest court in Luxembourg on Wednesday said an EU law on cigarettes was valid, rebuffing a…