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Sudden cardiac arrest more likely in African-Americans

Sudden cardiac arrest more likely in African-Americans

Black Americans are more likely to suffer sudden cardiac arrest than their white counterparts, a new study suggests.Black participants in…
Effect of poverty on brains may explain poor kids’ lower test scores

Effect of poverty on brains may explain poor kids’ lower test scores

The effect of poverty on children’s brains may explain why poor youngsters tend to score lower on standardized tests compared…
Coffee drinking may lower inflammation, reduce diabetes risk

Coffee drinking may lower inflammation, reduce diabetes risk

Coffee drinkers in a long-term study were about half as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as those who didn't…
Former Apple engineers build ‘a computer that cooks’

Former Apple engineers build ‘a computer that cooks’

What do you get when you put ten former Apple engineers together in one kitchen? An oven equipped with an…
Hawking launches biggest-ever search for alien life

Hawking launches biggest-ever search for alien life

British cosmologist Stephen Hawking on Monday launched the biggest-ever search for intelligent life in the universe in a 10-year, US$100-million…
King Tut series displayed on Spike Channel

King Tut series displayed on Spike Channel

The American TV channel Spike has started to air a six-hour drama about the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun dubbed "Tut." The series…
‘This is the year technology hit rock bottom’

‘This is the year technology hit rock bottom’

In the past nine months, Brianna Wu has received no fewer than 108 death threats. The majority of these have…
Can your smartphone tell you if you have depression?

Can your smartphone tell you if you have depression?

Getting a diagnosis of depression usually involves filling out questionnaires about your mood and undergoing lengthy interviews with a psychiatrist.…
Japan’s robot hotel opens its (automatic) doors

Japan’s robot hotel opens its (automatic) doors

When the reception desk is staffed by a robot dinosaur, the chances of a room upgrade are going to be…
Planned Parenthood head sorry for tone in video on fetal tissue use

Planned Parenthood head sorry for tone in video on fetal tissue use

Planned Parenthood's president apologized on Thursday for the "tone and statements" of a senior staff member who was secretly recorded…
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