A new study conducted by Cornell University researchers confirms the link between some forms of autism and defects in mitochondrial DNA. The study builds on previous scholarship linking mitochondrial functions with autism spectrum disorder by providing a larger sample size. Researchers compared mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA, samples of autistic children ... Read More »
Researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City have uncovered a potential method for slowing skin fibrosis for patients with scleroderma. Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation in fibrotic tissue below the skin. The disease can also affect the lungs, blood vessels, and other ... Read More »
A phenomenon of the 21st century and Oxford Dictionary’s word of 2013—’selfie’ — has people from all ages mesmerised by the idea of taking a picture of their self. For most millennials, clicking a selfie has become a daily ritual. Teens, subconsciously or consciously, have let selfies become a defining ... Read More »
On the eve of Children’s Day, 14 November, Prince Tiwari, a 23-year-old Chartered Accountant will begin his 24,000 km walk across India, which he aims to complete in 120 days. No, he is not keen to get himself listed in any record books. The purpose of this walkathon is simple: ... Read More »
Thank you, dear parents, for handing over to us your most precious possession. We truly appreciate the trust and faith you have reposed in us and feel privileged that you and I are partners in this venture of child rearing. But like all partnerships this one too comes with its ... Read More »
BAE Systems said Friday the first steel will be cut on the U.K.’s Type 26 Global Combat Ships next summer. Once contract negotiations are finalized, the Type 26 program is expected to deliver a new generation of warships to the Royal Navy while securing hundreds of jobs in Scotland and ... Read More »
The U.K. Ministry of Defense announced a $125 million deal Friday with MBDA Missile Systems to put the Sea Ceptor defense system on the new Type 26 Global Combat Ship. Sea Ceptor will provide the navy with a shield against airborne threats, including next-generation supersonic anti-ship missiles, jets, helicopters and ... Read More »
– All three major U.S. stock indices completed the week Friday by posting losses, with the presidential election four days out. Losses on Wall Street are commonplace immediately prior to a U.S. presidential election, but Friday’s trading placed the S&P 500 in record territory. The bellwether index dropped just three ... Read More »
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied Thursday that the Russian government or any other “state parties” were his group’s source for more than 50,000 hacked emails from the files of Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta. In separate statements from WikiLeaks and in an interview with a television network supported by ... Read More »
When U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was found to have used a private email server for government business as Secretary of State, there was a collective gasp of disbelief. That disbelief quickly turned into horror when it was later revealed that she did not even protect her office computer with ... Read More »
It can go more than 200 miles on battery power and it costs less than the average new vehicle in the U.S. But in an era of $2 per gallon gasoline, the Chevrolet Bolt probably won’t do a whole lot to shift America from gasoline to electricity. General Motors has ... Read More »
If you’re reading about the US election, some of that news is likely to come to you from a “bot.” Automated systems known as “bots” or “robo-journalism” have been around for years, but they are playing a bigger role in coverage this year amid technology advances and stretched media resources. ... Read More »
