Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a bold initiative this week calling on tech giants and Western powers to band together to protect the world from cyber-attacks, vowing to relax export restrictions normally placed on ...
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(Phys.org) —Advances in light-sheet microscopy have led to impressive images and videos of the brain in action. With this technique, a plane of light is scanned through the sample to excite fluorescent calcium sensors which proxy ...
Tags: LFM, Google glass, Misha Ahrens, microscopy
(Phys.org) —Oregon State University scientists have discovered how to pinpoint the time and place of underwater volcanic eruptions using satellite images. Volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor can spew large amounts of pumice and ...
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Last week federal agriculture Gerry Ritz told those on hand for the 2014 Banff Pork Seminar, working with all of our partners, Canada will keep up the pressure on the U.S. administration to address Country of Origin Labelling. He remains ...
Gut bacteria in premature infants don't come from their mothers, but from microbes in the neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU), a new study finds. Babies typically get their gut bacteria from their mothers during childbirth. Premature ...
Tags: Gut bacteria, isolated, prevent infections
With the Super Bowl coming up, you may be in the market for a big-screen TV, whether your first or an upgrade. The good news is that you can find jumbo-sized sets with compelling features at prices that a couple of years ago would have ...
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Exposure to conflicting news about the health benefits of certain foods, vitamins and supplements often results in confusion and backlash against nutrition recommendations, finds a recent study in the Journal of Health Communication: ...
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Snap36 CEO, Jeff Hunt, announced the company’s unprecedented 319% year over year growth for 2013. This growth was partially fueled by adding new clients in Canada and Latin America. Additional growth factors included the addition of a ...
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One of the few studies of its type has found that a startling 59 percent of college students at one Oregon university were "food insecure" at some point during the previous year, with possible implications for academic success, physical and ...
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Image: Vishwa Robotics There's a reason that birds perch: flying is a lot of work, and until we teach our drones to survive off of hopes and dreams, we're (nearly, and nearly again) always going to have to deal with severe restrictions on ...
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Certain probiotics could help women lose weight and keep it off, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition by a team of researchers headed by Universit- Laval Professor Angelo Tremblay. Studies have already ...
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Today's headlines include reports about how the health law played in last night's State-of-the-Union address by President Barack Obama. Kaiser Health News: Ex-Microsoft Exec Brings Lists And Whiteboard To Overhaul Of Obamacare Website ...
Tags: Treating Clubfoot, Obamacare Website, America's Economic Divide
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) — as part of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) — has identified five routine critical care practices that should be questioned because they may not always be ...
Tags: AACN, CCSC, ABIM, Choosing Wisely
A selection of health policy stories from New York, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, Kansas, Florida, Rhode Island and Georgia. The New York Times: Mayor And Governor Teaming Up To Save Brooklyn Hospitals Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. ...
Tags: N.Y.Mayors, Health-Care, Financial Data, GOP
Tickets are now on sale for the 2014 Arkansas Flower and Garden Show Feb. 21-23 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The show, which benefits educational scholarships to Arkansas horticulture students and beautification ...
Tags: horticultural event, landscape architecture, Staddon, Greenland