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Genes help determine education level: study

Genes help determine education level: study

Scientists said Wednesday they had identified 74 genes that partially determine how far someone gets in school, depending on which…
Junk food and fat can cause similar damage to the body as type 2 diabetes finds new study

Junk food and fat can cause similar damage to the body as type 2 diabetes finds new study

A new study published this week has found that junk food can cause the same damage to the kidneys as…
Being alert for your smartphone to ring can increase symptoms of ADHD

Being alert for your smartphone to ring can increase symptoms of ADHD

To add to the growing list of how smartphones can affect our health for the worse, a new US study…
How to break your bad eating habits

How to break your bad eating habits

Forget diets: the secret to healthy eating may be easier than you think.Instead of reading labels and counting calories, you…
Anyone can try IBM’s powerful quantum computer

Anyone can try IBM’s powerful quantum computer

IBM on Wednesday opened its quantum computer processor to anyone who wants to try what is expected to be a…
Is your doctor giving you too many antibiotics?

Is your doctor giving you too many antibiotics?

Nearly one in three antibiotic prescriptions given out by doctors in the US is “inappropriate,” says a study that called…
Why you should be wary of suicide prevention apps

Why you should be wary of suicide prevention apps

Smartphone apps designed to assist with suicide prevention may not necessarily get people in crisis the help they need or…
AUC alumni claim world record for fastest growing FB group

AUC alumni claim world record for fastest growing FB group

Five days after it was started, a Facebook page centered around the American University in Cairo (AUC) named “WhatsUp in…
Samsung’s sound idea for helping premature babies

Samsung’s sound idea for helping premature babies

Korean smartphone maker Samsung is developing an app called Voices of Life that could help premature babies develop while in…
Autonomous cars will need to win drivers’ trust

Autonomous cars will need to win drivers’ trust

Consumers are ready for the extra safety that self-driving technologies will bring to the average automobile, but as a new…
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