Science
Facebook expands sharing options to include live video
December 6, 2015
Facebook expands sharing options to include live video
Get ready to start watching live video of your friends and family doing something fun, boring or even dumb on…
Smartphones and the Internet are eating our TV time: Nielsen
December 6, 2015
Smartphones and the Internet are eating our TV time: Nielsen
The use of Internet-ready devices like smartphones appears to have seriously cut into the time Americans spend watching traditional TV,…
Battling climate change — with worms
December 5, 2015
Battling climate change — with worms
Nicolas Denieul plants his spade in the ground and turns over a clod of soil to reveal a mass of…
Samsung to pay Apple $548 mn in lengthy patent case
December 5, 2015
Samsung to pay Apple $548 mn in lengthy patent case
Samsung has agreed to pay smartphone rival Apple just over US$548 million in a years-long patent battle in federal court…
Daklinza to be used for treatment of hepatitis C as of Saturday
December 5, 2015
Daklinza to be used for treatment of hepatitis C as of Saturday
The Viral Hepatitis Committee will be treating Hepatitis C patients with the Daklinza drug as of Saturday, according to the…
New York City is sued over salt warnings on restaurant menus
December 5, 2015
New York City is sued over salt warnings on restaurant menus
A restaurant industry trade group is suing New York City's Board of Health to stop it from enforcing a new…
Low-carb diet doesn’t always cut diabetes risk after pregnancy
December 5, 2015
Low-carb diet doesn’t always cut diabetes risk after pregnancy
For women who develop diabetes during pregnancy, low-carbohydrate diets may not necessarily help keep the disease at bay after the…
Stress and depression linked to stroke risk in diabetics
December 5, 2015
Stress and depression linked to stroke risk in diabetics
People with diabetes are much more prone to depression and stress than other individuals, and these mental health problems in…