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Brain-invading worm spreads in Hawaii

A rare brain-invading disease caused by the worm Angiostrongylus cantonensis is spreading fastly in Maui, Hawaii. Experts have linked this phenomenon to climate…

Delayed sleep phase disorder may have genetic roots

Researchers have found that gene CRY1 is key to determining a person’s sleep/wake cycles, according to a study published Thursday…

A 7-year-old girl with alopecia wins ‘Crazy Hair day’ competition

Gianessa Wride, a Utah girl with alopecia just won the "Crazy Hair Day" contest in her school. Tough the 7-year-old…

FDA approves 23andMe’s personal genetic test

The U.S. Food and Drugs Administration approved Thursday the sale of 23andMe’ personal genetic tests for ten diseases, becoming into…

Astronomers seek to shoot black holes using telescopes

Astronomers are attempting to capture the very first photograph of a black hole. To achieve this, they will use a…

What VPN can offer for our protection?

While travelling, working remotely or visiting public places and using free Wi-Fi it is vital to take care of personal…

Astronomers find exoplanet GJ 1132b has an atmosphere

The fact that it has similar mass, size and that it rotates around a big star made scientists look further…

Uber officials: We didn’t steal any technology from Waymo

The worldwide transportation network Uber has stated this Friday that they did not steal any technology from Waymo, a parent…

Octopuses can recode their genetic code to adapt to their environment

Most mollusks create proteins by converting DNA into RNA, but the cephalopods can recode their RNA allowing one gene to…

Celiac disease could be caused by a regular virus

A new study shows that an innocuous type of virus could be a trigger for the celiac disease condition. Reovirus…