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Adaptation to smoke gave humans evolutionary advances over Neanderthals

A recent study suggests modern humans might have evolved to cope with the toxic particles in smoke. Giving us an evolutionary…

One American killed in London knife attack

The City of London faced a restless night after a man stabbed to death an American woman in a crowded…

The U.S. starts first human trials for Zika vaccine

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases began its first human trial with an experimental DNA-based Zika vaccine. If…

IBM creates fully functional artificial neurons

Zurich - After ten years of hard work at IBM Research, in Zurich, researchers have created the first functional artificial…

Sleep disorders increase risk of stroke, study says

According to a new study published Wednesday in the online issue of Neurology, sleep disorders can increase the risk of…

Sickle cell gene won’t increase people’s risk of death

A new research done by Stanford University, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, concluded that having the genes…

Nike retires from golf equipment business over revenue drop

Sports giant Nike announced its retirement from the golf equipment business for lack of revenue. According to statements made by…

Farm animals’ microbes protect Amish kids against asthma

Researchers discovered that microbiome composition in farmers’ dust homes might prevent allergies in children. It was unveiled on Wednesday that…

Eminem might take a part in Drake-Joe Budden beef

During the Hot 97 “Ebro in the Morning” show, New York hip-hop commentator Ebro dropped on Wednesday a rumor going…

Artificial leaf to transform CO2 emissions into fuel

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago developed an artificial leaf to transform carbon dioxide into efficient, inexpensive fuel.…