TECH & INNOVATION

French studies measure benefits of colorectal cancer screening

TECH & INNOVATION 09.28.2014 20:27 PM

Fecal occult blood screening increases high-risk polyp detection by 89 percent; for high-risk patients, FOBT screening may be more efficient than colonoscopy

Customising chemotherapy in Lu Ca: New Ph II data reported in 2 LB studies

09.28.2014 20:16 PM

Study using thymidylate synthase as a predictive and prospective biomarker; Report on a trial with a drug that targets the folate receptor

Could Further Taxation on Fossil Fuels Complicate the Climate Change Issue?

09.28.2014 20:11 PM

While the conversation on the current and future changes in the climate are far from over, the United Nations (UN) has convened its discussion on the issue this week until the 2015 General Assembly that will be held in Paris. And as some nations felt unheard in their pleas at the Climate Summit held last Tuesday Sept. 23 in New York City, they’re turning up the heat on the global discourse looking for immediate solutions to the long-term problem.

Six Months of Ebola—Where the Virus has been and Where It’s Going

09.28.2014 20:08 PM

Six months ago, in a remote village of Guinea, a 2-year-old boy mysteriously fell ill of a hemorrhagic fever. Now, since the December 2013 outbreak, the disease has spread to the largest, most lethal Ebola epidemic in history. And it has yet to show any signs of cessation.

Australia Receives Backlash for Modest Goals at UN Summit

09.28.2014 01:27 AM

This week, as the United Nations (UN) held its annual General Assembly regarding global warming and the changing climate, all eyes and ears turned towards New York City, where celebrities, protestors and world leaders all came together for the unified goal of changing the Earth’s future. Though while all nations in attendance were open to the call for change, some found themselves vilified far before their history’s could be written in the record books.

Who’s the Predator And Who’s the Prey? Wyoming Fights Endangered Gray Wolves

09.28.2014 01:23 AM

It’s been a war brewing for the last few months, and Wyoming just entered its Hail Mary pass. Only a day after federal court judge Amy Berman Jackson of the Washington D.C. circuit announced that Gray Wolves would once again be inducted to the endangered species list, the state of Wyoming’s Game and Fish Commission appealed to the Secretary of State’s Office in hopes of commencing with its annual wolf-hunting season.

Morphed images of Hollywood celebrities reveal how neurons make up your mind

09.28.2014 01:19 AM

Study reveals individual neurons in the human brain are triggered by the subject's conscious perception, rather than by the visual stimulus

Children with autism are more sedentary than their peers, new OSU study shows

09.28.2014 01:15 AM

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new Oregon State University study of children with autism found that they are more sedentary than their typically-developing peers, averaging 50 minutes less a day of moderate physical activity and 70 minutes more each day sitting.