TECH & INNOVATION

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

TECH & INNOVATION 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.

SCANNING BABIES’ FINGERPRINTS COULD SAVE LIVES

09.28.2014 01:12 AM

Each year 2.5 million children die worldwide because they do not receive life-saving vaccinations at the appropriate time.

Decision analysis can help women make choices about breast reconstruction

09.28.2014 01:08 AM

Information plus patient preferences can help in sorting through reconstruction options, according to plastic and reconstructive surgery

Cardiology leaders call for global prevention of heart disease, stroke

09.28.2014 01:04 AM

Task force seeks to include cardiovascular disease in UN Sustainable Development Goals Task force seeks to include cardiovascular disease in UN Sustainable Development Goals WASHINGTON (Sept.

Anamorelin improve appetite and body mass in patients with cancer anorexia-cachexia

09.28.2014 00:59 AM

Phase III trial indicates the drug is safe and well tolerated in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Afatinib improves progression-free survival in head and neck cancer

09.28.2014 00:51 AM

Second-line afatinib significantly improves progression-free survival in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer, Phase III trial shows

Rolapitant reduces nausea and vomiting in Phase III trial

09.28.2014 00:44 AM

Rolapitant reduces nausea and vomiting in patients receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy, according to the results of a phase III trial presented for the first time today at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid, Spain.

Many patients excluded from clinical trials due to prior cancer, UTSW study finds

09.28.2014 00:26 AM

DALLAS – Sept. 26, 2014 – Lung cancer clinical trials exclude a substantial proportion of patients due to a history of prior cancer, as shown in an analysis by cancer researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Cancer during pregnancy: Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are safe for babies, studies show

09.28.2014 00:21 AM

Presentations at ESMO 2014 examine the impact of in-utero exposure to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the safety of lymph node biopsy in pregnancy, and the outcomes of unplanned pregnancy during cancer treatment

U.S. Territory Comes Under Strict Protection—Species Needing Sanctuary Look To the South Pacific

09.26.2014 22:44 PM

Over its short-lived history, the United States has come to acquire a small list of territories outside of its continental limits. And as it happens some are more well-protected than others.

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