Scientists find treatment to kill every kind of cancer tumor Researchers might have found the Holy Grail in the war against cancer, a miracle drug that has killed every kind of cancer tumor it has come in contact with, the New York Post reported. The drug works by blocking a protein called CD47 that is essentially a "do not eat" signal to the body's immune system, according to Science Magazine. More
Obama to Unveil Initiative to Map the Human Brain President Obama on Tuesday will announce a broad new research initiative, starting with $100 million in 2014, to invent and refine new technologies to understand the human brain, senior administration officials said Monday. More
New FDA research finds 12% of retail chicken has salmonella, 74% of which is antibiotic-resistant Perhaps, like me, you’ve wondered what percentage of retail meat has foodborne pathogens, and of those, which pathogens are antibiotic resistant. Well, you’re in luck. The Food and Drug Administration’s National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System puts out a yearly report looking at the rates of antibiotic resistance of foodborne pathogens in retail meat and poultry samples. More
Cash can bribe dieters to lose weight, study finds Researchers are reporting success with using cash incentives to help people lose weight. In a yearlong study, people were offered a chance to win or lose $20 a month if they met certain diet goals. They lost an average of 9 pounds compared to just over 2 pounds for other study participants who were not offered the chance to win money if they shed pounds. More
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency Is Both Dumb and Dangerous It may be tough to single out any particular ones as the worst of the bunch, but allow me to suggest two contenders: tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who have been tapped as co-chairs ... 11/14/2024 - 5:07 am | View Link
It’s Pretty Clear Why Trump Wants Total Crackpots to Run the Military and Intelligence Agencies In his first few picks for Cabinet secretaries, President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear—even clearer than many had predicted—that his main criterion for selection is blind loyalty. Qualities ... 11/13/2024 - 9:53 am | View Link
Review: Hospital mockumentary ‘St. Denis Medical’ isn’t ‘The Office,’ at least not yet Consistently amusing if a little sentimental, NBC's new sitcom about life in a remote Oregon emergency room needs more time to mature. 11/10/2024 - 11:10 pm | View Link
Halo 2 at 20: Remembering My Favorite Xbox Game Ever I was lucky enough to cover Halo 2 for Official Xbox Magazine before, during, and after its release, and so I thought I’d take this special 20th anniversary moment to share a few behind-the-scenes ... 11/9/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
5 ways Trump’s presidency could come right for California’s way of life Climate leaders in California are now bracing for rejection under Trump if the Biden administration doesn’t sign off on the rules by Jan. 19. The rules are estimated to prevent 11,000 premature deaths ... 11/9/2024 - 1:30 am | View Link
In an ideal world, everyone would have an expert nearby to let them know when a call is a scam. Fortunately, Google's new feature for Pixel phones can help identify scam callers by listening to what they're saying and flagging them if they detect any malicious intent.
With a few creative techniques, you can turn Windows Sticky Notes into a full-fledged productivity system, perfect for managing tasks, brainstorming ideas, and keeping everything at a glance.
Creating an effective color palette can be a complicated and time-consuming process. But you can speed it up with AI-powered color palette generators while creating cohesive and harmonious color schemes for your designs in seconds. These are my top choices.
Although macOS Sequoia 15.1 is a point release, it brings some handy features Mac users have been excited about since WWDC 2024. So, once your update your Mac to this build, make sure you check out these new additions.
Google is making it even easier to use its Gemni AI platform on an iOS device. The search giant has just released a Google Gemini app on the App Store.
Do you have that one relative who will not hang up the phone, no matter what? Turns out, a network operator is tapping into that raw conversational power to waste scammers' time. A British telecommunications company has deployed an AI-powered grandma with only one mission: keep scammers on the line for as long as possible.