A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
The decoy protein significantly slowed metastasis in the study.
Often times, cancer begins in one part of the body and spreads elsewhere via the bloodstream or lymphatic system. This spreading, called metastasis, makes the disease deadly and difficult to halt—even using chemotherapy drugs with serious side effects.
Continue reading… “Researchers create decoy protein that may stop cancer from spreading”
73 percent of teens expect their next smartphone to be the iPhone.
Created by Piper Jaffray, the ‘Taking Stock With Teens’ study from the spring of 2014, has been followed by the Fall 2014 edition of the study that was published last week with a particularly harsh outlook for social networking giant Facebook. When teens were asked what social network they typically use, only 45 percent responded with Facebook. That’s down from 72 percent responding Facebook just six months ago.
Continue reading… “Teens in the U.S. abandon Facebook and cling to iPhones: Study”
The Industrial Internet has the potential to drive trillions of dollars in new services and overall growth.
A new study from GE and Accenture, “Industrial Internet Insights for 2015,” reveals there is a growing urgency for organizations to embrace big data analytics to advance their Industrial Internet strategy. However, less than 29 percent of the 250 executives surveyed for the study are using big data across their company for predictive analytics or to optimize their business.
Nine out of ten patients with memory problems showed improvements with this novel multi-systems approach.
A small exploratory study has found that memory loss in patients with Alzheimer’s disease may be reversed — and the improvement sustained — using a novel treatment approach.
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Burger King’s black burgers prompted a backlash in the U.S.
Burger King made headlines after unveiling its black KURO Pearl and KURO Diamond burger, earlier this month. The burger comes complete with black buns, black cheese, and black sauce and is available in Japan through early November.
Continue reading… “Color more important than taste in food”
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Online classes really can teach as effectively as traditional classroom courses.
Two years ago, a New York Times article declared it the “year of the MOOC,” short for “massive open online courses.” For the first time every, researchers have carried out a detailed study that shows that these classes really can teach at least as effectively as traditional classroom courses—and they found that this is true regardless of how much preparation and knowledge students start out with.
Continue reading… “Study: Online classes really do work”
The substance most commonly associated with drug-facilitated sexual assault is alcohol.
Last month, the news that a nail polish was being developed to detect “date rape drugs,” created a media furor, attracting praise and skepticism in roughly equal measure. But this is not the first product that claims to detect drugs added surreptitiously to drinks. In recent years, others have included coasters, straws and glasses.
Continue reading… “The most dangerous ‘date rape drug’ by far – alcohol”
Sugar substitutes might be exacerbating metabolic disease.
Artificial sweeteners have widely been seen as a way to combat obesity and diabetes, but according to a new study, the sugar substitutes could, in part, be contributing to the global epidemic of these conditions.
Continue reading… “Artificial sweeteners have been linked to obesity: Study”
We have been talking about how much solar panels increase the value of your home for years. We use a simple calculation to determine the increase in value: We add the energy savings you’ll see per year for 20 years. Well, it looks like we’re not just blowing solar smoke; study after study after study comparing sales of solar and non-solar houses show clearly that homes—even near-identical homes in the same community—sell for more with solar. But we know you don’t want to read a 200-page PDF to find out, so we’ve collected some of the most important information below.
Continue reading… “Are homes with solar worth more than non-solar homes?”
Forty-three percent of Millennials say that they read a book in some format (print, audiobook, or ebook) every day.
Lisa Peet: In September, the Pew Research Center Internet Project issued a new report on the library habits of Americans under 30. “Younger Americans and Public Libraries” examines the ways Millennials engage with libraries, and how they see libraries’ roles in their lives and communities. The good news is that young people are reading as much as older adults, and are even more likely to have read a book in the past 12 months. Also, their library use is holding steady. Nonetheless, the report warns, their levels of engagement vary in a number of ways.
Continue reading… “Pew report finds Millennials are avid readers and library users”
The fastest growing jobs are in user experience design, iOS and Android development, and business intelligence.
Designer, developer, and data scientist are some of the jobs that are predicted to be in-demand jobs in the coming year. How to land one of those jobs may not be the way you think.
Continue reading… “Where the jobs of the future are and how to land one”
Women prefer to be in a relationship where the man is taller.
Research has already suggested that tall men are generally paid better are viewed as more masculine and competent. Now a new research paper suggests that their height advantage also spills over into their personal lives.
Continue reading… “Height does matter! Women prefer taller men”
