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VW Emissions Cheating Scandal Spreads to Sports Cars: Volkswagen denies new EPA findings of emissions-cheating software

VW Emissions Cheating Scandal Spreads to Sports Cars: Volkswagen denies new EPA findings of emissions-cheating software in luxury and sports car models
Source: ieee.org

From starving chicks come fat birds: A Newcastle University, UK, study has shown that baby birds that have a difficult start

From starving chicks come fat birds: A Newcastle University, UK, study has shown that baby birds that have a difficult start in life grow to be fatter and greedier than their more fortunate siblings.
Source: eurekalert.org

Rijuven CardioSleeve for Pediatrics Brings ECG, Digital Auscultation to Any Stethoscope |: Rijuven out of Wexford, Pennsylvania

Rijuven CardioSleeve for Pediatrics Brings ECG, Digital Auscultation to Any Stethoscope |: Rijuven out of Wexford, Pennsylvania is releasing the CardioSleeve for Pediatrics, a 3-lead ECG attachment and digital auscultation system that snaps onto
Source: medgadget.com

The Foods That Are Linked With Weight Gain

The Foods That Are Linked With Weight Gain
Source: theatlantic.com

Artificial intelligence is coming to a surveillance camera near you | ExtremeTech: Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is coming to a surveillance camera near you | ExtremeTech: Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence being made at Carnegie Mellon University, computers may soon be able to give timely warnings when video surveillance cameras detect unusual activity.
Source: extremetech.com

Study: Stress at Work Is Shortening Your Life: Researchers found that unhealthy workplaces can affect mortality.

Study: Stress at Work Is Shortening Your Life: Researchers found that unhealthy workplaces can affect mortality.
Source: theatlantic.com

Leap in Lithium-Air Battery Tech Could Supercharge Electric Cars: Lithium-air batteries can have up to 10 times more capacity

Leap in Lithium-Air Battery Tech Could Supercharge Electric Cars: Lithium-air batteries can have up to 10 times more capacity than lithium-ion ones
Source: ieee.org

BMJ launches online publishing portal in Mandarin Chinese: BMJ --- one of the world's leading healthcare knowledge providers

BMJ launches online publishing portal in Mandarin Chinese: BMJ --- one of the world's leading healthcare knowledge providers -- has launched an online publishing portal in China that brings together information and resources to support doctors, researchers and clinicians.
Source: eurekalert.org

We're on the cusp of a revolution that will change the world as much as computers did

We're on the cusp of a revolution that will change the world as much as computers did
Source: techinsider.io

Support, not two in cockpit, key to reducing pilot suicide risk, experts say: Seven months after a pilot apparently crashed

Support, not two in cockpit, key to reducing pilot suicide risk, experts say: Seven months after a pilot apparently crashed an airliner into a mountainside, killing himself and 149 other people, experts said better support for pilots with mental health disorders would do more to reduce the risk of pilot...
Source: reuters.com

Smart Dressing Glows Green When Wound Becomes Infected |: A team of British scientists has developed a smart wound dressing

Smart Dressing Glows Green When Wound Becomes Infected |: A team of British scientists has developed a smart wound dressing that can detect the presence of bacterial infection. The ability to clean wounds of infec
Source: medgadget.com

Parts of London have higher TB rates than Iraq or Rwanda - BBC News: Parts of London have higher rates of tuberculosis than

Parts of London have higher TB rates than Iraq or Rwanda - BBC News: Parts of London have higher rates of tuberculosis than Rwanda, Iraq or Guatemala, a report from the London Assembly says.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Budget broadband deal emails hidden from London schools - BBC News: An IT firm complains that emails offering a cheaper

Budget broadband deal emails hidden from London schools - BBC News: An IT firm complains that emails offering a cheaper broadband deal to London's schools are being blocked by their current supplier.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Certain vulnerable groups are less likely to use e-health resources: Disparities exist in kidney disease patients' access

Certain vulnerable groups are less likely to use e-health resources: Disparities exist in kidney disease patients' access to e-health resources, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). Such disparities may reinforce or...
Source: medicalxpress.com

3 characteristics of successful next-gen online learning - eCampus News: Two professors describe online learning platform

3 characteristics of successful next-gen online learning - eCampus News: Two professors describe online learning platform features that can enable engaging online learning experiences—and why they’re critical to real success.
Source: ecampusnews.com

Is there more to a MOOC than its completion rate? - e-Learning Feeds: By Meris Stansbury, eCampus News In a recent report

Is there more to a MOOC than its completion rate? - e-Learning Feeds: By Meris Stansbury, eCampus News In a recent report published in the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, authors Dr. Elke M. Leeds, associa
Source: elearningfeeds.com

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on sugar? Does he think it’s our “human right” to consume whatever we choose, and sod the consequences?  Public Health England, which is funded by the Government, produced a report...
Source: independent.co.uk

Low carbon electricity better than gas, says government panel - BBC News: Low-carbon electricity, not gas, is the cheapest

Low carbon electricity better than gas, says government panel - BBC News: Low-carbon electricity, not gas, is the cheapest way to keep lights on and meet carbon targets, says the government's climate advisory panel.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Fewer antibiotics, better outcomes for complicated appendectomy patients?: With acute appendicitis ranking among the nation's

Fewer antibiotics, better outcomes for complicated appendectomy patients?: With acute appendicitis ranking among the nation's most common acute surgical emergencies, researchers studied the relatively routine use of post-operative antibiotics in complicated cases and found that they didn't reduce infections...
Source: medicalxpress.com

NHS medical director coy on 'weekend effect' of hospital deaths: Prof Sir Bruce Keogh did not confirm Jeremy Hunt’s claim

NHS medical director coy on 'weekend effect' of hospital deaths: Prof Sir Bruce Keogh did not confirm Jeremy Hunt’s claim that 11,000 patients died every year from understaffed hospitals
Source: theguardian.com