Ukraine outbreak brings polio back to Europe, WHO says: Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio,
Ukraine outbreak brings polio back to Europe, WHO says: Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio, the first outbreak of the disease in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in a setback for a global eradication campaign.
Source: reuters.com
EU May Forbid the Transfer of Personal Data To the US - Slashdot
EU May Forbid the Transfer of Personal Data To the US - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org
APOD: 2015 September 29 - Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse and Lightning Storm
APOD: 2015 September 29 - Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse and Lightning Storm
Source: nasa.gov
High-volume facilities better for nursing hip fractures: There isn't a lot of information available to help family caregivers
High-volume facilities better for nursing hip fractures: There isn't a lot of information available to help family caregivers choose the best skilled nursing facility for an elderly loved one who breaks a hip, but a new study suggests a potentially useful quality indicator: the facility's number of hip...
Source: medicalxpress.com
EU May Forbid the Transfer of Personal Data To the US - Slashdot
EU May Forbid the Transfer of Personal Data To the US - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org
Science leaders make investment case - BBC News: Leading figures in the scientific community argue for a lift in public
Science leaders make investment case - BBC News: Leading figures in the scientific community argue for a lift in public research spending to boost the British economy.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows NSA - Slashdot
Snowden Joins Twitter, Follows NSA - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org
Study: Racially charged hate crimes go up as broadband expands: Trend is higher in regions with more segregation, racism;
Study: Racially charged hate crimes go up as broadband expands: Trend is higher in regions with more segregation, racism; "lone wolf" factor explored.
Source: arstechnica.com
Tools for illuminating brain function make their own light: A variant on the optogenetics technique gives neuroscientists
Tools for illuminating brain function make their own light: A variant on the optogenetics technique gives neuroscientists the choice of activating neurons with light or an externally supplied chemical.
Source: eurekalert.org
Hajj Pilgrimage Safety Challenges Crowd Simulator Technology - Slashdot
Hajj Pilgrimage Safety Challenges Crowd Simulator Technology - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org
“Volkswagen’s deception tarnishes big business” says FT in understatement of the weekend.
“Volkswagen’s deception tarnishes big business” says FT in understatement of the weekend.
Source: tumblr.com
Everyone should read what this man has to say about the refugee crisis: The British government has announced it will take
Everyone should read what this man has to say about the refugee crisis: The British government has announced it will take in 20,000 refugees from camps in Syria and its neighbouring states.
Source: independent.co.uk
How to see the moon's most stunning night in 30 years: On Sunday night, the moon will be both its brightest and its darkest
How to see the moon's most stunning night in 30 years: On Sunday night, the moon will be both its brightest and its darkest in the year. But if you’re looking up to the sky, you’ll want to make sure you time it right — the full show will only last for about 71 minutes.
Source: independent.co.uk
Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular
Gliptins and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comparative and Critical Analysis after TECOS: The issue related to macrovascular outcomes and intensive glycemic control was hotly debated after the publication of landmark trials like ACCORD, ADVANCE, and VADT. The only benefits seem to come from intervening...
Source: hindawi.com
Google officially launches new NFC payment service Android Pay | ExtremeTech: Google is trying NFC payments again with Android
Google officially launches new NFC payment service Android Pay | ExtremeTech: Google is trying NFC payments again with Android Pay, but you might not be able to use it yet.
Source: extremetech.com
Can Apple pull off an electric car by 2019? (The biggest challenges may not be technical.) | ExtremeTech
Can Apple pull off an electric car by 2019? (The biggest challenges may not be technical.) | ExtremeTech
Source: extremetech.com
Day 246 - #thecrapartist - Sketches in Venice Some sketches this morning in the drizzle. Stood on one of those classic
Day 246 - #thecrapartist - Sketches in Venice
Some sketches this morning in the drizzle. Stood on one of those classic Venetian bridges over a canal trying to ignore the complexities of passing Gondolas and tourists with suitcases. The buildings are all at different angles and festooned with windows...
Vitamin D and Health
Although heavy going at times I attended an interesting update on Vitamin D at Truro today. Basically Vitamin D seems ... well ... vital not only for bones but for soft tissues as well(1). It would be interesting to explore the relationship with diabetes, Type 1 in particular, in more detail. I had been...
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