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Vietnam twins found to have different fathers in rare case - BBC News: A pair of Vietnamese twins have been found to have

Vietnam twins found to have different fathers in rare case - BBC News: A pair of Vietnamese twins have been found to have different fathers, in an extremely rare case.
Source: bbc.co.uk

More Than Half of What Americans Eat Is 'Ultra-Processed': And those foods account for 90 percent of U.S. added sugar intake,

More Than Half of What Americans Eat Is 'Ultra-Processed': And those foods account for 90 percent of U.S. added sugar intake, new research says.
Source: theatlantic.com

Estimated Effects of Different Alcohol Taxation and Price Policies on Health Inequalities: A Mathematical Modelling Study:

Estimated Effects of Different Alcohol Taxation and Price Policies on Health Inequalities: A Mathematical Modelling Study: In this mathematical modelling study, Petra Meier and colleagues estimate the impact of different alcohol taxation and pricing structures on consumption, spending, and health inequalities....
Source: plos.org

Sun Tzu's The Art of War is an amazing insight into strategy and human nature - even more so given that it was written 2500

Sun Tzu's The Art of War is an amazing insight into strategy and human nature - even more so given that it was written 2500 years ago. Cast aside all those management books and just reflect on the sayings of Master Sun.
Source: amazon.co.uk

Quantifying the Advantage of Looking Forward: We introduce a future orientation index to quantify the degree to which Internet

Quantifying the Advantage of Looking Forward: We introduce a future orientation index to quantify the degree to which Internet users worldwide seek more information about years in the future than years in the past. Tobias Preis. Helen Susannah Moat. H. Eugene Stanley. Steven R. Bishop. Scientific Reports....
Source: nature.com

Junk DNA - a thorough but accessible account of modern genetics covering discoveries since mapping the human genome and

Junk DNA - a thorough but accessible account of modern genetics covering discoveries since mapping the human genome and epigenetics. Genomic imprinting, non-coding RNA, telomeres and ageing, etc. Everything discovered (or I forgot about) since I left medical school basically. Everything was explained...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Challenge on dementia 2020: implementation plan - Publications - GOV.UK

Challenge on dementia 2020: implementation plan - Publications - GOV.UK
Source: www.gov.uk

Now you're talking: human-like robot may one day care for dementia patients: With her brown hair, soft skin and expressive

Now you're talking: human-like robot may one day care for dementia patients: With her brown hair, soft skin and expressive face, Nadine is a new brand of human-like robot that could one day, scientists hope, be used as a personal assistant or care provider for the elderly.
Source: reuters.com

Rise in hip replacements for under 60s - BBC News: The number of hip replacement operations on people aged under 60 has

Rise in hip replacements for under 60s - BBC News: The number of hip replacement operations on people aged under 60 has risen 76% in the last decade, NHS figures for England reveal.
Source: bbc.co.uk

First drug to reverse Huntington's disease begins human trials : The new drug, called IONIS-HTTRx, silences the gene known

First drug to reverse Huntington's disease begins human trials : The new drug, called IONIS-HTTRx, silences the gene known to be responsible for the production of a protein which causes Huntington’s
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Data in the Cloud Could Have Kept MH370 in Sight: It's been two years since Malaysia Air vanished without trace, and now

Data in the Cloud Could Have Kept MH370 in Sight: It's been two years since Malaysia Air vanished without trace, and now we have a trace. With the right system, we could have tracked its every move
Source: ieee.org

Law firm in new legal threat over UK air pollution - BBC News: Environmental law firm ClientEarth warns the government to

Law firm in new legal threat over UK air pollution - BBC News: Environmental law firm ClientEarth warns the government to drastically reduce air pollution or face renewed legal action.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Just finished reading "Dancing at the edge" an exploration of competencies for the 21st century. An excellent and academic

Just finished reading "Dancing at the edge" an exploration of competencies for the 21st century. An excellent and academic review of the topic giving hope that "future persons" will indeed be more resilient. Instead of simply listing competencies they describe examples from the extensive range of interviews...
Source: internationalfuturesforum.com

Colombia doctor reports first case of Zika-linked microcephaly: The first case of birth defect microcephaly linked to the

Colombia doctor reports first case of Zika-linked microcephaly: The first case of birth defect microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus has appeared in Colombia, a doctor said on Friday, although the national health institute said it had no information on the case and could not confirm it....
Source: reuters.com

Pope Says Artificial Contraception Can Be Considered During Zika Outbreak: Pope Francis suggested to reporters on Thursday

Pope Says Artificial Contraception Can Be Considered During Zika Outbreak: Pope Francis suggested to reporters on Thursday that women could use artificial contraception to avoid getting pregnant during the Zika outbreak - NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

WHO Looking at Genetically Modified, Sterile Mosquitoes to Control Zika Spread: "The World Health Organization is evaluating

WHO Looking at Genetically Modified, Sterile Mosquitoes to Control Zika Spread: "The World Health Organization is evaluating some newer techniques for mosquito control, given the rapid spread of the Zika virus. One possible method to reduce the populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit...
Source: jwatch.org

Next Generation Learning Analytics: Or, How Learning Analytics is Passé: "'Learning Analytics,' as so many know it, is

Next Generation Learning Analytics: Or, How Learning Analytics is Passé: "'Learning Analytics,' as so many know it, is already passé. There is almost always a disconnect between research innovation and the popular imagination. By the time a new concept or approach achieves widespread acceptance, its...
Source: timothyharfield.com

Massive News: Kilogram Redefinition Heads Into Crucial Test: Superprecise standard masses are on their way to Paris for

Massive News: Kilogram Redefinition Heads Into Crucial Test: Superprecise standard masses are on their way to Paris for a critical weigh-in
Source: ieee.org

Cheap Plasmonic Interferometer Could Enable Prickless Glucose Monitor: Turns out plasmonic internferometers don't need a

Cheap Plasmonic Interferometer Could Enable Prickless Glucose Monitor: Turns out plasmonic internferometers don't need a coherent light source to take measurements
Source: ieee.org

"In its ongoing effort to make MOOCs more and more like traditional education, Coursera has launched 'mentor-guided courses'

"In its ongoing effort to make MOOCs more and more like traditional education, Coursera has launched 'mentor-guided courses' for the cost of $US 248." I like Stephen Downes and the way he pokes fun at the big MOOC companies. Their aim though is simply to try and monetize their courses. The mentor...
Source: downes.ca