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3D heart helps save child’s life
Two-year-old Mina was born with a hole in her heart. Surprisingly she made it to two without fixing the hole, but recently it was necessary to make an incision and solve her heart problem. The surgery was complicated and doctors were having trouble visualizing the problem and making a plan. But Read More...
Smaller fridges for better cities, and healthier citizens
Bigger isn’t better, especially when it comes to your refrigerator. You probably don’t think of your fridge much but studies have found that the smaller the fridge, the healthier the owner, and it can even be socially beneficial. Bigger fridges mean you store more stuff that isn’t fresh. One Read More...
First licensed bicoin exchange opens in the US
Over the past few years bitcoins have moved from a fringe currency to a legitimate means to transferring money, and big names are getting in on the action. Coinbase, a Californian online bitcoin website that lets users trade digital bitcoins for hard cash, has announced the opening of a new Read More...
Fatty acids in fish counterbalance mercury
The fatty acids from fish are great for your health but it’s a widely held belief that overconsumption of fish is bad because of the high mercury levels, and should be avoided especially by expecting mothers. Now new research has found otherwise, and discovered that the benefits of the fatty Read More...
Ending homelessness with a real solution
Homelessness is a costly problem; one Colorado study found that each homeless person in the state cost taxpayers $43,000 per year in medical and other expenses, while housing them only cost $17,000 per year. Homelessness is a solvable problem, and is one being tackled by Housing First, a nonprofit Read More...
Oxygen treatment repairs brain damage
In 2006 British paratrooper Ben Parkinson was victim of a devastating bomb blast that took both of his legs above the knee, broke his back, and left him brain damaged. The doctors told Parkinson that he would never walk again, but in 2012 he defied the odds, not only walking but carrying the torch Read More...
US and India will fight climate change together
President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have hashed out a new agreement to attack the changing climate together. In a recent announcement both leaders pledged to combat climate change with actionable results, India will add 100 gigawatts of solar power by 2022, and the US will help Read More...
Obama proposes to protect Artic from drilling
Yesterday President Obama proposed legislation that would designate12.3 million acres of Alaskan forest as a wildlife refuge, the highest of protected status. Obama’s measure would ban all oil production in the protected area, keeping some 10 billion barrels underfoot. The bill is already under Read More...
Ebola vaccines arrive in Liberia
The Ebola outbreak that started a year ago is the worst in human history. Thankfully late last week Liberia received the first shipments of British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline’s experimental Ebola vaccine. The first large scale Ebola vaccination is currently underway with 300 vaccines being Read More...
Video based intervention reduces signs of autism
Child developmental therapy cannot cure autism in children diagnosed with the disorder, but a new study has found that video intervention could help. Researchers discovered that parents who watched video lessons that showed them how develop their baby’s attention span, communication abilities, Read More...