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Google Knowledge Graph will soon answer your health-related questions directly in search results

Posted in Medicine on 11th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

According to a Google blog post, one out of 20 Google searches are seeking health-related information.

Type 1 diabetes: Women more likely to die

Posted in Medicine on 7th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Women with type 1 diabetes face a greater risk of dying from a range of diseases compared with men with the same condition, research suggests.

Smartphone HIV and syphilis diagnosis in 15 minutes:

Posted in Hardware on 6th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

A low-cost smartphone accessory that can perform a point-of-care test that detects infectious disease markers.

Ebola outbreak: Virus mutating, scientists warn

Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers at the Institut Pasteur in France, which first identified the outbreak last March, are investigating whether it could have become more contagious.

Radical Life Extension is getting more mainstream and is getting more funding

Posted in Business on 13th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller

5 years ago the consensus was that aging research was unlikely to lead to anything practical. Now its becoming a hot field.