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There are growing concerns over a medical mystery at a New Jersey high school following dozens of diagnoses of brain tumors dating back decades. Every inch of Colonia High School — from buildings to fields — is being tested for radiation to determine if there is a link between the school and the number of cancer cases diagnosed amongst former…

Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network.

Medical doctors have stethoscopes and X-rays to diagnose and treat patients. But psychiatrists often have to rely on a patient’s word to diagnose and treat mental illness. Dr. Olusola Ajilore of the University of Illinois – Chicago is trying a new approach by using technology like smart speakers and smartphones to study and treat mood disorders.

President Donald Trump accused China of acts of espionage during a blistering press conference on Friday, accusing the country of spying in order to “steal our industrial secrets.” The president announced that he will issue a proclamation to secure proprietary research at universities, restrict certain Chinese nationals from entering the U.S. and to order a committee to investigate American financial...

Oxford University released data on their coronavirus vaccine research that shows a reduction in instances of coronavirus and pneumonia in exposed monkeys.

A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the new coronavirus without any symptoms.

Researchers from Texas A&M and the University of Washington are planning to study a slowed aging process pill on dogs.

Shark experts say the coast of Florida is starting to heat up with white shark activity. OCSEARCH, a research group, says the annual migration to warmer waters off the Florida and Carolinas coasts is underway.

As abortion opponents cheer the passage of fetal heartbeat laws and other bans on the procedure, abortion-rights groups have been waging a quieter battle in courthouses around the country to overturn less direct restrictions passed in recent years. At least a dozen lawsuits have been filed over the last two years challenging what abortion-rights groups call TRAP laws, Targeted Restrictions...

The mother of a U.S. Navy veteran who has been held in Iran since July said Friday that she is worried her son who was undergoing cancer treatment will not survive the detainment.

North Korea appears to have started dismantling key facilities at its main satellite launch site in a step toward fulfilling a commitment made by leader Kim Jong Un at his summit with President Donald Trump in June. While Pyongyang could be trying to build trust with Washington as they engage in talks to resolve the nuclear standoff, analysts say dismantling...

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Facebook, Google and Twitter shared with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Wednesday steps each tech giant has tekn to combat extremist content in Washington D.C, CNBC reported. All three companies told Congress they went beyond screening, removing extremist content and anti-terror propoganda but also have focused in on targeting targeting people who are likely to be swayed...

There’s just one male northern white rhino left in the world, and he’s getting some help from the Tinder dating app. A Kenyan wildlife conservancy is teaming up with Tinder for a campaign called “The Most Eligible Bachelor in the World,” focusing on the rhino named Sudan. They are raising money for research to save the species from extinction. The...

A federal wildlife agency studying the Steller sea lion decline in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands is looking for help from citizen scientists. Volunteers don’t need raincoats or rubber boots to pitch in, just eyeballs and a computer screen. Fisheries researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration want them to sort through 500,000 images captured by 20 cameras at six remote...

While more than 50 clinicians around the U.S. are trained to use the Virtual Reality treatment, the current step in the research is to demonstrate that it is more effective than having patients simply describe their trauma from memory. The idea behind virtual reality therapy is to take a patient back to the memory of their trauma over and over...

Consumer should keep an eye on what they purchase this holiday season, as recalled toys may still be available in online stores, a new report says. In its annual Trouble in Toyland report, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund alerts consumers to recalled toys from January 2015 to October 2016 that may still be in their home, or...

Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: man’s best friend really does understand some of what we’re saying. Researchers in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs as they were listening to their trainer speaking to determine which parts of the brain they were using. They found that dogs processed words with the left hemisphere,...

Stores, restaurants and hotels meet the deadline to have the “Chip and PIN” technology installed to work with the new, more secure credit cards.

Whether you’re buying latte or a new pair of jeans, the new credit cards with the square metallic chips on the front are meant to better protect you from fraud. Here’s what you should know about chip technology.