Tech billionaire Sean Parker announced a $250 million grant to fund research aimed at breakthroughs in cancer treatment through immunotherapy. Parker, the founder of music-sharing service Napster and an early investor and executive at Facebook,…
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The dark side of Nobel prizewinning research
Think of the Nobel prizes and you think of groundbreaking research bettering mankind, but the awards have also honoured some quite unhumanitarian inventions such as chemical weapons, DDT and lobotomies. Numerous Nobel prize controversies have…
Google opens News Lab to sharpen journalism skills
Google on Monday launched an online lab where journalists can learn or sharpen Internet Age reporting skills. The News Lab mission is to collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to apply technology innovations to reporting news,…
‘Intelligent’ knife can tell tumor from healthy tissue
A new kind of surgical knife can tell cancerous from healthy tissue in seconds and may help improve tumor removal in the operating room, according to research published Wednesday. Known as the iKnife, the tool…
A DIY mobile research tool launched in Kenya
If you have tried to gather data or conduct research in Kenya, you may stumble into a problem that faces many researchers, post-graduate students, corporations, NGO’s, the Government and other agencies: The lack of reliable…
What did I say last night?
A new study has confirmed what we have all suspected for ages: Kenyans turn to their mobile phones when they’re drinking – and more than three-quarters of them are likely to post photos on social…
Women smokers who quit before 40 gain nine years in lifespan
Women can add nine years to their lives by quitting smoking before the age of 40 but still face a 20-percent higher death rate than those who never smoked, a study said Saturday. Published in…
Study finds similarities between ovary, breast cancers
A new study found marked molecular similarities between breast and ovarian cancer which scientists said could help lead to new treatments for hard-to-treat forms of breast cancer. The study, which was published online Sunday in…
New proof testosterone reason women outlive men: study
Scientists said Monday they have new evidence about why women live longer than men, from a study of historical data showing castrated Koreans far outlived their non-eunuch contemporaries. The study, published in the scientific journal…
Breakthrough in cancer cells research
US researchers have discovered how to keep tumor cells alive in a lab, generating buzz in the scientific community about a potential breakthrough that could transform cancer treatment. Until now, scientists have been unable to…