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Airlines and in-flight content delegates attend APEX Multimedia Market

This past week, more than 200 airlines and in-flight content delegates arrived in Paris for the airline industry's only global in-flight content marketplace event, the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) MultiMedia Market.

28 Apr 2018

The Truth Behind Donating Your Body to a Medical School

Cambridge University is one of a decreasing number of medical schools where undergraduates learn anatomy primarily through hands-on dissection. Cecilia Brassett, a Clinical Anatomist at The University of Cambridge, discusses her thoughts on the recent rise in donations and explains how the donors are used to train medical students.

27 Apr 2018

PAREXEL appoints Peyton Howell as chief commercial and strategy officer

PAREXEL International Corporation, the world’s leading innovator of biopharmaceutical services, today announced the appointment of Peyton Howell as Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer, effective May 7, 2018. Ms. Howell most recently served as Executive Vice President at AmerisourceBergen and will be responsible for leading PAREXEL’s commercial strategy, including global sales, customer service and sales operations.

From Parexel 27 Apr 2018

Pittcon announces Neal Dando as 2021 President

The Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Pittcon Organizing Committee are pleased to announce Neal Dando as President of Pittcon 2021.

From Pittcon 25 Apr 2018

SC Johnson releases annual Sustainability Report

SC Johnson today released its 26th annual Sustainability Report, The Science Inside, which shares publicly the criteria inside the company's Greenlist™ ingredient selection program.

19 Apr 2018

Baboons break out of research facility briefly

Last weekend, four baboons that were held at a Texas biomedical research facility for research purposes, escaped briefly before they could be captured again. These intelligent animals successfully used an upended barrel to climb to their freedom.

18 Apr 2018

Scientists offer explanation for why modern humans evolved expressive eyebrows

New research suggests that highly mobile, expressive eyebrows may have been key to helping humans form social bonds and cooperating with each other as part of their survival.

10 Apr 2018

Using VR to Go Back in Time for Those Living with Alzheimer's

Currently, there are an estimated 46 million people worldwide living with dementia. There is currently no cure, and no way to prevent the onset of dementia. The Wayback Project was created by a group of friends and former colleagues who wanted to create virtual reality films that allow patients to go 'back in time'.

26 Mar 2018

Glass walls and headaches at Apple Park

Apple has a beautiful nearly all-glass office at Cupertino. It almost looks like a futuristic spaceship. But in reality, the all glass model is giving the employees a real and literal headache as they repeatedly bump into the glass walls.

5 Mar 2018

Study identifies new learning approach for artificial intelligence

A recent study identified a new cloud-based learning approach for artificial intelligence (AI) could instruct computers to learn like humans.

5 Mar 2018

Study uncovers changes to the brain during unconsciousness

Three new studies have uncovered the mechanism by which brain networks are degraded whilst a person is unconscious.

1 Mar 2018

Poor awareness among parents may hinder a child's early dental care

A new survey has found that one in six parents are likely to postpone their children’s dental care visits until the age of 4 or older.

19 Feb 2018

Diplomats in Havana and their mysterious concussion-like symptoms

American diplomats who were posted to Havana were reported to have symptoms similar to concussions suffered after a head injury. This was despite the fact that none of them had had any head trauma. Initially it was speculated that they could have been victims to a “sonic attack” to their brains. However the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) ruled out any such involvement last month.

16 Feb 2018

Consuming one hundred percent fruit juice does not alter blood sugar levels, study suggests

New evidence suggests that consuming 100% fruit juice does not significantly impact fasting blood insulin, fasting blood glucose, or insulin resistance.

19 Jan 2018

Warning on the “raw water” drinking trend

For a few years now several companies have been marketing “raw water” that has been bottled directly from natural sources such as springs and small water bodies without filtration and treatment.

11 Jan 2018

Three in Five First-Time Smokers Become Daily Smokers, Says Study

New analysis of survey data suggests that nearly 61% of people who try their first cigarette become daily smokers, at least temporarily.

10 Jan 2018

CDC says Romaine lettuce cannot be blamed yet for the E. coli outbreak

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Romaine lettuce alone cannot be blamed for the outbreak of E. coli infections that has already affected 57 people in the United States and Canada. The infections are all due to E. coli O157:H7 strain of the bacteria that produces the Shiga toxin.

10 Jan 2018

Alcohol related hangovers may soon be passé with the advent of “safer” alternatives

Professor David Nutt, previously chairman of the United Kingdom’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and now teaching at Imperial College, believes that having a hangover after a an episode of binge drinking would soon be a thing of the past. A new synthetic alcohol called “alcosynth” could provide the pleasures of alcohol consumption without the harmful side effects.

19 Dec 2017

Tobacco safer when “heated not burnt” say manufacturers – health panel unconvinced

Tobacco companies now say that tobacco is safer when “heated not burned”. A government advisory body has negated these claims saying that even heated, tobacco containing products have chemicals that can cause serious harm to health.

17 Dec 2017

5 kg of metal removed from man’s stomach

Doctors in Madhya Pradesh India, recently were shocked to find 5 kg of iron objects in a man’s stomach while operating on him for a suspected stomach bug.

26 Nov 2017