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There is no cure to it, and the median survival period of a patient, after the disease has been diagnosed, is barely 15 months.
The research: Understanding the pathways that lead to the abnormal growth of cells in cancerous brain tumour
Brain tumour, the abnormal growth of a tissue in the brain, is one of the most dreaded diseases, especially those that involve cancerous cells. The most common form of cancerous brain tumour in adults, known by its medical name glioblastoma, also happens to

Structural differences in the brain could be responsible for anti-social behaviour, claims a new study. A look at the experiment and its findings.
What Is anti-social behaviour?
‘Anti-social personality disorder’ or ‘conduct disorder’ in those over 18, manifests itself through violence, aggression, lying, stealing and further violations of other people’s rights. In a child these symptoms are often attributed to lack of maturity and incomplete brain development. Howe

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Could New Technology Help Solve Missing Person Case?
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(WBRE/WYOU) LUZERNE COUNTY - For nearly five decades, the family of a 62-year-old man who disappeared in Luzerne County has been searching for answers. Now, they hope 21st century technology can help solve the mystery. Benjamin Krupinski was ...
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New ATEK technology allows manufacturers to connect components to the Internet of Things
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New ATEK technology measures fuel-tank levels, moisture and more while saving users time, money and equipment. By Dee DePass Star Tribune. June 25, 2016 — 2:00pm. itemprop. ATEK. Text size. comment. share · tweet · email. Print. more. Share on: ...

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Rolls-Royce Rolls Out Autonomous Ship Technology That Reduces The Need For Human-Machine Interaction
International Business Times
Rolls-Royce this week unveiled a white paper on autonomous ships at an Amsterdam symposium, predicting the commercialization of the technology by the end of the decade. “This is happening. It's not if; it's when,” Oskar Levander, Rolls-Royce's vice ...and more »

Facebook hires top ex-Google executive for internet projects (Source: Express Archive)
Social media giant Facebook has hired a co-founder of Google’s Fibre high-speed internet project to beef up its internet connectivity team.
According to tech newssite Re/Code, the social network has hired Kevin Lo as its Director of Infrastructure Connectivity and Investments to help lead Facebook’s partnerships such as Terragraph — a project to bring Wi-Fi to dense urban areas and Facebook&r

Facebook hires top ex-Google executive for internet projects (Source: Express Archive)
Social media giant Facebook has hired a co-founder of Google’s Fibre high-speed internet project to beef up its internet connectivity team.
According to tech newssite Re/Code, the social network has hired Kevin Lo as its Director of Infrastructure Connectivity and Investments to help lead Facebook’s partnerships such as Terragraph — a project to bring Wi-Fi to dense urban areas and Facebook&r

Facebook hires top ex-Google executive for internet projects (Source: Express Archive)
Social media giant Facebook has hired a co-founder of Google’s Fibre high-speed internet project to beef up its internet connectivity team.
According to tech newssite Re/Code, the social network has hired Kevin Lo as its Director of Infrastructure Connectivity and Investments to help lead Facebook’s partnerships such as Terragraph — a project to bring Wi-Fi to dense urban areas and Facebook&r

WhatsApp’s new feature will allow users to either share music stored locally as well as from Apple Music
Whatsapp, the social messaging platform is working on tonnes of new features. According to German site Macerkopf which has got access to latest beta notes the new feature to share music with your contacts.
The website notes the new feature will allow users to share music stored locally as well as from Apple Music. It is unclear if WhatsApp will bring support for other music streaming s

WhatsApp’s new feature will allow users to either share music stored locally as well as from Apple Music
Whatsapp, the social messaging platform is working on tonnes of new features. According to German site Macerkopf which has got access to latest beta notes the new feature to share music with your contacts.
The website notes the new feature will allow users to share music stored locally as well as from Apple Music. It is unclear if WhatsApp will bring support for other music streaming s

Twitter has rolled out a new feature that will let users see tweets from a specific place, like a business, sports stadium or music festival
Micro-blogging website Twitter has rolled out a new feature that will let users see tweets from a specific place, like a business, sports stadium or music festival, a media report said.
Foursquare, a search and discovery service mobile app, is powering precise place identification for this new Twitter feature.
In exchange, Foursquare gets prominent brandin

Users have been particularly concerned with medical ads, which are a threat to people’s health
China’s internet regulator said on Saturday that search engines should tighten management of paid-for ads in search results, making clear which results are paid-for and limiting their numbers.
The Chinese government already exercises widespread controls over the internet and has sought to codify that policy in law.
Chinese regulators last month imposed limits on the number of lucrative hea

WhatsApp’s new feature will allow users to either share music stored locally as well as from Apple Music
Whatsapp, the social messaging platform is working on tonnes of new features. According to German site Macerkopf which has got access to latest beta notes the new feature to share music with your contacts.
The website notes the new feature will allow users to share music stored locally as well as from Apple Music. It is unclear if WhatsApp will bring support for other music streaming s

Climate sensitivity depends on a number of properties of the earth’s climate system, such as the composition of clouds and cloud cover.
Earth could get much warmer than expected in future, say scientists who have reconstructed past global warming and carbon cycle on earth 56 million years ago.
Global warming from greenhouse gas emissions depends not only on the size of the emissions, but also on the warming effect that the extra amount of gas has on the atmosphere.
This effect, calle

Facebook hires top ex-Google executive for internet projects (Source: Express Archive)
Social media giant Facebook has hired a co-founder of Google’s Fibre high-speed internet project to beef up its internet connectivity team.
According to tech newssite Re/Code, the social network has hired Kevin Lo as its Director of Infrastructure Connectivity and Investments to help lead Facebook’s partnerships such as Terragraph — a project to bring Wi-Fi to dense urban areas and Facebook&r

The smartphone skips on fingerprint scanner and will be available in White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold and Rose Gold colour variants
Sony’s Xperia XA smartphone is now available in India. Sony had announced Xperia X and XA smartphones in India on May 31.
Sony Xperia XA is company’s cheapest offering in the X series while its premium sibling Xperia X is priced at Rs 48,990.
Sony Xperia XA features a 5-inch 720p HD display and is powered by MediaTek Helio P10 processor. The smartphone

Twitter has rolled out a new feature that will let users see tweets from a specific place, like a business, sports stadium or music festival
Micro-blogging website Twitter has rolled out a new feature that will let users see tweets from a specific place, like a business, sports stadium or music festival, a media report said.
Foursquare, a search and discovery service mobile app, is powering precise place identification for this new Twitter feature.
In exchange, Foursquare gets prominent brandin

With RHA S500i, the company is attempting to deliver noise canceling and premium audio experience at a really great price.
Whether you are watching a movie, playing game or simply listening to music – a good set of headphones can go a long way.
Headphones are either over-ear ones or in-ear ones (also called as earphones). Earphones generally offer better portability while over-ear headphones can be ideal for wide stage of sound reproduction. You may not use them much, but still you’

Intex Aqua Classic features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels (Source: Intex Technologies)
Intex has launched a new budget smartphone in its Aqua series. Intex Aqua Classic is a 3G smartphone priced at Rs 4,444.
Intex Aqua Classic features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB storage. Share This ArticleRelated ArticleIntex Aqua Sense 5.1 with 5-inch display, Android 5.1 Lol

Intex Aqua Classic features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels (Source: Intex Technologies)
Intex has launched a new budget smartphone in its Aqua series. Intex Aqua Classic is a 3G smartphone priced at Rs 4,444.
Intex Aqua Classic features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB storage. Share This ArticleRelated ArticleIntex Aqua Sense 5.1 with 5-inch display, Android 5.1 Lol

The new bio-ink contains two different polymer components: a natural polymer and a sacrificial synthetic polymer (Source: University of Bristol)
Scientists from University of Bristol have found a new bio-ink for 3D printing with stem cells that allows printing of living tissue known as bio-printing.
The new bio-ink contains two different polymer components: a natural polymer extracted from seaweed and a sacrificial synthetic polymer used in the medical industry.
“Designing the new bio-ink

LeMall.com has received over one lakh registrations for its first flash sale in India of newly-unveiled “superphones” — Le 2 and Le Max2
Recently launched Chinese internet conglomerate LeEco’s online marketplace LeMall.com has received over one lakh registrations for its first flash sale in India of newly-unveiled “superphones” — Le 2 and Le Max2.
The registrations for the device for Le 2 and Le Max2 would close at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. June 28 respectivel

The Meizu m3 note features aluminum-alloy design which feels sturdy in the hand. It is 0.5 mm thinner than m2 note and packs a larger battery unit — 32 percent bigger in size than its previous generation. There are nearly 50 Chinese smartphone players vying for space in the Indian market with affordable, feature-packed Android devices but very few have made their mark. Meizu is one of them and is back with its m3 note smartphone.
A successor to the highly popular m2 note, the Rs 9,999 Mei

HTC could launch next Nexus smartphone with 5-inch display and 4GB RAM
HTC has been confirmed as the partner for 2016 Nexus devices and now Android Police is reporting that the next Nexus smartphone, also codenamed Sailfish, will feature 5-inch display.
The report further states that this is the smaller of the two devices planned by HTC. The device is powered by an unknown quad-core 2.0GHz processor coupled with 4GB RAM and 32GB storage. Google chose 32GB as base storage for its Nexus 6P last y

DataWind, a wireless web access products and services developer, on Friday launched a new affordable 4G tablet “moreGmax 4G7”.
“As the leading player in the tablet category, we want to offer incredible top-end specifications technology to all at an affordable price,” said Suneet Singh Tuli, President and CEO, DataWind, in a statement.
The Rs 5,999 device features a 7-inch multi-touch display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels and runs on Android 5.1 operating system.

Xiaomi Mi Max is ultra-slim, (only 7.5mm in thickness) and weighs 203 g. (Image: IE) Xiaomi Mi Max smartphone and MIUI 8 OS, the latest version of the company’s custom Android ROM will launch in India on June 30. Xiaomi Mi Max smartphone is likely to be priced between Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000. Xiaomi Mi Max was launched in China in May and was priced at RMB 1499 (Rs 15,330 approx).
Xiaomi Mi Max is ultra-slim, (only 7.5mm in thickness) and weighs 203 g. Xiaomi Mi Max smartphone features 3GB RA

The smartphone skips on fingerprint scanner and will be available in White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold and Rose Gold colour variants
Sony’s Xperia XA smartphone is now available in India. Sony had announced Xperia X and XA smartphones in India on May 31.
Sony Xperia XA is company’s cheapest offering in the X series while its premium sibling Xperia X is priced at Rs 48,990.
Sony Xperia XA features a 5-inch 720p HD display and is powered by MediaTek Helio P10 processor. The smartphone

The image captured by New Horizons shows a deep canyon informally named Argo Chasma grazing the limb (Source: NASA)
Pluto’s largest moon Charon is home to an unusual canyon system that is far longer and deeper than Earth’s Grand Canyon, according to a new image beamed back by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.
The image captured by New Horizons several hours before its closest approach in July last year shows a portion of the eastern limb in the global view of Charon.
It shows a

The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, has been exploring sedimentary rocks within Gale Crater since landing in August 2012 (Source: NASA)
NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample on Mars, a finding that suggests the red planet hosted explosive volcanoes during its evolution.
The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, has been exploring sedimentary rocks within Gale Crater since landing in August 2012.
In July last year, on Sol 1060 (the

Intex Aqua Classic features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels (Source: Intex Technologies)
Intex has launched a new budget smartphone in its Aqua series. Intex Aqua Classic is a 3G smartphone priced at Rs 4,444.
Intex Aqua Classic features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM and 8GB storage. Share This ArticleRelated ArticleIntex Aqua Sense 5.1 with 5-inch display, Android 5.1 Lol

Officials say internet restrictions, including the blocking of popular foreign sites like Google and Facebook, are needed to ensure security in the face of rising threats, such as terrorism. (Reuters) China’s internet regulator said on Saturday that search engines should tighten management of paid-for ads in search results, making clear which results are paid-for and limiting their numbers.
The Chinese government already exercises widespread controls over the internet and has sought to co

Some of the web’s biggest destinations for watching videos have quietly started using automation to remove extremist content from their sites, according to two people familiar with the process.
The move is a major step forward for internet companies that are eager to eradicate violent propaganda from their sites and are under pressure to do so from governments around the world as attacks by extremists proliferate, from Syria to Belgium and the United States.
YouTube and Facebook are among