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Lightbulbs For Accessing The Internet

Netizens in China may soon be able to get online through signals sent through light (LiFi), instead of WiFi.

Kinect-Based Software Helps Blind Do Yoga

A software that uses Microsoft Kinect to track body movements and provide audio instructions may help visually impaired people do yoga.

Gastric Banding Rapidly Reverses Diabetes

Researchers have shown that gastric banding, a form of weight loss surgery, brings about rapid reversal of diabetes in some patients.

Females Get Defensive In Sperm Wars

Female mice exposed to a risk of sperm competition produce more defensive ova, says a new study.

Schizophrenia Linked To Brain Abnormality

Scientists studying mouse models of schizophrenia have uncovered a faulty brain mechanism that may cause the psychiatric disorder in humans.

Bladder Cancer Genome Study May Lead To New Treatments

Researchers in China have published a genomic study of transition cell carcinoma, the most common type of bladder cancer.

Researchers ‘Switch On’ Tumor Suppressor Using Non-Coding RNA

Researchers have found that a novel noncoding RNA offers the potential for 'switching on' of tumor suppressors that have been shut off.

Infertile Japanese Woman Has Baby After In Vitro Activation

Researchers in the US and Japan have identified a way to induce the ovaries of some infertile women to produce eggs.

WHO Report: One In Five Chinese Adults Have Hypertension

Hypertension is a serious public health problem in China affecting at least one in five adults, says a new WHO report.