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Red meat, processed meat deemed carcinogenic

The World Health Organization (WHO) made headlines this past Monday with its press release deeming processed meat “carcinogenic to humans” and red meat “probably carcinogenic to humans” (1)….

Newly discovered protein helps researchers understand how the brain controls hydration

Researchers at Duke University and McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have identified a protein in the brain that is central to how the brain controls body hydration and…

Researchers identify neurons that disrupt REM sleep

Sleep is a commodity that people usually do not get enough of. The idea of REM sleep, the time of sleep where dreams occur, has been an enigma…

Cheers for women: moderate drinking reduces risk of heart attack

New study reveals that women who drink beer in moderation have a reduced chance of heart attack.

Analyzing the global internet

The Internet is commonly thought of as an amorphous entity that enables file sharing – whether it be photos over Facebook, or actual files via DropBox – across the world in a somewhat haphazard fashion. The popular perception of the Internet contrasts with the the view put forth by Doug Madory, who is the Director of Internet Research at Dyn Research and hailed as “the man who can see the internet.”