Washington, Using fresh blood from single donors is better than using component blood from multiple donors in paediatric heart surgery patients, according to a new study. Patients receiving blood or blood components face allergic and febrile (having symptoms of a fever) reactions, as well as serious complications such as lungRead More

Washington: Apple has confirmed that permanent or temporary changes to the skin like tattoos can lead to inaccurate readings in Apple Watch. According to the Verge, Apple said that the tattoo ink, pattern and saturation can block light from the sensor, making it difficult to get reliable readings. However, AppleRead More

Washington: Telsa Motors has launched a new line of battery system Telsa Energy that can power homes, businesses, and even utilities. According to the Verge, the system is divided into two products, Powerwall and Powerpack. Powerwall is a home battery system that comes in a 10 kWh version for 3,500Read More

San Francisco, Opening up new vistas for India’s nearly 1.6 million-strong developers community, Microsoft has unveiled a set of software development kits to help them adapt Android applications to the upcoming Windows 10 operating system. The launch date for Windows 10 has not been announced yet, but is expected to beRead More

London, A vaccine has been found to boost a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patient’s immune system and increase effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs in a phase II clinical trial, researchers have reported. “We prove for the first time that antiretroviral therapy may be intensified by a vaccine,” said lead researcher Barbara EnsoliRead More

Google announced Monday it is setting up an online marketplace for those who want to sell patents to the Internet giant. “We invite you to sell us your patents,” Google patent deputy counsel Allen Lo said in a blog post. Lo said the “Patent Purchase Promotion” is an “experimental marketplace forRead More

Middle class and first time smartphone buyers in emerging markets such as India and China were among the major drivers of iPhone sales in January-March period with the momentum expected to continue, Apple CEO Tim Cook has said. Cook, under whom the California-based tech giant sold 61.2 million iPhones inRead More

New York, Watching television for as little as one hour a day can make your children obese, says a new study. The researchers found that children who watched TV for one hour or more daily were 39 percent more likely to become overweight and 86 percent more likely to become obeseRead More

Toronto, Scientists have discovered the trigger behind the most severe forms of cancer pain that can potentially lead to better pain management in cancer patients. The study identified the culprit — a gene that is also responsible for some of the most aggressive forms of androgen-fuelled cancers. Visible on the surfaceRead More

New York: Google has apologised for an image of its android mascot urinating on an Apple logo that went viral on social media this week. In a statement to the Washington Post, Google said the content was created by a user not the company. “We are sorry for this inappropriateRead More