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Mobile Phone Usage Linked To Cancer and Growth of Brain Tumors

By Jenn Loro - May 30, 2016 11:02 AM EDT

Partial findings released by the US National Toxicology Program reveal that mobile phone usage is somehow linked to cancer and growth of brain tumors. However, some experts remain unconvinced as there have been no reports of dramatic surge in cancer cases since mobile handsets came into widespread use in the 90’s.

Brain Implant Gives Rats Infrared Sight

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 28, 2015 09:47 AM EDT

Duke University has implanted an electrode in a rat's brain that along with external hardware can give extra infrared sense to the rodent.

Super-Sniffer APOPO Rats Smell Out Landmines And Tuberculosis

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 10, 2015 01:03 PM EDT

With the help of rats, APOPO, a Belgian non-profit, has managed to sweep out 13,200 mines from minefields.

Rats BIte Baby to Death In Indian Hospital

By Peter R - Aug 27, 2015 04:04 PM EDT

The baby died after succumbing to rat bite marks. The parents claimed the rodents had eaten way the fingers and eye of the child.

Rats Dream About Better Future In Their Dreams

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 27, 2015 02:02 PM EDT

Sleeping rats dream of places they wish to go, according to a new study.

Holes in Swiss Cheese? Blame Not Rats But The Hay, Scientists Say

By Peter R - May 29, 2015 02:50 PM EDT

Researchers attributed holes in some variants of Swiss cheese like Emmental and Appenzell to hay flecks.

Smartphone Digital Compass Could Restore Eyesight in Blind

By Peter R - Apr 05, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

Japanese researchers created a headgear with implantable electrodes that allowed rats to navigate like they could see.

Black Death Plague Attributable to Gerbils and Not Rats, Study Claims

By Peter R - Feb 24, 2015 12:33 PM EST

A new study has arrived at conclusions based on analysis of climate preceding the outbreaks.

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