Changing where a newborn baby is held before its umbilical cord is clamped could lead to improved uptake in hospitals of delayed cord clamping, according to latest research. Delaying clamping until around two minutes after birth allows for blood to pass from the placenta to the baby, and has previously been shown to reduce the risk of iron deficiency in …

The Waterloo Ontario-based cell phone manufacturer and mobile service provider, announced today that the company had launched a mobile app award for young entrepreneurs showing their scientific and technical expertise at the Canada-Wide Science Fair 2014, the largest and most established science-based competition for students in Canada.

Australian researchers say an experimental vaccine is extending the lives of patients with advanced melanoma and could be a useful new treatment for the disease, which kills about 1500 Australians a year. Researchers from the University of Adelaide said a small study of a vaccine to treat advanced melanoma in 54 people over the last decade showed 15 per cent …

The family of Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Jim Kelly said that he will not make it back to western New York for the Easter holiday. Jill Kelly tweeted Thursday, “It looks like the family will be celebrating in New York City.” Jim is there undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.

Lower levels of blood sugar may make married people angrier at their spouses and even more likely to lash out aggressively, new research reveals. In a 21-day study, researchers found that levels of blood glucose in married people, measured each night, predicted how angry they would be with their spouse that evening.

It’s not unusual to see a lot of Mustangs on the roads in our area, but this weekend if you are anywhere near the Kannapolis-Concord-Charlotte area, you’re probably going to feel like you’re in the middle of biggest herd of Mustangs ever assembled. Thousands of Mustang lovers and their cars from all over the US and beyond are in town …

Smoking marijuana, even casually, can cause damage to critical parts of the brain, according to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

The remains recovered from a car found overturned in a South Dakota creek last fall have been identified as those of two teenage girls who disappeared in 1971, and no foul play is suspected, authorities said on Tuesday. The girls, Cheryl Miller and Pamela Jackson, were both 17 when they headed out to a party in a 1960 Studebaker and …

From the department of No Duh, a study from Princeton and Northwestern Universities supports the thesis that the United States of America is not a republic in substance but rather an oligarchy where the rich rule and the majority are irrelevant to policy decisions.

Drake splashed out $42,000 on a yellow diamond ring as a gift to current ‘squeeze’ Rihanna and spending as much time with her as possible as their relationship continues to be blossom.. The rapper, who is reportedly dating the singer, has splashed out on the yellow diamond, although it is not believed to be an engagement ring.

NASA SCIENTISTS SAY they have discovered what could be the birth of a new moon in the rings of Saturn. A spacecraft orbiting the planet spotted a small, icy object being formed within the rings which would be Saturn’s 63rd moon if confirmed.