UK scientists believe they may have found a way to combat the common cold.
Rather than attacking the virus itself, which comes in hundreds of versions, the treatment targets the human host.
It blocks a key protein in the body's cells that cold viruses normally hijack to self-replicate and spread.
This should...
Home Depot Inc (HD.N) shares have climbed with the approach of spring weather, as some investors believe the retailer is well positioned to fend off the competitive threat of online retailers as the peak season for home improvement begins.
Home Depot shares are up 0.7 percent year to date after...
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon Go, the Amazon convenience store that aims to remove a persistent frustration for shoppers by eliminating the checkout line, is coming to San Francisco and Chicago.
The Seattle Amazon Go store, in the first floor of its headquarters, was open to staff for a year as...
Mild traumatic brain injury may sound like an oxymoron, along the lines of “jumbo shrimp” or “random order.” But a new study shows that mild TBIs can have serious consequences for military veterans by raising their risk of dementia.
Researchers who examined the medical records of more than 350,000 Americans...
Comic book writers love multiverses. It’s such an easy way to explain continuity problems; just say it happened in a different universe and move on.
But a number of very serious scientists want to take the concept out of comic books and into the real world.
They believe the universe we...
Xerox Corp (XRX.N) said on Sunday it was ending a planned $6.1 billion deal with Fujifilm Holdings Corp (4901.T) and had reached a settlement with activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.
The company said Chief Executive Officer Jeff Jacobson had resigned and that John Visentin was expected to be...
A former aide under the Obama administration said he was surprised on Sunday by President Trump’s announcement that he is working with China to help Chinese telecommunications equipment-maker ZTE get “back into business,” according to the Financial Times.
“I am speechless,” said Kevin Wolf, who was assistant secretary of commerce...
Taking certain oral antibiotics may come with an unpleasant side effect, according to new research.
A study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found that taking any of five types of oral antibiotics was associated with a significantly higher risk of developing kidney stones —...
Our planet follows a remarkably circular trajectory around the Sun, but as new research indicates, the Earth’s orbit sometimes undergoes a slight jolt, due to the combined gravitational influence of Jupiter and Venus.
More surprising: this little gravitational game seems to last for at least 215 million years! According to...
