Scientists May Have Found a Genomic Off Switch for Down Syndrome

One in every thousand or so babies born today will suffer from Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder caused by the presence of a third copy of chromosome 21 that results in learning disabilities, a heightened risk of bowel and blood diseases, and a severely heightened risk of dementia later in life. But a radical new genome treatment method could hold the key to turning off that extra chromosome 21 like a light.

Check out this great list of #android  apps!

Check out this great list of #android  apps!

There’s no shortage of great Android apps, and because the ecosystem is so popular (and growing!) there are more worth looking at every day. In our fourth annual Lifehacker Pack for Android, we’re highlighting the best apps to help you stay connected, stay informed, stay productive, and get things done.

It was Safeway and now it’s Shoppers Drug Mart.

It was Safeway and now it's Shoppers Drug Mart.

The $12.4 billion merger of Canada’s largest grocery retailer, Loblaw, and the country’s biggest pharmacy chain, Shoppers Drug Mart, will not reduce competition and customer choice as some fear, Loblaw executive chairman Galen G. Weston assured customers at a press conference in Brampton, Ont., Monday.

Finally! I’ve been hoping they’d add compatibility for more devices.

Finally! I've been hoping they'd add compatibility for more devices.

We’ve all been there – your parent, friend, or significant other is having a phone issue, but you’re not nearby. The process of talking someone through tro… by Ryan Whitwam in Applications, Apps/Games, News

We’re getting closer!

We're getting closer!

At least 35 million people around the planet live with HIV, and it kills over 1.7 million people each year, so the fact that it’s currently untreatable is one of the biggest medical problems of our time. But in recent years scientific advances seem to be kicking HIV’s ass more effectively than ever—so is there hope that we neutralize the virus’s threat? The answer is more hopeful than you think.