Human ‘hairless’ gene identified: One form of baldness explained

It’s not a hair-brained idea: A new research report appearing in the April 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal explains why people with a rare balding condition called “atrichia with papular lesions” lose their hair, and it identifies a strategy

Read More Human ‘hairless’ gene identified: One form of baldness explained

Caught by a hair: Quick, new identification of hair may help crime fighters

Lily Huang crushes up the human hair prior to testing. Credit: Image courtesy of Queen’s University Crime fighters could have a new tool at their disposal following promising research by Queen’s professor Diane Beauchemin. Dr. Beauchemin (Chemistry) and student Lily

Read More Caught by a hair: Quick, new identification of hair may help crime fighters

More advertisers plan to spend less on Twitter: Mahaney

As if Twitter needed another problem, a recent survey suggests advertisers are souring on the social media platform. Advertiser interest in Twitter began cresting early last year, but the latest survey by RBC Capital Markets found a significant jump in

Read More More advertisers plan to spend less on Twitter: Mahaney

Early movers: GIS, VRX, CRWN, EXPR, DRI, LL, CBS, ROST, CMG & more

Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell: General Mills — The cereal maker announced a quarterly dividend increase of five percent, from 46 cents per share from 44 cents. Separately, General Mills announced the election of Kimberly-ClarkChief

Read More Early movers: GIS, VRX, CRWN, EXPR, DRI, LL, CBS, ROST, CMG & more

ZenFone 3 and ZenFone 3 Deluxe surface in possible renders

Asus struck gold with the ZenFone 2, which despite its naming disaster and veritable model chaos managed to deliver big in the value department with powerful hardware and an affordable price point. Naturally, fans have been waiting anxiously for the

Read More ZenFone 3 and ZenFone 3 Deluxe surface in possible renders

Don’t chase the emerging market rally yet: UBS strategist

Emerging market equities are outperforming stocks in developed economies this year, but the trend could be short lived, Geoff Dennis, head of global emerging market equity strategy at UBS, warned on Wednesday. Since late January, emerging market stocks have rallied

Read More Don’t chase the emerging market rally yet: UBS strategist