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A recent study, presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, showed that non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) methods were able to detect 83.2 percent of chromosomal abnormalities, including the common trisomies, trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), 18 (Edwards syndrome), and 21 (Down syndrome). Invasive methods such as chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or…

Most people have some sort of mental checklist they run through before leaving the house in the morning—wallet, transit pass, phone, or some combination thereof. This list is about to get a whole lot shorter as cash, cards and even your wallet go the way of the dinosaur in favour simple, quick payments done entirely…

It’s trade show time, as events like CES roll out the latest and greatest in tech. You don’t need to be an über geek to appreciate some of the new toys popping up on the market, especially since trends are pointing towards smaller, smarter and faster. Devices like smartphones, smart watches and tablet PCs also need…

Virtual currency or cryptocurrency is a form of digital money that is unregulated and not issued or governed by any central bank or organization. While originally considered the domain of geeks and gamers—a simplified way to pay for in-game items like swords and armour—the currency is gaining popularity in many circles as a huge range…

Today, the UAE government announced a plan to start using drones to deliver official or sensitive packages to people as part of an initiative to “upgrade government services”. According to an article released by Reuters the new plan, which is the first of its kind, will see packages and documents delivered using unmanned aerial drones….

Halal, meaning permissible in Islamic law, is a concept typically associated with food, but consumers—both Muslim and non-Muslim—are caring more and more about what goes on their bodies, not just in them, which is leading to steady growth in the Global Halal Cosmetics and Personal Care Market. Even with the market displaying a CAGR of…

It’s not news that companies around the world are looking for ways to reduce their dependency on crude oil for the production of fuels, chemicals and their derivatives. Higher demand for sustainable energy sources, as well as more stringent carbon emissions laws are putting the onus on companies to look to renewable energy sources to…

Chances are if you were a student in the past decade and a half, you have cursed the name Blackboard more than once. The online platform was originally developed for utility over likeability, but it has evolved significantly since its humble beginnings. And recently, the Boston-based e-learning giant acquired MyEdu, a free online platform that…

It is pretty well known that ‘the cloud’ no longer refers to a meteorological event. Nowadays, more and more organizations are making the move towards cloud computing, with virtual, network-based services gaining traction across the board. ITSM services are no different, with the Global Cloud-based ITSM Market projected to grow with a CAGR of 16.82…

Condoms are hardly the most popular of boudoir accessories, no matter how many varieties of ribbed, lubed and ‘barely there’ versions there are.  However, most people still recognize the value of a rubber as inexpensive, effective birth control and one of the only forms of protection against STIs and STDs (unless you count abstinence, and…