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Laziness, Tempered: Mazda Designs a Sofa and a Bike

– We really like symmetry—especially when it comes to design. It seems Mazda is on the very same page, reading the very same line, because for its “Mazda Design: The Car as Art exhibit in Milan,” the automaker has introduced two objects styled with the attractive Kodo design language proliferating throughout its car lineup. One is a bicycle, a perfect fit for Kodo’s energetic style—just look at the spunky 2016

WHO demands disclosure of all clinical trial results

Marie-Paule Kieny, assistant director general at the United Nations health agency, said failure to disclose trial results led to misinformation and could result in skewed priorities for research and public health interventions. In recent years, the pharmaceuticals industry has gone a long way to commit to disclosing results for new clinical studies, but critics argue it is still not doing enough to ensure doctors have access to all drug data.

Study links diabetes in pregnancy to higher autism risk

When pregnant women develop gestational diabetes early in pregnancy, their children may face a higher risk of developing autism, researchers said Tuesday. While the findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) does not prove that diabetes in pregnancy causes autism, researchers said their findings highlight a link that deserves further study. Gestational diabetes affects nearly one in 10 women, and is a high blood sugar condition that

Soccer-Dengue fever sidelines Peruvian striker

Corinthians striker Paolo Guerrero has contracted dengue fever and will be out of action for at least two weeks, doctors in Sao Paulo said on Tuesday. “According to the latest clinical and laboratory tests, he is well, with the diagnosis confirmed as dengue,” the Hospital Sao Luiz said in a statement. Sao Paulo is in the midst of a dengue epidemic, with the number of cases up from last year.