Private- Amid rising tensions between the US and China, and in response to the closing of Chinese consulate in Houston last week, a US consulate was closed in Chinese city of Chengdu. Before a 72-hour deadline expired, American staff were seen leaving the building on Monday. The plaque outside the ... Read More »
Nurses and doctors have gone to creative extremes to reuse the same masks, gloves and scrubs they need to treat contagious coronavirus patients. But if a prototype mask created by researchers proves widely effective, it may be a safer alternative for health care workers. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and ... Read More »
Covid-19 can be a prolonged illness, even among young adults without underlying chronic medical conditions, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Thirty-five percent of those surveyed by the agency said they still weren’t back to their usual good health even two to three weeks after testing ... Read More »
It turns out that flu and pneumonia shots may be good for more than what their names suggest. Not only does getting a shot reduce your chances of coming down with a nasty infection, but getting vaccinated may also reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in the future, according ... Read More »
If people washed their hands regularly, wore masks, and kept their social distance from each other, these three simple behaviors could stop most all of the Covid-19 pandemic, even without a vaccine or additional treatments, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in the journal PLoS Medicine, created a new ... Read More »
Team based in China develop test that identifies cancers up to four years before signs appear A blood test can pick up cancers up to four years before symptoms appear, researchers say, in the latest study to raise hopes of early detection. A team led by researchers in China say ... Read More »
Private- On Wednesday, and in the latest escalation between the two countries, the United States ordered Chinese consulate in Houston to close its doors within 72 hours. A day before the announcement, unknown people were filmed setting what appeared to be paper on fire outside the consulate. Emergency services were ... Read More »
Uncertainty over climate outcomes reduced but experts warn urgent reduction in CO2 levels is essential Doomsayers and hopemongers alike may need to revise their climate predictions after a study that almost rules out the most optimistic forecasts for global heating while downplaying the likelihood of worst-case scenarios. The international ... Read More »
The artificial intelligence tool GPT-3 has been causing a stir online, due to its impressive ability to design websites, prescribe medication, and answer questions. GPT-3 is short for Generative Pre-training Transformer and is the third generation of the machine learning model. Machine learning is when computers can automatically learn from their experiences ... Read More »
Scientists have found a “lost” planet, in a breakthrough that could help us discover alien life. The planet is thought to be among hundreds of worlds that have gone missing and now can be discovered once more using new techniques. NGTS-11b, as the planet is known, was first seen in ... Read More »
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