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US cancer death rates report reveals sharpest ever single-year decline
Posted in Medicine on 9th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
The steady decline is attributed to a range of factors, with the period examined including the sharpest one-year decline ever recorded.
U.S. government limits exports of AI software
Posted in Business, Software on 5th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
The measure covers software that could be used by sensors, drones, and satellites to automate the process of identifying targets, a boon for industry, which feared a much broader crackdown on exports of AI hardware and software.
Brain imaging breakthrough predicts Alzheimer's decline in early stages
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
Utilizing a recently developed brain imaging technique new research suggests that measuring accumulated levels of a protein called tau may predict future neurodegeneration associated with Alzihemer’s disease.
Flue gases extract methane from permafrost while reducing emissions
Posted in Science on 3rd Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
University in Edinburgh are looking at a way of extracting methane from Arctic permafrost in a manner that reduces carbon dioxide emissions.
Protein infusion could reduce heart failure risk after heart attack
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
Heart disease is the biggest killer in the Western world. A part of the problem is that even if one survives a heart attack, damage to the heart muscle results in the formation of thick scar tissue that can increase the chance of heart failure.