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  Washington, United States (AFP) April 12, 2018 US regulators Wednesday approved the first device that uses artificial intelligence to detect eye damage from diabetes, allowing regular doctors to diagnose the condition without interpreting any data or images. The device, called IDx-DR, can diagnose a condition called diabetic retinopathy, the most common cause of vision loss among the more than 30 million Americans living with diabetes. Its software uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to analyze images of the eye, taken with a retinal c ... read more |
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Berkeley engineers build smallest volume, most efficient wireless nerve stimulatorBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 11, 2018 In 2016, University of California, Berkeley, engineers demonstrated the first implanted, ultrasonic neural dust sensors, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerv ... more 
Researchers develop injectable bandageCollege Station TX (SPX) Apr 03, 2018 A penetrating injury from shrapnel is a serious obstacle in overcoming battlefield wounds that can ultimately lead to death.Given the high mortality rates due to hemorrhaging, there is an unmet need ... more 
Nonsurgical neural interfaces could expand use of neurotechnologyWashington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2018 Over the past two decades, the international biomedical research community has demonstrated increasingly sophisticated ways to allow a person's brain to communicate with a device, allowing breakthro ... more 
Compact fiber optic sensor offers sensitive analysis in narrow spacesWashington DC (SPX) Mar 21, 2018 Researchers have developed a new flexible sensor with high sensitivity that is designed to perform variety of chemical and biological analyses in very small spaces. The sensor's small size means tha ... more |
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Researchers uncover way to restore movement sensation in upper limb amputation patientsCleveland OH (SPX) Mar 15, 2018 A team of researchers led by Cleveland Clinic has published first-of-its-kind findings in Science Translational Medicine on a new method of restoring natural movement sensation in patients with pros ... more  
ESA Astronaut will test CIMON aboard the ISS Watson AIBremen, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 Airbus, in cooperation with IBM, is developing CIMON (Crew Interactive MObile CompanioN), an AI-based assistant for astronauts for the DLR Space Administration. The technology demonstrator, which is ... more 
Culturing cheaper stem cellsKyoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) can infinitely self-renew and develop into all major cell types in the body, making them important for organ repair and replacement. But culturing them in large ... more 
Slowing Biological Time to Extend the Golden Hour for Lifesaving TreatmentWashington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 When a Service member suffers a traumatic injury or acute infection, the time from event to first medical treatment is usually the single most significant factor in determining the outcome between s ... more  
Reaching new heights in laser-accelerated ion energyStrathclyde UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 A laser-driven ion acceleration scheme, developed in research led at the University of Strathclyde, could lead to compact ion sources for established and innovative applications in science, medicine ... more |
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Mobile network equipment makers eye 5G windfallBarcelona (AFP) March 1, 2018 Struggling mobile network equipment makers are eyeing a possible boom in business from the first rollout of super-fast 5G wireless networks. ... more  |
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DARPA Names Researchers Working to Halt Outbreaks in 60 Days or LessWashington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2018 The increasing threat of infectious diseases is intensifying the need for breakthrough technologies and capabilities to protect first responders and equip them with therapeutics that can halt the im ... more 
New technology may protect troops from blast-induced brain injuryBaltimore MD (SPX) Feb 27, 2018 Researchers from theUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering have developed a new military vehicle shock absorbing device ... more 
How spacecraft testing enabled bone marrow researchGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 23, 2018 In the 1970s, a NASA employee stepped up to a challenge posed by the National Institutes of Health or NIH: to freeze bone marrow. "Most people don't know that NASA's work isn't just aerospace, ... more 
Waterbeds simulate weightlessness to help Skinsuits combat back pain in spaceParis (ESA) Feb 22, 2018 Astronauts tend to become taller in weightlessness - causing back pain and making it difficult to fit into spacesuits. Astronauts may be more likely to suffer from 'slipped discs' after landing. ... more  
Zika virus could help combat brain cancerSao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Feb 22, 2018 Zika virus, feared for causing microcephaly in babies whose mothers were infected during pregnancy by attacking the cells that will give rise to the fetus's cerebral cortex, could be an alternative ... more |
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 Yangon (AFP) April 10, 2018 
Seven Myanmar soldiers have been sentenced to jail with hard labour for their part in the extrajudicial killings of 10 Rohingya Muslim men last year, according to a Facebook post by the army chief late on Tuesday.
The bloody incident in Inn Din village on 2 September is the only atrocity to which the military has admitted during its violent crackdown in northern Rakhine state, which has forc ... more |
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 San Jose CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2018 
DT Research, the leading designer and manufacturer of purpose-built computing solutions for vertical markets, has announced the DT301T Rugged RTK Tablet, a lightweight military-grade tablet that is purpose-built for GIS mapping applications with Real Time Kinematic (RTK) satellite navigation used to enhance the precision of position data derived from satellite-based positioning systems. This uni ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2018 
In the first six months of life, babies can draw correlations between visual and vocal cues.
Before infants can talk, they use posture, voice and facial expressions to communicate their emotions. New research suggests babies can also interpret emotional cues.
Previous studies have found babies show a preference for happy faces and voices during their first six months of life, and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 12, 2018 
Want to live longer? If you're a primate, eating less seems to help.
Previous research has shown caloric restriction prolongs the life of macaques. Now, a new study - published this week in the journal Communications Biology - shows eating less also extends the lifespan of mouse lemurs, a species thought to be a good model for humans.
Scientists in France restricted the diet of ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2018 
The burden of yellow fever in any given area is known to be heavily dependent on climate, particularly rainfall and temperature which can impact both mosquito life cycle and viral replication.
Now, researchers from Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed a new model to quantify yellow fever dynamics across Africa using not only annual averages of thes ... more |
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 Tianjin, China (AFP) April 12, 2018 
A former top Chinese Communist Party official who was once tipped for a leadership post pleaded guilty at his bribery trial on Thursday, the latest target of President Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-corruption crusade.
Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member and party chief of the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, was accused by the prosecutor of taking advantage of his position to seek profi ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) April 1, 2018 
South Korea has deployed an anti-piracy warship to the sea off Ghana after three South Korean sailors were kidnapped by pirates, Seoul's foreign ministry said late Saturday.
The 500-tonne Marine 711 with about 40 Ghanaian and three South Korean sailors was boarded by unidentified pirates last Monday.
The pirates seized the three South Koreans and escaped on a separate speedboat, with th ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (AFP) April 11, 2018  The Kremlin said on Wednesday it would not take part in "Twitter diplomacy", after US President Donald Trump tweeted that "missiles will be coming" to Syria.
"We do not take part in Twitter-diplomacy. We support serious approaches. As ever, we believe it is important not to take steps that could damage an already fragile situation," presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in comments repo ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 23, 2018 
When a gravitational wave reaches Earth, every second counts. The data processing speed will have a crucial impact on how much astronomers can learn from these space-time ripples, says computer scientist Cao Junwei.
"In an era of multi-messenger astronomy, we have to shorten the time as much as possible so as to trigger the alert quickly enough for follow-up observations," says Cao, who le ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2018 
A new RAND Corporation report finds that Russia is waging a social media campaign in the Baltics, Ukraine and nearby states to sow dissent against neighboring governments, as well as NATO and the European Union.
In addition to employing a state-funded multi-lingual television network, operating various pro-government news websites and working through Russian-backed "civil society" organiza ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) April 8, 2018 
After the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 there were hopes its millennium-old capital Baghdad could rise again from the ashes, but construction sites have remained idle as if time stood still.
For 15 years promises of rebuilding infrastructure in the second most populous Arab capital have fallen through and a multitude of projects have been shelved.
Baghdad's skyline is dotted with the d ... more |
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 Wellington (AFP) April 11, 2018 
New Zealand ordered a top-level inquiry Wednesday into allegations its special forces killed six civilians, including a three-year-old child, during a botched 2010 raid on an Afghan village.
The New Zealand military vehemently denies the accusations, which were first made in a book "Hit and Run" published last year.
The book alleged an elite SAS squad staged the raid as a "revenge attack ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) April 5, 2018 
The world's biggest miner BHP said Thursday it was following through on a decision to leave the World Coal Association over climate change policy differences, but would remain a member of the US Chamber of Commerce.
The Anglo-Australian giant announced in December it was reviewing industry group memberships to ensure they aligned with its climate and energy stance, which includes tackling gl ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2018 
Organic fertilizers from biowaste fermentation act as a vehicle for microplastic particles to enter the terrestrial environment, with the amount of microplastic particles differing based on pre-treatment methods and plant type, a new study shows.
Recycling of organic waste through composting or fermentation, followed by application of the resulting fertilizer products to agricultural land, ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2018 
After years of searching, scientists are confident they're finally closing in on the location of the crater left by a meteorite that struck Australasia 800,000 years ago.
When the 12-mile-wide meteor struck Earth, debris was exploded in the sky and deposited across the region. The fragments have not been hard to come by, and yet, scientists have failed to locate the crater.
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