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Dementia surge in Africa demands research and innovation
Dementia is becoming a major public health issue in Africa as its population ages.This post was originally published on this site
Year: 2024
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American Water cyberattack renews focus on protecting critical infrastructure
A cyberattack continues to affect the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States, renewing a focus on the importance of protecting critical infrastructure sites.This post was originally published on this site
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Viewpoint: As an ethical hacker, I can’t believe the risks people routinely take when they access the internet in public
In the modern world we are all constantly connected, but this comes with risks. As most cybersecurity specialists will tell you, the biggest vulnerability in any system is the user—whether at home or work.This post […]
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Meet the robotic ‘finger’ ready to check your pulse
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a soft robotic “finger” with a sophisticated sense of touch that can perform routine doctor’s office examinations, including taking a patient’s pulse and […]
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Wide-ranging mouse study uncovers new details about how eating less can extend lifespan
For nearly a century, laboratory studies have shown consistent results: eat less food, or eat less often, and an animal will live longer. But scientists have struggled to understand why these kinds of restrictive diets […]
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Stitches with internally produced electric charge found to speed up wound healing in rats
A team of chemical fiber and polymer material researchers in China has found that the use of internally produced, electrically charged sutures can speed up the healing process after surgery in rats. In their study […]
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Will AI tools revolutionize public health? Not if they continue following old patterns, researchers argue
As tools powered by artificial intelligence increasingly make their way into health care, the latest research from UC Santa Cruz Politics Department doctoral candidate Lucia Vitale takes stock of the current landscape of promises and […]
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Electricity-free circuit helps free up space for robots to ‘think,’ say scientists
Engineers have worked out how to give robots complex instructions without electricity for the first time, which could free up more space in the robotic ‘brain’ for them to ‘think.’This post was originally published on […]
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New strategy could turn intravenous medicines into pills
For many people with cancer, intravenous (IV) infusions of chemotherapy are their best chance at a cure. But these infusions can be inconvenient or inaccessible to patients, and some complications arise not from the active […]
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Soft robotics redefined: Meet the light-driven toroidal micro-robot that navigates viscous liquids autonomously
Researchers from Tampere University in Finland and Anhui Jianzhu University in China have made a significant breakthrough in soft robotics. Their study introduces the first toroidal, light-driven micro-robot that can move autonomously in viscous liquids, […]