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Friday, 20 June 2025 05:06

Nigerian company to make HIV, malaria test kits locally

Nigerian manufacturer Codix Bio Ltd plans to make millions of HIV and Malaria test kits at its new plant outside Lagos for the local and regional market to help fill gaps in the wake of cutbacks at U.S. donor agency USAID, a company executive said. The United States, the world's largest humanitarian aid donor, has cutfunding for foreign assistance, half of which is delivered via USAID. The U.S. support to Nigeria, which reached $740 million in 2024 based on USAID data, is focused on preventing malaria and curbing HIV as well as delivering vaccines to local health centres across the…

Friday, 13 June 2025 04:36

Your favorite alcoholic beverage linked to deadly form of cancer, study finds

Nicole Saphier joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the surgeon general pushing for cancer warning labels on alcohol and the CDC warning of norovirus cases surging in parts of the U.S. Following the surgeon general’s January advisory linking alcohol consumption to seven types of cancer, a new study from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has revealed another possible risk. The research, recently published in the journal PLOS Medicine, classified alcohol as a carcinogen, highlighting a particular increased risk of pancreatic cancer. The surgeon general’s previous advisory named cancers of the breast (in women), colorectum, esophagus, voice box, liver,…

Tuesday, 10 June 2025 04:23

Apple announces biggest software changes in years

Apple on Monday announced sweeping changes to its product ecosystems, including a wide-ranging revamp of its iOS operating system for its iPhones, as well as the software that powers its iPads and Macs. The updates, which the company debuted as part of its WWDC developer event held at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., mark the biggest shift in Apple's software design in years. Still, the improvements were light on new AI capabilities at a time when Wall Street is looking for Apple to prove it can compete in the space. Apple calls its new design Liquid Glass and says it…

Sunday, 08 June 2025 04:30

Let God back into the lab: Why science without God is failing us

David Rives In recent decades, a subtle and sinister revolution has occurred in our scientific and educational institutions. It's not the kind of revolution that makes headlines or sets off protests in the streets. No, it was a quiet shift: an erosion, not an eruption. One classroom, one textbook, one policy at a time, faith was quietly displaced by a dogmatic secularism masquerading as neutrality. It’s time we return to a posture of humility — a recognition that science, at its best, is the study of God’s handiwork. Science and faith once walked hand in hand in this great nation,…

Friday, 06 June 2025 05:06

Common supplements and medications could cause liver damage, studies show

Melissa Rudy Arun Sanyal, M.D., director of the VCU Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health, discusses the clinical trial involving 800 participants, in which a weekly dose of semaglutide was effective at treating fatty liver disease. As cases of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) are on the rise, experts are warning of the hidden dangers associated with some common medications and supplements. Statistics show that DILI, also known as toxic hepatitis or hepatotoxicity — which is known to be a significant cause of acute liver failure — has been growing in Western countries since the 1960s. Around one-fifth of…

Monday, 02 June 2025 04:25

Opportunities and challenges unveiled: How AI revolutionizes education and mental health support

Terence Ma Tin Shu Play time helps both kids and adults in prevention and healing of depression, according to the book Stress in the City by Enoch Li. Photo: VCG In today's rapidly evolving world, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept, it is a part of everyday life, transforming how we learn, teach, and even manage our mental health. AI has become deeply embedded in our daily lives, especially in the realm of education and mental health. Students — whether neurotypical or neurodiverse, including those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — now interact with AI in ways…

Thursday, 29 May 2025 04:42

AI system resorts to blackmail when its developers try to replace it

An artificial intelligence model has the ability to blackmail developers — and isn’t afraid to use it. Anthropic’s new Claude Opus 4 model was prompted to act as an assistant at a fictional company and was given access to emails with key implications. First, these emails implied that the AI system was set to be taken offline and replaced. The second set of emails, however, is where the system believed it had gained leverage over the developers. Fabricated emails showed that the engineer tasked with replacing the system was having an extramarital affair — and the AI model threatened to…

Tuesday, 27 May 2025 03:47

This 17-year-old designed a cheaper, more efficient drone. US Department of Defense awarded him $23,000 for it

Cooper Taylor, 17, aims to revolutionize the drone industry with a new design. Taylor designed a motor-tilting mechanism to lower manufacturing cost and increase efficiency. His innovation won awards at science competitions adding up to $23,000. Cooper Taylor is only 17 years old, but he's already trying to revolutionize the drone industry. Taylor has spent the last year optimizing a type of drone that's being used more and more in agriculture, disaster relief, wildlife conservation, search-and-rescue efforts, and medical deliveries. His design makes the drone more efficient, customizable, and less expensive to construct, he says. He's built six prototypes where…

Sunday, 25 May 2025 04:20

Cancer deaths tied to alcohol are rising fast, study finds

Alcohol associated cancer deaths have doubled in the United States over the past three decades, disproportionately impacting men and people 55 and older, according to a new, yet to be published, study being presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual conference this week. The analysis of national death rates attributable to alcohol use between 1990 to 2021 found a significant increase from 11,896 to 23,207 deaths. "We already know other risk factors, such as tobacco, for cancer," Dr. Chinmay Jani, the study's lead author and a clinical fellow in hematology and oncology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, told…

Sunday, 11 May 2025 03:01

African diet – plantains and cassava can be as healthy as tomatoes and olive oil, say researchers

Plantains, cassava and fermented banana drink should be added to global healthy eating guidelines alongside the olive oil, tomatoes and red wine of the Mediterranean diet, say researchers who found the traditional diet of people living in Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region had a positive impact on the body’s immune system. Traditional foods enjoyed in rural villages also had a positive impact on markers of inflammation, the researchers found in a study published this month in the journal Nature Medicine. Quirijn de Mast, one of the paper’s authors, said they were now in a race against time to record and study the…

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Wednesday, 07 May 2025 02:42

The first driverless ‘trailers’ have started running regular longhaul routes

Driverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston. On Thursday, autonomous trucking firm Aurora announced it launched commercial service in Texas under its first customers, Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines, which delivers time- and temperature-sensitive freight. Both companies conducted test runs with Aurora, including safety drivers to monitor the self-driving technology dubbed “Aurora Driver.” Aurora’s new commercial service will no longer have safety drivers. “We founded Aurora to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly, said Chris Urmson, CEO and co-founder of Aurora, in a release on Thursday.…

Monday, 05 May 2025 04:25

NASA confirms massive man-made project is slowing down the Earth's rotation due to its size

NASA’s Expedition 19 mission made history for multiple reasons. Launched in 2009, the crew conducted a range of scientific experiments aboard the International Space Station, worked on complex engineering tasks, and supported Earth observation programs. One of their most impressive observations was the capture of satellite imagery of the Three Gorges Dam in China, a human-made structure that scientists say is having an impact on the planet’s rotation. The Three Gorges Dam spans the Yangtze River in China and is the world’slargest hydroelectric power station. While the dam is often praised for its ability to reduce flooding and generate clean…

Saturday, 03 May 2025 04:39

AI is running the classroom at this school, and students say 'it's awesome'

At a time when many American students are struggling to keep up, a private school in Texas is doing more with less, much less.At Alpha School, students spend just two hours a day in class, guided by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tutor. But results are impressive: students are testing in the top 1 to 2% nationally."We use an AI tutor and adaptive apps to provide a completely personalized learning experience," said Alpha co-founder MacKenzie Price during an interview on Fox & Friends."Our students are learning faster. They’re learning way better. In fact, our classes are in the top 2% in…

Sunday, 27 April 2025 04:19

Smartphone use could reduce dementia risk in older adults, study finds

The first generation that has been exposed consistently to digital technology has reached the age where symptoms of dementia tend to emerge. Some have claimed that digital technology could negatively impact cognitive abilities, but researchers from Baylor University have discovered just the opposite. "You can flip on the news on just about any day and you’ll see people talking about how technologies are harming us," said study co-author Michael Scullin in a press release. "People often use the terms ‘brain drain’ and ‘brain rot,’ and now ‘digital dementia’ is an emerging phrase. As researchers, we wanted to know if this…

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