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Fake news model in staged release but two researchers fire up replication | |
Hyundai scooter prototype to woo last-mile city riders |
Technology news
Fake news model in staged release but two researchers fire up replicationNot the most comforting news in the world of tech: The artificial intelligence lab (OpenAI) cofounded by Elon Musk said its software could too easily be adapted to crank out fake news. "Two grads re-created it anyway." That was Wired's coverage on August 26 of a story about two recent master's graduates in computer science having released what they said was "a re-creation of OpenAI's withheld software" for anyone to download and use. | |
Hyundai scooter prototype to woo last-mile city ridersIf the active and the restless in cities today want to go places as efficiently and emissions free as possible, then we can see why there are such warm fuzzies around the concept of the last-mile scooter. Transportation-watcher Sebastian Blanco in Forbes said one can always be ready to go "after you drive as close as you can to your destination and scoot the rest of the way." | |
Operation indiscriminately infects iPhones with spywareResearchers say suspected nation-state hackers infected Apple iPhones with spyware over two years in what security experts on Friday called an alarming security failure for a company whose calling card is privacy. | |
Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?Bank of England governor Mark Carney has suggested that a virtual currency, modelled on Facebook's Libra, could one day replace the dollar as king of the foreign exchange market. | |
US to use fake social media to check people entering countryU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officers can now create fictitious social media accounts to monitor social media information on foreigners seeking visas, green cards and citizenship. | |
What lies beneath: Singapore plans a subterranean futureSpace-starved Singapore has expanded outwards by building into the sea and upwards by constructing high-rises but planners are now looking underground as they seek new areas for growth. | |
Computer glitch in France delays hundreds of flights beyondA computer breakdown briefly disrupted all air traffic in France and caused a cascade of delayed flights in multiple countries Sunday, the last day of European summer holidays. |
Medicine & Health news
More vaping illnesses reported, many involving marijuanaHealth officials are recommending people who vape consider avoiding e-cigarettes while they investigate more cases of a breathing ailment linked to the devices. | |
Pollution and noise reduction advised in ESC guidelines on chronic coronary syndromesThe detrimental impact of pollution and noise on patients with chronic coronary syndromes is highlighted for the first time in European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines published online today in European Heart Journal | |
New guidance on potentially fatal blood clots published todayThe European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on acute pulmonary embolism are published online today in European Heart Journal. They were developed in collaboration with the European Respiratory Society (ERS). | |
European guidelines on lipid control advocate 'lower is better' for cholesterol levelsLow-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels should be lowered as much as possible to prevent cardiovascular disease, especially in high and very high risk patients. That's one of the main messages of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Guidelines on dyslipidaemias published online today in European Heart Journal. | |
Guidelines on management of fast heartbeat published todayThe European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on supraventricular tachycardia are published online today in European Heart Journal. The document highlights how catheter ablation is revolutionising care for this group of common arrhythmias. | |
Guidelines on diabetes and cardiovascular diseases published todayThe European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are published online today in European Heart Journal. They were developed in collaboration with the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). | |
Eating nuts linked with lower risk of fatal heart attack and strokeEating nuts at least twice a week is associated with a 17% lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Sedentary lifestyle for 20 years linked to doubled mortality risk compared to being activeTwo decades of a sedentary lifestyle is associated with a two times risk of premature death compared to being physically active, according to results from the HUNT study presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Diabetes medication shows potential to reduce heart diseaseA new study from St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada shed lights on how a class of medications that help regulate blood sugar for patients with Type 2 diabetes can also protect against heart disease. | |
Aspirin should not be recommended for healthy people over 70Low-dose aspirin does not prolong disability-free survival of healthy people over 70, even in those at the highest risk of cardiovascular disease. The late breaking results of the ASPREE trial are presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Internal bleeding after heart attack may trigger suspicion of cancerBleeding during the first six months after discharge from hospital for a heart attack is linked with a subsequent cancer diagnosis, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Microbes may play a role in heart attack onsetMicroorganisms in the body may contribute to destabilisation of coronary plaques and subsequent heart attack, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Motivational text messages help patients with diabetesA low-cost text-messaging programme improves blood sugar control in patients with diabetes and coronary heart disease. That's the finding of the CHAT-DM randomised trial reported today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology and published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. | |
Tiny wearable cameras may improve quality of life in heart failure patientsThe ever-present devices that seem to track all our moves can be annoying, intrusive or worse, but for heart failure patients, tiny wearable cameras could prove life-enhancing, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Childhood cholesterol, blood pressure, weight and smoking predict adult heart diseaseThe first reliable evidence of a link between major cardiovascular risk factors in children—serum cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and smoking—with cardiovascular disease in adults is presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. The study highlights the need to lay the foundations for heart health early in life. | |
Flu vaccination linked with lower risk of death in patients with high blood pressureInfluenza vaccination in patients with high blood pressure is associated with an 18% reduced risk of death during flu season, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Cardiovascular disease patients benefit more from exercise than healthy peopleA study of nearly half a million people has found for the first time that those with heart or blood vessel problems benefit more from having a physically active lifestyle than do healthy people without cardiovascular disease (CVD). | |
Home-based education reduces hospitalizations in patients with atrial fibrillationHome-based and personalised education keeps patients with atrial fibrillation out of hospital, according to late breaking results from the HELP-AF study presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Preventative artery repair provides major benefit after serious heart attackA major international study has shown that opening all clogged arteries with stents after a serious heart attack is much better than opening only the single clogged artery that caused the heart attack. | |
For patients with diabetes, ticagrelor reduced heart attacks, strokesIn late-breaking clinical trial results presented in a Hot Line Session today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2019, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Greater Paris University Hospitals—AP-HP/Université de Paris presented the results from The Effect of Ticagrelor on Health Outcomes in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Intervention Study (THEMIS), a clinical trial sponsored by AstraZeneca that evaluated whether adding ticagrelor to aspirin improves outcomes for patients with stable coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus but without a history of heart attack or stroke. Taking ticagrelor in addition to aspirin reduced the risk of a composite of cardiovascular death, heart attack, or stroke. Patients on this dual-antiplatelet therapy also experienced greater risk of major bleeding. In THEMIS-PCI, a study that specifically looked at THEMIS patients with a history of previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) that includes stenting, versus the overall THEMIS population, investigators found even more favorable results for patients taking ticagrelor plus aspirin. Results of THEMIS are published simultaneously in The New England Journal of Medicine and results from THEMIS-PCI are published simultaneously in The Lancet. | |
Preserved heart failure trial misses endpoint, but drug may benefit some patientsThe number of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is on the rise, and the search is on for a therapy that can improve health outcomes in this group of patients for whom no approved therapies are available. In a Hot Line Session at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, 2019, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital presented the results of Prospective Comparison of ARNI with ARB Global Outcomes in HF With Preserved Ejection Fraction (PARAGON-HF), sponsored by Novartis, the largest, randomized clinical trial of heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction. The team reports that, overall, the drug sacubitril-valsartan did not significantly reduce heart failure hospitalizations and cardiovascular death compared to valsartan alone, but the data suggest benefit for patients in the lower ejection fraction range, for which there currently exists no approved therapies. Results are published simultaneously in The New England Journal of Medicine. | |
Anabolic-androgenic steroid use associated with decreased heart function in weightliftersIllicit performance-enhancing steroids can cause the heart to thicken and reduce its ability to function, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Screening for genetic high cholesterol could help patients and families avoid heart attackGenetic high cholesterol is underdiagnosed and undertreated, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. Screening could identify patients and family members affected by the condition so that lifestyle changes and treatments can be started to prevent heart attack and stroke. | |
Symptoms of depression in caregivers may predict future health problemsCaregivers of stroke survivors who show signs of depression may have a higher risk of suffering their own health challenges down the line, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Testing and family screening lacking among young victims of sudden cardiac arrestLess than 4% of relatives of young cardiac arrest victims receive information on family screening that could prevent further deaths, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. | |
Some states, towns skeptical over proposed opioid settlementAn offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to settle some 2,000 lawsuits over their contribution to the national opioid crisis is receiving growing pushback from state and local officials who say the proposed deal doesn't include enough money or accountability. |
Biology news
Pole caught in customs web with tarantula haulCustoms officials caught a Polish man was after trying to smuggle nearly 100 tarantula spiders in his luggage, at Cayenne airport, French Guiana, regional officials told AFP Saturday. |
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