[ad_1] A public website both provides the installation’s water data and explains its meaning to relative newcomers. It’s a commentary on the environment, but a “positive” one. The creators see it as a marker of the progress made in boosting water quality since 1972’s Clean Water Act. It’s also a reminder that water is a […]
Category: medicine
A mind-controlled exoskeleton helped a paralyzed man walk again
[ad_1] As part of a study with the University of Grenoble Alpes in France, the patient, who goes by Thibault, agreed to have two five-centimeter discs of his skull replaced with brain sensors, each with 64 electrodes. The researchers mapped Thibault’s brain to determine which areas become active when he thinks about walking or moving […]
Intel wants to use AI to reconnect damaged spinal nerves
[ad_1] The initial interface will use external computing hardware to interpret spine signals. In the long term, the collaborators would like a wholly implanted system to make the connection. This is something of a moonshot, and there’s no guarantee the project will end with a surefire solution for paralysis. It should still be useful even […]
Phone app detects eye disease in kids through photos
[ad_1] Scientists tested the app with nearly 53,000 photos of 40 children, half of whom had eye diseases. Out of those, the AI system spotted 16 instances an average of 1.3 years before doctors made a diagnosis. When retinoblastoma can start migrating to the brain in as little as six months after white eye becomes […]
Massachusetts temporarily bans vaping products amid health crisis
[ad_1] The governor’s office said that 61 cases of potential lung disease related to vaping have been reported in Massachusetts alone. Three in the state have been confirmed by the center of disease control (CDC) and two are likely to be confirmed. “We’re declaring this public health emergency because medical and disease control experts have […]
Vape brand Juul is reportedly at the center of a criminal probe
[ad_1] This will be another unwelcome challenge for the quickly-growing company, which has come under fire for the ways its sleek vaporizers have found appeal with young people. The Federal Trade Commission, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and several other state attorney generals are already investigating the company’s marketing practices, although Juul maintains it never […]
Walmart will reportedly stop selling e-cigarettes
[ad_1] We’ve asked Walmart for comment. It’s not hard to see why the retail chain might be hesitant. Michigan and New York state are in the midst of banning flavored e-cigs, while the federal government also has plans on deck. The CDC has concerns after reports of lung disease that has killed eight, while the […]
Air pollution app now doubles as a wildfire warning system
[ad_1] Through the app, users who live between 20 to 60 miles of a wildfire can receive timely updates on its progress. Wildfire pollution was only recently discovered to travel long distances. Last year’s California wildfires polluted air more than 100 miles away, which prompted a statewide health emergency. The state’s wildfires have even spread […]
Turns out smartphones aren’t making millennials grow horns after all
[ad_1] The article was widely panned for its scientific inaccuracies, and now the journal Scientific Reports has published a correction to the article, in an unusual and embarrassing move for both the authors and the journal editors. The authors had to correct significant chunks of the paper, including materials from the abstract, discussion, methodology, results […]
India effectively bans e-cigarettes
[ad_1] Much like the Trump administration and its potential ban on flavored e-cigarettes, the country’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare cited the recent spike in youth vaping for the move. “The decision to prohibit e-cigarettes will help protect the population, especially the youth and children, from the risk of addiction through E-cigarettes, ” said […]