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Jennifer Doudna, Crispr scientist, on the ethics of editing humans
31 Jan 12:08 • 2 articles
Jennifer Doudna, Crispr scientist, on the ethics of editing humans
Her gene-editing tool could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?
31 Jan 12:08 • Financial Times • 707176889178685034.htmlThe ethics of editing humans – and the scientist who helped make it easy
Jennifer Doudna co-discovered the Crispr tool that could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?
31 Jan 13:23 • The Irish Times • 8204772967897627913.htmlKraken Identifies Critical Flaw in Trezor Hardware Wallets
31 Jan 14:29 • 2 articles
Kraken Identifies Critical Flaw in Trezor Hardware Wallets
Kraken Security Labs has devised a way to extract seeds from both cryptocurrency hardware wallets offered from industry leader Trezor, the Trezor One and Trezor Model T. The attack requires just 15 minutes of physical access to the device. This is the first time that…
31 Jan 14:29 • Kraken Blog • 8297908668012441313.htmlKraken Finds Critical Security Flaw in Trezor One and T Wallets
Kraken Security Labs has identified a critical security issue in Trezor hardware wallets which enables seeds to be extracted from the devices. Kraken
31 Jan 16:16 • Bitcoinist.com • 1696346936252257140.htmlAre folding displays or dual screens better? The answer is ... complicated.
31 Jan 13:57 • 2 articles
Are folding displays or dual screens better? The answer is ... complicated.
Foldable screens and dual displays are a hot topic in the PC and phone worlds this year, and each category has its advantages. Here are some examples.
31 Jan 13:57 • Windows Central • 7807657680894958946.htmlFolding displays vs. dual screens: Comparing pros and cons for PCs and phones
Foldable screens and dual displays are a hot topic in the PC and phone worlds this year, and each category has its advantages. Here are some examples.
31 Jan 17:32 • Android Central • 29040143366626658.htmlExploring strangeness and the primordial Universe
31 Jan 08:18 • 5 articles
National survey: Students' feelings about high school are mostly negative
Ask a high school student how he or she typically feels at school, and the answer you'll likely hear is "tired," closely followed by "stressed" and "bored."
31 Jan 08:18 • phys.org • 3476726123081896600.htmlHow supercomputers are helping us link quantum entanglement to cold coffee
Theoretical physicists from Trinity College Dublin have found a deep link between one of the most striking features of quantum mechanics—quantum entanglement—and thermalisation, which is the process ...
31 Jan 17:13 • phys.org • 3476726123022415568.htmlStudy: Brexit referendum did not lead to more radical Euroskepticism elsewhere
Following the result of the UK Brexit referendum in June 2016 many Euroskeptic parties across Europe celebrated, contending that the vote could pave the way for similar referendums in other countries. ...
31 Jan 15:40 • phys.org • 3476726122917169497.htmlStudy provides first look at sperm microbiome using RNA sequencing
A new collaborative study published by a research team from the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the CReATe Fertility Centre and the University of Massachusetts Amherst provides the first in-depth ...
31 Jan 08:22 • phys.org • 3476726124377647726.htmlExploring strangeness and the primordial Universe
Physicists believe that in the Universe's first ten microseconds free quarks and gluons filled all of spacetime, forming a new phase of matter named 'quark-gluon plasma' (QGP). Experimental and theoretical ...
31 Jan 15:05 • phys.org • 3476726123799249870.htmlOne of the emergency hospitals Wuhan is panic-building is looking close to completion. Watch a live feed of the construction here.
31 Jan 11:39 • 4 articles
One of the emergency hospitals Wuhan is panic-building is looking close to completion. Watch a live feed of the construction here.
One of the emergency hospitals China is panic-building in Wuhan in response to the deadly coronavirus appears to be close to completion.
31 Jan 11:39 • Business Insider Australia • 5575934300449915081.htmlOne of the emergency hospitals Wuhan is panic-building is looking close to completion. Watch a live feed of the construction here.
One of the emergency hospitals China is panic-building in Wuhan in response to the deadly coronavirus appears to be close to completion.
31 Jan 11:39 • Business Insider Malaysia • 8325046882690384073.htmlOne of the emergency hospitals Wuhan is panic-building is looking close to completion. Watch a live feed of the construction here., Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore
Business Insider - The Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital is due to open February 3, and the Leishenshan Hospital is due to open February 5.. Read more at businessinsider.sg
31 Jan 11:39 • www.businessinsider.sg • 5090408756105953481.htmlOne of the emergency hospitals Wuhan is panic-building is looking close to completion. Watch a live feed of the construction here.
The Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital is due to open February 3, and the Leishenshan Hospital is due to open February 5.
31 Jan 11:39 • Yahoo • 7097669639021035149.htmlEarlier screening for colon cancer may catch cases earlier
31 Jan 15:54 • 3 articles
More than 75K in Wuhan may have coronavirus, analysis suggests
New estimates based on modeling research dwarf official counts, suggesting that some of those sickened may be asymptomatic or will not seek medical attention.
31 Jan 15:54 • UPI • 8257973865224225176.htmlEarlier screening for colon cancer may catch cases earlier
Analysis revealed higher than suspected rates of un-diagnosed cancers in those under age 50, when colonoscopies are recommended.
31 Jan 16:41 • UPI • 8257973865726535092.htmlAt least 19M Americans sickened by flu so far this season, CDC says
The numbers remain below the threshold to qualify as an epidemic, and most strains respond to antiviral treatment, the agency said
31 Jan 16:46 • UPI • 8257973863902568749.htmlAre you sleeping on time? If not, here’s why you should
31 Jan 16:25 • 3 articles
Women are the single largest exclusion in India’s farmer suicides data: P Sainath
Delivering his valedictorian address at the XVI National Conference of Indian Association for Women's Studies (IAWS) here, Sainath, 63, said climate change was going to affect women more as they are the providers of water, food, fodder and fuels.
31 Jan 16:25 • The Indian Express • 2885715104415493681.htmlAre you sleeping on time? If not, here’s why you should
You may find this surprising but the body is naturally set to go along with day and night patterns and adopts sleep timings basis the circadian rhythm which aligns itself with presence and absence of sunlight.
31 Jan 12:20 • The Indian Express • 2885715103863570711.htmlWrestler Ravinder Kumar fails dope test, banned for four years by NADA
Wrestler Ravinder Kumar, who won a silver medal at the Under-23 World Championships last year, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and he has been banned for four years.
31 Jan 16:21 • The Indian Express • 2885715105110314911.htmlHow the Air Force Deters (And Could Fight) North Korea
31 Jan 15:20 • 2 articles
How the Air Force Deters (And Could Fight) North Korea
An important role.
31 Jan 15:20 • The National Interest • 7207864702813578871.htmlMeet the USS Akron: One of America's Two Flying Aircraft Carriers
Yes, two!
31 Jan 17:53 • The National Interest • 7207864702537112240.htmlAfter 16 years, the Spitzer Space Telescope's science mission is over
31 Jan 16:40 • 2 articles
After 16 years, the Spitzer Space Telescope's science mission is over
Jan. 31 (UPI) -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spent the past 16 years rendering the universe and its many phenomena in infrared, providing scientists clues to the secrets of stellar formation, supernovae, quasars, exoplanets and more.
31 Jan 16:40 • UPI • 8257973865860822420.htmlNASA's Spitzer Space Telescope ends mission of astronomical discovery
After more than 16 years studying the universe in infrared light, revealing new wonders in our solar system, our galaxy and beyond, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope's mission has come to an end.
31 Jan 12:16 • phys.org • 3476726124203841452.htmlNew combination treatment could help fight advanced melanoma
31 Jan 12:57 • 4 articles
A collaborative partnership to understand the impact of music therapies on mental health
The Health and Technology District has partnered with Music Heals and SFU on a new research study using advanced neuroscience and functional brain imaging to understand the neuro-physiological impacts of music therapies on improved mental health.
31 Jan 12:57 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030212689999.htmlStudy: Low-birth weight associated with poor cardiorespiratory fitness later in life
Babies born with low birth weights are more likely to have poor cardiorespiratory fitness later in life than their normal-weight peers.
31 Jan 12:01 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030358390778.htmlPatients with type 2 diabetes can achieve cardiovascular protection from use of SGLT2 inhibitors
All type 2 diabetes patient subgroups are likely to achieve cardiovascular protection from the use of SGLT2 inhibitors, according to a large multi-study review published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
31 Jan 15:22 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030173145127.htmlNew combination treatment could help fight advanced melanoma
A study by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center suggests that using an immunotherapy drug called NKTR-214, also known as bempegaldesleukin, in combination with an infusion of anti-tumor immune cells, or T cells, may produce a stronger immune response that could help fight advanced melanoma.
31 Jan 11:44 • News-Medical.net • 4522523031692647974.htmlHow likely is someone to die from coronavirus?
31 Jan 12:54 • 2 articles
How likely is someone to die from coronavirus?
NHS still state that the risk of getting coronavirus in the UK is low.
31 Jan 12:54 • Metro • 970161749009001784.htmlOfficials Have Declared the Coronavirus Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
A newly discovered coronavirus has sickened nearly 9,800 people worldwide. We've rounded up the most vital information that's been released so far.
31 Jan 17:10 • POPSUGAR Fitness • 1694745613611061006.htmlRelease contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
31 Jan 09:00 • 5 articles
Release contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporised into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday.
31 Jan 09:00 • phys.org • 3476726123731493375.htmlJapan panel recommends ocean release for contaminated Fukushima water
TOKYO (Reuters) - A panel of experts advising Japan’s government on a disposal method for radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant on Friday recommended releasing it into the ocean, a move likely to alarm neighboring countries.
31 Jan 15:23 • Reuters • 8334514180818969744.htmlRelease contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporized into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday.
31 Jan 09:48 • CTVNews • 2422791599099601385.htmlRelease contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or vaporised into the air, an expert panel advised the Japanese government on Friday.
31 Jan 08:20 • Digital Journal • 4566489171991354881.htmlRelease contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
The TEPCO-operated nuclear plant suffered a meltdown in 2011 after it was hit by an earthquake-triggered tsunami.
31 Jan 13:30 • Saudi Gazette • 6913978435734398360.htmlCoronavirus outbreak: What we know so far
31 Jan 12:40 • 3 articles
Facebook fights spread of coronavirus misinformation
As misinformation about the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, Facebook has announced several countermeasures. This is the new reality.
31 Jan 12:40 • VentureBeat • 6273363635483258000.htmlCoronavirus outbreak: What we know so far
A global public health emergency has been declared as cases continue to spread.
31 Jan 12:04 • Shropshire Star • 3480199991498040115.htmlCoronavirus outbreak: What we know so far
A global public health emergency has been declared as cases continue to spread.
31 Jan 12:04 • Express & Star • 7324224459044217651.htmlCoronavirus: How Worried Should I Be About The Shortage Of Face Masks? Or Can I Just Use A Scarf?
31 Jan 17:00 • 2 articles
Coronavirus: How Worried Should I Be About The Shortage Of Face Masks? Or Can I Just Use A Scarf?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has just declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern....
31 Jan 17:00 • Lifehacker Australia • 3742423169869961723.htmlWHO says novel coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency, disfavors travel and trade restrictions
GENEVA, Jan. 30 -- World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday that the novel coronavirus outbreak has become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
31 Jan 09:18 • Cctv • 8858099018554023339.htmlApple TV+ series 'Foundation' will be Ireland's largest-ever production
31 Jan 12:36 • 2 articles
Coronavirus disruption could spread to Apple's Indian manufacturing base
A report has suggested that disruption to Apple's supply chain caused by the coronavirus outbreak could extend beyond China to Apple's India manufacturing base, in part due to its reliance on China for parts.
31 Jan 12:36 • iMore • 3803412790714891527.htmlApple TV+ series 'Foundation' will be Ireland's largest-ever production
The next Apple TV+ show, Foundation, is set to be Ireland's largest-ever production when it's shot in Limerick later this year.
31 Jan 14:46 • iMore • 3803412791292724501.htmlGot slime? Using regenerative biology to restore mucus production
31 Jan 10:00 • 2 articles
Got slime? Using regenerative biology to restore mucus production
Let's talk about slime.
31 Jan 10:00 • phys.org • 3476726123632877401.htmlRegenerative biology could be used to restore mucus production, shows study
Mucus is a protective, slimy secretion produced by goblet cells and which lines organs of the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems. Slime production is essential to health, and an imbalance can be life-threatening.
31 Jan 12:21 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030745008644.htmlExpert says Canadian bats unlikely to be a source of new coronavirus
31 Jan 11:41 • 3 articles
Bats a breeding ground for viruses, but unlikely cause for concern in Canada
SASKATOON - Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of virus strains that can infect humans such as the one currently raising global alarms, a bat exper
31 Jan 11:41 • iNFOnews.ca • 6669504245273264296.htmlExpert says Canadian bats unlikely to be a source of new coronavirus
SASKATOON — Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of virus strains that can infect humans such as the one currently raising global alarms, a bat expert says.
31 Jan 09:00 • KitchenerToday.com • 52741010301914421.htmlExpert says Canadian bats unlikely to be a source of new coronavirus
Canadian bats are unlikely to be the source of virus strains that can infect humans such as the one currently raising global alarms, a bat expert says.
31 Jan 09:14 • CTVNews • 2422791599199689756.htmlClimate activists from African nations make urgent appeal
31 Jan 16:50 • 3 articles
Climate activists from African nations make urgent appeal
Greta Thunberg joined the activists for a press conference in Sweden.
31 Jan 16:50 • Shropshire Star • 3480199991898578988.htmlClimate activists from African nations make urgent appeal
Greta Thunberg joined the activists for a press conference in Sweden.
31 Jan 16:52 • Jersey Evening Post • 6141642773980160044.htmlCropped-out climate activist Vanessa Nakate urges media to hear Africans
Vanessa Nakate says she hopes storm over Davos photo will help shift narrative
31 Jan 13:19 • the Guardian • 1491978794770739313.htmlMeet the 29-Ton AAV7: The Marines' New Armored Vehicle That Can Swim
31 Jan 14:10 • 2 articles
Meet the 29-Ton AAV7: The Marines' New Armored Vehicle That Can Swim
Impressive.
31 Jan 14:10 • The National Interest • 7207864704198039103.htmlWhy Is Russia Bringing the S-400 Air Defense System to Its Bases in the Arctic?
And a bunch of other weapons.
31 Jan 14:30 • The National Interest • 7207864702870687606.htmlUK confirms first cases of coronavirus as global concerns mount
31 Jan 16:14 • 2 articles
Coronavirus UK: How will health authorities react and what steps can I take?
The first two cases of the coronavirus in the UK were confirmed earlier today by Public Health England. Read the latest advice here.
31 Jan 16:14 • City A.M. • 6389894492157520942.htmlUK confirms first cases of coronavirus as global concerns mount
The UK confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus infection this morning, after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a global emergency yesterday.
31 Jan 11:58 • PMLive • 7773534729001946563.htmlProton X70 CKD 7-speed wet DCT: more efficient than VW DSGs, >350k km lifetime, meets Volvo standards
31 Jan 16:02 • 2 articles
Proton X70 CKD 7-speed wet DCT: more efficient than VW DSGs, >350k km lifetime, meets Volvo standards
Proton has recently confirmed that the locally-assembled 2020 X70 will come with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and ahead of its impending
31 Jan 16:02 • Paul Tan's Automotive News • 7862472105702530675.html2020 Proton X70 CKD 7-speed wet DCT – “dry clutch reliability and smoothness issues are in the past now”
With Proton set to introduce a new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission in its locally-assembled 2020 X70, questions will no doubt be asked about the
31 Jan 16:02 • Paul Tan's Automotive News • 7862472106438097042.htmlChemists simplify the synthesis of antitumor compounds
31 Jan 15:00 • 2 articles
Calculating Hawking radiation at the event horizon of a black hole
A RUDN University physicist has developed a formula for calculating Hawking radiation on the event horizon of a black hole, which allows physicists to determine how this radiation would be changed with ...
31 Jan 15:00 • phys.org • 3476726123137870866.htmlChemists simplify the synthesis of antitumor compounds
A RUDN chemist in collaboration with colleagues from N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry and N.K. Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology (IDB), RAS have developed a new method for the synthesis ...
31 Jan 15:20 • phys.org • 3476726124723406890.htmlWhat are the symptoms of coronavirus?
31 Jan 17:25 • 2 articles
Homeopathic drug ‘Arsenicum album 30’ can't prevent Coronavirus infection, as claimed by AYUSH ministry
Coronavirus is the latest pandemic that has emerged from Wuhan, China and has spread to 16 countries including Thailand, France, Philippines, USA, Australia and India. Over 170 people have died and
31 Jan 17:25 • Deccan Herald • 2027555798006187996.htmlWhat are the symptoms of coronavirus?
The flu-like virus originated in Wuhan, China, and has spread to nearly 20 countries, including the UK
31 Jan 11:28 • men • 6694993429100914899.htmlISRO readying for low cost satellite launch vehicles
31 Jan 13:11 • 2 articles
ISRO readying for low cost satellite launch vehicles
ISRO has earmarked $1,600 million for launch vehicles, of which $870 million will be for PSLV and the remaining for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, he revealed. ISRO has planned some 500 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches in the next five years. The Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) model is picking up very well in the space and defence sectors.
31 Jan 13:11 • The Economic Times • 7653256037298902046.htmlISRO readying low-cost satellite launch vehicles worth Rs 30-35 cr
ISRO has planned some 500 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches in the next five years, a press release quoting Haridas said
31 Jan 12:50 • Business-Standard • 1502508925800011143.html'How first influenza infection determines lifelong immunity decoded'
31 Jan 14:39 • 3 articles
First influenza exposure dictates lifelong ability to fight the virus, study suggests
Researchers say the results of a study suggest exposure to one of the two flu strains that circulate every year imprints itself on a person’s immunity and disproportionately affects their lifelong response to the flu
31 Jan 14:39 • The Globe and Mail • 68426411566563336.htmlAbility to fight flu depends on which virus strain dominated in childhood: study
VANCOUVER - Researchers at two Canadian universities say the first type of influenza virus people are exposed to in early childhood dictates their ability t
31 Jan 09:00 • iNFOnews.ca • 6669504244750370184.html'How first influenza infection determines lifelong immunity decoded'
The first type of flu virus that people are exposed to in early childhood determines their ability to fight the infectious disease for the rest of their lives, according to a study which may lead to new understanding of how the human immune system fights influenza.
31 Jan 17:56 • Deccan Herald • 2027555797666127164.htmlTaipei Game Show postponed over coronavirus emergency
31 Jan 17:59 • 3 articles
Taipei Game Show postponed over coronavirus emergency
The show was scheduled to run in early February but is now expected sometime in the summer.
31 Jan 17:59 • PC Gamer • 9149753394535400865.htmlTaipei Game Show postponed in response to coronavirus outbreak
With 320,000 people set to attend, organisers take action to avoid "unthinkable risks" of cluster infection
31 Jan 12:28 • GamesIndustry.biz • 1615590115127680215.htmlTaipei Game Show cancelled due to outbreak of coronavirus
The Taipei Game Show was scheduled to kick off next week, but the organisers have made the decision to cancel due to the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus. Originally spreading from Wuhan, China, the coronavirus has begun infecting people overseas. Yesterday, Taiwan recorded its ninth case of the virus that has killed 213 people and […]
31 Jan 08:41 • VG247 • 6010161592308547523.htmlAstrophysicists Observe Star Dragging Space-Time
31 Jan 09:45 • 2 articles
Astronomers Observe a Star Dragging Space-Time With It in a Cosmic Stellar Dance
Astronomers have been able to prove Einstein right once more as they witness space-time swirling around a dead star in its gravitational pull.
31 Jan 09:45 • Interesting Engineering • 7328942541404813162.htmlAstrophysicists Observe Star Dragging Space-Time
Scientists have observed a spinning star dragging space-time along with it, according to a new paper.
31 Jan 17:41 • Gizmodo • 461714591252601620.htmlTo save honey bees, tinker with their microbiomes?
31 Jan 15:11 • 2 articles
To save honey bees, tinker with their microbiomes?
Genetic engineered bacteria in the guts of honey bees could pump out medicines to protect the bees against Varroa mites and deformed wing virus.
31 Jan 15:11 • Futurity • 5051862825821423763.htmlScientists engineer bacteria to protect bees against pests and virus infections
Researchers have engineered new strains of bacteria to protect honey bees from a deadly trend known as the colony collapse disorder -- a global phenomenon in which a majority of worker bees in a colony disappear, leaving behind a queen, plenty of food, and a few nurse bees.
31 Jan 17:07 • Deccan Herald • 2027555796399750529.htmlNova Scotia court says man's rights not violated when 'Grabher' plate revoked
31 Jan 08:27 • 2 articles
Nova Scotia court says man's rights not violated when 'Grabher' plate revoked
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed a claim by a man who says the province infringed on his freedom of expression when it revoked a licence plate personalized with his surname —. . .
31 Jan 08:27 • Times Colonist • 7617512061335812392.htmlN.S. court says man's rights not infringed when Grabher licence plate was revoked
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed a claim by a man who says the province infringed on his freedom of expression when it revoked a licence plate personalized with his surname -- Grabher.
31 Jan 16:26 • Atlantic • 8060955781856846840.htmlBionic jellyfish? Yes, and they are here to help
31 Jan 13:09 • 2 articles
Bionic jellyfish? Yes, and they are here to help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may sound more like science fiction than science fact, but researchers have created bionic jellyfish by embedding microelectronics into these ubiquitous marine invertebrates with hopes to deploy them to monitor and explore the world’s oceans.
31 Jan 13:09 • Reuters • 8334514179692606736.htmlBionic jellyfish? Yes, and they are here to help
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 — It may sound more like science fiction than science fact, but researchers have created bionic jellyfish by embedding microelectronics into these ubiquitous marine invertebrates with hopes to deploy them to monitor and explore the world’s oceans. A small prosthetic enabled...
31 Jan 13:00 • Malaymail • 302165935526677167.htmlReport: Weapons used in farmer/herder conflicts linked to Nigerian security agencies
31 Jan 13:52 • 2 articles
Firearms used by armed groups in Nigeria are smuggled from Turkey, Libya, others – Report
AFTER a three-year study carried out by the Conflict Armament Research, CAR, an independent investigative organisation based in the UK,
31 Jan 13:52 • The ICIR • 2244788521036980326.htmlReport: Weapons used in farmer/herder conflicts linked to Nigerian security agencies
Some of the weapons used in the conflicts between farmers and herders in the country have been traced to Nigerian security agencies, according to a report by Conflict Armament Research
31 Jan 11:31 • TheCable • 7513571674917136595.htmlRussian government suspends troubled athletics federation
31 Jan 16:51 • 2 articles
Russian government suspends troubled athletics federation amid doping scandal
Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said the federation failed in its anti-doping duties and let relations with World Athletics deteriorate
31 Jan 16:51 • The Globe and Mail • 68426411783400624.htmlRussian government suspends troubled athletics federation
The Russian government suspended its recognition of the national athletics federation for a month on Friday, increasing the pressure on officials to co-operate with investigations ahead of the Olympics, and said a banned coach allegedly returned.
31 Jan 16:39 • CTVNews • 2422791598423541430.htmlTokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumors
31 Jan 12:36 • 2 articles
Tokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumors
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers are trying to shoot down rumors that this year's 2020 Games might be canceled or postponed because of the spread of a new virus.Japan has so far reported no deaths from the coronavirus that has killed more than 200 people in China. Japanese organizers have hesitated to say much for several days, but on Friday they addressed the rumors. So did the International Olympic Committee, which also has said little.The Olympics open on July 24, just under six months away.“We have never discussed cancelling the games,” Tokyo organizers said in a statement to The Associated Press. “Tokyo 2020 will continue to collaborate with the IOC and relevant organizations and will review any cou
31 Jan 12:36 • THE OKLAHOMAN • 7193318761867700738.htmlTokyo Olympic organizers try to dampen cancellation rumours
Tokyo Olympic organizers are trying to shoot down rumours that this year's 2020 Games might be cancelled or postponed because of the spread of a new virus.
31 Jan 09:52 • CTVNews • 2422791598192270666.htmlCervical cancer could be eliminated within next 100 years: Lancet study
31 Jan 08:10 • 2 articles
Cervical cancer could be eliminated within next 100 years: Lancet study
Based on the results of the studies, WHO's cervical cancer elimination strategy has been updated which will be presented for adoption at the World Health Assembly in May 2020, the scientists noted.
31 Jan 08:10 • The Indian Express • 2885715104997597085.htmlTwo studies find cervical cancer could be eliminated within the century
Cervical cancer could be eliminated within 20 years in Canada and within a century worldwide, according to two international studies in which Quebec researchers have participated.
31 Jan 17:37 • Montreal • 8735609773625826553.htmlNintendo: No new Switch model planned for 2020
31 Jan 16:18 • 2 articles
Nintendo: No new Switch model planned for 2020
Power gap between the portable hybrid and new next-gen consoles looks set to widen.
31 Jan 16:18 • Ars Technica • 5028555106677029536.htmlNintendo denies reports of new Switch model coming this year
Nintendo says it's not releasing a new Switch model in 2020.
31 Jan 14:36 • VG247 • 6010161593349767269.htmlGwyneth Paltrow’s wellness products condemned by NHS chief
31 Jan 17:04 • 2 articles
Gwyneth Paltrow’s goop Series Has Been Accused Of “Misinformation” By NHS Chief
Energy exorcisms and psychedelic drugs are just some of the unusual alternative therapies explored in Gwyneth Paltrow’s The goop Lab. Opinions have been split over the new Netflix series, but now the NHS England Chief has deemed The goop Lab…
31 Jan 17:04 • Bustle • 7391390687590370444.htmlGwyneth Paltrow’s wellness products condemned by NHS chief
Simon Stevens says people are wasting money and taking risks because of misleading claims
31 Jan 09:35 • The Irish Times • 8204772968233123347.htmlWorld Athletics gives seal of approval for controversial Nike Vaporfly shoes
31 Jan 17:32 • 2 articles
World Athletics gives seal of approval for controversial Nike Vaporfly shoes
World Athletics has given its seal of approval for the high-tech Nike Vaporfly shoes that have revolutionised athletics but has set limits on future technology
31 Jan 17:32 • the Guardian • 1491978796135158878.htmlNike Vaporfly shoes sidestep Olympics ban, despite concerns of threat to athletics 'integrity'
While the governing body of track and field acknowledged on Friday that shoe technology poses a risk to the sport, it cleared distance runners to keep wearing a favoured Nike design.
31 Jan 16:11 • CTVNews • 2422791597370158094.htmlHow is New Zealand’s landscape changing?
31 Jan 15:57 • 2 articles
How is New Zealand’s landscape changing?
January 31, 2020
31 Jan 15:57 • SCOOP • 5315658999009690290.htmlLandcare Research: How is New Zealand’s landscape changing?
New Zealand’s land cover is constantly changing. This week sees the release of version 5 of New Zealand’s Land Cover Database (LCDB), which details these changes, helping us to understand how the way we are using our land is changing.
31 Jan 15:39 • www.voxy.co.nz • 6138926315111455435.htmlNew cobalt complex could reduce the cost of hydroformylation
31 Jan 15:30 • 2 articles
New cobalt complex could reduce the cost of hydroformylation
A team of researchers from Louisiana State University and ExxonMobil Chemical has found a way to replace the rhodium catalysts used in the hydroformylation process. In their paper published in the journal ...
31 Jan 15:30 • phys.org • 3476726122992556922.htmlNesting nanotubes to create 1-D van der Waals heterostructures
An international team of researchers has found a new way to create 1-D heterostructures—by nesting nanotubes. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes how they nested the ...
31 Jan 15:20 • phys.org • 3476726123530857446.htmlTelescope in Hawaii captures Sun in great detail
31 Jan 08:55 • 2 articles
Star quality: telescope captures Sun in greatest detail ever
A huge telescope has produced pictures of the Sun's surface, revealing boiling plasma cells the size of Texas
31 Jan 08:55 • The Express Tribune • 1105816786389318833.htmlTelescope in Hawaii captures Sun in great detail
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on the island of Maui has a 13-foot (four meters) mirror, the world's largest for a solar telescope.
31 Jan 12:07 • Deccan Chronicle • 7881006363761655940.htmlCancer - it may be a heriditary condition | TheHealthSite.com
31 Jan 13:57 • 2 articles
Cancer - it may be a heriditary condition | TheHealthSite.com
World Cancer Day is approaching on February 4. In light of this, let us look at how cancer may be hereditary and what you can do to ascertain your risk.
31 Jan 13:57 • Thehealthsite • 4766622849266742700.htmlAlzheimer's - good sleep habits can protect you | TheHealthSite.com
Alzheimer's disease can be traumatic for both patients and caregivers. To bring down your risk of Alzheimer's, you need to develop the right sleep habits.
31 Jan 10:27 • Thehealthsite • 4766622850127907573.htmlThunberg puts climate activist Nakate in media spotlight
31 Jan 14:26 • 2 articles
Thunberg puts climate activist Nakate in media spotlight
Greta Thunberg puts Africa’s climate activists in media spotlight Stockholm, Sweden | AFP | After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg held a press conference Friday with eco warriors from Kenya, Uganda and South Africa to stress the importance of their voices. Vanessa Nakate of Uganda was …
31 Jan 14:26 • The Independent Uganda: • 5099025990501681401.htmlGreta Thunberg puts Africa's climate activists in media spotlight
Nakate, joined by Ayakha Melithafa and Ndoni Mcunu of South Africa and Makenna Muigai of Kenya, then spent the next hour answering journalists' questions.
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