How Fungal Meningitis Outbreaks Can Happen after Cosmetic Procedures and Other Surgeries
A cluster of U.S. residents who traveled for surgery have developed severe fungal infections in the spine and brain. Here’s what you need to know about the disease.....»»
The next Stranger Things? The Duffer Brothers set their next horror project at Netflix
Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers will executive produce Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, an upcoming horror drama series at Netflix......»»
The struggle to understand why earthquakes happen in America’s heartland
The New Madrid fault line remains something of an enigma to seismologists. Enlarge / Top: A view of the downtown Memphis skyline, including the Hernando De Soto bridge which has been retrofitted for earthquakes. Memphis is locate.....»»
Google Officially Ends Support for Android Lollipop
Users on older phones are also urged to upgrade to newer devices. The post Google Officially Ends Support for Android Lollipop appeared first on Phandroid. We suppose it had to happen at some point – just recently, Google officially.....»»
America’s Aging Dams Are a Catastrophe Waiting to Happen
Climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many of which are more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding, and other forms of extreme weather become more common and severe......»»
How to make an old antibiotic 100 times more potent
Nathaniel Martin, Professor of biological chemistry, wondered what would happen if you took an antibiotic that has been known for 70 years and tried to improve it with the latest tools of modern chemistry. Turns out it can become up to a hundred time.....»»
‘Frog Saunas’ Could Protect Species from Devastating Fungal Disease
A low-tech immune boost may help some species of frogs survive a brutal fungal disease that’s already ended 90 species.....»»
Eight days later, Phil Schiller won’t join the OpenAI board after all
Just eight days after it was revealed that Apple Fellow Phil Schiller would join the OpenAI board as an observer, it’s now being reported that this won’t happen. Instead, OpenAI will simply commit to regular meetings with Schiller and other pa.....»»
DNA analyses show the plague may have caused the downfall of Stone Age farmers
Ancient DNA from bones and teeth hints at a role of the plague in Stone Age population collapse. Contrary to previous beliefs, the plague may have diminished Europe's populations long before the major plague outbreaks of the Middle Ages, new research.....»»
New plasma jet technology effectively treats fungal nail infections
Recently, the team led by Prof. Huang Qing from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed using a portable pulsed cold air plasma jet (PP-CAPJ) to treat Trichophyton rubrum in nails. They revealed that the s.....»»
Newly identified enzyme helps pathogenic fungus build protective cell wall
Researchers at the School of Medicine have identified a novel enzyme involved in building the cell wall of Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungus that causes lung infections and potentially deadly cases of meningitis, primarily in people with AIDS. About.....»»
Study reveals how stress pathways activate a cell"s emergency response procedures
Mayday! SOS! Distress signals like these are used around the world to indicate an emergency. The cells that make up your body also have their own versions of emergency signals. These get activated if a cell is infected by a virus or bacteria, or if t.....»»
ITER fusion reactor to see further delays, with operations pushed to 2034
Full fusion power won't happen until nearly 2040 on new timeline. Enlarge / One of the components of the reactor during leak testing. (credit: ITER) On Tuesday, the people managing the ITER experimental fusion reactor an.....»»
A concentrated beam of particles and photons could push us to Proxima Centauri
Getting to Proxima Centauri b will take a lot of new technologies, but there are increasingly exciting reasons to do so. Both public and private efforts have started seriously looking at ways to make it happen, but so far, there has been one signific.....»»
2 of Netflix’s newest releases both have 100% critic scores
It doesn’t always happen, but every now and then, Netflix releases a new title that earns near-universal praise from critics or fans — and sometimes … The post 2 of Netflix’s newest releases both have 100% critic scores appear.....»»
Tubi UK launch set for today; free offering likely to worry Netflix
Tubi’s UK launch is set to happen later today, the free streaming video service offering Brits access to more than 20,000 movies and TV episodes from major studios like Disney and Sony … more….....»»
Rising risks of climate disasters mean some communities will need to move—Australians need to plan for relocation
Many Australians live in areas increasingly exposed to climate change and associated extreme weather such as floods, fires, coastal erosion, cyclones and extreme heat. If we wait for disasters to happen, hundreds of thousands of people could be force.....»»
The world"s most powerful anti-fungal chemistries cause fungal pathogens to self-destruct
Scientists have discovered that the most widely-used class of antifungals in the world causes pathogens to self-destruct. The University of Exeter-led research could help improve ways to protect food security and human lives......»»
Customizing iOS app icons could be more impactful than it seems
Mark Gurman reported over the weekend that customizing iOS app icons will be one of the new features we can expect to see in iOS 18. On the face of it, that seems a relatively minor cosmetic change, but I think it does open the door to using it in.....»»
This Lego Apple Store model needs votes for a slim chance of getting made
A Lego Apple Store has surfaced on Reddit as its creator hopes to get enough votes to make it into an official Lego set — but it probably won't happen.Image credit: Reddit u/legotrumanRedditor legotruman has created a fan-made Lego Apple Store in h.....»»
On repeat: Biologists observe recurring evolutionary changes, over time, in stick insects
A long-standing debate among evolutionary scientists goes something like this: Does evolution happen in a predictable pattern or does it depend on chance events and contingency? That is, if you could turn back the clock, as celebrated scientist Steph.....»»