DeepMind, the AI developed by Google. has made what scientists are calling a “gargantuan leap” in solving biology’s greatest question. To say scientists are excited would be an understatement.
Category: Medical
This before/after comparison shows the dramatic reduction in pollution since the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to work from home.
NASA released the images below which show NO2 levels in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2020. The reduction in NO2 pollution levels is dramatic.
“Mini-lungs” grown in lab provide clues about progression of COVID-19 damage to lungs – and it all begins in the first 6 hours of infection.
Researchers still know very little about how Coronavirus infects the lungs. After all, it’s hard to study the impact of a disease on a person while you’re scrambling to save their life. To work around this, scientists at Cambridge used donated tissue to grow “mini-lungs” in three dimensions to track the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on…
Viral infections increase resting heart and respiration rates so guess what – your smartwatch might be able to tell you when you are about to get sick.
A person’s heart and breathing rates increase and heart rate variability decrease as a viral infection ramps up. All of these are measurable using a modern-day smartwatch. Researchers at Purdue University are starting a study to see if continuously collected biometric smartwatch data could be used to detect early signs of viral infections, including COVID-19.
Google is adding a COVID-19 layer to Google Maps this week that lets you see COVID cases and trends in the area.
More than one billion people turn to Google Maps for essential information about how to get from place to place. This week, Google is introducing a new COVID layer in Google Maps, a tool that shows critical information about COVID-19 cases in an area so you can make more informed decisions about where to go…
The Schmidt sting pain index is surprisingly eloquent – here are a few cringeworthy descriptions of pain worthy of being branded “classic literature”.
The Schmidt sting pain index is a pain scale rating the relative pain. Schmidt’s striking descriptions are worthy of the most terror-stricken horror movie. Here are examples of the Schmidt Sting Pain Index with Schmidt’s profoundly eloquent (and cringeworthy) description of the pain caused by the sting.
Researchers say six COVID-19 categories of first-week symptoms can predict ultimate severity of infection.
Researchers at King’s College in London say symptoms developed within the first week of a COVID-19 infection can determine the severity of the infection and the likelihood a patient will require hospitalization.
This new scientifically accurate 3D model of the SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) is the most detailed 3D model yet – and it’s a beauty!
Scientists created this stunning 3D coronavirus model using the latest scientific research into the structure of the coronavirus. It’s a beauty!
Common traits of a cult leader or how to spot a cult leader (or President) in a crowd.
A while back, Psychology Today published a list of common traits researchers found in successful cult leaders. These are the people that can, beyond rational belief, convince others to drink the Kool-aide. The list is pretty much a roadmap on how they do it. I’ve reproduced the list below in case, you know, you need…
Interesting paper on the use and effects of military acoustic weapons (infrasonic, sonic, and ultrasonic frequencies)
The psychoacoustic effect of infrasonic, sonic and ultrasonic frequencies within non-lethal military warfare techniques. Exploring the use of audio to influence humans physically and psychologically as a means of non-lethal warfare methods throughout both the 20th and the 21st century.
