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May 23, 2020

Scientists are using quantum entanglement to fight the U.S.‘s second-deadliest disease

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, quantum physics

Researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept design for a quantum radar that uses entangled photon pairs to detect objects.

May 23, 2020

Alzheimer’s and Aerosmith (and little Bon Jovi too) — Harvard University’s Dr. Rudolph Tanzi — Discussing Alzheimer’s Disease on ideaXme — Ira Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, DNA, genetics, health, life extension, posthumanism, science, transhumanism

May 23, 2020

Mining medicine from poop

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Researchers find a much less yucky way to treat people with a common killer infection.

May 23, 2020

72 people test positive for coronavirus after mass lockdown protest in Wisconsin

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Hundreds of people attended demonstration, many of them not wearing masks.

May 23, 2020

Analysis on United States’ $42B Addiction Rehab Industry; 1983–2018, 2020 & 2025

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, business

DUBLIN, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The “The U.S. Addiction Rehab Industry — 5th Edition” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

Drug, alcohol and other addiction rehab in the United States is big business — $42 billion this year.

There are now 14,000+ treatment facilities and growing. A total of 3.7 million persons received treatment, but many more need it and facilities are filled to capacity. Insurance coverage for rehab has increased, but scandals abound as shoddy facilities opened and patient brokering, overbilling and deceptive marketing became common. Reforms are pending. Private equity firms are investing.

May 23, 2020

Addiction Statistics

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, economics

“Almost 21 million Americans have at least one addiction, yet only 10% of them receive treatment. Drug overdose deaths have more than tripled since 1990. From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 Americans died from overdosing on a drug. Alcohol and drug addiction cost the U.S. economy over $600 billion every year.”


Addiction is more common than many realize. Millions of Americans of all walks of life struggle with drug and alcohol addiction every day.

May 23, 2020

Coronavirus vaccine developed in China shows promise after early study in 100 people

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A potential coronavirus vaccine developed in China appeared safe and able to generate an immune response after an early trial in more than 100 people.

May 23, 2020

This Chinese AI start-up can tell how much you crave drugs

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, information science, robotics/AI, virtual reality

Beijing start-up develops AI algorithm to determine how prone the VR participant is to drug use by tracking their pulse, brainwaves and electrical conductance of the skin.

May 23, 2020

Prisoners Could Serve ‘1,000 Year Sentences In 8.5 Hours’ In The Future

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, law enforcement

Future biotechnology could make prison a lot less expensive.

May 23, 2020

The Great Invader: How COVID Attacks Every Organ

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It can be a gastrointestinal disease causing only diarrhea and abdominal pain. It can cause symptoms that may be confused with a cold or the flu. It can cause pinkeye, a runny nose, loss of taste and smell, muscle aches, fatigue, diarrhea, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, whole-body rashes, and areas of swelling and redness in just a few spots.

In a more severe disease, doctors have also reported people having heart rhythm problems, heart failure, kidney damage, confusion, headaches, seizures, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and fainting spells, along with new sugar control problems.

It’s not just a fever and coughing, leading to shortness of breath, like everyone thought at first.