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May 15, 2020

A Hidden Pandemic in our Mouths?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Dr. Mark Wolff, Morton Amsterdam Dean, and Professor, Division of Restorative Dentistry, at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine.

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May 15, 2020

Triple anti-viral drug shows COVID-19 promise in Hong Kong study

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Drug trio allows patients with milder symptoms to recover quicker than those treated with single drug, new study says.

May 15, 2020

French drug giant rows back after vaccine storm

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Sanofi’s apparent readiness to favour the US market with any Covid-19 vaccine caused a row in France.

May 15, 2020

Los contratos de futuros de Bitcoin y Ethereum alcanzan nuevos récords y la mayoría de los inversores van en ‘Longs’ en ETH

Posted by in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts hit new records and most investors go ‘Longs’ on ETH.


La negociación de futuros de Bitcoin y Ethereum marcan nuevos récords.

May 15, 2020

Un neobanco alemán ofrece cuentas en Bitcoin con un 4.3% de interés

Posted by in category: bitcoin

A German neobank offers Bitcoin accounts with 4.3% interest.


El neobanco alemán Bitwala les ofrece a sus usuarios tasas de interés de hasta el 4.3% con su nuevo producto de cuenta de interés Bitcoin.

May 15, 2020

How this AI-powered auto-completer is helping developers write 25% less code

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

You might’ve seen people on the internet saying “it’s like my autocomplete gets me.” Indeed, Keyboard protection AI has come a long way so much so that it can almost complete your sentences. So, why shouldn’t developers get the benefit of auto-complete too?

For years, IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) have tried to make development quicker by predicting the next part of a developer’s code. Now, startups like Codota are using AI to help developers with code completion on any code editor.

May 15, 2020

Blind people could ‘see’ letters that scientists drew on their brains with electricity

Posted by in category: neuroscience

The scientists stimulated the brain using electrodes implanted on its surface.

May 15, 2020

Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) and its member companies are closely monitoring the rapidly changing information landscape regarding the spread of Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and wish to be a resource for patients, plasma donors, policymakers, and other stakeholders during this pandemic.

Plasma donors save lives! Your donations are even more essential during the current COVID-19 pandemic to ensure patients with rare diseases can keep receiving their lifesaving treatments. Authorities in the U.S. and in the EU have published guidance documents recognizing the essential nature of plasma donation. Please click here to find a plasma donation center near you.

May 15, 2020

NVIDIA Ships World’s Most Advanced AI System — NVIDIA DGX A100 — to Fight COVID-19; Third-Generation DGX Packs Record 5 Petaflops of AI Performance

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Training, Inference, Data Analytics Unified on One Platform; Each System Configurable from One to 56 Independent GPUs to Deliver Elastic, Software-Defined Data Center Infrastructure.

GTC 2020 — NVIDIA today unveiled NVIDIA DGX™ A100, the third generation of the world’s most advanced AI system, delivering 5 petaflops of AI performance and consolidating the power and capabilities of an entire data center into a single flexible platform for the first time.

May 15, 2020

‘Cell pores’ discovery gives hope to millions of brain and spinal cord injury patients

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Scientists have discovered a new treatment to dramatically reduce swelling after brain and spinal cord injuries, offering hope to 75 million victims worldwide each year.

The breakthrough in treating such injuries—referred to as central nervous system (CNS) edema—is thought to be hugely significant because current options are limited to putting patients in an induced coma or performing risky surgery.

Brain and affect all age groups. Older people are more at risk of sustaining them from strokes or falls, while for younger age groups, major causes include road traffic accidents and injuries from sports such as rugby, US-style football and other contact games.