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New Pill Kills Flu Virus in 24 Hours
This year’s flu season is said to the most widespread on record, causing more than 17,000 hospitalizations since October 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Now, a Japanese drugmaker claims to have developed a pill capable of killing of the virus in just one day. Japanese and American flu patients who took part in the recent trial … Continue reading
Deadly Worldwide Epidemic Predicted by Scientists
Researchers argue that new advanced drugs must be developed as soon as possible to prevent the deadly outbreak. Dangerous drug-resistant fungi could soon lead to an epidemic that will kill plants, animals and humans, a joint study of researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Exeter, published in the Science journal, has revealed. “The rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant … Continue reading
New Research Suggests NASA’s EmDrive Might Not Be Impossible
We all remember the NASA’s EM Drive plans that had us all dreaming of fantastic space travel possibilities, well here is an update. via Unexplained-Mysteries: Researchers in Germany may have found an explanation for the thrust produced by the controversial drive. Despite being branded as ‘impossible’ by most scientists, NASA’s electromagnetic propulsion engine has been attracting a lot of interest … Continue reading
HIV Can Remain Dormant in the Brain and Increase Risk of Dementia, Even if You’re Not Sick
The HIV virus, which causes AIDS, has long been known to target and disable cells of the immune system, which are responsible for fighting off invading microorganisms and for suppressing malignant cancers. More recently, researchers also learned HIV not only targets immune cells in the bloodstream but also in the brain and spinal cord and that HIV can lie dormant in a person’s body … Continue reading
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the Century- Get Ready for a Rare Astronomical Event
Thousands of skywatchers are preparing for the next rare celestial event. The Total Lunar Eclipse of July 27-28 is the next biggest astronomical phenomenon this year. This is the second and last total lunar eclipse of 2018. What’s more interesting? The July 2018 full moon presents the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century (2001 to 2100) on the … Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence Could Bring Karl Marx’s Ideas to Life
Admittedly I don’t know too much about Karl Marx, but that quote in the headline image is something that that I agree with. Perhaps his ideas/beliefs warrant a closer look. via RT: AI could prove itself to be most effective when used in conditions of a planned economy, not in a free market system as previously thought, according to participants … Continue reading
Did a Recent Supernovae Have Major Consequences for Life on Earth?
Two nearby supernovae that exploded about 2.5 and eight million years ago could have resulted in a staggered depletion of Earth’s ozone layer, leading to a variety of repercussions for life on Earth. In particular, two-and-a-half million years ago the Earth was changing dramatically. The Pliocene, which was a hot and balmy epoch, was ending and the Pleistocene, an era … Continue reading
Human-Chicken Hybrid Created by Scientist to ‘Observe Embryo Formation’
I suspect there is some fowl play here (sorry had to do it). via sputniknews: A new study by biologists has observed a key factor in embryo development – but they did it by combining human and chicken cells into a single embryo. It sounds like a plot from a science fiction B-movie — mad scientists toying with nature, creating … Continue reading
New Drug Resistance Warning Issued for Fungal Infections, Exceeding Deaths from Malaria
Common fungal infections are “becoming incurable” Compost heaps are absolutely lethal, if your immune system doesn’t mop up those spores they’ll just rot you down as quick as a flash,’ says fungal disease expert professor Matthew Fisher Common fungal infections are “becoming incurable” with global mortality exceeding that for malaria or breast cancer because of drug-resistant strains which “terrify” doctors … Continue reading
Monster Black Hole the Size of 20 Billion Suns Discovered, and It’s Growing
Astronomers using cutting-edge skywatching devices have identified an extremely fast-growing black hole, cataloging it as a ‘monster’ that eats the mass equivalent of our sun every two days. Astronomers with the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered the fastest-growing black hole in the known universe, a super-massive celestial object some 12 billion light years distant, thought to be at least … Continue reading
