Robot can find keys in a bag just by listening as it rummages around
Added: 12.08.2022 1:23 | 5 views | 0 comments
 A robotic arm with an attached microphone learned to locate objects in a bag based on the sound they make, including a ring of keys and a bag of crisps
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The rise of computer-generated, artificially intelligent influencers
Added: 12.08.2022 1:23 | 9 views | 0 comments
 Virtual humans are gaining popularity on social media, with some amassing millions of young followers. But what psychological impact are they having?
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Mild exercise halts cognitive decline in people at risk of Alzheimer's
Added: 12.08.2022 1:22 | 3 views | 0 comments
For people with mild cognitive impairment, stretching or other light exercise for just 2 hours a week can prevent further cognitive decline
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Stroke drug improves memory and repairs injured brain tissue in mice
Added: 12.08.2022 1:22 | 4 views | 0 comments
 Unlike existing treatments that focus on rehabilitation or reducing the risk of an additional stroke, the experimental drug targets the "stickiness" that can prevent injured brain tissue from functioning as it should
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Starch supplement reduces the risk of some hereditary cancers
Added: 12.08.2022 1:22 | 5 views | 0 comments
 Taking a supplement of 30 grams of "resistant starch" a day – about the amount in two slightly unripe bananas – reduced the risk of multiple forms of cancer in people with a rare genetic condition
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Doctors are concerned about the risk of hospital-acquired covid-19
Added: 12.08.2022 1:22 | 6 views | 0 comments
 People who go to hospital for non-covid treatment are at higher risk of the virus compared with the general public, which is why high levels of hospital-acquired covid-19 in England are worrying some doctors
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Coronavirus in late pregnancy raises premature birth risk seven-fold
Added: 12.08.2022 1:22 | 4 views | 0 comments
Testing positive for the coronavirus in the last three months of pregnancy may double the risk of a premature birth, rising to a seven-fold increased risk if infected after 34 weeks
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Hormone replacement therapy may be safe after breast cancer treatment
Added: 12.08.2022 1:22 | 6 views | 0 comments
 Hormone replacement therapy was thought to increase risk of cancer recurrence after breast cancer treatment, but that may not be the case
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How to cut your risk of catching the BA.4 and BA.5 covid subvariants
Added: 12.08.2022 1:22 | 4 views | 0 comments
 The latest omicron subvariants are more transmissible and better able to evade immunity from vaccines and past infections, but there are still steps you can take to reduce your risk of infection
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Risk of heart failure may increase with age due to Y chromosome loss
Added: 12.08.2022 1:22 | 4 views | 0 comments
 The Y chromosome, involved in sex determination, mysteriously disappears from some men’s immune cells as they get older – and that could be fatal
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