Analysis of bones, from what was once the world’s largest bird, has revealed that humans arrived on the tropical island of Madagascar more than 6,000 years earlier than previously thought. …read more Source:: Science
Month: September 2018
Wild animals were routinely captured and traded in ancient Mesoamerica
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•New evidence from the Maya city of Copan, in Honduras, reveals that ancient Mesoamericans routinely captured and traded wild animals for symbolic and ritual purposes, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science
Sugar pills relieve pain for chronic pain patients
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•Someday doctors may prescribe sugar pills for certain chronic pain patients based on their brain anatomy and psychology. And the pills will reduce their pain as effectively as any powerful …read more Source:: Science
Breast cancer screening does not reduce mortality
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•Fewer and fewer women die from breast cancer in recent years but, surprisingly, the decline is just as large in the age groups that are not screened. The decline is …read more Source:: Science
TensorFlow.js puts machine learning in the browser
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•By Paul Krill Google’s TensorFlow open source machine learning library has been extended to JavaScript with Tensorflow.js, a JavaScript library for deploying machine learning models in the browser. A WebGL-accelerated library, Tensorflow.js also …read more Source:: OpenSource
Nextcloud 14 rolls out with two major security features
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•Want a full-featured, easy-to-run, open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud to call your own? Check out the latest version of Nextcloud. …read more Source:: Linux
Fighting the cold virus and other threats, body makes trade-off, says study
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•A research team has revealed how cells in different parts of the human airway vary in their response to the common cold virus. Their finding could help solve the mystery …read more Source:: Science
Pain response in babies’ brains controlled in ‘similar way to adults’
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•Researchers have identified the neural network that helps control babies’ brain activity in response to pain in a similar way to adults. Their findings build on their previous study from …read more Source:: Science
Breakthrough opens door to smartphone powered $100 ultrasound machine
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•Engineers have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of ultrasound scanners to as little as $100. Their patent-pending innovation — no bigger than …read more Source:: Science
New Python app profiler uses Rust for speed and safety
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•By Serdar Yegulalp A new sampling profiler tool for Python developers, Py-Spy, gathers statistics about running Python programs without needing to instrument the code or even restart a running application. Written by …read more Source:: OpenSource