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NICE recommends Vifor Pharma's Veltassa® (patiromer)
EurekAlert! - 16 Dec 2019 07:00
(Cello Health PR) The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a final appraisal determination (FAD) recommending Veltassa® (patiromer) for the treatment of hyperkalaemia in adults, within ...
Evolutionarily novel genes work in tumors
EurekAlert! - 16 Dec 2019 07:00
(Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University) A team of scientists from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University studied the evolutionary ages of human genes and identified a new class of them ex...
Anti-ageing drug rejuvenates the mouths and oral microbiome of mice
New Scientist - 16 Dec 2019 19:09
In the first treatment shown to rejuvenate oral health, a drug used for organ transplants has regenerated the bone in which teeth are embedded in mice
Researchers develop in-silico model of solar storms toward early warning system
Phys.org - 16 Dec 2019 16:24
A research group from Graz investigated how solar storms can be simulated in order to enable a more accurate prediction of their effects on the Earth. Their work has furnished a more accurate model for simulating solar s...
The best Xbox holiday deals right now: Jedi: Fallen Order bundle approaches Black Friday low - CNET
CNET - 16 Dec 2019 15:49
Pick up the Xbox One S and Jedi: Fallen Order Deluxe Edition for $213 at Walmart.
Google Maps can now search by plug when looking for EV charging stations
Slash Gear - 16 Dec 2019 05:59
Can you imagine a world where each appliance company used its own proprietary plug? While plugs do differ between countries and regions, they are mostly standardized across all products. Sadly, that’s not the case with...
Galaxy S11 cameras to include periscope zoom, advanced 108MP sensor
Slash Gear - 16 Dec 2019 03:25
The Galaxy S11 may have the most controversial camera bump design, eclipsing even the Pixel 4 and iPhone 11, but Samsung may be making up for it with camera quality. Or at least that’s the presumed output of imaging in...
UN Climate Summit Ends With a Whimper
Gizmodo - 16 Dec 2019 02:08
The longest global climate conference in its 25-year history came to an end Sunday after negotiations ran nearly two days over its initial deadline. Unfortunately, talks in Madrid went about as well as they do every year...
Max Q: Blue Origin launches a New Shepard and Rocket Lab officially opens U.S. launch site
TechCrunch - 16 Dec 2019 01:16
Max Q is a new weekly newsletter all about space from TechCrunch. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Sundays in your inbox. This is it - the very first edition of Max Q: TechCrunch’s space newsletter. Despite approac...
New Mac Pro Deliveries Begin, European Orders 'Assembled in China'
Mac Rumors - 16 Dec 2019 18:41
Apple's new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR became available to order last week and, on schedule, the first deliveries to customers have begun. The photos below were shared by MacRumors forum member K. Johansen from Oregon. ...
N.J.'s Largest Hospital System Pays Up in Ransomware Attack
Threatpost - 16 Dec 2019 18:33
The ransomware attack earlier this month led the hospital system to reschedule surgeries and appointments.
How many unicorns will exit before the market turns?
TechCrunch - 16 Dec 2019 18:27
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the grey space in between. Today we’re digging into unicorns: how many will find an exit through an acquisition (selling thems...
2021 Cadillac Escalade will sport a huge curved OLED display - Roadshow
CNET - 16 Dec 2019 17:35
The upcoming luxury SUV's display will span a whopping 38 inches.
IC testers handle Arm eMRAM compiler IP on Samsung 28-nm FDSOI process technology
Medical Design Technology - 16 Dec 2019 21:24
A new IC test solution is optimized for the eMRAM (embedded Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory) compiler IP from Arm, built on Samsung Foundry's 28-nm FDSOI process technology. The new eMRAM test solution is the resul...
Scientists show how tiny, mutated neuron antennae impair brain connectivity
Science Daily - 16 Dec 2019 21:07
Axons are the long thread-like extensions of neurons that send electrical signals to other brain cells. Thanks to axonal connectivity, our brains and bodies can do all necessary tasks. Even before we're born, we need axo...
Origins of neurodegenerative disease
Science Daily - 16 Dec 2019 21:07
New research has shed light on the origins of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) and demonstrates effective new therapeutic pathways for SCA7 and the more than 40 other types of spinocerebellar ataxia.
Women need professional emotional support during high-risk pregnancies, study finds
Science Daily - 16 Dec 2019 20:20
Little is known about how women manage emotional distress during high-risk pregnancies, but researchers learned that without psychosocial support, many women struggle with fears and tears while feeling isolated and worri...
Hydrogels control inflammation to help healing
Science Daily - 16 Dec 2019 19:24
Researchers test a sampling of synthetic, biocompatible hydrogels to see how tuning them influences the body's inflammatory response. The hydrogels are being developed to help heal wounds, deliver drugs and treat cancer.
Climate change could make RSV respiratory infection outbreaks less severe, more common
Science Daily - 16 Dec 2019 18:01
Researchers studied annual outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in one of the first examinations of how climate change could affect diseases transmitted directly from person to person. They found that while out...
New heat model may help electronic devices last longer
Science Daily - 16 Dec 2019 18:01
A team of engineers has found that the model currently used to predict heat loss in a common semiconductor material does not apply in all situations. By testing the thermal properties of gallium nitride semiconductors fa...
Asthma severity linked to microbiome of upper airway
Science Daily - 16 Dec 2019 18:01
A new study suggests there is a link between bacteria that live in the upper airway and the severity of asthma symptoms among children with mild to moderate asthma.
Bi-stable TMR magnetic switch sensors retain state info without a power supply
Medical Design Technology - 16 Dec 2019 17:36
MultiDimension Technology Co., Ltd. (MDT), a leading supplier of magnetic sensors specializing in Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) technology, has released three models of bi-stable TMR magnetic switch sensors TMR1212/T...