MED-TECH | Brain gets bigger if you’re anxious and depressed
Depression and anxiety cause one area of the human brain to become “significantly” larger, according to an Australian study.
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HEALTH NEWS | COVID-19 ‘silently’ spreading in U.S. ‘far earlier’ — NYT
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was likely to be spreading in multiple U.S. cities “far earlier” than Americans knew, said a recent report of The New York Times.
BUSINESS TECH | Extended quarantine pushes employees, businesses to expand WFH capabilities
The Philippines is joining the worldwide trend of encouraging people to work from home wherever feasible to intensify social distancing.
SCI-TECH | Scientists develop bacteria which ‘eat’ only carbon dioxide
Israeli researchers have developed bacteria fed only with carbon dioxide, the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central Israel reported.
SCI-TECH | Researchers develop next-generation batteries for large-scale energy storage
Imperial College London announced that one of its scientists has won a grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to further his research into cost-effective redox flow batteries.
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR | World-first study to examine effect of digital technology on children
A world-first ongoing study into the effect of digital technology on children will be undertaken at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
SCI-TECH | Israeli researchers develop efficient, clean hydrogen production technology
Israeli researchers developed efficient, inexpensive, environmentally-friendly and safe hydrogen production technology.
SCI-TECH | Israeli researchers develop safe bio pest control
Israeli researchers have produced female monosex crayfish for biological pest control, without their environmentally harmful reproduction.
SCI-TECH | Scientists remotely manipulate brain cells using smartphone
Scientists in the United States and Republic of Korea developed a device that can control neural circuits in animals with a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone.
TECH NEWS | Scientists create cockroach-inspired soft robot
The Chinese and American scientists have engineered a small cockroach-inspired soft robot that can move nimbly and withstand the weight of an adult footstep.