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Longevity app calculates your life expectancy – but will it make us healthier?
Many lifestyle factors and chronic conditions affect our life expectancy. imtmphoto/ Shutterstock Would knowing the date of your death influence your actions? It did for Tiberius Caesar. Convinced by the court astrologer Thrasyllus that he had many years of life ahead of him, the paranoid old emperor chose to postponeContinue Reading
US Open 2020: Serena Williams Beats Maria Sakkari To Enter Quarterfinals | Tennis News
Serena Williams is seeking a 24th Grand Slam title.© AFP Serena Williams booked a place in the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday with a hard-fought, three-set win over 15th seed Maria Sakkari. Williams required 2hr 28min to defeat the 25-year-old Greek player 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 inside anContinue Reading
Medical research is broken: here’s how we can fix it
Darren Baker/Shutterstock Every year, around US$200 billion (£150 billion) is spent globally on health research. Meanwhile, millions of people volunteer their time to be participants in health studies. Despite all the resources that go into creating medical research, though, there is a glaring issue – almost all of that timeContinue Reading
French Open Players To Stay In 2 Hotels “Without Exception: Organisers | Tennis News
The French Open is scheduled to be played from September 21 to October 11.© AFP All players at the French Open starting later this month will be housed in two designated hotels “without exception” to reduce the risks from coronavirus, tournament director Guy Forget said on Monday. Forget also announcedContinue Reading
California Farmers Left to Battle Wildfires On Their Own
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What are corticosteroids and why are they effective at fighting severe COVID-19?
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Following reports in June that the cheap steroid drug dexamethasone could help treat patients severely ill with COVID-19, scientists and clinicians urged caution. They were careful to highlight the need for further study to confirm the drug’s place – as well as that of similar steroids – in theContinue Reading
Afghanistan’s future: the core issues at stake as Taliban sits down to negotiate ending 19-year war
A delegation from the Taliban has arrived in the Qatari capital Doha to begin talks with delegates from the Afghan republic in Kabul. The goal is to reach a peace accord to end the world’s deadliest war. The long-delayed talks come after an agreement in February between the US andContinue Reading
Chris Gayle Takes A Great Catch But With A Twist By KXIP. Watch | Cricket News
Chris Gayle is fine catcher when you’re not looking.© Kings XI Punjab Chris Gayle’s antics as a self-proclaimed ‘Universe Boss’ have been entertaining for his fans. An Indian Premier League (IPL) heavyweight in his own right, Gayle now finds himself at Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) juggling the ball at the edgeContinue Reading
Bolivia reverses years of progress with new draconian cocaine policy, supported by the EU
Bolivia has seen widespread public protests in recent months against the interim government, led by Jeanine Añez, which has twice postponed elections due to coronavirus. Her government has repeatedly violated its mandate by passing new laws and persecuting its political opponents, including coca growers in the Chapare region east ofContinue Reading
Coronavirus nanoscience: the tiny technologies tackling a global pandemic
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock The world-altering coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic is thought to be just 60 nanometres to 120 nanometres in size. This is so mind bogglingly small that you could fit more than 400 of these virus particles into the width of a single hair on your head. In fact,Continue Reading