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Bystander CPR up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest may protect brain function
The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of saving the person’s life and protecting their brain function, according to preliminary research… Continue Reading
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AI can detect serious neurologic changes in babies in the NICU using video data alone
A team of clinicians, scientists, and engineers at Mount Sinai trained a deep learning pose-recognition algorithm on video feeds of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to accurately track their movements and identify key neurologic metrics. Findings from this new artificial… Continue Reading
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‘Sleepy cannabis’: Cannabinol increases sleep, study suggests
Research by scientists at the University of Sydney has identified a constituent in the cannabis plant that improves sleep. Their report is the first to use objective measures to show the component, known as cannabinol (CBN), increases sleep in rats. The study has been published in the leading… Continue Reading
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EU all but guaranteed to miss global deadline for climate targets – POLITICO
But global warming is now taking a backseat to economic woes and the war in Ukraine. Governments seem not to be in a hurry to start a discussion on new climate targets. While a handful of EU countries, Denmark among them, have endorsed a 90 percent target for 2040, others, including… Continue Reading
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Trump turns up heat on UK’s climate leadership bid
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN — Just by turning up at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Keir Starmer is sending a signal. The U.K. prime minister wants to show that — whatever else is going on in the world — his new government cares about the global fight against climate change. That fight,… Continue Reading
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Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has 50,000 troops in Kursk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his military’s ongoing incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is now holding down 50,000 Russian troops. In his daily address to the nation, Zelensky said the operation was reducing Moscow’s ability to attack inside Ukraine itself. The president has… Continue Reading
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Zhytomyr region’s Berdychiv sees increased number of individual entrepreneurs since war started
Over the past two years, the number of those who started their own business or registered as an individual entrepreneur has increased in the Zhytomyr region’s city of Berdychiv. The relevant statement was made by Berdychiv Mayor Serhii Orliuk in an interview with… Continue Reading
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There’s a gravitational anomaly in Canada where you can instantly lose weight
Did you know that gravity isn’t the same everywhere on Earth? In Canada’s Hudson Bay, gravity is slightly weaker than the global average—an anomaly scientists have been studying since the 1960s. As such, traveling to that particular area would cause you to lose weight instantly,… Continue Reading
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Rheinmetall, ICEYE provide Ukraine with satellite imagery support
German defense company Rheinmetall and satellite company ICEYE have reported initial successes in their joint effort to support Ukraine with satellite imagery. This collaboration, which began in September 2024, is aimed at enhancing Ukraine’s intelligence capabilities. … Continue Reading
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Thousands masquerade as Carnival season starts with festivals across Germany
Thousands masquerade as Carnival season starts with festivals across Germany Continue Reading
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