Share on PinterestNew portable COVID-19 tests deliver results quickly and can make testing more accessible.Image credit: Getty ImagesAs of September 3, 2020, SARS-CoV-2 — the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 — has infected more than 26 million people worldwide. Accurate testing is key to controlling the virus and reducing transmission.Currently, the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction…
Technology 18 August 2020 By Layal Liverpool Your phone might realise you are drunk even if you don’tSolStock/Getty Images Smartphones may soon be able to tell whether someone is drunk based on the way they are walking, even if the phone user is unaware of the fact. Brian Suffoletto, now at Stanford University in California,…
4 min read WHEN YOU'RE TELLING a horror story that's based around a family function or family dynamic, it's important to make sure you're getting the parents just right. Ari Aster's Hereditary, which came out in 2018, hit the nail right on the head, casting Toni Collette as the film's lead—and the increasingly unhinged (and
Dietitians regularly talk up the importance of having variety in your diet to make sure you hit your nutritional needs. But new research suggests that’s actually not helpful—at least, not when you’re trying to lose weight. The study, which was published in the journal Health Psychology, makes a strong case for sticking with the same
Can't see the audio player? Listen on: The Host The Trump administration this week missed a deadline to nominate a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Without a nominee, current acting Director Jay Bhattacharya — who is also the director of the National Institutes of Health — has to give up