studies have shown that playing video games could improve learning and may even protect against dementia in older adults.The authors of a recent review of the evidence on video games concluded that gaming could have benefits for both cognitive and emotional skills.In a new study, which features in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, researchers…
Technology 14 September 2020 By Chris Stokel-Walker An AI tool analyses video footage to remove unwanted objectsVirginia Tech, Facebook Objects can be removed from videos, and the field of vision of the camera can be expanded entirely thanks to a new AI-powered technique. Hollywood movie studios invest significant time and money editing out unwanted objects…
Technology 11 September 2020 By Donna Lu Dubbed films could look more realistic by matching actors’ mouths to the soundsEverett Collection Inc / Alamy An artificial intelligence can adjust video footage in real time to make people appear to lip sync to any sound. Prajwal Renukanand at the International Institute of Information Technology in India,…
We all know that if someone with coronavirus coughs or sneezes on you, you're at risk of catching it. But even when we speak or laugh or breathe, particles come out of our noses and mouths. Big bits of spittle can fly out when you're shouting and singing, along with respiratory droplets and tiny aerosolized…
John Ross Ferrara / Today @ 4:30 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt (VIDEO) County Health Officer Talks Delayed COVID-19 Test Result, Social Gatherings In today’s media Q-and-A, Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich discusses what’s causing delayed COVID-19 test results at local facilities and the importance of limiting social gatherings.Following the holiday weekend, Humboldt…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to