Monthly Archives: Gennaio 2018
Memory loss from West Nile virus may be preventable
More than 10,000 people in the United States are living with memory loss and other persistent neurological problems that occur after West Nile virus...
Molecule produced by fat cells reduces obesity and diabetes in mice
UC San Francisco researchers have discovered a new biological pathway in fat cells that could explain why some people with obesity are at high...
German federal court Overturns Sharia Patrol Acquittal
A German federal court overturned the ruling of a regional court, which acquitted members of a controversial “Sharia Patrol” operating in Wuppertal.
The case dates back to...
Cisco’s new tool will detect malware in encrypted traffic
On January 10, Cisco’s officially released its software platform Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA)that can keep a check on network packet metadata so as to detect...
Forever Battery a compelling talking point at CES
Well, this lead was impressive, coming from a tech watcher who if you read his articles regularly know that he does not swoon easily.
Andrew...
Lenovo removes backdoor present in networking switches since 2004
Engineers at Chinese firm Lenovo have identified a backdoor in the networking switched namely Rackswitch and BladeCenter firmware.
The company stated that the backdoor, referred to in...
60 Android apps for kids found infected with Pornographic malware
There is nothing surprising about Play Store hosting malware which infects Android devices but earlier today, IT security researchers at Check Point discovered 60 Android apps...
Blind in the Mind: Why Some People Can’t See Pictures in their Imagination
Imagine an apple floating in front of you.
Now see if you can rotate it around in your mind.
Look at it from the...
Scarring molecule in fat tissue links obesity with distressed fat
The fat of obese people becomes distressed, scarred and inflamed, which can make weight loss more difficult, research at the University of Exeter has...
X-ray navigation could open up new frontiers for robotic spacecraft
In a technology first, a team of NASA engineers has demonstrated fully autonomous X-ray navigation in space -- a capability that could revolutionize NASA's...
New Undetectable DNS Hijacking Malware Targeting Apple macOS Users
A security researcher has revealed details of a new piece of undetectable malware targeting Apple's Mac computers—reportedly first macOS malware of 2018.
Dubbed OSX/MaMi, an unsigned Mach-O 64-bit...
Russian Forces in Syria Repelled Massive Drone Attack – Sryrian militants began using drone
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that drones used to attack the country's military bases in Syria, have been launched from one position.
According to the...
Past exposures shape immune response in pediatric acute respiratory infections
Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) are the leading global cause of death in early childhood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Does an exploding brain network cause chronic pain?
A new study finds that patients with fibromyalgia have brain networks primed for rapid, global responses to minor changes.
This abnormal hypersensitivity, called explosive synchronization...
Surprising discovery could lead to better batteries
A collaboration led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has observed an unexpected phenomenon in lithium-ion batteries—the most...
