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The 13-Year 78-Games Winning Streak For The American Basket Ball Team Has Been Truncated By Australia. The Aussies, Ranked No. 11, Beat The No. 1 Ranked USA Team By 98-94 In Front Of A Crowd Of More Than 52,000–The Largest Crowd To Ever Watch Basketball At The Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Well, Congrats To Them.

A Scientist Has Developed A Wearable That Monitors And Uses An Autism Patient’s Heart Rate, Sweat Production, Skin Temperature, And Arm Movements, All Synchronized To A Clock, To Predict, With 84% Accuracy, Future Aggressive Outbursts 1 Min In Advance. The Device Could Help Caregivers Prepare For/Alleviate Outbursts Ahead Of Time.

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Although Controversial, A New Study Is Indicating That Heart Attacks And Strokes Could Be Reduced By More Than Half By Giving Inexpensive Generic Drug Called Polypills To Folks, Btw Ages 50-75, From Poor And Middle-income Countries. Polypills Comprises Cholesterol-Lowering Statin, Two Blood-Pressure Drugs, And A Low-Dose Aspirin.

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Vaping Again! The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Has Stated That 153 Possible Cases Of Severe Lung Illness, Linked To Vaping, Were Reported Across 16 US States In Just The Past Two Months. And That many Of The Cases Involve The Use Of The Products Containing Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), The Psychoactive Chemical Found In Cannabis. Hmm!

Researchers, From Florida Aquarium, For The First Time Spawned An Endangered Atlantic Pillar Coral Using Advanced LED Technology And Aquarium, Which Is Computer-Controlled To Mimic Sunrises, Sunsets, Moon Phases, Temperature And Water Quality Parameters That Subtly Signal Corals To Reproduce. This Could Help Restore Endangered Corals.

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The Importance Of Bees Cannot Be Overemphasized. And So, It Is Really Alarming To Hear That 500 Million Bees Dropped Dead In Brazil Within 3 Months. And This Is All Thanks To Pesticides With Neonicotinoids and Fipronil–Products That Are Banned In Europe. Global Food Security Definitely Hangs In The Balance With News Like This.

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A Patch That Detects Flush Of Embarrassment Or A Fluttering Heart Has Been Developed. The Sensor Monitors How The Skin Stretches And Contracts With Each Heartbeat/Breath Or Minute Tightening/Relaxation Of The Skin Each Time A Corresponding Muscle Is Flexed. The Device May First Be Used For Sleep Disorder And Heart Conditions.

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Scientists Have Created An Insulator That Uses Several Layers Of Atomically Thin Materials To Protect Electronics From Excessive Heat, Which Could Cause Malfunctions And Lithium Battery Explosions. The New Invention Is Said To Provide The Same Insulation As A 100x Thick Glass Sheet, Making It Possible To Create More Compact Electronics.

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Candida Auris, A Drug-Resistant Fungus, Is Now The World’s Most Feared Hospital Microbes Due To Global Warming. C. Auris Frequently Causes Bloodstream Infections, But Can Also Infect Respiratory And Central Nervous Systems, Internal Organs, And Skin. ~60% Of Infected Patients Have Died. Long Stay In Health Institutions Increases Risk Of Infection.

A New study Is Indicating That Excessive Daytime Napping May Be An Early Symptom Of Alzheimer’s, As Alzheimer’s Disease Directly Kills Brain Cells That Keep One Awake. The Conclusion Was Reached By Comparing 13 Brains Of Deceased Alzheimer’s Patients Against Those Of 7 Health Brains And 7 Brains Of Other Dementia Types Patients. Wow!

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