Scientists say they have created a new, portable test that can detect coronavirus in just minutes and even identify if it is a highly infectious variant. Developed by the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, in La Jolla, California, the test is called NIRVANA (nanopore sequencing of isothermal rapid viral amplification for near real-time analysis). The … Read more
New AI app will allow banks to screen loan applicants’ face and voice to determine their ‘trustworthiness’ to decide whether to approve or deny a request DeepScore designed an app for loaners and insurers to assist with approvals The AI analyzes a person’s face and voice to determine if they are trustworthy It asks users … Read more
AI capable of determining a person’s political affiliation based on their photo with finds liberals face the camera while conservatives have a look of disgust Stanford experts built an AI capable of guessing political affiliation by a photo It was trained with over one million images from dating sites and Facebook The AI focused on … Read more
General Motors will start selling car insurance again, this time using data its cars collects from customers’ driving habits to determine their rates. Drivers who obey speed limits and show other good road behaviors will receive lower rates, the company said Wednesday. The system will initially focus on acceleration, braking and general usage data but … Read more
Blood test that measures the size of a person’s red blood cells could spot people most at risk of falling seriously ill or dying from Covid-19 Scientists have found a link between size of red blood cells and Covid mortality So-called RDW test measures the size range of a person’s red blood cells A healthy and … Read more
Scientists have developed a mathematical model to determine whether or not US states are in a ‘second surge period’ of coronavirus infections. Researchers from the University of Sydney, in Australia, looked at data and determined any state with a ‘second spike’ that is less than one-fifth of the first is not a true second wave … Read more
Heidi Klum is granted emergency court hearing with ex-husband Seal to determine if she can take their four children to Germany The legendary supermodel filed for an emergency court hearing in Los Angeles She is asking the courts to grant her permission to take their four children to Germany for three-and-a-half months while she shoots … Read more
The odds that a New York City resident admitted to a hospital for COVID-19 will die vary wildly, depending on what hospital they go to, a New York Times investigation has revealed. Hospital data obtained by the Times shows that mortality rates for COVID-19 patients are as low as 11 percent at private Manhattan hospitals, … Read more
A new blood test could determine which cancer patients have a higher risk of their disease spreading, according to new research. The test, developed by British researchers, analyzes fragments of DNA that are shed by tumors into the bloodstream. In a study on 47 patients with rectal cancer, they found the test accurately predicted whose … Read more
Computer simulation that creates 3D model of a dead body and surrounding scene can determine time of death down to MINUTES instead of hours by showing how body temperature has dropped Scientist developed a computer model to determine a person’s time of death They fed the model data such as the victim’s skin, body size, … Read more