Good levels of vitamin D, the so-called sunshine vitamin, help people to fight the coronavirus more quickly and effectively and reduce chances of hospitalization, Israeli researchers have concluded. However, others are cautioning broad conclusions, saying other factors may be involved. Milana Frenkel-Morgenstern of Bar Ilan University told The Times of Israel on Sunday that vitamin…
What you should know about virus mutation Evan Axelbank reports TAMPA, Fla. - Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute say they have discovered COVID-19 has mutated, making it easier to catch. It is still unclear, however, if the virus has become more dangerous. "Viruses evolve," said Dr. Michael Teng of USF Health, who was not…
With the help of his onetime boss, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden raised a record $11 million on Tuesday at a fundraiser co-hosted by former President Obama.The haul at the grassroots fundraiser -- $7.6 million from 175,000 grassroots supporters and the rest from top-dollar donors -- breaks the former vice president's previous record, set earlier…
Avaamo, a company that specializes in conversational AI, recently built a virtual assistant to translate natural language queries about the COVID-19 pandemic into reliable insights. In other words, it’s an AI-powered chatbot that can answer just about any question you have about the pandemic. Credit: Avaamo Avaamo’s Project COVID uses a deep learning system called…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…