One injection of an antibody treatment let people with severe peanut allergies eat a nut’s worth of peanut protein two weeks later, a small, Stanford-led pilot study showed. The study provides early evidence that the antibody is a safe, effective and rapid food allergy treatment. A paper describing the findings will publish online […]
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John Carmack stepping down as CTO of Oculus to work on AI
John Carmack, the chief technology officer of Facebook’s VR subsidiary Oculus, is stepping down this week. Carmack posted the news on Facebook today, saying he plans to focus his time instead on artificial general intelligence. He will remain in a “consulting CTO” position at Oculus, where he will “still have a […]
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Man convicted of fatally shooting store clerk in plot to steal beer put to death in Georgia
A man convicted of fatally shooting a convenience store clerk 25 years ago as part of his plot to steal beer was put to death in Georgia Wednesday night despite last-minute pleas from his attorneys to carry out DNA testing they claim would exonerate the death row inmate. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, who insisted that […]
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Greta Thunberg to set sail back to Europe sooner than expected
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg plans to set sail from Virginia for Spain Wednesday after the venue for United Nations-sponsored climate talks were moved from Chile due to political unrest. The 16-year-old arrived in the United States in August after sailing across the Atlantic on a racing boat from Plymouth, England. So happy to say I'll […]
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Local expert predicts ‘more severe than normal’ flu season
Flu season has arrived in the Las Vegas valley, and there has already been one death related to the virus. The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) reports a senior Clark County resident died from flu-related illness between Oct. 27 and Nov. 2. The SNHD also reports 64 confirmed cases of the […]
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Arctic blast brings snow, ice and bone-chilling temps across U.S.
An arctic blast that is expected to bring snow, ice and bone-chilling temperatures to tens of millions of people across the United States this week has already proven fatal. The weather was blamed in at least four deaths Monday in the Midwest. The deaths, which authorities in Michigan and Kansas […]
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Tencent Looks to Leverage Its Partnership With Nintendo in the U.S.
China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest videogame company by revenue, is looking to make more console games for U.S. consumers by leveraging its partnership with Japan’s Nintendo Co., Tencent officials said. Tencent, which dominates its home market with smartphone and personal-computer games, has acquired stakes in prominent U.S. game makers […]
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Hong Kong faces 24th weekend of protest day after student’s death
HONG KONG – Hong Kong protesters held a vigil for “martyrs” on Saturday and many demanded “revenge” after a student died in hospital this week following a high fall, fuelling anger among pro-democracy demonstrators who first took to the streets in June. Thousands of people gathered in Tamar Park next […]
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Scientists Announce Promising New Dengue Vaccine
A new vaccine to prevent dengue may be on the horizon. And health officials say it’s desperately needed. The World Health Organization this year listed dengue as one of the top 10 threats to global health. The mosquito-borne disease is a growing threat for several reasons. First, the sheer number […]
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Bacteria that killed 3 infants linked to hospital equipment used for breast milk
A Pennsylvania hospital said Friday it has discovered the source of a waterborne germ that sickened at least eight premature infants, killing three. Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania said the process it was using to prepare donor breast milk led to the deadly outbreak in the hospital’s neonatal intensive […]