Thursday 18 August 2022

UK pet owners face grim choices amid soaring costs

Unable to afford the cost of cremation for his much-loved dog Khan under the weight of sharply increasing living costs, David Mcauliffe turned to a social media group offering help for under-pressure pet owners.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-science-news/uk-pet-owners-face-grim-choices-amid-soaring-costs

How immune cells overcome exhaustion

Researchers have discovered a new population of immune cells that are critical in maintaining the immune response against chronic infections and cancer. This population of T cells also mediates the response to immunotherapy using checkpoint inhibitors. The discovery may explain why immunotherapy fails in some people and could lead to the development of more effective new therapies for cancer or severe viral infections.

Study unveils a global dysregulation of dopamine in mice with chronic inflammatory pain

Over the past decades, many neuroscientists have investigated how the mammalian brain modulates pain, trying to uncover the neural mechanisms underpinning chronic pain. Chronic pain is pain in specific parts of the body, that persists for long periods of time, including arthritis, back pain, neck pain or other forms of pain.

TikTok girds for US election misinformation threat

TikTok on Wednesday rolled out its battle plan against the deluge of misinformation expected to accompany the upcoming US midterm elections, a problem tech firms largely decide themselves how to handle.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/tiktok-girds-for-us-election-misinformation-threat

Gas-powered muscle cars drive into the sunset, turn electric

Thundering gas-powered muscle cars, for decades a fixture of American culture, will be closing in on their final Saturday-night cruises in the coming years as automakers begin replacing them with super-fast cars that run on batteries.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/gas-powered-muscle-cars-drive-into-the-sunset-turn-electric

Amazon testing TikTok-style feed on its app, AI firm says

Amazon appears to be getting the TikTok bug, joining other companies seeking to hold consumers' attention by introducing replicas of the popular social platform.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-technology-news/amazon-testing-tiktok-style-feed-on-its-app-ai-firm-says