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Trump: Slash the health research budget. Congress: No.

May 2, 2017 Loknath DasBudget, Congress:, Health, No, Research, Slash, The, Trump:

Budget appropriators have rejected Trump’s vision for a slimmer NIH — at least for now.Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images It has been a jittery couple of months for the health research community, as the Trump administration has been casting about for spending to cut from the federal budget. In March, the White House threatened the National Institutes of Health with a $1.2 billion budget cut this year, followed by another $5.8 billion cut in 2018. Some of that anxiety was just allayed — at least temporarily. In an agreement reached…

Facebook Inks Agreement With 17 Universities to Streamline Research

December 25, 2016 Srijita17, Agreement, Facebook, Inks, Research, Streamline, to, Universities, With

Facebook Inc’s hardware development division on Wednesday announced a new partnership with Harvard, Princeton and 15 other universities intended to allow swifter collaboration on technology research projects. The agreement between Facebook’s Building 8 and the universities comes as the social media company seeks to find new revenue streams in virtual reality and artificial intelligence, after the company signalled last month it had begun to hit some advertising growth limits on its network of 1.8 billion monthly active users. Research partnerships between universities and companies typically take nine to 12 months…

Apple to Start Publishing AI Research to Hasten Deep Learning

December 25, 2016 SrijitaAI, Apple, Deep, Hasten, Learning, Publishing, Research, Start, to

Apple will allow its artificial intelligence teams to publish research papers for the first time, marking a significant change in strategy that could help accelerate the iPhone maker’s advances in deep learning. When Apple introduced its Siri virtual assistant in 2011, the company appeared to have a head start over many of its nearest competitors. But it has lost ground since then to the likes of Alphabet Inc.’s Google Assistant and Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa. Researchers say among the reasons Apple has failed to keep pace is its unwillingness to allow…

Smoking a pack a day causes 150 mutations in every lung cell, research shows

November 6, 2016 Srijita150, a, causes, cell, Day, Every, In, Lung, Mutations, Pack, Research, Shows, Smoking

Smoking a pack a day causes 150 mutations in every lung cell, research shows (Getty Images) Scientists have found that smoking a pack a day of cigarettes can cause 150 damaging changes to a smoker’s lung cells each year. The findings come from a study of the devastating genetic damage, or mutations, caused by smoking in various organs in the body. Publishing in the journal Science on Thursday, the researchers said the findings show a direct link between the number of cigarettes smoked in a lifetime and the number of…

it’s time to transport to the seashore in your intellectual health, research Says

May 16, 2016 SrijitaHealth, In, intellectual, Its, Research, Says, seashore, The, Time, to, Transport, Your

there’s desirable motive visions of a relaxing holiday regularly encompass the ocean. Or why many people fantasize about retiring to the coast. there may be a experience of calm and marvel that comes from being with the aid of the water. while the tourism industry and Florida snowbirds have recognised this for all time, there is now studies to affirm that living close to water might also really improve mental fitness. the usage of Wellington, New Zealand, the city capital, as its case observe, researchers from Michigan country college evaluated…

Government To Fund Scholars For Post-Doctoral Research In India

March 30, 2016 Srijitafor, Fund, Government, In, India, Post-Doctoral, Research, Scholars, to

The National Post-Doctoral Fellowship was launched a month ago and would fund around 1000 scholars this year. (Representational Image) New Delhi: In a bid to prevent brain drain, the government has embarked upon a scheme to fund pure science scholars, who have completed their PhDs, to enable them continue their post-doctoral research in India. According to Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, the scholars would be paid Rs. 50,000 per month for the period of three years and would also be given a basic grant of Rs. 7…