‘Pakistan among 23 countries facing drought’
Pakistan is among the top 23 countries facing a major drought emergency. By 2025, droughts may affect almost three quarters of the world’s population. This was highlighted by the Ministry…
Long Covid May Give Rise To Dangerous New Variants: Report
Long Covid, which can lingher up to months and even years in some people, has the potential to emerge into dangerous variants, scientists have found. “Tracking SARS-CoV-2 evolution during persistent…
Why should businesses invest in POS software in Pakistan?
Small and medium-sized businesses have been frequently using the Point of Sale (POS) Software. The Point of Sale system is popularly known as a digital cash register. With manual cash…
AI-powered parking platform Metropolis bags $167M
Metropolis parking platform , a startup building payment infrastructure for parking facilities, today announced that it raised $167 million in a Series B round co-led by 3L Capital and Assembly…
Wonder Drug Could Provide Protection Against Depression
With 17.3 million adult Americans affected, Wonder Drug Could Provide Protection Against Depression that is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in the country. A gloomy or depressed mood…
Making Mind Reading Possible: Invention Allows Amputees To Control a Robotic Arm With Their Mind
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have created a system that enables amputees to operate a robotic arm using their brain impulses rather than their muscles. This new…
Google Maps has a new Android widget to show live traffic around you
Google Maps is introducing a new widget for Android that will be another use for the functionality that helped make a name for Waze, the other driving and mapping app…
Nigeria: Need for Multi-Faceted Approach in Achieving Zero Maternal Mortality
At the recently held Nigeria Heath Watch’s conference in Abuja themed ‘Evidence for Change – Learnings and Recommendations for Quality Maternal Care’, stakeholders harped on the need for a multifaceted…
As Monkeypox Spreads, a Campaign to Warn the Public Gains Urgency
Grindr, the social networking app, sent a pop-up message about the risk of monkeypox to millions of European and American users. A sex party organizer in New York asked invitees…
China issues guidance on acute severe hepatitis of unknown causes in children for early recognition
China’s National Health Commission on Tuesday issued diagnosis and treatment guidelines on the acute severe hepatitis of unknown etiology causes in children for early recognition as cases have been reported…
China’s supercomputer can use AI to quicken drug discovery
Using artificial intelligence (AI) and one of the world’s fastest supercomputer, Chinese scientists are engineering otherwise unknown chemicals that can be clinically used in the future. The Tianhe-2 supercomputer in…
Recurring heat waves and Pakistan’s climate change
In 2015 an intense heat wave engulfed Pakistan and since then lower intense heatwaves have become a recurring phenomenon. Though heat waves were expected this year as well, the intensity…