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As part of Call of Duty: Warzone’s Season 4 Reloaded, Activision has added a new limited-time mode called Titanium Trials. In correlation with the game’s Terminator Operators, the mode is supposed to evoke the feeling of being a cyborg, giving players much more armor than before, along with a myriad of other changes that set it apart from the regular battle royale mode. But how exactly does the mode work, which weapons work best, and how does it play differently? Here’s what you need to know about Titanium Trials,…

When monkeypox suddenly started spreading globally in May, the world was fortunate in one respect: a vaccine was available. MVA, originally developed by Bavarian Nordic as a smallpox vaccine, was already licensed for monkeypox in Canada and the United States. EU regulators have since followed suit. Vaccine supplies are limited, and no doses have been shared with countries in Africa that have long been affected by monkeypox. But in Europe and North America, clinics have by now…

UK police are testing a roadside van that can detect whether a driver is holding a phone while they're at the wheel. The three-month trial is being conducted in Warwickshire with the help of government-owned National Highways, which oversees motorways and major A roads in England. The test will help determine how the tech may be used in the future, according to . The van, which can also check whether drivers or passengers are wearing seatbelts, is kitted out with several cameras that capture footage of passing vehicles.…

The effects a drug or chemical compound have on the body depend on how its atoms are arranged in space. Some compounds have a dark twin with the same molecular formula but different 3D structure – and this can have consequences for what they do or don't do in the body.  Consider the tragic story of thalidomide, a morning sickness drug that caused thousands of birth defects and miscarriages. While one form, or isomer, of thalidomide has a sedative effect, the other is thought to cause abnormal physiological…

Promising results have been published from a Phase 1 human trial testing a novel antibody treatment designed to prevent malaria infection. Almost every volunteer was protected from infection after being deliberately exposed to malaria, indicating the unique treatment could become a crucial tool in the fight against this deadly disease.Unlike vaccines, which help train the immune system to produce its own antibodies against a targeted pathogen, monoclonal antibodies are basically potent injections of antibodies already…

Data from more than half of cancer trials underpinning drug approvals remains inaccessible, according to a shocking new study that audited over 300 clinical trials backing anti-cancer medicines approved by the US drug regulator over the last 10 years.  Of the 304 industry-sponsored clinical trials that provided data for 115 anti-cancer drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2011 and 2021, only 45 percent had publicly shared patient-level data – or said they would do so when the researchers…

Free games for a limited time Google Stadia may not have seen the massive success that the company was hoping for, but almost three years after its launch, the streaming service is still holding on. Now it seems that Google has a plan to get more players onboard, because they’ve just announced that they have over 120 game trials (and more on the way) that you can hop in and try out right now, no payment or Stadia account required. The catalog includes hit games like Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Little…

The researchers believe that the new framework will allow for the early study of Huntington’s disease.The new system assesses the progression of Huntington’s disease.As part of an international consortium, researchers from the University College London (UCL)  have developed a novel staging framework that evaluates the progression of Huntington’s disease (HD), similar to how cancer is staged from 0 to 4. This ‘significant’ step opens the door for drug clinical trials in the early stages of the disease.About 1 in 10,000…

Ford has developed a prototype robot charging station that drivers operate via their smartphone from inside their electric vehicle. The technology could enable disabled drivers to stay in the car while charging, or they could leave the car while the robot does all the work. Disabled drivers have already identified ease of charging as a key purchase consideration for electric vehicles, the automaker said. Ford is testing…

By now, you are probably aware that Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were involved in two trials over the last couple of years instigated by the Pirates of the Caribbean actor and his legal team. Amber Heard actually testified in both cases, where a variety of topics came up. In fact, during her ex's libel trial in the U.K. the criminal proceedings they faced in 2015 when she illegally smuggled their pups Pistol and Boo into Australia came up. This reportedly led to another investigation, and now a former parliament member in…