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Watch it, your face could soon replace your credit card and UPI based payments

Global UpfrontOct 25, 2021October 25, 20210

A facial recognition system has endpoints, which are able to measure certain variables of a person’s face, and using this data, a faceprint is created

Some young Nigerians say heavy drinking is fun: Controls must keep pace with culture

Global UpfrontOct 25, 2021October 25, 20210

By The Conversation Alcohol consumption has a long history in Nigeria, especially in the southern region, where it was not forbidden by religion. In the

10 Foods that support Healthy Aging

Global UpfrontOct 24, 2021October 24, 20210

As we age, the foods we eat can greatly affect our fitness, appearance, quality of life, and disease risk. Our bodies rely on various nutrients

New MIT Cancer treatment jump-starts the Immune System

Global UpfrontOct 24, 2021October 24, 20210

By Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 24, 2021 MIT researchers have discovered a new way to jump-start the immune system to attack tumors, which

How a tangled protein kills Brain Cells, promotes Alzheimer’s Disease

Global UpfrontOct 23, 2021October 23, 20210

Abnormal levels of beta-amyloid protein in the brain form plaques (brown in this illustration) between neurons, disrupting cells. Tau protein can form tangles (blue) within

‘No one buys a football club to make money’… So what’s behind Saudi Arabia picking up Newcastle United

Global UpfrontOct 23, 2021October 23, 20210

From sports washing to sports diplomacy, there could be many ways to understand this latest move to buy a European club The biggest question surrounding

Difference between water weight and fat weight

Global UpfrontOct 22, 2021October 22, 20210

By Times of India 01/4Difference between water weight and fat weight When you start a weight loss journey, you initially seem to lose weight, but

The New Cold War: America, China, and the Echoes of History

Global UpfrontOct 22, 2021October 22, 20210

By Hal Brands and John Lewis Gaddis, Foreign Affairs, November/December 2021 Is the world entering a new cold war? Our answer is yes and no.

There’s ‘High’ chance of international conflict over Water by 2040, says U.S. Director of National Intelligence

Global UpfrontOct 22, 2021October 22, 20210

From Asia to the Middle East, worries rise like flood waters over the future of water security There’s no shortage of near-future fiction in which

Military postings put strains on Nigerian families: here’s what some told us

Global UpfrontOct 22, 2021October 22, 20210

By The Conversation In Nigeria, military personnel are deployed for internal operations to combat terrorism, armed banditry, kidnapping and other forms of insecurity. This means