Department of Commerce Launches Collaborative Privacy Framework Effort
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- Written by Gail Porter
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Gaithersburg, Maryland - Innovative technologies such as the “internet of things” (IoT) and artificial intelligence enhance convenience, efficiency and economic growth. At the same time, these and other technologies increasingly require complex networking environments and use detailed data about individuals that can make protecting their privacy harder.
Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance issues statement demanding encryption backdoors
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Washington, DC - The five member states threaten tech companies with legislation if they don’t weaken their encryption.
Rethinking Homeland Security in an Age of Disruption
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Washington, DC - Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen Remarks: Rethinking Homeland Security in an Age of Disruption:
Genetics and pollution drive severity of asthma symptoms
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Washington, DC - Asthma patients, with a specific genetic profile, exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to traffic pollution, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and collaborators. The study appeared online in Scientific Reports.
Department of Energy Announces 36 Projects for Bioenergy Research and Development
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Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 36 projects totaling $80 million to support early-stage bioenergy research and development (R&D). This R&D will enable cost-competitive, drop-in renewable hydrocarbon fuels, bio-based products, and power from non-food biomass and waste feedstocks. This work supports the Department of Energy’s (DOE) goal of reducing the cost of bio-based drop-in fuels to $3/gallon by 2022 to continue to provide consumers with affordable, reliable transportation energy choices.
Novel intervention halves rate of death among people living with HIV who inject drugs
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Washington, DC - An intervention designed to facilitate treatment for HIV and substance use was associated with a 50 percent reduction in mortality for people living with HIV who inject illicit drugs, a study has found. In addition, the people who received the intervention were nearly twice as likely to report being in treatment for HIV and substance use after one year as those who received their national standard of care. They also were about twice as likely to have suppressed their HIV to undetectable levels after one year. The intervention consisted of psychosocial counseling along with guidance and support navigating the healthcare system. These findings were reported today in the journal The Lancet.
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