Collaborate Disseminate
On the 12th of April 1955, the results of the largest clinical experiment in history were revealed. Called the Francis Field Trial, nearly two million children played a role in testing a novel polio vaccine that was found to be incredibly effective in … Continue reading Pandemic profits threaten global COVID-19 vaccination efforts
A massive global study tracking birth data from 165 countries has found more twins are being born than ever before. The study reveals twinning rates rose by a third over the past 40 years but the researchers suggest this trend may have reached a natura… Continue reading Twin births hit record high
The Iranian hacker group is targeting universities in 12 countries. Continue reading Silent Librarian Goes Back to School with Global Research-Stealing Effort
Four sophisticated malware families are ramping up their techniques and actively spreading to new countries, including the U.S. Continue reading Brazil’s Banking Trojans Go Global
As of Wednesday March 25, over three billion people around the world are undergoing a degree of home lockdown and social distancing. Nearly 70 countries have introduced some kind of home confinement measure, from mandatory lockdowns enforced by police … Continue reading COVID-19 lockdowns: When will isolation end, and what happens next?
A new report, from the world’s leading epidemic modeling group at Imperial College London, is suggesting intensive active suppression, including isolation of all cases and extreme social distancing measures, may be the most effective immediate interven… Continue reading Significant new model of COVID-19 spread influences UK & US responses
As global confirmed Covid-19 cases cross 90,000, with more than 3,000 fatalities, the World Health Organization’s Director-General says the world is now in “unchartered territory” but the virus can still potentially be contained.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Coronavirus deaths cross 3,000 as outbreak enters “uncharted territory”
Access Now, a non-profit digital rights advocacy group, has released its annual report on global internet shutdowns. The report reveals governments around world increasingly shutting down the internet, often to stifle dissent, and frequently doing so d… Continue reading How governments shut the internet down to suppress dissent
A new report from a WHO infectious disease modeling team based at Imperial College London is estimating about two-thirds of Covid-19 cases worldwide have gone undetected. The analysis suggests the global spread of the novel coronavirus is significantly… Continue reading Report claims two-thirds of global coronavirus cases have gone undetected
The latest global population report from the United Nations estimates the number of people on the planet will peak at 10.9 billion by the end of the century. The vast majority of population growth is expected to come from sub-Saharan Africa, … Continue reading UN world population report predicts slowing growth rate, 10.9 billion peak by 2100