Articles by Allan Adamson
Amazon's Digital Assistant Alexa Took A Day Off On Christmas
Users in the UK complained they were having trouble with Alexa on Christmas Day. Amazon's digital assistant apparently crashed on the holiday possibly due to a surge of new users.
4-Year-Old Boy Develops Rare Brain-Damaging Disease After Contracting The Flu
Andre Carson, a 4-year-old who loves basketball, developed acute necrotizing encephalopathy after he contracted the H1N1 flu virus. He is lucky to survive because 30 percent of those who contract the illness die.
Man Shoots Own Pit Bull To Protect Children In Park
A man decided to shoot his own pit bull after it had attacked another dog. According to the Connecticut police, the man said he feared his dog might attack three children in the park.
Brain Of Australopithecus 'Little Foot' Reveals Ape-Like And Human-Like Features
The brain endocast of Little Foot showed the Australopithecus had a combination of ape-like and human-like features. It also suggested brain lateralization evolved early in the primate lineage.
GoFundMe Refunds Donors Of Scam Involving Homeless Veteran And New Jersey Couple
GoFundMe spokesman Bobby Whithorne said that all donors who contributed to the GoFundMe that involved a homeless veteran and New Jersey couple have been refunded. The three are now facing charges for their scheme.
Chinese Companies Ask Employees To Boycott Apple, Offer Incentives To Buy Huawei Products
Companies in China offer incentives to employees who buy Huawei devices. Some go to the extent of threatening to confiscate employees' iPhones and terminate those who use Apple products.
New Jersey Surgery Center May Have Exposed 3,778 Patients To HIV And Hepatitis
The HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook sent out a letter to 3,778 patients who may have been exposed to blood-borne infection. Most of those at risk are from New York and New Jersey.
Two-Year-Old Boy Dies Following Botched Circumcision In Italy
A toddler in Italy died from severe blood loss following a botched circumcision at a migrant center. His twin brother was also hospitalized. Police has arrested the doctor who carried out the operation.
Russian Cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev Says Hole Drilled From Inside Space Station Capsule
Sergei Prokopyev, who is now back on Earth from a 197-day space station, said that the hole inside Soyuz capsule was drilled from the inside. The hole was discovered in August after crew members experienced a drop in pressure.
FDA Recommends You Wash Avocados Before Eating Them
Most people discard the dark green avocado skin but the FDA said it is still necessary to wash the fruit before eating it. Findings of a 2014-2016 study reveal why.
Astronomers Can 'See' Invisible Dark Matter Through Faint Light In Galaxy Clusters
The intracluster light can help astronomers see the distribution of dark matter in a galaxy cluster. Here's how this faint light can illuminate the potential location of the mysterious substance.
Amazon's Alexa Tells User To Kill Foster Parents
As Amazon's Alexa learns how to interact more like human, it has started to engage in conversations that raise concerns. The voice assistant, for instance, gave a homicidal advice to a user and this was not an isolated case.
Two Commonly Prescribed Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Raise Risk For Heart Attack
Type 2 diabetes patients prescribed sulfonylureas or basal insulin as second-line drugs are at higher risk for cardiovascular events. Researchers urge doctors to prescribe newer class of diabetes medications.
Erectile Dysfunction Likely To Affect Men Predisposed To Type 2 Diabetes
The study, which involved more than 220,000 men, provided evidence strong enough to suggest a causal link between type 2 diabetes and erectile dysfunction. What practices can influence men's risk for both conditions?
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Prescibed For UTI And Respiratory Infections May Cause Aneurysm
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics used for more than 30 years to treat serious bacterial infections may raise a patient's risk for aortic aneurysm. Patients with increased risk for aortic dissections should consider other treatment options.
Stem Cell Injections Linked To Multistate Bacterial Infection Outbreak That Sickened 12 People
At least 12 individuals in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were hospitalized after receiving stem cell injections. The patients received the shots to treat problems such as joint pain and back pain.
Former Microsoft Intern Joshua Bakita Claims Google May Have Deliberately Crippled Edge Browser
Bakita said that Google added a hidden code on YouTube videos causing Edge browser to use more energy. Google then started to advertise Chrome as having better energy performance when playing videos.
THC In Marijuana Can Cause Genetic Changes In Sperm Cells
Researchers found that THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, can change how genes work in sperm cells. Do these changes get passed down to the pot smoker's children conceived during the time they were using cannabis?
Pink Dwarf Planet Farout Is Most Distant Object In The Solar System
The pink dwarf planet Farout is three and a half times more distant from the sun than Pluto. It also moves so slowly astronomers think it might need more than 1,000 years to orbit the sun.
Stanley The Cat, Who Received $19K Kidney Transplant, Dies
Stanley the cat, who had a $19,000 kidney transplant last year, was diagnosed with peritonitis, a severe inflammation of the abdomen. Unfortunately, he was no longer a good candidate for surgery.
Flesh-Eating Infection Left Texas Prison Inmate Disfigured After He Was Denied Immediate Treatment In Jail, Lawsuit Claims
Inmate Harold Millican contracted a flesh-eating infection while in a Texas jail. He spent a week in the prison infirmary with a rotting wound because no one was available to transport him to the hospital.
Archaeologists Discover 4,400-year-old Tomb Of Royal Egyptian Priest Wahtye
The well-preserved tomb is the final resting place of the royal priest Wahtye. He lived during the reign of Neferirkare Kakai, the third king of the fifth dynasty of ancient Egypt.
LG To Release OLED TV That Rolls Out Like Poster In 2019: Report
LG showcased the LG Display rollable TV prototype at the CES 2018. Next year, consumers could buy the futuristic OLED TV that can be rolled up and put away like a poster when not in use.
Inoperable Brain Tumor Of Texas Girl Roxli Doss Miraculously Disappears
Roxli Doss was diagnosed with a type of brain tumor called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Doctors said that there is no cure for her condition, but MRI scan showed the tumor has disappeared.
Parachutes Do Not Save People Who Fall Out Of Airplanes: Study
An experiment sought to test the effectiveness of parachutes at preventing injuries in people falling out of an airplane. Researchers did not find any change in death rate because no one died during the experiment.
Astronomers Discover A Young Star Forming Like A Planet
Instead of a planet forming in the rotating disc of gas and dust around the young massive star MM 1a, astronomers discovered another star. Here's why a star, and not a planet, was born.
Fox Station Meteorologist Who Took Her Own Life Suffered From Lasik Surgery Complications
Jessica Starr suffered from rare complications of Lasik surgery before she died last week. The 35-year-old underwent a new procedure called Lasik smile, which involves making two small cuts to remove lenticule in the eye.
Metal Found In Toddler's Intestines After Taking Gummy Vitamins
Samantha Anderson said that she found metal shavings in her child's Zarbee's Naturals multivitamins. The Kansas woman had been giving the gummy vitamins to her daughter for three months.
Supernova May Have Killed Off Prehistoric Mega Shark Megalodon
Radiation from exploding stars 2.6 million years ago may have contributed to the extinction of the megalodon. Here's why the ancient mega shark was more vulnerable to the effects of muon exposure.
552-Carat Yellow Diamond Unearthed In Canada Is Largest In North America
The rough 552-carat yellow diamond found at the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada in October is about the size of a chicken egg. It is now the largest diamond ever discovered in North America and seventh-largest ever found.
