Day: April 22, 2025

Early childhood antibiotics increases risk of asthma, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and intellectual disability

Posted on by Robin Edgar

[…] Among 1,091,449 children, antibiotic exposure before age 2 was positively associated with asthma (hazard ratio 1.24, 1.22-1.26), food allergy (hazard ratio 1.33, 1.26-1.40), and allergic rhinitis (hazard ratio 1.06, 1.03-1.10), with stronger associations observed following multiple antibiotic courses. Findings from sibling-matched analyses were similar. Early-childhood antibiotic exposure was also dose-dependently associated with intellectual disability Read more about Early childhood antibiotics increases risk of asthma, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and intellectual disability[…]

British soldiers take down drone swarm in groundbreaking use of radio wave weapon

Posted on by Robin Edgar

UK-made, invisible radio wave weapon knocks out drone swarms for the first time. Weapon has potential to help protect against drone threats as nature of warfare changes. The project supports more than 135 highly skilled jobs across the UK. The trial was completed at a weapons range in West Wales and was the largest counter-drone swarm Read more about British soldiers take down drone swarm in groundbreaking use of radio wave weapon[…]

Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its “Plus” tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first. “Synology-branded drives will be needed for use in the newly announced Plus series, with Read more about Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives[…]