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Robot treats Brain Aneurysms in a surgery for the first time.

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Canadian researchers have successfully achieved the first robotic brain vascular procedure. The robot that was used was specifically adapted for neurovascular surgeries equipped with changes that enabled it to accommodate micro-catheters, guide wires and other devices used for endovascular procedures in the brain.   “This experience is the first step towards achieving our vision of remote neurovascular procedures”, said in a statement lead researcher Vitor Mendes Pereira, MD., M.Sc., a neurosurgeon and neuradiologist at the Toronto Western Hospital, and professor of medical imaging and surgery at the University of Toronto in Canada. “The ability to robotically perform intracranial aneurysm treatment is a major step forward in neuro-endovacular interventions.” In total the surgeons have performed six successful aneurysm treatments with the help of the robots. The procedures even included deploying various devices such as flow-diverting stents. “The expectation...

A number of PayPal users lost some money over the weekend and this might be the how it happened.

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PayPal users must have been apprised by the news that some accounts were hacked just some few days past. And the funds stolen by the intruders were used to gift themselves some merchandise primarily from American stores. The hack took advantage of the PayPal and the Google pay integration that was apparently not secured robustly and may have been overlooked by PayPal. The mysterious action mostly appeared to affect users in Germany but was also reported across different platforms.   According to details that have since emerged, only accounts that are linked to Google Pay were affected and funds lost are reported to be in the range of thousands of Euros, although the actual figure is not out yet. Moreover, PayPal has recently fixed the issue giving a sense of relief to PayPal users worldwide. However, security researchers have detailed what could have transpired and argue that some security flaws were reported as early as February 2019 but PayPal didn’t put much attent...

KFC on the hunt for a professional chicken taster.

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This can be a dream of almost all the non vegan persons around the world. You get to eat the famous KFC chicken for a living. KFC recently announced a vacancy for the position of a professional chicken taster. This could be the job for lifetime considering the rising rate of unemployment especially among the youth worldwide. The eatery famed for its finger licking good chicken announced that it was looking for KFC’s biggest fan to become the face of its new campaign and finger lickin’ their way to fame. mouth watering chicken from the famous KFC. The only requirement is that you must be good at eating chicken. The ad read ”One lucky fan will   get the chance to tuck into some of Kentucky’s finest, winging their way to stardom as the face of the chicken legend’s latest campaign”. “The winning KFC connoisseur will take part in an exclusive photo shoot showcasing their finest finger lickin’ skills.” Sadly, it seems that the offer is only open to UK residents. Th...