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A team of scientists at NASA has been working hard in testing and developing Space Launch System (SLS). Things seem to be sorting out for the next-generation manned launch vehicle of NASA, the Space Launch System (SLS).

The US space agency has now for the first time test-fired the updated RS-25 main engine, which went off successfully without any delay, burning at 109% thrust for 500 seconds.
The space agency has been dependent on Russian Soyuz capsules for reaching low-Earth orbit since the retirement of the Space Shuttle some years back.

Microsoft has recently announced it will no longer accept bitcoin as a mode of payment at Microsoft Store, where the users can online buy software and devices. Bitcoin is also used at the Xbox, music, and video stores of Microsoft.

Users will not be allowed to redeem Bitcoins to their Microsoft account. Existing balances in the account will still be available for purchases from Microsoft Store, but can't be refunded, according to the company update on Reddit.

The company is withdrawing bitcoin option only for its Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile stores. The bitcoin option was launched by the company in December 2014. The option involved allowing the buyers to use the third-party bitcoin payment processor, BitPay, to trade in the cryptocurrency at the current market value.

In a research to find effectiveness of blueberries against Alzheimer's, researchers found that the fruit could be used as a protection against the decline in cognitive function. Subjects as a part of an experiment were given blueberries in powdered form. The effectiveness of blueberry was checked against a placebo which was found ineffective in altering symptoms that can be associated with cognitive decline.

Blueberry is already recognized for its health benefits. Now these benefits seem to help brain in maintaining long term good health. The researchers took help of the 47 adults aged 68 and older. They had mild cognitive impairment. The participants were found to have increased level of thinking performance after consuming blueberry powder.

According to a report that appeared in the US News & World Report, mental health disorders affect 1 in 5 adults in the United States. The same report indicated that 45.6 million people were badly affected by a mental illness in last one year and just 38% of the individuals got treatment.

The centers meant for mental health treatment help adults and adolescents suffering with these severe health conditions, which are quite severe than merely going through a bad day.

Major mental illness myths have been listed by the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). One usually heard misconception is that the ones suffering from mental health problems can easily come out of it in case they put in sufficient effort. But, the reality is quite the opposite.

A study carried out by the American Psychological Association (APA) has revealed that Americans who face discrimination due to factors like race, age, gender, disability, and sexual identity have more chances of reporting higher stress levels. Money and work figure are main causes of stress but the most affected ones are the non-White people.

As per the APA’s annual Stress in America survey, money is a main cause of stress for 62% of Whites; 78% of Blacks, 77% of Hispanics and 70% of Asians and Native Americans.

As a whole, 69% of American adults have faced discrimination in the cases of managers preferring younger workers or a security guard after a young black man in mall, among numerous situations.

A ban on codeine-based cough syrups of the Indian units of US-based drugmakers Pfizer and Abbott Laboratories has resulted in the shares of these companies falling by as much as 5% on Monday.

The ban was slapped by Indian authorities claiming codeine, a narcotic, posed a health risk. While Pfizer's India unit sells the product by the name Corex, Abbott does so by the brand name Phensedyl. Pfizer said it had already suspended the sale of Corex even as Abbott did not respond to a request for comment.

These syrups contain a combination of chlopheniramine maleate and codeine which, a government panel of experts said, had “no therapeutic justification.” The drugs were among 344 drug combinations banned by India over the weekend.