BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China.

SOCIAL ISOLATION OR LONELINESS

Chinese researchers have recently discovered that persistent social isolation or loneliness may accelerate cognitive decline and lead to higher cognitive impairment risk.

They discovered that incident, transient, and persistent social isolation were associated with accelerated cognitive decline and higher cognitive impairment risk. Persistent loneliness was associated with accelerated cognitive decline and higher cognitive impairment risk.

BASIC SCIENCE

The International Congress of Basic Science was inaugurated in Beijing on Sunday, bringing together more than 800 scientists and scholars from home and abroad.

The congress focuses on three branches of basic science: mathematics, theoretical physics, and theoretical computer and information sciences, according to its organizer.

Over the next two weeks, the event will feature over 500 academic reports and satellite meetings, aiming to share cutting-edge achievements in the field of basic science and envision the future development of fundamental research. Four Fields Medal winners, three Turing Award winners, one Nobel laureate and more than 70 academicians from various countries are set to participate.

CLEANER CYBERSPACE

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has issued a circular to launch a two-month nationwide campaign to clean up the cyberspace environment for minors during the summer vacation.

The campaign will focus on addressing prominent problems in areas such as short video and live-streaming platforms, where content involving violence, bloodshed, bullying, or child abuse could have detrimental effects on minors.

Social media and e-commerce platforms will also be targeted, as they may distribute inappropriate content involving illegal websites, vulgar language and pornography to minors, the CAC said. Enditem

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