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Low-Calorie Diet Linked to Higher Risk of Depressive Symptoms

Obese Mothers' Children Face Higher Infection Risk

Single Dose Nirsevimab Reduces Infant Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations

Elinzanetant Reduces Vasomotor Symptoms in Breast Cancer

Study Reveals Strategies for Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity

New Study Reveals Effective Method for Extracting Critical Information

Metal Screws in Bone Surgery: Predicting Failure Risks

New Study Reveals Prognosis of Elderly Patients Undergoing Ventilation

Global Concern: Air Pollution's Impact on Mortality

Study Shows Effective Intervention to Improve Reproductive Health Access

Alcohol's Varying Effects: Biological Sex Impact

Key Proteins and Signaling Pathways in CAR-T Immunotherapy

Are Apple Watches Accurate in Tracking Steps and Calories?

Minnesota Youth Pregnancy and Birth Rates Hit Record Low

Asthma Medication Theophylline Effective for ADCY5-Related Dyskinesia

New Model Reveals Stem Cell's Key Role in Nerve Tissue Regeneration

Cannabis Compounds Combat Fungal Pathogens

Study Reveals Similar Outcomes in Blood Pressure Management

Mental Health Sessions in Schools Reduce Depression

Green Space Exposure Linked to Adolescent Brain Development

Radiologists' Imaging Recommendations: Targeted Interventions Study

Gynecologic Cancer Treatment: Impact on Fertility & Prognosis

Digital Testing in Primary Care Shows Promise for Alzheimer's Detection

Unveiling Molecular Insights of Angelman Syndrome

Non-Invasive Liver Tumor Treatment at University of Michigan

Hopelessness Linked to Higher Heart Risk

Gut Microbiome Screening for Colorectal Cancer

Mutations in Sodium Channel NaV1.9: Pain Perception Altered

Metabolic Surgery: Effective Treatment for Extreme Obesity

Optimal Drug Dosage for Anesthesia: Breath Analysis Reveals Insights

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Risks of Prolonged EMR Exposure on Eye Health

Managers Hesitant to Promote Remote Workers: Study

UMass Amherst Researchers Discover Natural Tick Repellent

Study Reveals Impact of LGBTQIA+ Protections on Workplace Diversity

High-Performance Quantum Cascade Lasers for Spectroscopy

Utilize Employee Knowledge for Successful Adaptation

Researchers Develop Mosquito STD to Combat Malaria

Smartphone Study: Balancing Wildlife and Recreation

Burnout Linked to Depressive Stress in Daily Life

Unusual NOS and SONOS Covalent Linkages in Proteins

New Study Reveals Insights on Incel Community

Prions: Brain Disorders and Memory Formation

Search for Habitable Worlds: Identifying Biotic vs. Abiotic Processes

Exploring Mars: NASA, China, and SpaceX's Astronaut Plans

Insight into Students' Mathematical Identity and Motivation

Study on Alcohol Consumption in Avian Species

Imperial China's Astronomical Records: 2 Millennia Insights

Descendants of Escaped Slaves in Brazil's Rainforests

Stockholm University Reveals Complex Structure of Red Pigment

University of Kansas Study: Classroom's Role in Social Construction of Thinking

Pioneering Study: Learning Second Language with ChatGPT

Search for Plane Wreckage in Michigan's Lake Superior: Logs and Rocks Found, No Debris

Study Reveals High Parasite Presence in SoCal Game Fish

The Limits of Image Sharpness: Understanding Resolution Constraints

New Method Reveals Water-Protein Interaction Dynamics

Cosmic Dance: Black Holes Collide in Spectacular Pairing

Solar Physicists Uncover Sun's Surface Structure

Diatoms: Vital Oxygen Producers in Aquatic Ecosystems

U.S. Experiment Reveals Tiny Particle's Strange Behavior

"Light-Controlled Bacteria Engineering for Antibiotic Resistance"

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Rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Embrace or Fear?

Exploring the real reasons why some people choose not to use AI

Recovering Rare Earth Metals from Hydrogen Cells

New method enables sustainable recycling of rare earths from electrolyzers

Growing Demand for Coding Specialists Spurs Training Need

Use of commercial video games helps students to learn basic programming

Decarbonizing Australia's Economy: Key Collaboration for Resource Protection

Collaboration can unlock Australia's energy transition without sacrificing natural capital

Global Backing for Transition to Renewable Energy

AI Systems: Uncovering Knowledge Gaps

People like renewable energy but not necessarily its power lines. Here's why

AI learns to admit when it doesn't know: New tool boosts model transparency

New Tool FLAT: Measure, Correct, Certify Foundations

Using AI to locate uneven areas within concrete

Meta Secures 20-Year Nuclear Power Deal

Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs

Hydrogen: Climate-Friendly Fuel with Carbon-Free Potential

Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable

Researchers Develop AI System for Identifying Contaminated Wood

AI detects contaminated construction wood with 91% accuracy

Efficient Communication: Sketching Ideas for Better Understanding

Teaching AI models the broad strokes to sketch more like humans do

Meta and Yandex Apps Listen on Ports: Privacy Concerns

Privacy abuse involving Meta and Yandex discovered

Enhanced efficiency in tin-based perovskite solar cells: Optimizing the electron transport layer

Next-Gen Perovskite Solar Cells: Tin-Based Alternative Rising

Rise of E-Waste: Electronics Upgrades Lead to Disposal Surge

Immersive tech reshapes music and film landscape with Bono, Metallica and 'Matrix' taking the leap

Bono Performs "Vertigo" Live at Beacon Theatre

Self-healing circuit boards offer new path to reducing global e-waste

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Friday, October 04, 2019

New evolution-busting drug overcomes resistance in aggressive breast cancers

A new type of drug that blocks one of cancer's key evolutionary escape routes from chemotherapy could be used to treat aggressive breast cancers, a new study has shown.

Alabama medical center says hack exposed patient records

An Alabama medical center says the protected health information of more than 19,000 patients has been exposed through a computer hacking attack.

NASA sets 1st all-female spacewalk after spring suit flap

The first all-female spacewalk is back on, six months after a flap over spacesuits led to an embarrassing cancellation.

Yellow cedar trees denied for US threatened species listing

A federal agency has rejected an iconic Alaska tree for listing as a threatened species due to climate warming.

Scientists ID new targets to treat fibrosis—a feature of many chronic diseases

When it comes to repairing injured tissue, specialized cells in the body known as fibroblasts are called into action. Fibroblasts give rise to healing cells called myofibroblasts, which generally is good in the short term—but bad when myofibroblast activation gets out of hand. In new work, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) researchers show how fibroblast activation and myofibroblast formation occurs, providing clues as to how to target fibrosis—which impacts several chronic diseases. Kickstarting the process are stress-induced changes in mitochondrial calcium uptake.

Scientists create brain-mimicking environment to grow 3-D tissue models of brain tumors

A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional (3-D) human tissue culture models of pediatric and adult brain cancers in a brain-mimicking microenvironment, a significant advancement for the study of brain tumor biology and pharmacological response. The study was published today in Nature Communications.

Were hot, humid summers the key to life's origins?

Uncovering how the first biological molecules (like proteins and DNA) arose is a major goal for researchers attempting to solve the origin of life. Today, chemists at Saint Louis University, in collaboration with scientists at the College of Charleston and the NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, published a study in the journal Nature Communications that suggests deliquescent minerals—which dissolve in water they absorb from humid air—can assist the construction of proteins from simpler building blocks during cycles timed to mimic day and night on the early Earth.

Extinction Rebellion plans fortnight of worldwide climate action

Extinction Rebellion climate protesters are planning to bring disruption to 60 cities around the world from Monday in a fortnight of civil disobedience, warning of an environmental "apocalypse".

In northwest Spain, conservation efforts pay off as bears thrive

Daylight is only just breaking over Spain's Cantabrian Mountains and already a dozen enthusiasts are up and about in the hope of spotting a brown bear.

Scientists fight to save unique Guiana coral reef

Off the coast of Guiana, a French overseas department perched on the north coast of South America, scientists scour the choppy waters for signs of life.

Vietnamese roll out Transformers-inspired robot with green message

There is more than meets the eye to the towering robot resembling a character from the "Transformers" movie franchise—it speaks Vietnamese and is made from spare motorbike parts.

Netflix cooperating with Italy tax evasion probe

Netflix on Thursday said it was cooperating with a probe into whether it evaded taxes in Italy, even though it has no office or employees in that country.

'Incredibly rare' monkey born at Australian zoo

One of the world's rarest monkeys has been born at an Australian zoo.

Black year for European beekeepers

This year has been a black one for many European beekeepers, particularly in France and Italy, where unpredictable weather has produced what are being termed the worst honey harvests ever.

Officials push Facebook for way to peek at encrypted messages

Officials are calling on Facebook not to use encryption in its messaging services that does not provide authorities a way to see what is being sent.

Paralysed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton

A French man paralysed in a night club accident can walk again thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton in what scientists said Wednesday was a breakthrough providing hope to tetraplegics seeking to regain movement.

Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,080 in US outbreak

Eighteen people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, US health authorities said Thursday, while more than a thousand others have suffered probable lung injuries linked to vaping.

Climate change pushes Italy beekeepers to the brink

Unusual weather driven by climate change is wreaking havoc on bee populations, including in northern Italy where the pollinating insects crucial to food production are struggling to survive.

Identifying a gene for canine night blindness

Creating an effective gene therapy for inherited diseases requires three key steps. First, scientists must identify and characterize the disease. Second, they must find the gene responsible. And finally, they must find a way to correct the impairment.

Dealing a therapeutic counterblow to traumatic brain injury

A blow to the head or powerful shock wave on the battlefield can cause immediate, significant damage to a person's skull and the tissue beneath it. But the trauma does not stop there. The impact sets off a chemical reaction in the brain that ravages neurons and the networks that supply them with nutrients and oxygen.

How effective is body cooling in patients that experience cardiac arrest?

While body temperature cooling is not a new treatment tactic for patients who experience cardiac arrest, a new clinical trial hopes to better understand the optimal amount of time for targeted temperature management.

How much are you polluting your office air just by existing?

Just by breathing or wearing deodorant, you have more influence over your office space than you might think, a growing body of evidence shows. But could these basic acts of existence also be polluting the air in the office room where you work?

Pioneering study suggests that an exoskeleton for tetraplegia could be feasible

A four-limb robotic system controlled by brain signals helped a tetraplegic man to move his arms and walk using a ceiling-mounted harness for balance. While the early results are promising, the authors note that the system is a long way from clinical application and will require improvements before it becomes widely available.

Placenta pathology may clarify racial disparities in preemie health outcomes

African-American infants are twice as likely to die in the first year of life than white infants, for reasons that are complex and not well understood. Results from a recent study suggest that specific abnormalities in the placenta from African-American preterm births may hold clues to the physical mechanisms behind racial disparities in preemie health outcomes.

Some ICU admissions may be preventable, saving money and improving care

Many admissions to the intensive care unit may be preventable, potentially decreasing health care costs and improving care, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Long-term mental health benefits of gender-affirming surgery for transgender individuals

For transgender individuals, gender-affirming surgery can lead to long-term mental health benefits, according to new research published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The study found that among transgender individuals with gender incongruence, undergoing gender-affirming surgery was significantly associated with a decrease in mental health treatment over time.