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Countries Reach Landmark Accord on Future Pandemics

New Method for Cell Therapies on ECMO Developed

Bedtime Battles: Teenagers' Nightly Struggle

Study Reveals Climate Trauma's Impact on Cognitive Function

Trump Signs Order to Lower Drug Prices

Male TikTok Influencer Hammers Cheekbones: Rise of Looksmaxxing

New Course at Mansfield Senior High: How to Get to Sleep

World Health Organization Members Reach Pandemic Agreement

Impact of UK Vaping Restrictions on Habits

Cold Sensitivity and Leg Heaviness Linked to Varicose Veins

Researchers Unveil Insights Into Learning Speed Phenomenon

Researchers at UCL and UCLH Uncover Brain Regions for Logical Thinking

Brisk Walking Reduces Heart Rhythm Risks

Mid-Afternoon Dose of Beclomethasone for Asthma Control

Genetic Changes Impacting Epilepsy Medication Response

Study Reveals DNA Monitoring Predicts Skin Cancer Recurrence

Medicaid Expansion Boosts Access to Lung Cancer Care

Researchers Develop Highly Effective Antibothropic Serum

Research at Faculty of Education and Sport–Álava Enhances Goalkeeper Training

Human Brain Learns to Filter Distractions: EEG Study

Study Reveals Muscle Proteins' Role in Memory

New Strategy to Boost Multiple Myeloma Treatment Efficiency

Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment

Key Vaccine Advisory Committee Convenes Under Health Secretary Kennedy

Hybrid Music Therapy Benefits Heart Failure and COPD

Gut Bacteria Boost Anti-Cancer Immunity

Wild Animals' Reproductive Adaptations: Insights for Human Health

Study Links Mental Disorders to Lower Parenthood Odds

AI Tool Reveals Disease Proteins Misfolding

Novel Compound ML233 Inhibits Melanin Production

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Sensational Experience: Sound Impact on Brain, Ears, and Cells

6.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southwest Australia

Unusual Convoy Approaches Argentina-Brazil Border with Female African Elephant

Evolutionary History of Crocodilians Unveiled

Endangered Species Act: 50 Years of Bipartisan Unity

Researchers at University of Oxford Uncover Origin of Earth's Water

New Food Source Sustains Honey Bee Colonies Without Pollen

Bird Feeder Dispute Reveals Resource Competition Among Species

International Study Enhances Earthquake Rupture Predictions

Potato Growers Battle Aerial Stem Rot Challenge

Chinese Community Translates Hispanic Songs on NECM

University of Barcelona Study Challenges Traditional Work Foundations

Tropical Seagrass Resilience Amid Climate Threats

Machine-Learning Workflow Boosts Organic Crystal Output

"Titan: Saturn's Largest Moon with Unique Atmosphere"

Rise in Heat Wave Exposure Across Central Asia's Croplands

Research Team Makes Breakthrough in Satellite-Based Air Quality Monitoring

"Exploring Peatlands: UC Santa Cruz Professor Studies Tropical Wetlands"

Inactive Ingredients in Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Products: Potential Water Contaminants

Resilient Entrepreneurs Navigate Emotional Rollercoaster

Solar Storm Expected to Create Stunning Aurora Across More US States

Global Warming Triples Ocean Heat Waves

Global Health Threat: Urgent Need for Novel Antibiotic Drugs

Bumble Bee Study Reveals Impact of Air Pollution on Gut Microbes

How Prescribed Burns Combat Wildfires

New Handheld Radiation Detector Developed in Finland

Research Reveals Circadian Clock's Noise-Filtering Power

Cornell Study: Smell Influences Friendship Potential

Bizarre Weather Phenomenon: Ammonia-Water "Mushballs" Storm

Efficient Water Splitting for Clean Hydrogen

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Nvidia Expects $5.5 Billion Hit in China Chip Sales

Dutch Tech Giant ASML Warns of Economic Uncertainty

Europe Urged to Declare Independence from US Tech

Solar Panels Transforming Niger's Capital

South Korean Actor Simon Lee Shocked by Unauthorized Image Use

Drone Outperforms Pilots in International Racing Event

Penn Engineers Develop First Light-Powered Neural Network Chip

Mark Zuckerberg Defends Meta in Antitrust Trial

Lithium Salt Unveils Potential for Affordable Battery Innovation

Virtual Worlds in Video Games: Architectural Environments Influence Gameplay

Innovative Desalination Tech Cuts Waste

Online Opinions Split: A Divided Conversation

The Power and Perils of AI Models

"Stretchable Self-Healing Lithium Battery Innovation"

Chinese Scientists Develop iDust Tool for Improved Dust Storm Predictions

Texas Engineers Uncover Breakthrough in Battery Technology

Scientists Uncover Peculiar Term: Vegetative Electron Microscopy

Ukraine War Impact: Geothermal Solution for UK Energy Crisis

Revolutionizing Audio: 3D Surround Sound Speaker

Study Reveals 10% of Websites Breach Ad Standards

Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in US Antitrust Trial

Biofilm Breakdown: Seawater Threatens Tunnel Concrete

Rising Technology-Driven Fraud: US Losses Exceed $10B

Corn Protein Enhances Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance

Evolution of Vocabulary: Impact on Values and Interactions

Titanic Sinking: AI Systems Preventing Ship Disasters

Chinese Firm Catl Reports 32.9% Profit Surge

Canada's Election: Social Media Filters Campaign News

Japanese Authorities Issue Cease-and-Desist to Google

Virtual New Colleagues at Denmark's Royal Unibrew

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Mutations that affect aging: More common than we thought?

The number of mutations that can contribute to aging may be significantly higher than previously believed, according to new research on fruit flies. The study by scientists at Linköping University, Sweden, supports a new theory about the type of mutation that can lie behind aging. The results have been published in BMC Biology.

Planet collision simulations give clues to atmospheric loss from moon's origin

Earth could have lost anywhere between ten and 60 percent of its atmosphere in the collision that is thought to have formed the Moon.

Trump likely exceeded law with TikTok ban: judge

The US judge who stopped a ban on TikTok downloads from kicking in on Monday said that President Donald Trump likely overstepped the law with the attempted move.

US capital starts to come back to life after virus shutdown

Life is slowly restarting in Washington as many major attractions, including the Washington Monument, begin to reopen after a six-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Testing drive unveiled as virus deaths pass one million

Coronavirus tests that deliver results in 15-30 minutes are to be rolled out across the United States and in scores of poorer countries, as health authorities worldwide try to get a handle on a disease that has now killed more than a million people.

New clampdowns for Montreal, Quebec City as Covid-19 cases soar

Quebec, the province hardest hit by the pandemic in Canada, on Monday reintroduced restrictions to limit the spread of the COVID-19 illness in three regions including Montreal and Quebec City.

Millions in Chile capital emerge from lockdown

Chile on Monday lifted strict coronavirus lockdown measures for millions of people in the capital Santiago, a month ahead of a key referendum to amend the dictatorship-era constitution.

Mexico ups COVID-19 'estimate' to 89,612 deaths

Mexico upped its "estimated" COVID-19 deaths to 89,612 on Monday, and boosted estimates of its total number of cases to 870,699, almost 137,000 more than it previously recognized.

Brazil revokes mangrove protections, triggering alarm

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government on Monday revoked regulations protecting mangroves and other fragile coastal ecosystems, in a measure environmentalists condemned as a "crime" that would lead to their destruction.

Google clamps down on apps dodging Play Store 30% cut

Google said Monday it plans to start enforcing a rule requiring Android apps in its Play store to use its payment system, which takes a 30 percent cut of transactions.

Weibo parent Sina to delist US stocks in $2.6 bn deal

Chinese internet giant Sina Corp, the parent company of the country's vast Twitter-like Weibo platform, plans to delist its US shares and go private, making it the latest mainland firm to withdraw from Wall Street as relations between Beijing and Washington sour.

A viral march across the planet, tracked by a map in motion

On a Thursday night in early January, the disease that would become known as COVID-19 claimed its first victim, a 61-year-old man who succumbed to the newly identified coronavirus in the city of Wuhan, in the People's Republic of China.

NYC elementary schools reopen in big back-to-school test

Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms Tuesday as New York City enters a high-stakes stage of resuming in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic, which is keeping students at home in many other big U.S. school systems.

Purging water system of brain-eating microbe to take 60 days

A Houston-area official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water system is purged of a deadly, microscopic parasite that doctors believed killed a boy and that led to warnings for others not to drink tap water.

United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024

A top official in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday his country plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in 2024.

500 years ago, another epidemic swept Mexico: smallpox

There were mass cremations of bodies; entire families died and the inhabitants of the city, afraid to pull their bodies out, simply collapsed their homes on top of them to bury them on the spot.

Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires

Firefighters say they hoped dying winds would enable them to bear down on a wildfire that exploded in the Northern California wine country, prompting tens of thousands of evacuations while a second blaze killed at least three people.

Cyberattack hobbles major hospital chain's US facilities

A computer outage at a major hospital chain thrust healthcare facilities across the U.S. into chaos Monday, with treatment impeded as doctors and nurses already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic were forced to rely on paper backup systems.

EPA ridicules California's proposed ban of new gas cars

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler on Monday ridiculed California Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, saying the proposal raises "significant questions of legality."

Preventing heart disease could keep more people employed and save billions for the economy

Preventing 10 years of coronary heart disease would save nearly USD $15 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) by keeping people gainfully employed. That's the finding of a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

China's air pollutant reduction success could make it tougher to control climate change

China's success in improving air quality by cutting polluting emissions may have a negative knock-on effect on climate change overall, a new study has found.

Plant droplets serve as nutrient-rich food for insects

Small watery droplets on the edges of blueberry bush leaves are loaded with nutrients for many insects, including bees, wasps and flies, according to a Rutgers-led study, the first of its kind.

Lung cancer screening a step closer to reality following combined study

Newly released study results present a strong case for lung cancer screening in New Zealand—particularly for Māori whose mortality rates are between three and four times higher than other ethnic groups.

New drug targeting DNA repair shows promise in range of advanced cancers

A new precision drug which stops cancer from repairing its DNA has shown promise in an early-stage clinical trial—highlighting the potential of a new class of drugs known as ATR inhibitors.

Understanding ghost particle interactions

Scientists often refer to the neutrino as the "ghost particle." Neutrinos were one of the most abundant particles at the origin of the universe and remain so today. Fusion reactions in the sun produce vast armies of them, which pour down on the Earth every day. Trillions pass through our bodies every second, then fly through the Earth as though it were not there.