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Study Links Grandfather's Chemical Exposure to Granddaughter's Puberty Timing

Study Reveals Ways to Improve Blood Sugar and Weight

Study Reveals Link Between Early Menstruation and Health

AI Application for Diagnosing Endocrine Cancers Unveiled at ENDO 2025

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Influence Food Preferences

Obesity-Related Cancer Deaths Triple in US

Sweeteners in Foods Linked to Early Puberty in Children

Killer Whales: Surprisingly Soft and Generous

Stay Safe in the Sun: Beach and Pool Dangers

Guideline for Women with Diabetes: Preconception Care Essentials

Hiv Vaccine Trials Delayed In South Africa

Study Shows Significant Reduction in Deaths from Cholera, Ebola, and Measles Outbreaks

Role of Overlooked RNA in Female Decision-Making

1 in 3 U.S. Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome

Radiation Therapy Boosts Metastasis Growth in Advanced Tumors

Study: Semaglutide Raises Muscle Loss Risk in Women & Older Adults

Study Suggests Osteoporosis Treatment for Over 80s

Thyroid Treatment Reduces SIBO Risk, Study Finds

Study Reveals Impact of Metabolic Health on Aging Men's Reproductive Systems

Tirzepatide and Hormone Therapy Boost Weight Loss

Study Reveals Impact of Parent Well-Being on Child Health

Study Reveals Oxytocin's Role in Mood Disturbances

Tirzepatide Study: Reducing Breast Cancer Growth

41% of Australians Have Used Cannabis: Study

19% of Packaged Foods in US Contain Synthetic Food Dyes

Northern Arizona Resident Dies from Pneumonic Plague

Positive Outcomes in Brain Metastases: Targeted Radiation Study

Immune Response to Flu Virus: Antigen In, Antibody Out

Opioid Epidemic Linked to Rising Hepatitis C Cases

Contact Sports Linked to Brain Diseases

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New Study Challenges Male Dominance in Primate Relationships

Denver Museum Unearths Fossil Bone in Parking Lot

Study Reveals Elk Rock Art Transformation in Mongolian Altai

3,800-Year-Old Caral Citadel Unveiled in Peru

Rare 54-Pound Mars Rock: Auction Price $2-4M

Mystery Solved: Paranthropus Robustus - Ancient Human Relative

Unraveling the Enigma of Dark Matter

Companies Urged to Return Workers for Productivity Boost

Act Releases Draft Regulations for Dog Welfare: Dogs Need Three Hours Daily Human Contact

Balancing Timber Production and Ecosystem Health

Do Animals Communicate Like Humans?

States Increasing Ban on Smartphones in Schools

New Fish Named After Darth Vader, DART Mission Analysis

Molecular Glues: Key Targets in Pharmaceutical Research

Sand and Dust Storms Impact 330M People in 150+ Countries

Breakthrough Photonic-Crystal Laser: Room Temp Lasing

Unveiling the Importance of Human Genome's 3D Structure

New Microchip Reveals Antibody-Virus Interactions

French Researchers Extend Study to Fukushima: Animal Life in Radioactive Zones

Study Reveals Polar Vortex Impact on US Winter Cold

Household Items Emitting Formaldehyde: Risks to Health

Wildfires Prompt Evacuation at Grand Canyon

Arctic Sled Dogs: Evolution from Working Partners to Beloved Pets

Astronomers Spot Rare Object Beyond Solar System

Challenges in Food Safety: Pathogens and Realities

Europe Study: PE Packaging's Lower Global Warming Potential

Unveiling Centuries-Old Landscape Transformations

Promising Results: LA County's Homelessness Prevention Unit Success

Shark Migration Patterns Extended in Northeast Atlantic

Deciphering Evolutionary Arms Race in Human Cells

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Elon Musk's Startup xAI Apologizes for Offensive AI Posts

xAI apologizes for Grok's offensive posts

Electricity Poles Installed in Navajo Nation Boost Power Access

Faced with US heat waves, the Navajo push for power—and A/C

Does AI actually boost productivity? The evidence is murky

Australia's Labor Productivity Growth Hits 60-Year Low

Limit Fridge Gazing Time to Boost Productivity

Beat the heat with these cooling gadgets and wearables

Air India Plane Crash: Fuel Control Switches Turned Off

What the 'black box' can tell us about plane crashes

XAI's Grok 4 Consults Elon Musk on Responses

Latest Grok chatbot turns to Musk for some answers

Car Manufacturers Enhance Safety Features with Advanced Driving Assistance Systems

Driving assistance systems could backfire: Some warning alerts can lead to more hazardous driving

Elon Musk's X platform investigated in France for alleged data tampering and fraud

French Prosecutors Investigate Data Tampering on Elon Musk's Platform

Key barriers hindering data-driven smart manufacturing adoption identified

From 0 to 100 in 12 minutes—roadmap for lithium–sulfur batteries

New method replaces nickel and cobalt in battery for cleaner, cheaper lithium-ion batteries

Evolving Strategies: The Power of Manufacturing Data Analytics

Future Mobility: Fast Charging Challenges in Lithium-Ion Batteries

McGill University Researchers Develop High-Performance Battery Materials

New Battery Technology Enables Partial Self-Recharging

Wireless induction concept demonstrates self-recharging mechanism in batteries

Tallest Steel-Framed Building Tests Earthquake Resilience

Engineers shake tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator

Novel Communications System ZEN Enhances AI Training

Autonomous Shuttles Revolutionize Public Transport

Beating the AI bottleneck: Communications innovation could markedly improve AI training process

New Airport Security Screener: HEXWAVE Evaluation for PreCheck

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Madrid hospital struggles with surge in virus cases

At Severo Ochoa hospital in a Madrid suburb badly-hit during the pandemic's first wave, the intensive care unit is once again full and exhausted medics dread a repeat of the same "horror".

Virus, what virus? India gets back to work

India is on course to top the world in coronavirus cases, but from Maharashtra's whirring factories to Kolkata's thronging markets, people are back at work—and eager to forget the pandemic for festival season.

Ireland is first EU country to re-enter lockdown

Ireland will be the first EU country to return to coronavirus lockdown, prime minister Micheal Martin said Monday, issuing a nationwide "stay at home" order but insisting schools will stay open.

Bottle-fed babies ingest 'millions' of microplastics: study

Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day, new research showed Monday highlighting the abundance of plastics in our food products.

'Like the speed of the wind': Kenya's lakes rise to destructive highs

Peering into the lake, the village elder struggled to pinpoint where beneath the hyacinth and mesquite weeds lay the farm he lived in his entire life until the water rose like never before and swallowed everything.

What are the treatment options for COVID-19?

What are the treatment options for COVID-19?

SK Hynix in $9 bn deal for Intel's flash memory chip business

The world's second-largest chipmaker, South Korea's SK Hynix, announced a record $9 billion deal Tuesday to buy Intel's flash memory chip operation as it seeks to bolster its position against rival behemoth Samsung Electronics.

California's feared surge of virus cases hasn't happened

Near the end of September, with coronavirus cases falling and more schools and businesses reopening, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration urged restraint, citing a statistical model that predicted a startling 89% increase in virus hospitalizations in the next month.

Large earthquake off Alaska prompts tsunami fears, fleeing

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake prompted a tsunami warning Monday for a nearly thousand-mile stretch of Alaska's southern coast, with waves over 2 feet at the nearest community as the threat subsided.

Argentina hits 1 million cases as virus slams Latin America

At the edge of Argentina in a city known as "The End of the World," many thought they might be spared from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.

China's super rich got $1.5 trillion richer during pandemic: report

China's super wealthy have earned a record $1.5 trillion in 2020, more than the past five years combined, as e-commerce and gaming boomed during pandemic lockdowns, an annual rich list said Tuesday.

Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study.

Conversation about suicide prevention leads to safe gun storage

Talking to people at gun shows about suicide prevention and the risks of unsecured firearms can lead to safe weapons storage, according to a new study.

Focal epilepsy often overlooked: Earlier diagnosis could lead to fewer car accidents

Having subtler symptoms, a form of epilepsy that affects only one part of the brain often goes undiagnosed long enough to cause unexpected seizures that contribute to car crashes, a new study finds.

Why school bullying prevention programs that involve peers may be harmful to victims

School bullying has been identified as harmful to students' mental health. Many studies have evaluated the effectiveness of bullying prevention programs, finding mixed results in general and no benefits overall for secondary school students. Looking at the specific components of bullying prevention programs helps to explain the complicated pattern: Unlike intensive programs that include parent training, firm disciplinary methods or improved playground supervision, interventions that involve work with peers tend to lead to increases in bullying. A new review explores why encouraging peers to defend victims may actually cause more harm than good.

Democracy: Millennials are the most disillusioned generation 'in living memory'—global study

Young people's faith in democratic politics is lower than any other age group, and millennials across the world are more disillusioned with democracy than Generation X or baby boomers were at the same stage of life.

Enhanced-image endoscopy more effective than conventional imaging for detecting upper GI cancers

Linked color imaging (LCI), a new image-enhanced endoscopy technique that allows users to recognize slight differences in mucosal color, is more effective than conventional white light imaging (WLI) for detecting tumors in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Findings from a randomized controlled trial are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

'Like the speed of the wind': Kenya's lakes rise to destructive highs

Peering into the lake, the village elder struggled to pinpoint where beneath the hyacinth and mesquite weeds lay the farm he lived in his entire life until the water rose like never before and swallowed everything.

source https://phys.org/news/2020-10-kenya-lakes-destructive-highs.html

SK Hynix in $9 bn deal for Intel's flash memory chip business

The world's second-largest chipmaker, South Korea's SK Hynix, announced a record $9 billion deal Tuesday to buy Intel's flash memory chip operation as it seeks to bolster its position against rival behemoth Samsung Electronics.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-10-sk-hynix-bn-intel-memory.html

Large earthquake off Alaska prompts tsunami fears, fleeing

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake prompted a tsunami warning Monday for a nearly thousand-mile stretch of Alaska's southern coast, with waves over 2 feet at the nearest community as the threat subsided.

source https://phys.org/news/2020-10-large-earthquake-alaska-prompts-tsunami.html

China's super rich got $1.5 trillion richer during pandemic: report

China's super wealthy have earned a record $1.5 trillion in 2020, more than the past five years combined, as e-commerce and gaming boomed during pandemic lockdowns, an annual rich list said Tuesday.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2020-10-fortunes-china-internet.html

Democracy: Millennials are the most disillusioned generation 'in living memory'—global study

Young people's faith in democratic politics is lower than any other age group, and millennials across the world are more disillusioned with democracy than Generation X or baby boomers were at the same stage of life.

source https://phys.org/news/2020-10-democracy-millennials-disillusioned-memoryglobal.html