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Reduce Your Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer's

Health Officials Warn Against Brightly Colored Gas Station Products

Researchers Uncover Brain's Resilience to Neuron Loss

FDA Approves Pembrolizumab for Head and Neck Cancer

U.S. Reports Fewer Than 30 Measles Cases, Ohio Outbreaks End

Tooth Disorders Prompted 1.9M ER Visits in 2020-2022

Cleveland Clinic Study Enhances Drug Resistance Understanding

New Recommendations for Axial Spondyloarthritis in 2022

Immunotherapy Revolutionizes Cancer Treatment

Advances in Vasculopathy Management for Systemic Sclerosis

Rising Pediatric ER Visits for Acute Allergic Reactions

Genetic Forms of Autism: Brain Activity Patterns & Behavior

Special Care for Young Adults with Chronic Diseases: EULAR Congress Insights

Study Reveals Decline in Physical Fitness of US Youth

Rising Alcohol-Related Liver Disease Deaths Among Women

Ferulic Acid in Rice Bran Suppresses Intestinal Contractions

525K Excess Deaths in 2023 Linked to Education & Health

Promoting Physical Activity for Rheumatic Diseases

Eular Emphasizes Role of Nurses in Rheumatology Care

Eular Recommendations for Managing Osteoarthritis

Global Impact: Disparities in RMD Resources

Managing Information for Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases

Eular Stresses Patient Empowerment in Rheumatology

Challenges in Predicting Diabetic Foot Ulcers Healing

Improving Cancer Therapy: Challenges of CAR-T Cell Survival

Researchers Identify Coordinator of Muscle Repair After Injuries

Novel Immuno-PET/CT Technique Identifies CD70 Biomarker for Nasopharyngeal Cancer

World Health Assembly Adopts WHO Pandemic Agreement

Study Links Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to ICU Disinfection

A*STAR GIS Scientists Develop AI Method for Faster Cancer Tracking

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Nice, France Emerges as Global Hub for Ocean Science

South Australian Beaches Suffer Ongoing Pollution Crisis

UCLA Engineers Develop Universal 3D PSF Framework

Researchers Uncover Amazon Rainforest Canopy Resilience

Common Spider Kills Prey with Silk and Toxins

Florida Zoo's Oldest Resident Marks 135th Birthday and First Father's Day

Antarctic Wildlife Behavior in Winter

France's Nuclear Arsenal: European Defense Urgency

Exploring Methods to Boost Ocean Carbon Uptake

Florida Reaches Milestone, Ancient Teen Remains Found, Uranus Moons Study

New Species of Tyrannosaur Discovered in Mongolia

AI Impact on Job Market: Employers Seek New Skills

Satellite Data Reveals Ancient Ruins & Carbon Levels

World Leaders Take Major Steps Towards Marine Protection

Pumas' Sanctuary Amid Urban Growth in Sao Paolo

Breakthrough Visualization of Key Protein Structures

Air Pollution Linked to 50,000 Annual US Deaths

Japan Meteorological Agency Chief Dismisses Summer Earthquake Rumors

Ocean Currents Boost Vessel Fuel Efficiency at Paris Tech Fair

Fossil Corals Hint at Steeper Sea Level Rise

"Engineering Chiral Electron Pathways Unveiled in Quantum Phenomenon"

Astronomers Discover Gas and Dust Disks Around Young Stars

Scientists Find Evidence of Planetary Boundary in Oceans

AI and ML Revolutionize Particle Physics Understanding

Sky Assistance Enhances Forest Fire Prevention in São Carlos

Role of Acyl Carrier Protein in Fatty Acid Biosynthesis

Gulf Reef Fish Population Surges for 2025 Red Snapper Season

Antarctic Detector Unveils Mysterious Particle Signals

Gender-Equality Paradox: Preferences in Equal Societies

Rare Intermediate: Crystal-Glass Hybrid Stability Study

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OpenAI Collaborates with iPhone Designer for AI Gadget

Big tech on a quest for ideal AI device

Internet Searches: World Events, Celebrities, DIY Help

AI overviews have transformed Google search. Here's how they work—and how to opt out

Workers need better tools and tech to boost productivity. Why aren't companies stepping up to invest?

Albanese and Chalmers Focus on Productivity Growth Summit

Benchmarking hallucinations: New metric tracks where multimodal reasoning models go wrong

Advancements in Multimodal Large Language Models

Physicists Innovate Quantum Clocks for Precise Time Measurement

A framework for realizing a microscopic, highly precise and energy-efficient quantum clock

AI Technology Generates Podcasts on Scientific Papers, Fooling Authors

AI-generated podcasts open new doors to make science accessible

New imaging method reveals how lithium-metal batteries lose capacity over time

Potential Power Boost: Lithium-Metal Batteries vs. Lithium-Ion

Google turns internet queries into conversations

Google Introduces Conversational Search with AI Summaries

Race Against Time: Finding Survivors After Disaster

Robots to the rescue: Miniature robots offer new hope for search and rescue operations

Unlocking Insights from Vast Visual Collections

Researcher explores visual media through the lens of machine vision

Predicting post-disaster waste disposal times to improve resilience to tsunamis and earthquakes

Devastating Threats: Tsunamis and Earthquakes' Impact

Impacts of Floating Solar on Biodiversity and Climate

New approach models potential and trade-offs of floating solar

Evaporative cooling tech could curb data centers' rising energy demands

New Cooling Technology for Data Centers

Florida Homeowners Get Expert Advice on Flood-Resistant Materials

New tool could help homeowners weather flood risks, lower insurance costs

Explainable AI: New framework increases transparency in decision-making systems

New Explainable AI Technique Enhances Image Classification

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Q&A: La Nina's back and it's not good for parts of dry West

For the second straight year, the world heads into fall and winter with a La Nina weather event. This would tend to dry out parts of an already parched and fiery American West and boost an already busy Atlantic hurricane season.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-qa-la-nina-good-west.html

For 50 years, mass incarceration has hurt American families. Here's how to change it

For nearly 50 years, the incarceration rate in the U.S. has grown at an exponential rate. Today, the U.S. has the largest prison population in the world. Incarceration is especially common in poor communities of color where nearly 70% of Black men who did not finish high school and are approaching midlife will be in prison at some point in their lives.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-years-mass-incarceration-american-families.html

Facial recognition, cameras and other tools police use raise questions about accountability

Facial recognition, body cameras and other digital technologies are increasingly used by police departments, municipalities and even gated communities, but these tools manufactured by private companies raise the specter of unchecked surveillance, a University of California, Davis researcher suggests.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-facial-recognition-cameras-tools-police.html

Electric sheep: Grazing in solar arrays supports economy, climate

As industrial-sized solar installations pop up throughout New York and New England states, residents fear the loss of agricultural land. One solution is simple: Sheep.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-electric-sheep-grazing-solar-arrays.html

How bacteria create a piggy bank for the lean times

Bacteria can store extra resources for the lean times. It's a bit like keeping a piggy bank or carrying a backup battery pack. One important reserve is known as cyanophycin granules, which were first noticed by an Italian scientist about 150 years ago. He saw big, dark splotches in the cells of the blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) he was studying without understanding either what they were or their purpose. Since then, scientists have realized that cyanophycin was made of a natural green biopolymer, that bacteria use it as a store of nitrogen and energy, and that it could have many biotechnological applications. They have tried producing large amounts of cyanophycin by putting the enzyme that makes it (known as cyanophycin synthetase) in everything from E. coli to tobacco, but without being able to make enough of it to be very useful.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-bacteria-piggy-bank.html

Early modern human from Southeast Asia adapted to a rainforest environment

Although there has been evidence of our species living in rainforest regions in Southeast Asia from at least 70,000 years ago, the poor preservation of organic material in these regions limits how much we know about their diet and ecological adaptations to these habitats. An international team of scientists led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has now applied a new method to investigate the diet of fossil humans: The analysis of stable zinc isotopes from tooth enamel. This method proves particularly helpful to learn whether prehistoric humans and animals were primarily eating meat or plants.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-early-modern-human-southeast-asia.html

China set to send 3 astronauts on longest crewed mission yet

China is preparing to send three astronauts to live on its space station for six months—a new milestone for a program that has advanced rapidly in recent years.

Death threats, law suits: COVID experts targeted

Marc Van Ranst, a virologist famous in Belgium for providing expertise about the COVID-19 pandemic, was at home for his first afternoon off in months in May, unaware that his life was under threat and that he would soon be forced to go into hiding.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-death-threats-law-covid-experts.html

Researchers build $400 self-navigating smart cane

Most know the white cane as a simple-but-crucial tool that assists people with visual impairments in making their way through the world. Researchers at Stanford University have now introduced an affordable robotic cane that guides people with visual impairments safely and efficiently through their environments.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-self-navigating-smart-cane.html

Embattled Facebook releases new curbs on harassment

Facebook unveiled fresh protections Wednesday against online attacks on journalists, activists and celebrities as the social media giant battles a crisis over its platforms' potential harms.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-embattled-facebook-curbs.html

Death toll in Philippines storm rises to 19

The death toll from a storm that triggered landslides and flash floods across the Philippines has risen to at least 19, authorities said Thursday, linking the extreme rainfall to climate change.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-death-toll-philippines-storm.html

Streaming wars heat up

World domination is no longer the preserve of evil dictators and Bond villains.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-streaming-wars.html

Death threats, law suits: COVID experts targeted

Marc Van Ranst, a virologist famous in Belgium for providing expertise about the COVID-19 pandemic, was at home for his first afternoon off in months in May, unaware that his life was under threat and that he would soon be forced to go into hiding.

Death toll in Philippines storm rises to 19

The death toll from a storm that triggered landslides and flash floods across the Philippines has risen to at least 19, authorities said Thursday, linking the extreme rainfall to climate change.

Prince William tells space tourists: fix Earth instead

Britain's Prince William has launched an attack on space tourism, urging more attention on problems closer to home ahead of the COP26 climate summit.

Improvements in microscopy home in on biology's elusive details

In the late 1600s, the Dutch tradesman Anthoni van Leeuwenhoek began investigating the world of the very small using the first microscope, discovering a riotous world of protists, bacteria, and other previously unseen organisms. Subsequent generations of scientists have developed ever-more-sophisticated means of probing the microscopic world, bringing many mysteries of the biological realm into stunning relief.

After two hours, sunscreen that includes zinc oxide loses effectiveness, becomes toxic: study

Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, loses much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, according to a collaboration that included Oregon State University scientists.

Prince William tells space tourists: fix Earth instead

Britain's Prince William has launched an attack on space tourism, urging more attention on problems closer to home ahead of the COP26 climate summit.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-prince-william-space-tourists-earth.html

From cars to gasoline, surging prices match a 13-year high

Another jump in consumer prices in September sent inflation up 5.4% from where it was a year ago, matching the largest increase since 2008 as tangled global supply lines continue to create havoc.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-cars-gasoline-surging-prices-year.html

Improvements in microscopy home in on biology's elusive details

In the late 1600s, the Dutch tradesman Anthoni van Leeuwenhoek began investigating the world of the very small using the first microscope, discovering a riotous world of protists, bacteria, and other previously unseen organisms. Subsequent generations of scientists have developed ever-more-sophisticated means of probing the microscopic world, bringing many mysteries of the biological realm into stunning relief.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-microscopy-home-biology-elusive.html

After two hours, sunscreen that includes zinc oxide loses effectiveness, becomes toxic: study

Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, loses much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of exposure to ultraviolet radiation, according to a collaboration that included Oregon State University scientists.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-hours-sunscreen-zinc-oxide-effectiveness.html

Outdated attitudes risk widening inequalities in hybrid workplace, think-tank warns

Employers could undo the progress made over the last 18 months and deepen workplace inequalities if organisations fail to override the deep-rooted perceptions of 'office culture', a leading think tank has warned.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-10-outdated-attitudes-widening-inequalities-hybrid.html

Outdated attitudes risk widening inequalities in hybrid workplace, think-tank warns

Employers could undo the progress made over the last 18 months and deepen workplace inequalities if organisations fail to override the deep-rooted perceptions of 'office culture', a leading think tank has warned.