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Weight-Loss Behaviors Overlooked in Eating Disorder Diagnoses

Cannabis Use Doubles Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Virtual Ward Bed Lowers Carbon Emissions for NHS

Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Benefit from Combination Therapy

Hospital Pharmacist Guidance Improves COPD Inhaler Use

UCLA Study: Cardiac Markers Link Cancer & Heart Disease

University of Twente Unveils First MDR-Compliant Open-Source Medical Device

Managing Age-Related Risks: Advances in Geroprotection

Novel Study: Anthropomorphizing Fitness Equipment Boosts Activity

Swedish Doctors' Antibiotic Prescribing Influenced by Peers

Chronic Artificial Light Exposure Linked to Depression

Stigma in Hospital Care for Mental Health: Research Findings

Digital Inhalers Aid in Predicting COPD Exacerbations

Arboviral Disease Cases Surge in 48 States

Abortion Providers Relocate Post-Dobbs Ruling

New Computational Model Predicts Lung Motion for Safer Biopsies

AI Innovations in Women's Health: Predicting Cancer & Detecting Endometriosis

Why Microwaving Fish Creates Lingering Smells

Study Finds Electronic Nudge Letters Ineffective for CKD Therapy

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Researchers Uncover Tick Defense Against Deadly Virus

Critically Reviewed Trial on Adolescent Depression Medication

Study by University of Bath: Antimicrobial Resistance Spreading Despite Reduced Antibiotic Use

Diabetes in Pregnancy Linked to Fetal Heart Fat

Hopeful News for Families with History of Breast and Ovarian Cancer

Study Reveals 1.74 Million Ontario Patients with Elderly Physicians

Aquatic Therapy Boosts Mental Health in Chronic Back Pain

Study Reveals High Fatty Liver Rates in Type 2 Diabetes

Molecular Mapping Project Reveals Kidney's Lipid Role

Study Reveals Genetic Link in Atherosclerosis Cells

Modern Lifestyle Shifts Impact Global Physical Activity Levels

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Newly Discovered Armored Monstersaurian in Southern Utah

The Manchurian Candidate and The IPCRESS File: Brainwashing Revisited

Rare Earth Metals: Key Assets in Trade War

Willow Leaves Reduce Ammonia Emissions in Cattle Farming

Cloud Fraction Diurnal Variation Impact on Earth's Climate

Global Environmental Crisis: Urgent Need for Real-Time Data

E. Coli: Antibiotic Resistance Testing in Agricultural Environments

Europe Faces Devastating Floods: 335 Lives Lost

Genetic Markers Boost Meat Quality in Nelore Cattle

Disposable Face Masks: Impact on Environment and Health

Study Reveals Strategic Market Withdrawal Boosts International Firm Growth

Danish Primary Schools Rely on Google Tech

WVU Researchers Develop Flood Resilience Toolkit

NASA Astronauts Conduct Simulated Moonwalk in Northern Arizona

NASA Prepares Astronauts for Artemis III Moonwalkers

Study Reveals Impact of Violence on São Paulo Teens

Study Reveals Native Plant Seeding Reduces Invasive Species

Female Researchers Unveil Systemic Sexism in Early Academic Careers

Gender Equality Impact on Girls' Science Choices

Researchers Show Magnetic Fields Regulate Laser Demagnetization

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Moon Impact Threat in 2032

Widespread Applications of Lasers in Various Fields

Impact of LGBTQ-Friendly Policies on US Firm Innovation

Soil Degradation in Southern Brazilian Amazon

Cellulose-Based Textile from Agricultural Waste: Sustainable Fashion

Optimizing Job Applications: Audition for Success

Physicists Sculpt Water Surface for Microscopic Transport

Incas' Colorful Khipus: Ancient Writing System

Study Reveals Rapid Spread of Rice Yellow Mottle Virus in Africa

The Perils of Pursuing Ballet Perfection

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A new tool predicts when users will reject a new technology

Paradoxical Relationship: High Hopes, Tech Skepticism

Singapore Engineers Develop Flying Drum Robot

Two-actuator robot combines efficient ground rolling and spinning flight in one design

Study Reveals Language Models Overemphasize Start and End

Lost in the middle: How LLM architecture and training data shape AI's position bias

AI Video Reconstruction of Christopher Pelkey's Impact Statement Leads to Maximum Sentence

AI 'reanimations': Making facsimiles of the dead raises ethical quandaries

Global Fossil Fuel Phase-Out by 2050: G20's Renewable Energy Potential

G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world: What needs to happen

Dutch Government Urges Parents to Limit Social Media for Kids

Dutch suggest social media ban for under-15s

Global oil demand to dip in 2030, first drop since COVID: IEA

Why stablecoins are gaining popularity

Global Oil Demand to Dip in 2030: International Energy Agency

US Senate to Vote on Regulating Stablecoins

Rising Popularity of AI Chatbots for Daily News

London Workshop Develops Prototype for Capturing Ship Emissions

UK startup looks to cut shipping's carbon emissions

Poll finds public turning to AI bots for news updates

Iberian Peninsula Power Outage Linked to Overvoltage

Spain says 'overvoltage' caused huge April blackout

Middle East: Beauty and Ancient Kingdoms Amid Instability

The Middle East is a major flight hub. How do airlines keep passengers safe during conflict?

Superconducting circuit could one day replace semiconductor components in quantum computing systems

Data Centers in US: Energy Consumption Trends

Exploring Next-Gen AI Chip: Eco-Friendly Innovation

Wafer-scale accelerators could redefine AI

World's First 6G INCL Balancing Simulator for Autonomous Vehicles

Simulator optimizes vehicle resources to enable real-time accident prevention in autonomous cars

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Tuesday, November 02, 2021

New methods for detecting single molecules

Resistance to antibiotics is on the rise worldwide. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM alongside the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have developed a process for rapidly detecting multidrug-resistant pathogens. The unique feature: Even one single molecule of DNA is sufficient for pathogen detection. In future, the platform could be introduced as part of point-of-care diagnostics on hospital wards or in medical practices as an alternative to the established PCR analyses or in combination with other diagnostic methods. The system will be presented at MEDICA 2021.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-11-methods-molecules.html

Remote sensing enables the prediction of potential berry picking locations

By combining nationwide airborne laser scanning data and data on berries collected in connection with forest inventories, it is possible to make small-scale berry yield predictions for an entire country. These predictions indicate potential berry picking locations, but do not accurately predict berry yields.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-11-remote-enables-potential-berry.html

Tree ring helps to reveal intensification of hydroclimatic change in middle reaches of Yangtz River

Hydroclimate is an important part of the global climate system. How hydroclimate will change in the future has attracted lots of attention under global warming.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-11-tree-reveal-intensification-hydroclimatic-middle.html

Will debt, liability and Indigenous action see the sun set on the Ring of Fire?

Noront Resources Ltd.—the company at the heart of Ontario's embattled Ring of Fire mining development—is once again making headlines as the subject of competing corporate takeover bids by mining giant BHP Billiton and Australian private investment firm Wyloo Metals.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-11-debt-liability-indigenous-action-sun.html

Using ocean plastic waste to power ocean cleanup ships

A team of researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Harvard University believes that the plastic amassing in floating islands in the oceans could be used to power the ships that are sent to clean them up. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes how ocean plastics could be converted to ship fuel.

source https://techxplore.com/news/2021-11-ocean-plastic-power-cleanup-ships.html

'Chainmail catalysis' improves efficiency of CO oxidation at room temperature

CO oxidation at room temperature is significant for gas purification. Pt promoted by 3d transition metals (TMs) is a promising candidate for this reaction. However, TMs are prone to be deeply oxidized in an oxygen-rich atmosphere, leading to low activity.

A commonly found parasite could treat certain types of cancer

Scientists have discovered that a deadly parasite, known to cause ill health in pregnant women and immunocompromised patients, could potentially be used to treat various types of tumors.

New methods for detecting single molecules

Resistance to antibiotics is on the rise worldwide. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM alongside the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have developed a process for rapidly detecting multidrug-resistant pathogens. The unique feature: Even one single molecule of DNA is sufficient for pathogen detection. In future, the platform could be introduced as part of point-of-care diagnostics on hospital wards or in medical practices as an alternative to the established PCR analyses or in combination with other diagnostic methods. The system will be presented at MEDICA 2021.

New tool assesses how well people read kids' emotions

Psychology researchers at North Carolina State University have developed and validated a new tool for assessing how accurate people are at recognizing emotion in elementary school-aged children. The technique will facilitate research on understanding emotions of children—and highlights the fact that adults are often wrong when assessing the emotions of children.

Remote sensing enables the prediction of potential berry picking locations

By combining nationwide airborne laser scanning data and data on berries collected in connection with forest inventories, it is possible to make small-scale berry yield predictions for an entire country. These predictions indicate potential berry picking locations, but do not accurately predict berry yields.

COP26: 2021 extreme weather a 'canary in the coal mine,' say experts

University of Reading climate scientists have called on world leaders at COP26 to keep the damaging consequences of climate change seen this year in mind as they begin their negotiations.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-11-cop26-extreme-weather-canary-coal.html

A cosmic whodunit: ALMA study confirms what's robbing galaxies of their star-forming gas

Astronomers examining the nearby universe with the help of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have just completed the largest high-resolution survey of star-forming fuel ever conducted in galaxy clusters. But more importantly, they're tackling a long-standing mystery in astrophysics: What's killing galaxies? The research, which provides the clearest evidence to date that extreme environments in space have severe impacts on the galaxies within them, will be published in an upcoming edition of The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-11-cosmic-whodunit-alma-galaxies-star-forming.html

Researchers explore the extremely metal-poor galaxy DDO 68

By performing hydrodynamical simulations, astronomers have investigated an extremely metal-poor galaxy known as DDO 68. Results of the study, presented in a paper published October 25 on the arXiv pre-print server, shed more light on the origin and nature of this peculiar galaxy.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-11-explore-extremely-metal-poor-galaxy-ddo.html

Satellite monitoring of Greenland ice melting highlights global flood risk

Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and intense over the past 40 years, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide, finds new research involving UCL academics.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-11-satellite-greenland-ice-highlights-global.html

Using optical microscopy to take a look beneath the skin of 'surfactant onions'

Surfactant onions form when layers of surfactant molecules organize around each other into a sphere. They are easily pictured by thinking of their vegetable namesake. Until now it has not been clear whether surfactant onions are perfect layered structures or whether they contain defects. Researchers from the University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science have used microscopy to get a better understanding of surfactant onion layers, which is important for their potential application. Their findings are published in Physical Review Research.

source https://phys.org/news/2021-11-optical-microscopy-beneath-skin-surfactant.html

Chemo helps breast cancer cells to spread and attach to blood vessel linings in the lungs

A new study adds to the evidence that chemotherapy enhances cancer's spread beyond the primary tumor, showing how one chemo drug allows breast cancer cells to squeeze through and attach to blood vessel linings in the lungs.

Tree ring helps to reveal intensification of hydroclimatic change in middle reaches of Yangtz River

Hydroclimate is an important part of the global climate system. How hydroclimate will change in the future has attracted lots of attention under global warming.

Study: Lack of sleep affecting students' mental health, especially women

More than two thirds (65.5 percent) of students are experiencing poor sleep quality and this is linked to mental health problems, new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Human Biology suggests.

Will debt, liability and Indigenous action see the sun set on the Ring of Fire?

Noront Resources Ltd.—the company at the heart of Ontario's embattled Ring of Fire mining development—is once again making headlines as the subject of competing corporate takeover bids by mining giant BHP Billiton and Australian private investment firm Wyloo Metals.

Using ocean plastic waste to power ocean cleanup ships

A team of researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Harvard University believes that the plastic amassing in floating islands in the oceans could be used to power the ships that are sent to clean them up. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes how ocean plastics could be converted to ship fuel.