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Decline in Measles Vaccine Uptake Amid COVID

Ai-Powered Lung Ultrasound Outperforms Humans in TB Diagnosis

Measles Outbreak in West Texas: Not by Chance

Endometriosis: Chronic Inflammatory Condition in Women

Cancer's Cruel Consequence: Apathy in Advanced Stages

World Health Organization Members Agree on Pandemic Strategy

Comparing Yoga vs. Strengthening Exercises for Knee Osteoarthritis

Parasitic Infection Linked to Cervical Cancer Gene Activity

3 Million Children Worldwide Lost Lives in 2022 to Antimicrobial Resistance

Rethinking Trust in Wearable Device Health Scores

Cannabis Extract Aids Children with Autism

Stress Impact on Brain Repair: Antidepressants Reverse Suppression

Countries Negotiate International Agreement to Tackle Future Pandemics

US Health Secretary Announces Study on Autism Epidemic

Measles Outbreak Spreads Across U.S.

Improved Cancer Detection Method from Blood Samples

DNA Differences Among Seven Ape Species Unveiled

Study Reveals Low Weight Regain in Tirzepatide Trial

Study Reveals Higher Death Risk in Adults with RSV-ARI

Study Reveals IL-6 as Key Sepsis Biomarker

American Woman's Record-Breaking Pig Kidney Implant

Clinical Trial: Certolizumab Reduces Pregnancy Risks in APS

Study Reveals Isolated Canadian Women Eat Fewer Fruits

Women Injured Traumatically Less Likely to Get Timely Whole Blood Transfusions

Ai Tool Creates Medically Accurate Models of Fibrotic Heart Tissue

Study Reveals 12.0% CMC Diagnoses in Military Kids

Opioid System's Role in Social Behavior

Autistic Women's Motherhood Needs Uncovered

CDC Recommends Extra Measles Protection for Travelers

Managing Asthma in 5 Million U.S. Children

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Rising Arabica Bean Costs Prompt Coffee Innovation

The Power of Languages in Cultural Reflection

Global Plastic Recycling Rate Stagnant Below 10%

Particles in Jets Preserve Origin Info in Subatomic Collisions

"Galaxy's Virgo Black Hole Awakens, Emitting X-ray Flares"

After Floodwaters Recede, Talk of Planned Retreat Emerges

Resuscitating Extinct Species: Cute White Puppies in Action

Scottish Brothers Attempt Record Row Across Pacific

Strong Winds Sweep Beijing, Northern China; Flights Canceled

Moon's Far Side: Soil & Rocks Suggest Drier Conditions

Impact of Flushed Drugs on Waterways

Rowing Mishap Hinders Momentum in Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race

Brain Circuit Tied to Political Behavior, Volcano Sparks Phytoplankton Boom, New Universe Model

Trump Administration Seeks Major Cuts to Climate Research

UN Approves Marine Shipping Emission Reduction Policies

Study Reveals Children's Gender Biases in Facial Expressions

Harvard Scientists Develop Unique Optical Vortex Beam

New Nanoparticle Technology for High Color Purity RGB Light

High School Student Discovers 1.5 Million Space Objects

International Trade, Tariffs, and Domestic Manufacturing: Insights from Bradley Setzler

Polarized Debate on Transgender Language in Sweden

Rising Popularity of Friendly Otters: Social Media Stardom

Researchers from ULiège Propose Sustainable Quantum Dot Production

Schools of Torpedo-Shaped Fishes Glide Along Coral Reef Edge

Deciphering the Evolution of Lauraceae Plants

Importance of Language Proficiency Assessment in Global Context

Exploring Diversity of Unicellular Organisms in Añana Salt Valley

Uncovering Plant Cell Transformation in Abscission Process

O'ahu's Coastline Erosion Risk: New Research Findings

Marine Carbon Removal Options: Choosing the Best Strategy

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Human Body Motions for Video Games & VR

Captain Andrew Simons Warns Passengers of Choppy Channel Crossing

Georgia Tech Researchers Develop Microstructure Brain Sensor for Continuous BCI Integration

Team Develops Technique to Enhance Stainless Steel Strength

Chatgpt Enhances Nuclear Science: Zavier Ndum's Breakthrough

Flexible Battery Breakthrough: Shape-Shifting Power Innovation

Revolutionary Spatial Computing: Bridging Real and Digital Worlds

EU Researchers Develop Smarter Sustainable Cooling System

Augmented Reality System for Precise Timber Cuts

Japanese Scientists Develop Ultra-Thin Heat Pipe for Electronics

Advancements in Lithium-Ion Battery Technology

Perovskite Solar Cell Shows High Heat Resilience

Impact of Advanced Social Robots on Household Interactions

Rise of Intimate AI Relationships Sparks Concern

Indian Tree Gum Holds Potential for Eco-Friendly Supercapacitors

San Diego County Supervisors Address AI Policy

World's First 3D-Printed Train Station Unveiled in Japan

Apple's Latest Smartphone Lifts Spirits in Jakarta

Tesla Opens First Showrooms in Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia

UK Government Urged to Expand Support for Low-Carbon Technologies

Role of Solar and Wind Power in 24/7 Electricity Storage

Google Accused of Tracking Students for Profit

Data Breach at Morocco's Social Security Agency

Research Shows Slow Progress in Holding Tech Companies Accountable

Challenges of Connecting Sea Structures to Power Grid

Digital Twins in Healthcare: Risks of Adversarial Attacks

Institute of Visual Computing Removes Objects in Live 3D Recordings

Balancing Data Privacy and Model Accuracy

TikTok's International Revenue Surges Amid US Ban Deadline

Openai Counters Elon Musk: AI Giant's Legal Action

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Thursday, 4 July 2019

Using virtual reality could make you a better person in real life

If you've ever participated in a virtual reality (VR) experience, you might have found yourself navigating the virtual world as an avatar. If you haven't, you probably recognise the experience from its portrayal in film and on television.

* This article was originally published here

DOJ asks congress to permanently classify fentanyl-like drugs

(HealthDay)—A temporary order classifying fentanyl-like drugs as controlled substances should be enacted into law, the U.S. Department of Justice is telling Congress.

* This article was originally published here

Sports playbook helps doctors predict cancer patient outcomes

In this season of global soccer competitions and hotly contested political primaries, bookies and pundits are scouring every evolving scrap of information and sifting through mountains of data in an effort to predict the outcome of the next game or election. These predictions can change on a dime, however, based on a player's poor pass or a candidate's stellar debate performance.

* This article was originally published here

Families biting their tongues to avoid Brexit rows, research shows

Experts at the University of Sheffield have found that people are avoiding conversations about politics in order to prevent fall-outs over Brexit.

* This article was originally published here

Scientists discover autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer

Using advanced technology, scientists at Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub, Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have discovered an autoimmune disease that appears to affect men with testicular cancer.

* This article was originally published here

New research suggests three profiles of communication delays in early childhood

Parenting books, magazines and apps are filled with tools to help parents keep track of their child's developmental milestones. Parents are often particularly concerned about their child's language and communication skills. But what does it mean if your child doesn't meet these early milestones?

* This article was originally published here

Genes, yes, but obesity pandemic mostly down to diet: study

A three-fold jump since 1975 in the percentage of adults worldwide who are obese has been driven mainly by a shift in diet and lack of exercise, but genes do play a role as well, according a large-scale study published Thursday.

* This article was originally published here

It's mosquito season: here's how to protect yourself

(HealthDay)—Summer is synonymous with mosquitoes, and that means possible exposure to the West Nile and Zika viruses. Both are spread mainly through mosquito bites.

* This article was originally published here

No-take marine areas help fishers (and fish) far more than we thought

One hectare of ocean in which fishing is not allowed (a marine protected area) produces at least five times the amount of fish as an equivalent unprotected hectare, according to new research published today.

* This article was originally published here

Potential harm from medical instruments not made clear in studies

The potential harm from medical instruments is not made clear in academic studies, according to research by the University of York.

* This article was originally published here

They're cutting opioid prescriptions by stopping pain before it starts

Doctors today are reducing their patients' need for strong opioid medications after surgery by pre-treating patients with other pain relievers before they even enter the operating room.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/theyre-cutting-opioid-prescriptions-by-stopping-pain-before-it-starts

Do passengers prefer autonomous vehicles driven like machines or like humans?

Passenger and pedestrian confidence and acceptance will be key to the future and development of autonomous vehicles so researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have just conducted and reported an experiment to see which autonomous vehicles driving style engendered the highest levels of confidence among autonomous vehicles passengers—driving with full machine efficiency, or driving in a way that emulates average human driving. The surprising result was that neither was optimal but that a blend of both might be best.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/do-passengers-prefer-autonomous-vehicles-driven-like-machines-or-like-humans

Ignoring cues for alcohol and fast food is hard—but is it out of our control?

A UNSW psychology experiment has shown why it can be so hard to direct our attention away from cues that might lead to behavior we'd like to avoid, like drinking alcohol and eating unhealthy food.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/ignoring-cues-for-alcohol-and-fast-food-is-hard-but-is-it-out-of-our-control

Making wireless communication more energy efficient

Omer Tanovic, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, joined the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) because he loves studying theory and turning research questions into solvable math problems. But Omer says that his engineering background—before coming to MIT he received undergraduate and master's degrees in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina—has taught him never to lose sight of the intended applications of his work, or the practical parameters for implementation.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/making-wireless-communication-more-energy-efficient

Genes could play a role in tooth decay and gum disease

Tooth decay and gum disease impact on illness and healthcare spending, yet the role of genetics in dental problems is largely unknown. New research led by an international team, including researchers at the University of Bristol, suggests hereditary traits and factors such as obesity, education and personality could play a role in tooth decay and gum disease.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/genes-could-play-a-role-in-tooth-decay-and-gum-disease

Stromboli clears up ash after deadly volcano eruption

The village of Ginostra on Stromboli began sweeping away layers of ash on Thursday, the day after a dramatic volcanic eruption on the tiny Italian island killed a hiker.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/stromboli-clears-up-ash-after-deadly-volcano-eruption

Scientists combine light and matter to make particles with new behaviors

Every type of atom in the universe has a unique fingerprint: It only absorbs or emits light at the particular energies that match the allowed orbits of its electrons. That fingerprint enables scientists to identify an atom wherever it is found. A hydrogen atom in outer space absorbs light at the same energies as one on Earth.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/scientists-combine-light-and-matter-to-make-particles-with-new-behaviors

New Zealand slams Google over murder case gaffe

Google was accused of "giving the middle finger" by New Zealand's Justice Minister Thursday, after the US tech giant refused to tighten publication standards after breaching court suppression orders in a high-profile murder case.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/new-zealand-slams-google-over-murder-case-gaffe

Chinese official: Pig fever outbreak 'complicated and grim'

The death toll from a disease outbreak in China's pig herds that has pushed up global pork prices has risen to 1.2 million animals, but its spread has "significantly slowed," a deputy agriculture minister said Thursday.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/chinese-official-pig-fever-outbreak-complicated-and-grim

French lawmakers approve 3% tax on online giants

France's lower house of parliament approved Thursday a small, pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook—and the French government hopes other countries will follow suit.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/french-lawmakers-approve-3-tax-on-online-giants

Hot weather in Greek capital shuts down Acropolis

Greece's most famous archaeological site, the Acropolis in Athens, has shut down to visitors for four hours because of hot weather in the capital.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/hot-weather-in-greek-capital-shuts-down-acropolis

Substantial increase in body weight since 1960s due to interplay between genes and environment

People with a genetic predisposition to obesity are not only at greater risk of excess weight, their genes interact with an increasingly "obesogenic" environment, resulting in higher body mass index (BMI) in recent decades, finds a study from Norway published by The BMJ today.

* This article was originally published here

New technique could brighten screens and make smartphone batteries last longer

Our future TV and smartphone screens could have double the energy efficiency, thanks to a technique invented by Imperial scientists.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/new-technique-could-brighten-screens-and-make-smartphone-batteries-last-longer

Sharing control with robots may make manufacturing safer, more efficient

Hulking robots common to assembly line manufacturing tend to be loners. They often cut, bend and weld metal inside cages and behind barriers meant to safely separate them from human workers.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/sharing-control-with-robots-may-make-manufacturing-safer-more-efficient

Teaching artificial intelligence to create visuals with more common sense

Today's smartphones often use artificial intelligence (AI) to help make the photos we take crisper and clearer. But what if these AI tools could be used to create entire scenes from scratch?

* This article was originally published here

How scientists used NASA data to predict appearance of July 2 eclipse

As sunset drew near on July 2, 2019, thousands along a ribbon of land stretching across Chile and Argentina looked to the skies, waiting for the Moon's shadow to cast them into momentary darkness. They knew a total solar eclipse was coming, and counted down the seconds.

* This article was originally published here

Simpler name for cancer genetic syndrome could save lives

As medical science links certain genetic mutations with a greater variety of cancers, the names for these risk syndromes are falling out of step.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/simpler-name-for-cancer-genetic-syndrome-could-save-lives

Creation of big data tool leads to new ideas on form and function of insect eggs

Sometimes disproving an old hypothesis is as important as proving a new one. In a new paper in Nature, Cassandra G. Extavour manages to do both, while helping create a tool that will enable similar big-data studies moving forward.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/creation-of-big-data-tool-leads-to-new-ideas-on-form-and-function-of-insect-eggs

Further insight needed into potential development delays in preterm children

Executive functioning delays—such as difficulties with attention, concentration and self-control—which frequently occur in preterm children actually persist beyond early infancy, through to school-entry age, new research has found.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/further-insight-needed-into-potential-development-delays-in-preterm-children

Researchers map crystals to advance treatments for stroke, diabetes, dementia

Medications attach to the proteins in our bodies the way spacecrafts dock into the International Space Station. Describing that process in detail can reveal a lot about how the medications work—and what form new medications should take.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/researchers-map-crystals-to-advance-treatments-for-stroke-diabetes-dementia

Incarceration and economic hardship strongly associated with drug-related deaths in the US

Growing rates of incarceration in the USA since the mid-1970s may be linked with a rise in drug-related mortality, and may exacerbate the harmful health effects of economic hardship, according to an observational study involving 2,640 US counties between 1983 and 2014, published in The Lancet Public Health journal.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/incarceration-and-economic-hardship-strongly-associated-with-drug-related-deaths-in-the-us

More money, skills and knowledge needed for social prescribing to serve as route into work

New funding, greater expertise and wider awareness in the system—and beyond—are needed to embed work outcomes into social prescribing practice.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/more-money-skills-and-knowledge-needed-for-social-prescribing-to-serve-as-route-into-work

Scientists discover autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer

Using advanced technology, scientists at Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub, Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have discovered an autoimmune disease that appears to affect men with testicular cancer.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/scientists-discover-autoimmune-disease-associated-with-testicular-cancer

One in 10 UK hospital inpatients is alcohol dependent

A new review of evidence from the UK has found high levels of alcohol dependence among hospital inpatients. The researchers estimate one in five patients in the UK hospital system uses alcohol harmfully, and one in ten is alcohol dependent.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/one-in-10-uk-hospital-inpatients-is-alcohol-dependent

Facebook services back online after worldwide outage

Facebook said it was "back at 100 percent" Wednesday evening after an outage on all of its services affected users in various parts of the world.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/facebook-services-back-online-after-worldwide-outage

Tornado kills 6, injures nearly 200 in China

A tornado has left six people dead and nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local authorities said Thursday.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/tornado-kills-6-injures-nearly-200-in-china