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US Implements Major Funding Cuts to Health and Social Programs

Higher Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults Hospitalized for RSV

Northwestern Engineers Double Chemotherapy Efficacy

Evolution of Implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces

Machine Learning Technique Outperforms Predicting Cirrhosis Patient Mortality

Annual UK Cost of Mental Health Disorder PTSD Tops £40 Billion

Glp-1 Receptor Agonists Outperform Metformin in Curbing Dementia Risk

Study: GLP-1 RAs Lower Risk for Dementia

Understanding the Causes of Mental Illness: Social Determinants

Breakthrough Discovery: New Immune Cell Offers Hope for Leukemia

Researchers Uncover Differences in Calcium Phosphate Deposits

Impact of Parkinson's Disease on Walking Ability

Study Reveals Diagnostic Indicators for Chronic Neuropathic Ocular Pain

Preventing Burns: Campfire Safety for Families

Study Reveals Higher Subclinical Synovitis in Psoriasis

67,000 Power Stick Deodorant Cases Recalled

Devastating Neurological Disorder: Understanding ALS

Researchers Discover How Biological Clock Maintains 24-Hour Cycle

Noninvasive Test Model Identifies Children with IBD

Study Reveals Key Heart Protection Target

Breath Molecules Detect Blood Cancer: Breakthrough Study

Hope for Americans with Scleroderma: Advances in Treatment

Study Reveals 84% of Youth Modify E-Cigarettes

Promising Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment at University of Missouri

Link Between Aging Diseases and Protein Synthesis Defects

WHO Warns of Global Chikungunya Virus Epidemic

Exploratory Analysis: STRIDE vs Sorafenib in uHCC

Gene Discovery Enhances Brain Myelin Formation

Researchers Discover Unique Role of Lymphoid-Derived Conventional Dendritic Cells

Keele University Study: Prostate Cancer Calcifications Analysis

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Australia's Groundbreaking Genome Sequencing Tool

Penn State Researchers Discover New Chemical Pathway

Deep-Sea Bacteria Sugar Induces Pyroptosis for Cancer Treatment

Boosting Bread Wheat's Micronutrients with Fungal Cultivation

Study: Women Political Candidates Judged Harsher Than Men

Innovative Cellulose-Based Plastic Reducing Pollution

200 Million Worldwide Affected by Endometriosis

Study Shows 25% Revenue Boost in Colorado Hotels

Insecticides Impacting Fly Control in Cattle Grazing Areas

Trump Threatens Higher Tariffs on Multiple Countries

Police Struggle with Sleep Deprivation

Study Reveals Americans Desire More Diversity

Leveraging Social Media Signals for Financial Market Insights

European Researchers Uncover Genetic Origins of Papua New Guineans

Impact of Extreme Weather on Vulnerable Populations near U.S. Gulf Coast

Leveraging Electron Spin for Quantum Device Efficiency

Where Does Lost Tire Material Go?

New Zealand Education Minister Ends Open-Plan Classrooms

University of Missouri Research Team Develops Method to Track Invasive Callery Pear Trees

Rising Concern: Dog Theft Surge Amid COVID

Moon's Surface Features Shield Exosphere from Solar Wind

Metals for Nuclear Reactors and Spacecraft

Breaking Taboo: Discussing Finances Eases Anxiety

First Soft Tick Genome Assembled by Baylor College Researchers

Researchers at UMBC Unveil Breakthrough in Predicting 2D Materials

Trump Administration Reduces Focus on Pipeline Leaks: Air Pollution Threat Spreads

Study Suggests Teen Dating App Use Not Harmful

Deadly Landslide in Northern Pakistan: 5 Killed as Cars Swept Away

University of Kansas Study: Human-Written Crisis News More Credible

Toxic Plume Events: Ohio Train Derailment, LA Wildfires

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Beware: Aipasta Emerges as Online Disinformation

AIPasta uses AI to paraphrase and repeat disinformation

Stainless-steel component boosts bacteria-based biobattery

Innovative Engineering: Lab Hours Yield Best Solutions

Generative AI is coming to the workplace, so I designed a business technology class with AI baked in

The Future of Work and Learning: Generative AI in Education

Chinese state hackers targeting Microsoft customers

Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Exploit Microsoft SharePoint Servers

Social Media Platforms Enable Misinformation on Extreme Weather

Extreme weather misinformation 'putting lives at risk,' study warns

Ubisoft Reveals Business Overhaul Amid Sales Slump

Games giant Ubisoft bets on reorganization to dispel blues

The Rise of Internet of Things: Connecting Devices for Convenience

New research shows why people use the Internet of Things (IoT) and why sometimes they do not

AI chatbots remain overconfident—even when they're wrong, study finds

When Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Overreach

Study Reveals Human Superiority in Object Recognition

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Job Market: USC Study

Why humans excel at recognizing objects from fragments while AI struggles

A real-time look at how AI is reshaping work

Calibration framework for digital twins improves prediction accuracy

Enhancing Manufacturing Efficiency with Automated Material Handling Systems

Study shows electrified cities could become giant batteries

Recycled glass helps build sustainability into construction

Recycled Glass: Key Ingredient for Greener Construction

Australian National University Research: EVs & Hot Water Systems as Grid Assets

Chicago Startup Secures $1B Quantum Computing Deal

Chicago's $1 billion quantum computer set to go live in 2028

New scrubbing robot could contribute to automation of household chores

Robotic Vacuums Dominate Market, Other Home Robots Lag

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Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Researchers use drones to weigh whales

By measuring the body length, width and height of free-living southern right whales photographed by drones, researchers were able to develop a model that accurately calculated the body volume and mass of the whales.

Mob mentality rules jackdaw flocks

Jackdaws are more likely to join a mob to drive off predators if lots of their fellow birds are up for the fight, new research shows.

Step forward in falling research

University of Queensland research shows there is more at play than just a sinking feeling when you stumble during movement or trip in a hole in the ground.

Antidepressants linked to heightened pregnancy related diabetes risk

Taking antidepressants while expecting a baby is linked to a heightened risk of developing diabetes that is specifically related to pregnancy, known as gestational diabetes, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Lop-eared rabbits more likely to have tooth/ear problems than erect eared cousins

Lop (floppy) eared rabbits are more likely than erect ('up') eared breeds to have potentially painful ear and dental problems that may ultimately affect their ability to hear and eat properly, finds a small observational study published in Vet Record.

Acute psychotic illness triggered by Brexit Referendum

Political events can take a serious toll on mental health, a doctor has warned in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a man with a brief episode of acute psychosis, triggered by the 2016 Referendum on Brexit—the process of the UK leaving the European Union (EU).

Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica—but it's normal

A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event is part of a normal cycle and is not related to climate change, scientists say.

Twitter lets users sideline unwanted direct messages

Twitter on Monday said it is rolling out a filter that will hide away unwanted direct messages, providing a new tool to stymie abuse.

Air France to offset daily CO2 emissions by next year

French carrier Air France will offset the carbon dioxide emissions of its 500-odd daily internal flights by 2020 at a cost of millions of euros, the company's CEO has announced.

Iran state TV says country to launch 3 satellites this year

Iran's state TV says the country plans to send three satellites into orbit in the next three months despite a failed launch in August.

Juul stops funding San Francisco vaping measure

Juul Labs Inc. announced Monday that it will stop supporting a ballot measure to overturn an anti-vaping law in San Francisco, effectively killing the campaign.

'Relaxed' enzymes may be at the root of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Treatments have been hard to pinpoint for a rare neurological disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), in part because so many variations of the condition exist. So far, mutations on more than 90 genes have been positively linked to the disorder; a patient needs just one of those mutations for the disease to emerge.

Researchers' new method enables identifying a person through walls from candidate video footage, using only WiFi

Researchers in the lab of UC Santa Barbara professor Yasamin Mostofi have enabled, for the first time, determining whether the person behind a wall is the same individual who appears in given video footage, using only a pair of WiFi transceivers outside.

The rise of deal collectives that punish profits

Researchers from the University of San Diego and University of Arizona published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing, which examines the rise of deal collectives that exploit ill-designed deals that give away more than companies intended.

Climate change could pit species against one another as they shift ranges

Species have few good options when it comes to surviving climate change—they can genetically adapt to new conditions, shift their ranges, or both.

Researchers publish comprehensive review on respiratory effects of vaping

Four scientists from four leading universities in the United States conducted a comprehensive review of all e-cigarette/vaping peer-reviewed scientific papers that pertain to the lungs and published their findings today in the British Medical Journal.

Quantum material goes where none have gone before

Rice University physicist Qimiao Si began mapping quantum criticality more than a decade ago, and he's finally found a traveler that can traverse the final frontier.

Cracking how 'water bears' survive the extremes

Diminutive animals known as tardigrades appear to us as plump, squeezable toys, earning them irresistible nicknames such as "water bears" and "moss piglets."

Biologists track the invasion of herbicide-resistant weeds into southwestern Ontario

A team including evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto (U of T) have identified the ways in which herbicide-resistant strains of an invasive weed named common waterhemp have emerged in fields of soy and corn in southwestern Ontario.

Monthly phone check-in may mean less depression for families of patients with dementia

A monthly, 40-minute phone call from a non-clinical professional may suppress or reverse the trajectory of depression so frequently experienced by family members caring for patients with dementia at home, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

Expanding Medicaid means chronic health problems get found and health improves, study finds

Nearly one in three low-income people who enrolled in Michigan's expanded Medicaid program discovered they had a chronic illness that had never been diagnosed before, according to a new study.

Babies have fewer respiratory infections if they have well-connected bacterial networks

Microscopic bacteria, which are present in all humans, cluster together and form communities in different parts of the body, such as the gut, lungs, nose and mouth. Now, for the first time, researchers have shown the extent to which these microbial communities are linked to each other across the body, and how these networks are associated with susceptibility to respiratory infections in babies.

Study reveals falsification issues in higher education hiring processes

When concerns are expressed about distrust in science, they often focus on whether the public trusts research findings.

Arrows and smartphones: daily life of Amazon Tembe tribe

They hunt with bows and arrows, fish for piranhas and gather wild plants, while some watch soap operas on TV or check the internet on phones inside thatch-roof huts.

Child deaths in Africa could be prevented by family planning

Children under 5 years of age in Africa are much more likely to die than those in wealthy countries as a direct result of poor health outcomes linked to air pollution, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, an increased family size, and environmental degradation, according to the first continent-wide investigation of its kind.