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New Strategy to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Cancer Therapy

Georgia Tech Engineers Develop Innovative Insulin Delivery Pill

"Florida Study Reveals Dynamic Role of Glial Cells in Neuroscience"

Dental Safety Net: FQHCs Vital for Oral Health Access

Potential Treatment for Alcohol Misuse Discovered

Social Media Users Embrace Fiber Goals

Scientists Investigate Global Allergy Rise

Study Reveals Preventable Postoperative Delirium

New Zealand and Vaping: Quitting the Habit

Exercise Study Reveals Impact on Mental Health

Stroke Patients in Deprived Areas Face Higher Mortality

Rare Astatine: Earth's Elusive Element

Study Reveals Body's Response to Stress: Implications for Health

Study Reveals Key Skills Elevating Athletes & Artists

FDA Announces Major Egg Recall Due to Salmonella Outbreak

92% of South Africans with Mental Health Conditions Lack Treatment

Camel Milk Reduces Airway Inflammation

Cancer: Impact on Older Adults

AI Enhances Breast Cancer Detection Accuracy

Study Links High Belly Fat to Dementia Risk

Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Chronic Disease Risk

Study Links Physical Performance to Cognition in MS

Global Experts Collaborate on Patient Surgery Support Guide

Black Patients with Opioid Overdose Less Likely for OUD Referrals

Ai Chatbots: Should They Replace Therapists? Recent Study Answers No

Improved Survival Outcomes for Dementia Patients

CDC Ends Emergency Response for Bird Flu Outbreak

Hpvs: Skin and Mucous Membrane Infections Linked to Cancer

Study Suggests Mood Disorder Boosts PA Medical Marijuana

Alzheimer's Puzzle: Why Women Twice as Likely to Develop Disease

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University of Houston Professor Transforms Bacterial Cellulose

Older Brits Delay Retirement as Younger Workers Hold Unrealistic Hopes

Nasa's Hubble Telescope Spots V 372 Orionis in Orion Nebula

Discovery of Sunspots' Magnetic Significance

Study Reveals Impact of Warmer Winters on Forest Carbon Storage

Ph.D. Student Develops Precision Genome Editing Software

Genetic Insights on Siberian Flying Squirrel

Quantum Battery Lifespan Boosted by Australian Researchers

Rare Discovery: Traveling Workshop Finds 15th-Century Orit Books

Ocean's Role in Carbon Absorption: Uncertainty in Annual Estimates

Breakthrough Discovery: Strategy to Neutralize Lethal Viruses

Rainfall Impact on Coastal Cities: Flooding Threat in Waikīkī

Advanced All-Optical 3D Imaging for Live Suspended Cells

Research Reveals Insights on MCL-1 Protein in Cancer Therapy

Researchers Explore Use of Foundation Models in Particle Physics Simulation

Evolution of Science Guidelines: Key to Effective Advancements

Global Efforts to Limit Global Warming: Paris Agreement Milestone

Online Heroism: Real World Cowardice

Education's Impact on Marriage Timing and Partner Choice

UK Commits to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050

Study Explores Political Opinion Division

Elon Musk Polls for New Political Party

New Study Reveals Best Fungicides for Turfgrass Diseases

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Reveals Solar Wind Helicity Barrier

Nasa's Dart Mission Alters Dimorphos Moon Orbit

Researchers Find AI Boosts Student Performance in Physics

Challenges of African Food Systems Amid Climate Change

"Plastivore Caterpillars: Rapid Plastic Degradation Unveiled"

Species Defying Climate Shift: Unexpected Movement Patterns

Unforeseen Proton-Proton Collision Feature Confirmed by ATLAS

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Impact of Weather on CO2 Capture Efficiency in Germany

Direct air capture—A lever for climate action, but not cost-effective everywhere

"Governments Pass New Cybersecurity Laws Amid Record Investments"

Your data privacy is slipping away. Here's why, and what you can do about it

Test-time training could lead to LLMs that are better at complex reasoning

Challenges Faced by Large Language Models

AI personal assistants could buy your groceries and book your plane tickets

Tech Industry Introduces Digital Personal Shopping Assistants

What makes a good AI prompt? Here are 4 expert tips

Working Harmoniously with AI: A Key to Success

AI-Generated Video Revolutionizes Creative Industry

AI video becomes more convincing, rattling creative industry

Georgia Tech Researchers Develop Carbon Dioxide Removal Method

Low-cost method can remove CO₂ from air using cold temperatures and common materials

Unist Research Team Reveals Next-Gen 6G Semiconductor

Low-power, nonvolatile RF switch promises energy-efficient 6G and autonomous vehicle communications

AI cloud infrastructure gets faster and greener: NPU core improves inference performance by over 60%

Generative AI Models Demand High Memory Capacity

Mass timber could elevate hospital construction: Study shows engineered wood is more microbe-resistant than plastic

University of Oregon Researchers Promote Wood in Healthcare

Optimizing Water Transportation: Key Strategies for Efficiency

Predictive model uses pressure data to help reduce water leaks in pipes

Potassium-Ion Batteries Outperform Sodium-Ion: Energy Storage Boost

Potassium-ion batteries may offer higher energy density than sodium-ion batteries

AI Enhances Basketball Foul Detection

AI system brings new precision to basketball foul detection and analysis

Decoupled electrolysis method paves way for industrial-scale green hydrogen production

Pathway for Scaling Up Decoupled Water Electrolysis Technology

AI model transforms blurry, choppy videos into clear, seamless footage

Advanced AI Model Enhances Video Resolution and Frame Rate

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Monday, 3 February 2020

1st US patient with new virus leaves hospital, is recovering

The man who became the first U.S. patient infected with the new virus from China has left the hospital and said in a statement that he is getting better and looking forward to life returning to normal, according to a statement from the man provided to The Associated Press on Monday.

TCL set to end deal making BlackBerry smartphones

Chinese electronics group TCL will stop producing BlackBerry-branded smartphones this year, the companies said Monday, leaving it unclear whether that will be the end of the line for the once-dominant handsets.

Sub-standard mask donations hamper China virus response: Red Cross

The Red Cross on Monday stressed the need to ensure that all masks used in Chinese hospitals fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak are high quality, warning that donating sub-standard gear was more problematic than helpful.

FTC sues to block Harry's sale to Schick owner Edgewell

Federal antitrust regulators say a proposed merger that would combine old-school shaving company Schick with upstart Harry's would end up costing consumers some skin.

Disappointing growth hits Google parent Alphabet shares

Google parent Alphabet on Monday reported rising profits in the final three months of last year amid growth in digital advertising and cloud computing, but shares took a hit on disappointing revenue growth.

Researchers study the intricate link between climate and conflict

New research from the University of Notre Dame is shedding light on the unexpected effects climate change could have on regional instability and violent conflict.

Green infrastructure provides benefits that residents are willing to work for, study shows

Urban areas face increasing problems with stormwater management. Impervious surfaces on roads and buildings cause flooding, which impacts the water quality of streams, rivers and lakes. Green infrastructure, including features such as rain barrels, green roofs, rain gardens, and on-site water treatment, can provide affordable and environmentally sound ways to manage precipitation.

First-ever experimental Sudan virus specific antibody treatment protects animals

Army scientists working with partners from industry and academia have developed an experimental treatment that protects animals from Sudan virus, which is closely related to Ebola. Their work is published online today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The one ring—to track your finger's location

Smart technology keeps getting smaller. There are smartphones, smartwatches and now, smart rings, devices that allow someone to use simple finger gestures to control other technology.

Researchers find clues to how hazardous space radiation begins

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unlocked one of the mysteries of how particles from flares on the sun accumulate at early stages in the energization of hazardous radiation that is harmful to astronauts, satellites and electronic equipment in space. Using data obtained by NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP), researchers observed one of the largest events so far during the mission. These observations show how plasma that is released after a solar flare—a sudden flash of increased brightness—can accelerate and pile up energetic particles generating dangerous radiation conditions.

Link between chronic kidney disease and heart failure is identified in patients

People with chronic kidney disease have a higher risk for heart disease and heart-disease death. Now, for the first time in humans, research led by Navkaranbir Bajaj, M.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has identified a pathological change that appears to link kidney disease to progressive heart disease.

Team identifies low-energy solar particles from beyond Earth near the Sun

Using data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP), a team led by Southwest Research Institute identified low-energy particles lurking near the Sun that likely originated from solar wind interactions well beyond Earth orbit. PSP is venturing closer to the Sun than any previous probe, carrying hardware SwRI helped develop. Scientists are probing the enigmatic features of the Sun to answer many questions, including how to protect space travelers and technology from the radiation associated with solar events.

FDA clears investigational new drug application for Calibr's 'switchable' CAR-T therapy

Calibr, the drug discovery and development division of Scripps Research, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Calibr's "switchable" CAR-T cell therapy, which is being evaluated for the treatment of certain cancers, including relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

If cancer were easy, every cell would do it

A new Scientific Reports paper puts an evolutionary twist on a classic question. Instead of asking why we get cancer, Leonardo Oña of Osnabrück University and Michael Lachmann of the Santa Fe Institute use signaling theory to explore how our bodies have evolved to keep us from getting more cancer.

HIT modernization crucial to improve healthcare for Native Americans and Alaska Natives

The Indian Health Service (IHS), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, needs technology improvements to enhance healthcare for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, according to a Health Affairs blog post written by Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine researchers. The authors urge Congress to support the needs of indigenous tribes by allocating appropriate resources and supporting oversight of a health information technology (HIT) modernization program.

Australia's orroral valley fire consumes over 155,000 acres in a week

NASA's Terra satellite saw yet another fire, known as the Orroral Valley Fire, break out in the Canberra region of Australia, specifically in and around the ?Namadgi National Park. In one week, these fires have consumed 62,988 hectares (155,646 acres) according to the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency as of Feb. 04, 2020 (2:30 am local Australian time). The Department of Defence in Australia has reported that a firefighting helicopter's landing lights created the heat needed to spark the new fire. Since the area is tinder-dry, any bit of heat can provide the ignition for a new blaze. Below is a sliding image showing the true- and false-color images of the fire on Feb. 03, 2020 taken by the Terra satellite using the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument. The dark red-brown color represents areas where the fires have burned the land.

Helping patients with binge eating disorders: There's an app for that

Behavioral therapy assisted by a smartphone app, delivered via telemedicine by a health coach, was an effective treatment for several symptoms of binge eating disorders, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published this week in The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Arctic permafrost thaw plays greater role in climate change than previously estimated

Abrupt thawing of permafrost will double previous estimates of potential carbon emissions from permafrost thaw in the Arctic, and is already rapidly changing the landscape and ecology of the circumpolar north, a new CU Boulder-led study finds.

Making high-temperature superconductivity disappear to understand its origin

When there are several processes going on at once, establishing cause-and-effect relationships is difficult. This scenario holds true for a class of high-temperature superconductors known as the cuprates. Discovered nearly 35 years ago, these copper-oxygen compounds can conduct electricity without resistance under certain conditions. They must be chemically modified ("doped") with additional atoms that introduce electrons or holes (electron vacancies) into the copper-oxide layers and cooled to temperatures below 100 Kelvin—significantly warmer temperatures than those needed for conventional superconductors. But exactly how electrons overcome their mutual repulsion and pair up to flow freely in these materials remains one of the biggest questions in condensed matter physics. High-temperature superconductivity (HTS) is among many phenomena occurring due to strong interactions between electrons, making it difficult to determine where it comes from.

Finding the source of chemical reactions

Scientists are constantly searching for the source of things like the origin of the universe, matter or life. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in a collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and several other universities, have demonstrated a way to experimentally detect the most hidden aspect of all chemical reactions—the extremely short-lived transition state that occurs at their initiation. This pivotal discovery could become instrumental in gaining the ability to predict and externally control the outcomes of chemical processes.

How ants get angry: Precise 'lock and key' process regulates aggression, acceptance

For most social animals, even humans, the ability to distinguish friend versus foe can be a challenge that often can lead to knee-jerk aggression. But when it comes to ants getting aggressive, there's a more sophisticated method to their madness.

New quantum switch turns metals into insulators

Most modern electronic devices rely on tiny, finely-tuned electrical currents to process and store information. These currents dictate how fast our computers run, how regularly our pacemakers tick and how securely our money is stored in the bank.

Government grants deliver highest returns for college financing, says study

Merit-based grants are a government's best bet for providing effective student aid for long-term economic growth—increasing both welfare (measured in terms of long-term well-being outcomes) and efficiency, according to a new joint study from the University of British Columbia, Queen's, Princeton and Yale. The study focuses on current education policy in the United States, and finds that the current system of grants and loans has significant long-term value.