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U.S. Adults Shifting Views: Less Alcohol, More Health Concerns

Scientists Decode Inner Speech Brain Activity

Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Immune Youth

The Rise and Fall of CD40 Agonist Antibodies

Genetic Mutations in Alzheimer's Disease

HPV Linked to Six Types of Cancer

Misconceptions About Autism Spectrum Disorder

Stanford Psychologist Explores Implications of Longer Lives

Study Links Triglycerides to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Study Reveals Quick Knee Pain Relief Procedure

Poor Quality Australian Homes: Impact on Comfort and Safety

Basophil Activation Test Outperforms Standard Allergy Tests

Male Dementia Patients Face Higher Mortality & Health Care Use

Smartwatches Aid in Identifying Physical Movements

Rare Genetic Condition Leads to Infant Mortality

Immunotherapy Challenges: LncRNAs Impact Cancer Treatment

Identifying Cancer Origin Crucial for Treatment Strategy

Furry Therapy Pets Boost Breakthroughs, Swinburne Study

Study Reveals Link Between Plant-Based Diet and Lower Stress

90 Confirmed Cases of Legionnaires' Disease in Central Harlem

Prenatal Acetaminophen Exposure Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders

AI Detects Tumors Earlier in Dutch Breast Cancer Screening

Nationwide Shortage of IV Saline Resolved

Regular Social Connections Slow Cognitive Decline in Adults

Study Reveals Advanced Technology Enhances Type 1 Diabetes Management

Massachusetts Health Department Raises West Nile Virus Risk

Measles Outbreak in Texas Slows, Experts Predict Continued Spread

Adenotonsillectomy Reduces Heart Rate in Children

Higher Risk of Weight Regain in Teens Post Bariatric Surgery

Study: Drug Treatment Reduces Risks in Newly Diagnosed ADHD

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Indian Astronomers Discover New Ultraluminous X-ray Source

High-Speed 3D Imaging Microscope Reveals Cell Dynamics

Nepal Farmers' Climate Risk Perception and Income Diversification

New Class of PFAS Found in Killer Whales

Study Reveals How Online Political Debates Can Improve

Mystery of Arrow Worms: Puzzling Ocean Predators

Antibiotics in Livestock: Rising Public Health Concern

Ph.D. Student Observes Ice Melting in Nature-Inspired Lab

Red-Headed Wood Pigeon: Unique Recovery from Extinction

Massive Star Explodes Swallowing Black Hole: Astronomers' Discovery

Birdsong Study Reveals Language Pattern

Cu Boulder-Led Initiative Reduces Youth Violence in Denver

Decline in Monarch Butterfly Migration: Causes and Impact

First Database of Frog and Freshwater Fish Species on Australian Islands

52 Million Hectares Lost in Brazilian Amazon: A Landmark Decline

Rising Popularity of Artificial Turf in South Florida

Mediterranean Sea Vulnerable to Record Heat Wave

Nordic Heatwave: Human-Caused Climate Change Intensifies

Trump Signs Order Boosting Private Space Industry

Rabbits in Colorado Develop Hornlike Growths

Soybean Plants' Adaptive Memory: Passing Stress Responses

Researchers Identify Key Changes in Amaranth Plant Metabolism

Exploring Life Beyond Earth: Astrobiology Study Reveals Media Speculations

North American River Otters: Detecting Health Threats

Last Sighting of Rodrigues Parakeet in 1875

Stegosaurus Apex Sells for $40.5M; Ceratosaurus Fetches $30.5M

Teaching Preschoolers ABCs: Basics Over Digital Tools

Specialty Coffees: Quality Criteria and Flavor Profiles

Routine Eye Exam Procedure: Bioimaging Device Usage

Researchers Discover 9,071 New Pest Species in Uganda

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A new way to test how well AI systems classify text

Movie Review: Rave or Pan? Business vs. Tech News, Chatbot Financial Advice, Medical Misinformation

Ai-Powered Tool Revolutionizes Manufacturing

The AI tool that could make manufacturing faster and more efficient—by using Lego bricks

BEAST-GB model combines machine learning and behavioral science to predict people's decisions

Understanding Decision-Making in Uncertain Situations

AI Chatbots Manipulated to Extract Personal Data

AI Chatbots can be exploited to extract more personal information, study indicates

Low-power 'microwave brain' on a chip computes on both ultrafast data and wireless signals

Cornell University Unveils Microwave Brain Chip

Tesla Seeks Driver for New York Autonomous Tech Test

Eyeing robotaxis, Tesla hiring New York test car operator

Michaela Hissa Shows Waste-Derived Fuels Cut Emissions

Recycled lubricants and pulp by-products could be solution to emission challenges in marine and off-road engines

Georgia Tech Researchers Develop Seashell-Inspired Material for Plastic Recycling

Q&A: Seashells inspire a better way to recycle plastic

New methanol-powered vessels signal a sea change for green shipping

Methanol-Fueled Vessels: A Low-Emission Solution for Shipping

Institute of Science Tokyo Develops 3D-SLISE for Safe Lithium-Ion Battery Charging

Quasi-solid electrolyte developed for safer and greener lithium-ion batteries

Scientists visualize real-time electrolyte behavior in lithium-sulfur battery cells

Team at HZB Studies Lithium-Sulfur Cells with Lean Electrolyte

AI Framework by Simon Fraser University Revolutionizes Drug Development

A new AI tool designs medical drugs and tells scientists how to make them

One tiny flip can open a dangerous back door in AI

Self-Driving Car Hacked: Stop Sign Misread

Researchers Develop Low-Voltage Actuator for Insect-Scale Robots

Going places: Muscle-inspired mechanism powers tiny autonomous insect robots

Nist Unveils Lightweight Cryptography Standard

'Lightweight cryptography' standard to protect small devices finalized

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Friday, 20 September 2019

South Korea reports more suspected swine fever cases

South Korea said Friday that it is investigating more suspected cases of African swine fever from farms near its border with North Korea, as fears grow over the spread of the illness that has decimated pig herds across Asia.

Zuckerberg meets Trump, senators; nixes breaking up Facebook

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday with US President Donald Trump and members of Congress on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls to break up the world's biggest social network.

GM's offer to UAW would add lower-paying jobs

A General Motors offer to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities includes $2 billion from joint ventures and suppliers for new plants that would pay workers less than the top union wage, a person briefed on the matter said.

Climate change could turn oceans from friend to foe, UN report warns

Global warming and pollution caused by humanity's carbon-heavy footprint are ravaging Earth's oceans and icy regions in ways that could unleash misery on a global scale, a landmark UN report to be unveiled next week will warn.

US fines Hyundai $47 mn over dirty diesel engines

South Korean shipbuilding and industrial firm Hyundai Heavy Industries will pay a $47 million fine for illegally importing and selling dirty diesel engines in violation of American environmental rules, US authorities announced Thursday.

Google green energy buys boost 'carbon-free' portfolio

Google on Thursday announced a record-high boost to its green electricity purchases, saying the deals will spur construction of millions of solar panels and hundreds of wind turbines.

Sheet roofs: Puerto Rico reels 2 years after Hurricane Maria

Sixto Marrero shivers every time the skies open in Puerto Rico.

FAA chief meets Boeing officials, tries out Max simulator

The chief of the Federal Aviation Administration tested the Boeing 737 Max in a flight simulator Thursday, but the FAA declined to say how its updated anti-stall software performed.

Introducing 'mesh,' a memory-saving plug-in that could boost phone and computer performance

Applications like web browsers or smartphone apps often use a lot of memory. To address this, a research group co-led by Emery Berger, a professor of computer science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has developed a system they call Mesh that can automatically reduce such memory demands. Berger is presenting this work today at Cppcon, the C++ conference in Aurora, Colorado.

Scientists prepare for year-long expedition to Arctic center

Researchers from more than a dozen nations prepared Friday to launch the biggest and most complex expedition ever attempted in the central Arctic—a yearlong journey through the ice they hope will improve the scientific models that underpin our understanding of climate change.

Where to park your car, according to math

Just as mathematics reveals the motions of the stars and the rhythms of nature, it can also shed light on the more mundane decisions of everyday life. Where to park your car, for example, is the subject of a new look at a classic optimization problem by physicists Paul Krapivsky (Boston University) and Sidney Redner (Santa Fe Institute) published in this week's Journal of Statistical Mechanics.

The next agricultural revolution is here

As a growing population and climate change threaten food security, researchers around the world are working to overcome the challenges that threaten the dietary needs of humans and livestock. A pair of scientists is now making the case that the knowledge and tools exist to facilitate the next agricultural revolution we so desperately need.

New study questions value of fluoride varnish

Fluoride varnish has become a popular anti-cavity treatment for children, and it isn't hard to see why. It's relatively easy to apply, and not just for dentists or dental hygienists. Pediatricians can do it as well, with minimal instruction. The sticky varnish goes on with a brush and then dries in a few hours. There's little risk of children swallowing the fluoride, as they might with other topical treatments such as gels.

Smoking abstinence has little impact on the motivation for food

It's sometimes thought that smokers who can't light up are likely to reach for food in lieu of cigarettes. But new research from the University at Buffalo suggests that smoking abstinence doesn't greatly affect the motivation for food.

Pathway found for treatment-resistant lung cancer

A big way chemotherapy works is by prompting cancer cells to commit suicide, and scientists have found a pathway the most common lung cancer walks to avoid death.

Scientists identify a personality feature that could predict how often you exercise

Individuals who make concrete plans to meet their goals may engage in more physical activity, including visits to the gym, compared to those who don't plan quite so far ahead, research shows. These research findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggest that self-reported levels of a trait called 'planfulness' may translate into real world differences in behavior.

A bathroom scale could monitor millions with heart failure

Millions of heart failure patients are readmitted to hospitals every few months to adjust medications. It sends medical costs sky-high and patients suffer unnecessarily. A new bathroom scale could give clinicians the data they need to cut hospitalizations and treat patients remotely before they suffer too much.

Alzheimer's drug also treats parasitic Chagas disease

The drugs currently used to treat Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease, have serious side effects and limited use in those with chronic disease. Now, researchers have reported in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases that memantine, a drug currently used to treat Alzheimer's disease, can diminish the number of parasites in mice with Chagas disease, and increase the survival rate of the animals.

Ketoacidosis and high-blood sugar comas in patients with type 1 diabetes linked to increased risk of suicide attempt

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that in patients with type 1 diabetes, hospitalization for either ketoacidosis or a hyperglycaemic (high blood sugar) coma are both linked to a subsequent increase in the risk of attempting suicide. The study is by Dr. Jean Michel Petit, CHU (University Hospital) Dijon, France, and colleagues.

New study reveals a strong link between vitamin D deficiency and increased mortality, especially diabetes-related deaths

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 Sept) reveals that vitamin D deficiency is strongly linked to increased mortality, especially in younger and middle-aged people, and is particularly associated with diabetes-related deaths.

Both natural variation in ACE concentrations and lowering BP with ACE inhibitors associated with lower risk of T2D

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that usage of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to lower blood pressure, is associated with a 24% reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) when compared with placebo.