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Virtual Nature Exposure Boosts Well-Being in Dementia Patients

Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks Ease Pain in Kids with Broken Thigh Bones

Unlocking the Power of Contextual Memory Recall

Local Homicide Rates Linked to Higher Suicide Rates

New Clinical Guideline for Early-Stage Lung Cancer Management

U.S. Health Spending vs. Community Health: New Research Insights

UK Residents Consume Eight Plant Varieties Daily

President Lyndon Johnson Signs Medicare into Law

First Malaria Treatment for Babies and Young Children Approved

Climate Change Worsens Diarrhea Risk for Children

Efficient Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells for Cancer Diagnosis

Study Reveals $192 Billion Health Care Costs Due to Inadequate Physical Activity

Discovery: PD-1 Guides T Cells for Skin Immunity

Stanford-Led Study: COVID-19 Vaccination Saves 2.533M Lives

Bronchial Asthma: Understanding Inflammation and Constriction

The Power of Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Medicine

Critical Gap in Accessibility Tool Awareness Among ALS Patients

Knee Surgery Study: HTO Slows Osteoarthritis

Preconception and Pregnancy Health Tips for Americans

Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening: Low Follow-Up Rates

"Seeking Treatments for Emerging Disease: Building Expert Team"

Canadian Scientists Uncover Novel Method to Boost Blood Sugar & Liver Health

Benefits of Breastfeeding for Mother and Child

Loughborough University Student Designs Digital Instrument for Empowering Older Adults

New Swallowable Device PRIM for Inflammation Monitoring

Alzheimer's Study: Lifestyle Interventions Boost Cognition

AI Algorithm Boosts Breast Cancer Screening Efficiency

Experts Topol and Rajpurkar Urge Clear Role Separation in Radiology

Rare Genetic Disorder Causes Rapid Aging in Children

Challenges of School Returns: Lost Items and Tech Risks

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Rising Online Child Abuse: STOP-CSAM's Therapeutic Chat Intervention

Qut Researchers Innovate Remote Sensing for Antarctica's Moss & Lichen

Ancient Hominins: Study Reveals Size Disparity in Ancestors

Study Suggests Tech Boost for Coral Restoration

Lab-Grown Beef: Taste and Consistency Similar to Real Meat

Study by National Physical Laboratory Reveals Noise Impact on Orbitrap Mass Spectrometers

Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Manage $35 Million Plant Cost

Breakthrough Study: Advancing Affordable X-ray Free-Electron Lasers

"York University Study Reveals Evolution of Lava Planets"

Ancient Micrometeorites: Earth's Hidden History

College Athletes Embrace Influencer Roles: Study

Autonomous Lawn Mowers: Transforming Turf Care

Global Negotiations Continue to Tackle Plastic Pollution

Universe's Early Evolution: From Big Bang to Chemical Reactions

England's River Health Assessment Reveals Ecological Improvements

International Team Reveals Breakthrough Exoplanet Discoveries

Struggling with Weight Loss and Furniture Assembly

Brain Rewards: Feeling Happy for Others Boosts Favoritism

Outdoor Lighting's Impact on Astronomical Visibility

Australian Secondary Schools' Class Organization Decisions

Perovskite: Pressure-Induced Structural Tuning for Applications

Digital Tools in Prisons: Impact on Inmates' Rehabilitation

UBC Okanagan Study: Bumblebee Colony Energy Management

Masculinity's Impact on Climate: A Revealing Connection

Grief-Stricken Mother Seeks Resurrection for Lost Child

Impact of Powerboat Waves on Lakebed Ecosystems

African Governments Embrace Science for Development

Parent Rushes Home for Sixth Grader's Project and Dinner

Jewel Wasps Found to Slow Aging

Role of Glycocalyx in Disease Progression

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Scientists Disrupt Atomic Order for High-Performance Battery Anodes

Targeted atomic disorder boosts battery charging speed and long-term stability

Overcoming Faulty Ranking Mechanisms in AI Leaderboards

Why AI leaderboards are inaccurate and how to fix them

Artificial Intelligence Agents Show Strong Software Development Skills

AI agent autonomously solves complex cybersecurity challenges using text-based tools

Robotic Arm with Assistive Grippers Aids Pizza Making

Robotic arm with soft grippers helps people with disabilities make pizza and more

Technology Adoption Life Cycle: Innovators Embrace, Laggards Follow

'AI veganism': Some people's issues with AI parallel vegans' concerns about diet

Offshore Wind Power Potential Exceeds U.S. Electricity Demand

Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond

New Study: Flying Small Quadrotors in Air Ducts

Designing drones that can fly in air ducts

Moon Landings Unveil Lunar Dust Mystery

Solving a moon mystery helps game out future landings

Sustainable Energy Piles for Urban Buildings

New Method for Manufacturing Computer Chips

Optimizing geothermal foundations in soft clay for urban buildings

UV-light method cuts computer chip manufacturing steps in half

Vulnerability found: A single packet can paralyze smartphones

Smartphone Modem Security: KAIST Researchers Discover Vulnerabilities

Exploring Photovoltaic Energy and Heat Pumps for Housing Retrofit

Assessing photovoltaic-heat pump systems for social housing retrofits

Tracking precipitation data, doorbells may help lower water bill

Doorbell Cameras: Save Money on Water Bills

Repurposing Retired EV Batteries for Sustainable Energy

Swri Expands Antenna Measurement with Spherical Near-Field Range

Reusing EV batteries for energy storage can offer greater carbon savings than direct recycling

Antenna testing capabilities expanded with spherical near-field range

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Instituting a minimum price for alcohol reduces deaths, hospital stays

When governments create a minimum price for alcoholic beverages, deaths and hospitalizations related to alcohol use significantly decrease, according to results from a new report in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

Australian carp virus plan 'dead in the water'

Plans to release a virus to reduce numbers of invasive Common Carp in Australia are unlikely to work and should be dropped, researchers say.

Exosomal lncRNA PCAT-1 promotes Kras-associated chemoresistance

Oncotarget Volume 11, Issue 29 reported that Immunosuppressive chemoresistance is a major burden in lung cancer.

Does science have a plastic problem? Microbiologists take steps to reducing plastic waste

Led by Dr. Amy Pickering and Dr. Joana Alves, the lab replaced single-use plastics with re-useable equipment. Where alternatives were not available, the group decontaminated and re-used plastic equipment which would have usually been thrown away after one use. "We knew that we were using plastic daily in our research, but it wasn't until we took the time to quantify the waste that the volumes being used really hit home. That really emphasized the need for us to introduce plastic reducing measures," said Dr. Pickering.

Scientists prove cell-cultured meat products can offer enhanced nutrition compared to conventionally produced meat

A group of researchers at Tufts University have genetically engineered cow muscle cells to produce plant nutrients not natively found in beef cells. Using the same carotenoid pathway exploited in golden rice, they coaxed bovine cells into producing beta carotene—a provitamin usually found in carrots and tomatoes.

Thinning and prescribed fire treatments reduce tree mortality

To date in 2020, 1,217 wildfires have burned 1,473,522 million acres of National Forest System lands in California; 8,486 wildfires have burned over 4 million acres across all jurisdictions in California. This current fire activity comes after forests in the region experienced an extreme drought accompanied by warmer than normal temperatures from 2012 to 2015, resulting in the deaths of over 147 million trees, mostly from bark beetles. These dead trees are now adding more fuel to this summer's wildfires, especially in the southern and central Sierra Nevada, where tree mortality was the heaviest.

Young adults face higher risk of severe disease from infections than school-age children

The first systematic review of how the severity of infectious diseases changes with age suggests that the human immune system might start to lose the ability to protect against infections earlier than previously thought, according to new research published in Scientific Data.

Strategic interventions in dairy production in developing countries can help meet growing global demand for milk

Low dairy consumption is common among low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, with the demand for milk in these countries projected to increase over the next few decades, there is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people from the nutritional benefits of dairy products. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems hosted the "MILK Symposium: Improving Milk Production, Quality, and Safety in Developing Countries" at the 2019 American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting to address factors that cause low dairy consumption in LMICs and discuss strategies to address them. The Journal of Dairy Science invited speakers to submit articles on topics from the symposium to reach a wider audience.

Facebook users spread Russian propaganda less often when they know source

Russian propaganda is hitting its mark on social media—generating strong partisan reactions that may help intensify political divisions—but Facebook users are less apt to press the "like" button on content when they learn that it is part of a foreign propaganda campaign, according to a new RAND Corporation report.