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Asu Develops Rapid Blood Test For Covid And Other Diseases

Urgent Call: Boosting Mental Health Care for Life Expectancy

Rare Genetic Disorder Linked to Old Order Amish Ancestry

Breast Cancer Survivors: Lingering Fatigue's Impact

Key Considerations for Online Takeout Orders: Taste and Price Trump Calorie Content

Study Links Gut Bacteria to Insomnia Risk

Study: Trust in Doctors Higher with White Coats

Weight-Loss Treatment Reduces Surgery Risks

AI in Colonoscopies Reduces Precancerous Growth Detection

Adjusting Foot Angle Reduces Knee Pain in Osteoarthritis

Study Reveals Markers for Chlamydia Uterine Infection

Covid-19 Financial Toll on Patients: Research Findings

Anxiety Levels in U.S. Adults Stable Despite COVID-19

Amblyopia Research Challenges Traditional Understanding

Maternal Oral Dysbiosis Linked to Intestinal Inflammation

Women's Awareness of Nutrition's Role in Breast Cancer Risk

New Study Challenges Autism Assumptions

Understanding Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Causes and Impacts

Social and Environmental Factors Impact Surgery Fitness

Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastasis: Survival Challenges

Understanding the Anatomy of Mammary Glands

Global Study Reveals Gaps in Adolescent Mental Health Research

Study: GLP-1 RA Use in T2D Linked to Diabetic Retinopathy

Study Reveals Age and Disease Length as CKD Predictors

Study: MStim and TTNS Enhance Overactive Bladder Treatment

Promising Treatment Breakthrough for COPD Unveiled

U.S. Government Eases Vaccine Rules, Cuts Funding

Autism Diagnoses Surge: Mental Health Challenges in College

New Research Challenges Link Between Red Meat and Heart Disease

Blood-Brain Barrier Leakiness Linked to Memory Decline

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Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Cultural Perspectives

Critics Slam Personalized Pricing Tactics

Return to Office Mandates Vary Among Major Companies

AI Designs Drug-like Molecules to Target Proteins

Record-Breaking Martian Meteorite Auction Sparks Ownership Debate

Intensifying Heatwaves in Europe Linked to Climate Change

Global Demand Surges: Octopus Processing in Spanish Factory

Study Reveals People Overlook Ads on Social Media

Ancient DNA Analysis Reveals West African Ancestry

New Antidote for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Developed

Nasa Astronaut Nichole Ayers Captures Stunning Photo

Growing Concern Over H5N1 Influenza Virus Spread

The Truth Behind "Made in U.S." Labeling

Study Reveals Underrepresentation of Water Storage Changes in Europe

Impact of Hurricanes on Productivity in Southeastern U.S.

California Condors Nesting in Unusual Places

Impact of Global Warming on Local Adaptation: A Case Study

Mediterranean Climate Change Threatens Balance

Beijing University Develops Acid-Stable Nanowire Catalyst

Rpi Scientists Innovate Light Matter Manipulation

Promising Compound Found in Antrodia Cinnamomea

Study Reveals Manager's Listening Style Impacts Team's Listening

Arizonan Bald Eagles Defy Migration Norms

Study: 9-Minute High-Intensity Exercise Boosts Kids' Academic Performance

Lithuanian Researchers Propose Eco-Friendly Solution for Expired Vaccines

New Study Reveals Magnetic Reconnection Process in Plasma

Analyzing Toxic Micro- and Nanoplastics in Water vs. Food

Rising Sea Levels Threaten Rapa Nui's Cultural Heritage

Human Activities Accelerate Saltmarsh Succession in South China Sea

Creatives Fear AI Job Takeover

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Perplexity AI Bids $34.5 Billion for Google Chrome

Perplexity AI offers Google $34.5 bn for Chrome browser

New Security Methods Face Public Hesitancy

Trump Tariffs Prompt Factory Shutdown in Cambodia

Elon Musk Accuses Apple of Favoring ChatGPT

Passwords under threat as tech giants seek tougher security

'Stop production': Small US firms battered by shifting tariffs

Elon Musk accuses App Store of favoring OpenAI

Australian Court Rules Apple and Google Misused Market Power

Fortnite developer claims win against Apple and Google

University of Wisconsin Engineers Find Security Flaws in Automation Apps

Exposing how automation apps can spy—and how to detect it

Researchers Unveil Solar-Powered Solution for Plastic Waste Crisis

Solar-driven waste conversion via photoreforming could transform discarded plastic into hydrogen fuel

Efficient Sensor Integration in Modern Robotic Systems

Robots gain new function: Algorithm automatically recognizes sensors and their mathematical modeling

Scientists Model Micro-Sized Robots Using Sound Waves

Tiny robots use sound to self-organize into intelligent groups

Researchers Explore Solar Thermoelectric Generators for Energy Independence

Black metal could give a heavy boost to solar power generation

High-tech drones are changing warfare—terrorists may soon follow the same playbook

Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb Stuns Russian Forces

Language Models Equipped with Safety Protocols to Prevent Malicious Queries

Information sciences researchers develop AI safety testing methods

Breakthrough in Protecting Language Models from Malicious Updates

Filtered data stops openly-available AI models from performing dangerous tasks, study finds

More cameras, more problems? Why deep learning still struggles with 3D human sensing

Deep Learning Advancements in Human Pose Estimation

Ultrafast untethered levitation device offers frictionless design for omni-directional transport

Miniaturization of Technology Spurs Evolution in Tiny Component Transport

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Friday, October 30, 2020

Millions more face virus restrictions in northern England

Millions more people in northern England face stricter coronavirus rules next week, the government said Friday as it perseveres with a localised response to surging case rates.

Japan Airlines forecasts over $2.3 bn annual net loss

Japan Airlines said Friday it had forecast an annual net loss of more than $2.3 billion after the coronavirus pandemic grounded air travel around the world.

British Airways parent IAG logs vast loss on virus

IAG, the owner of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, dived into a net loss of 1.76 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in the third quarter on coronavirus fallout, it said Friday.

New York, northeast US try to hold off second virus wave

New York and other parts of the northeastern United States, which have kept the coronavirus outbreak under control after being an early epicenter in the country, are now seeing a worrying rise in infections.

Twitter shares sink as user growth slows

Twitter shares tumbled Thursday after the messaging platform's quarterly update showed a slowdown in user growth.

Facebook quarterly profit jumps despite ad boycott

Facebook's profit jumped in the recently-ended quarter as the leading social network benefitted from a rebounding online ad market despite a boycott, the company reported Thursday.

US tops 90,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours for first time

The United States notched a record number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday, for the first time topping 90,000 diagnoses in 24 hours, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.

Apple iPhone sales tumble, trimming profit

Apple shares were sent reeling Thursday on word of a steep drop in sales of iPhones, which are at the heart of the tech titan's money-making engine.

Big Tech delivers strong profits amid pandemic, political scrutiny

Big Tech powerhouses Thursday delivered robust quarterly earnings reports, leveraging the needs of pandemic-hit consumers amid heightened scrutiny of their economic power.

France back in coronavirus lockdown as US surges to daily record

France headed into a second lockdown on Friday as the resurgent coronavirus pandemic hit new heights in the United States with a daily record of more than 90,000 cases, just five days before the presidential election.

JetBlue is the latest airline to retreat from blocking seats

The days of airlines blocking seats to make passengers feel safer about flying during the pandemic are coming closer to an end.

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system

Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals could hobbled all 250 U.S. facilities of the hospital chain Universal Health Services, forcing doctors and nurses to rely on paper and pencil for record-keeping and slowing lab work. Employees described chaotic conditions impeding patient care, including mounting emergency room waits and the failure of wireless vital-signs monitoring equipment.

MyH.E.A.L.T.H. app—once only available to military—hits civilian app stores in 2021

U.S. soldiers, family members and veterans have had exclusive access to a smartphone app they used to improve eating, sleeping, exercising and stress, until now.

Hospital floors are hotspot for bacteria, creating route of transfer to patients

The floors of hospital rooms are quickly and frequently contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria within hours of patient admission, creating a route of transfer of potentially dangerous organisms to patients, according to a study published today as part of the proceedings from Decennial 2020: The Sixth International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections. Decennial 2020, an initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, was cancelled in March due to the pandemic. All abstracts accepted for the meeting have been published as a supplement issue in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Decision conflict before cancer surgery correlates with lower activity after surgery

Nearly one-third of cancer patients who decide to undergo surgery for their condition may have second thoughts, and this decision conflict may lead to less favorable treatment outcomes in both the near- and long-term, according to a team of investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health systems innovation at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH).

ICE detention centers saw sustained outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, says study

More than a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers experienced large, repeated outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses in the last three years, according to a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

Study shows COVID-19 risk to firefighters and emergency medical workers in New York City

Firefighters and emergency medical workers in New York City were 15 times more likely to be infected during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the general public, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.

Study of COVID-19 levels in oncology staff suggests need for more extensive testing

A study of oncology staff carried out immediately after the spring peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK indicates that many had been infected with the coronavirus as they tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies. This included staff who did not show any symptoms.

Study reveals impact of COVID-19 on oncology staff and their work

The results of a survey of 1038 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, administrators and allied health professionals (such dieticians and physiotherapists) working in oncology in the UK National Health Service (NHS) during the spring wave of COVID-19 will be presented at the NCRI Virtual Showcase.