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New Antimicrobial Drugs Show Promise for Drug-Resistant TB

New Wellness Studio Introduces Ice Baths & Contrast Therapy

Kardashians and Jenners Revealing Cosmetic Surgeries

Emeritus Professor Warren Tate's Decades-Long Crusade

Challenges Faced by Police: Child Abuse, Murder, Domestic Violence

Study Reveals Higher Amputation Rates in Rural and Minority Patients

Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on Health

Type 1 Diabetes: Managing Hypoglycemia with Glucagon

Lower-Income Countries to Access Game-Changing HIV Prevention

Hospital Doctors in England to Strike for Five Days

Finland's Neonatal Care Leadership Amid Declining Birth Rates

Cellular Signature Reveals Poor Prostate Cancer Response

Chatbots Improving Conversations, Struggle in Therapy Support

Energy Drink Study: Calcium Boost Reduces Enamel Erosion

Study Reveals Higher Hearing Loss Risk in CALD Children

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Top Health Official: Parental Concerns Rise

New Study Reveals Insights on Platelet-Activating Factor in Esophagus

Navigating Summer Skincare: Separating Hype from Results

Breakthrough Study: Off-the-Shelf Cell Therapy Reduces Scarring

New Immunotherapies Bring Hope to Cancer Patients

Study Links Human Pegivirus to Parkinson's Disease

Brain's Selective Recognition of Glucose in Gut Nutrients

Menopause Transition: Women's Cardiovascular Health Risk

Decoding Human Brain's Visual Information Processing

Study Shows Placing Cervical Stitch Higher Prevents Preterm Birth

Study Reveals Factors Affecting Weight Loss with GLP-1RAs

Princeton University Identifies Four Autism Subtypes

Study Shows AI Enhances Cancer Treatment Decisions

Researchers from Japan Develop Self-Made Weight-Loss Solution

Age Discrepancy: High-School Reunion Revelations

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Ciona Larvae's Secure Attachment Timing Revealed

Study Reveals Solutions for Veterinary Nurse Burnout

Leveraging Social Media for Informed Society

Greenland Shark Study Reveals Skagerrak Nursery Area

Study Reveals Higher Vulnerability in Diverse Children

Ancient Core Samples Predict Intense Future Monsoons

Astronomers Study Blazar S5 0716+714: New Insights

Breakthrough Discovery: Ocean Airflow Dynamics Revealed

Marine Animal Carcasses Attract Specialized Invertebrates

Rare Jadarite: Earth's Kryptonite Twin

Shellfish Populations Thrive in Northeast Pacific

Airborne Microplastic Pollution Threatens Coastal Cities

Empire State Building: Rise of 102 Stories vs. Nanoscopic Landmarks

Northern Australia's Monsoon Season Intensifying: Flood Risk Rises

Quantum Light Storage Advancements in Matter Systems

Light Behaving as Superfluid: Surprising Physics Discovery

South Korea's Lovebug Invasion: BTS, YouTuber, Hikers React

US Teachers Union Teams Up with Microsoft, OpenAI for AI Training

Record-Breaking June Heatwave Hits Western Europe

Norway's Iconic Wild Salmon Faces Decline

Climate Change Kills 1,500 in European Heat Wave

AI Develops Proteins for Snakebites and Cancer

Tragic Flash Floods Devastate Central Texas

Breakthrough Lung Cancer Treatment Discovery

Duke University Expert Advances MXene Research

"Free Tours: Exploring European Capitals on Foot"

Surge in Candidiasis Cases Linked to Fungal Spread

Renter Protection Policies Linked to Discrimination

Migrant Protests Flourish in Cities with Denied Rights

Newly Discovered Intestinal Cell in Burmese Pythons

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Electricity Demand at U.S. Airports Set to Quintuple

Beyond flights: Airports could bolster grid security and adaptability

Volkswagen Sales Hit in US Amid Trump Trade Measures

Volkswagen US deliveries fall as Trump tariffs bite

Musk's AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments

Epfl and Eth Zurich Unveil Large Language Model on Public Infrastructure

Elon Musk's AI Firm Removes Inappropriate Posts from Chatbot

New open-source language model offers multilingual support and public transparency

Entrepreneur spots deepfakes for celebrities: Can he help average Joes too?

Deep-learning system teaches soft, bio-inspired robots to move using only a single camera

Celebrities Beware: Deepfakes Threaten Hollywood Talent

Soft Bio-Inspired Robots: Superior Adaptability in Confined Spaces

Apple COO Jeff Williams retiring after 27 years with tech giant

Apple COO Jeff Williams Retires After 27 Years

Investments rise in data, AI, outpacing physical assets: UN

UN Reports Surge in Investment in Intangible Assets

Video game actors are voting on a new contract. Here's what it means for AI in gaming

Video Game Performers' Strike Set to End with Pay Raises

Eco-friendly method enhances perovskite solar cell quality using camphor-based additive

Camphor-Derived Substance Boosts Perovskite Solar Cells

Can ChatGPT actually 'see' red? New study results are nuanced

How ChatGPT Analyzes Text for User Responses

Novel system turns quantum bottlenecks into breakthroughs

Quantum Computers: Overcoming Single Program Limitation

Indie Rock Band Revealed as AI Music Project

'We're AI,' popular indie rock band admits

Researcher Maxim Van De Wynckel Defends Ph.D. on Indoor Positioning Systems

Interoperable indoor positioning systems can determine locations of people and objects within buildings

Scientists unlock key manufacturing challenge for next-generation optical chips

University of Strathclyde Unveils Breakthrough in Light-Control Tech

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Friday, 27 September 2019

Advocates fault Facebook over misleading posts by politicos

Some civil rights groups agree Facebook has made progress in addressing their concerns, but advocates are still criticizing the tech giant's reiteration that it won't remove newsworthy posts from elected officials, even if they're misleading or break the site's rules against things like racist speech.

Morocco makes headway against HIV but stigma remains

In Morocco, the struggle against HIV has been so successful in recent years that campaigners worry about losing funding for combatting the virus, but for people living with the disease it remains a heavy stigma.

Researchers find genetic link in rare reaction to pet germ

It's hard to regard Ellie as a menace.

US death toll from vaping-related illness hits 12

Twelve people in the United States have died from vaping-related illness, health officials said on Thursday, reporting 805 cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use.

DoorDash breach exposes data of nearly 5 mn users

On-demand restaurant meal delivery service DoorDash on Thursday said a breach of its system exposed nearly five million customers, eateries and "Dashers" to a data breach.

McDonald's to test veggie burger in Canada

Fast food giant McDonald's is dipping another foot into the world of plant-based "meat," announcing plans on Thursday to test a vegetarian burger in Canada.

Volkswagen faces first mass diesel lawsuit on home turf

Car behemoth Volkswagen will face a German court Monday, as hundreds of thousands of owners of manipulated diesel cars demand compensation four years after the country's largest post-war industrial scandal erupted.

VW 'dieselgate' fraud: Timeline of a scandal

As Volkswagen faces the wrath of car owners in a mass "dieselgate" lawsuit on its home turf, here's a look at how the emissions cheating was uncovered and the fallout for the auto giant:

Code War: Myanmar's final digital battle ends

Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when it finally adopts the universal code underpinning phone and online communication next week.

Winemaking in the Nordics, a world away from French chateau luxe

Making wine in the Nordic countries is far from the glamour associated with Europe's famed wine chateaux: here the sun is fickle, the season is short and diehard aficionados work up more sweat than wine but climate change is helping boost harvests.

Cameroon's Silicon Mountain tech startups struggle with insurgency

Hi-tech promoters had big dreams for Silicon Mountain in Cameroon, where a broad plateau was seen as perfect for startup ventures, but their hopes have been shattered by a separatist struggle.

Facebook hides 'likes' in Australia trial to ease anxiety

Facebook has begun hiding the number of "likes" for posts in Australia, it said Friday, a trial designed to ease social pressure that could be rolled out worldwide.

Hard landing for SoftBank? WeWork woes raise questions

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son is no stranger to controversy, but a meltdown at WeWork has sparked pointed questions about whether his enormous investments and futuristic pronouncements are more style than substance.

Preserving old bones with modern technology

A team of University of Colorado Boulder anthropologists is out to change the way that scientists study old bones damage-free.

Jumping the gap may make electronics faster

A quasi-particle that travels along the interface of a metal and dielectric material may be the solution to problems caused by shrinking electronic components, according to an international team of engineers.

New studies question whether novel anti-cancer drugs are worth their extra cost

Many new anti-cancer medicines add little value for patients compared to standard treatment and are rarely worth the extra cost, according to results of two studies investigating links between clinical benefit and pricing in Europe and the USA, reported at the ESMO Congress 2019.

Researchers release reports on economic impacts of MGM Springfield

In two highly anticipated reports about the economic impacts of MGM Springfield, University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers found that the resort-casino's construction was felt in every corner of the Commonwealth, and its development has been part of the strengthening housing and real estate markets of Greater Springfield.

Clinical trial to test potential new therapy for giant cell arteritis

An international, multicenter phase II clinical trial is evaluating the efficacy and safety of mavrilimumab co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). The study is sponsored by Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), in New York City, is one of the centers participating in the research.

Air pollution linked to increased risk of infant death and reduced lung function in children

Air pollution is linked to an increased risk of death in babies according to a study of nearly eight million live births, to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress on Sunday.