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Australian Study: One Can of Artificially-Sweetened Drink Raises Type 2 Diabetes Risk

Restoring Neuronal Function: Fixing the Nervous System

Study Shows Benefits of Healthy Lifestyle for Older Adults

Fortina Hernández: The One Who Knows It All

Mayo Clinic Researcher Advances Gene Therapy Beyond Rare Defects

Trump Tower Escalator Ride Sparks Political Realignment

Study Reveals Surge in Gut-Brain Disorders

Boost Your Daily Steps with Mobile Health Apps

New Technology Detects Lung Cancer Mutations from Exosomes

Genetic Study Reveals Neurological Drivers of Chronic Cough

Female Pilots Outperform Male Counterparts in High-Pressure Flights

Cancer Cells' Rapid Energy Response to Physical Pressure

UCHealth Nurse Surprised by Hotel-Turned-Hospital

Myth of Tongue-Swallowing Prevention in CPR

UK Teens Vaping Linked to Smoking Uptake

Link Between Ultra-Processed Food and Lung Cancer

Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehab Reduces Atrial Fibrillation Severity

Diabetes Epidemic: Over 38 Million Americans Affected

Community Involvement in Dementia Care: Beyond Spouses & Children

High-Intensity Training Aids Cancer Battle: ECU Study

Tragic Death: Boy Succumbs to Brain-Eating Amoeba

Surgical Treatment for Neurological Disorders: Deep Brain Stimulation

Herpes Infections and Alzheimer's: Potential Link Explored

Cannabis Use Disorder Linked to Higher Oral Cancer Risk

Study Finds Low Risk of Locoregional Recurrence in Young Breast Cancer Patients

Childhood Immunization Progress in Africa: Global Targets at Risk

Low Blood Sugar Linked to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Prediabetes Twice as Common in Asian Adolescents

Study: Avian Influenza Virus in Dairy Cattle Maintains Bird-Infecting Traits

Breakthrough Discovery by ANU Researchers Enhances Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatments

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Global Warning: Salt Contamination Threatens Tidal Rivers

Astronomers Study Supergiant Star Wd1-9 with NASA's Chandra

Mysterious Residue Found in Ancient Greek Shrine

UQ Researchers Create Affordable DNA Measurement Tool

Penn Materials Scientist Discovers Sustainable Carbon Monoxide Conversion

Underwater Camera Reveals Stunning UK Seabed Discovery

Perseids Meteor Shower: Spectacular Show with 100 Meteors

China's FAST Reveals Magnetic Field Structures in Spider Pulsars

Impact of Social Class on Attitudes: Tailoring Interventions

Study Reveals Maya Blue Pigment Origins in Belize

Challenges in Scaling Quantum Computing Systems

Probiotics Shield Chicks from Bacterial Diseases

Pacific Tsunami Alerts Follow 8.8 Magnitude Russia Earthquake

New Radar Satellite for Earth's Land and Ice Surfaces

Japan Records New High Temperatures: Kyoto Hits 40C

Greenland Ice Sheet Lake Drainage Causes Massive Flood

Portugal Forest Blazes: 2,700 Firefighters Fight to Contain

Strong Earthquake Hits Russia's Far East, Triggers Tsunami Alert

Australian-Made Rocket Crashes in Debut Launch

Strong Earthquake Hits Russia's Far East, Tsunami Alert in Japan & Hawaii

Year-Round Wildfire Concerns in BC: What's Ahead

Boosting Black and Latino Youth Confidence in STEM Careers

Kobe University Advances Genetic Study on Plant Reproduction

Study: Women Politicians in Europe Face More Uncivil Tweets and Identity Attacks

Human Presence in US National Parks Affects Animal Behavior

Wild Great Tits Show Early Divorce Signals

Unusually Hot Rock Beneath Appalachians Linked to Ancient Split

Variation in Blood Glycoproteins: Top 10 Dominance

Rising Threat: Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Claim 5 Million Lives

Global Research Dominance: Factors Influencing Study Origins

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Machine Learning Model Misinterprets Symmetric Molecule

Apple Launches Machine Learning Workshops in Detroit

St. Paul Mayor Declares Local Emergency Due to Cyber Attack

Apple Manufacturing Academy opens in Detroit amid Trump pressure on US production

FBI, National Guard assist St. Paul as cyber-attackers force shutdown of Internet-based systems

New algorithm enables efficient machine learning with symmetric data structures

New Cosmic Veil Enhances Perovskite Solar Cells for Space

'Cosmic veil' coating shields next-generation solar cells from space radiation

Microsoft in Advanced Talks for Ongoing OpenAI Access

Microsoft nears OpenAI agreement for ongoing tech access

States Pass Laws to Protect Brain and Nervous System Data

States pass privacy laws to protect brain data collected by devices

Eric Allison Unveils Future of Transportation in Air Taxi

These flying taxi companies want to soar over gridlock—for the cost of an Uber

Female pilots perform better under pressure, study finds

Female Pilots Outperform Male Peers in High-Pressure Flights

Google joins EU code for powerful AI models rebuffed by Meta

Google to Sign EU AI Guidelines, Snubs Meta

Hong Kong Prepares for Stablecoin Licensing System

Shanghai's World AI Conference: China's Global AI Leadership

Stablecoins inspire hope, and hype, in Hong Kong

'Marathon at F1 speed': China bids to lap US in AI leadership

Mercedes-Benz profit plunges on tariff, China woes

Mercedes-benz Q2 Profit Drops 70% Due to US Tariffs

Australia to Ban Children Under 16 from YouTube

Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube

Italy Opens Probe Into Meta for Potential EU Competition Law Violation

Italy opens probe into Meta over AI tool in WhatsApp

Idaho National Lab Engineers Develop Microreactor Test Facility

MARVEL milestone: Microreactor project completes coolant system testing

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Saturday, 28 September 2019

Android 10 Go edition will bring speed, security gains

Google is bringing out its updated Android 10 version of Android Go. Google said, "we launched Android (Go edition) in 2018—a platform tailored for smartphones with 1.5GB of memory or less." Now Google has announced Android 10 (Go Edition), the version of Android built specifically for entry-level devices with 1.5GB RAM or less.

Three more elephants killed in Sri Lanka, bringing toll to seven

Wildlife officials found three more dead wild elephants in central Sri Lanka Saturday, raising the number believed to have been poisoned by angry villagers to seven.

Ovarian cancer: more women benefit from maintenance combined targeted therapy

New data presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain, show the benefit of a more intensive maintenance regimen for ovarian cancer with the PARP inhibitor olaparib added to bevacizumab, in an all-comers population, with and without a BRCA mutation. According to late breaking results of the PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial, this approach extends progression free survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

Two immunotherapy drug combination offers chemotherapy-free option for advanced NSCLC

New data have shown that first-line treatment with a combination of two immunotherapy drugs improves overall survival in a subset of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared to chemotherapy.

Front-line osimertinib improves overall survival in EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC

First-line osimertinib significantly lengthens overall survival compared to older generation EGFR-TKIs in patients with Ex19del/L858R EGFR mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to late breaking results of the FLAURA trial presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.

New treatment improves survival in women newly diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer

An international study demonstrates that administering niraparib after conventional chemotherapy treatment in patients newly diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, improves their progression-free survival, and reduces their risk of relapse or death from this disease. The Primary Investigator of this study is Dr. Antonio González Martín from Clinica Universidad de Navarra (Spain) and president of the Spanish Ovarian Cancer Research Group (GEICO). The New England Journal of Medicine, the world-leading medical journal, published the research in its online last issue.

PARP inhibitor plus chemotherapy improves progression-free survival for advanced ovarian cancer patients

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported study results showing that initial treatment with the PARP inhibitor veliparib in combination with chemotherapy significantly increased progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with newly diagnosed, metastatic high-grade serous ovarian cancer, according to the results of the VELIA trial.

Liquid biopsy has prognostic role in colorectal cancer and potential for guiding therapy

Liquid biopsy is likely to play an increasing role in identifying patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who are likely to relapse after surgery, and has potential for optimising treatment for individual patients, according to new research presented at the ESMO Congress 2019.

His heart stopped. But his golf cart kept going

On a sunny April day in 2018, Bill Doss pushed through his exhaustion and met his buddies for their regular round of golf. As he headed to the final tee, he was rounding a turn in his cart and his world went black.

Cases of legionnaires' disease tied to NC state fair rise to 25

(HealthDay)—The number of cases of Legionnaires' disease tied to the North Carolina Mountain State fair has risen to 25, with one death, according to the state division of public health.

Swiss chocolatier Callebaut all-in on cacao

Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut on Friday unveiled a new formulation that packs in the parts of the cacao fruit it used to toss away, taking aim at younger generations.

Going underground in Slovenia ... to prepare for outer space

In Slovenia's dramatically beautiful Karst region, six astronauts have been put through their paces for future missions—not in a flashy futuristic space centre but deep underground in the area's network of cold, dark and muddy caves.

Giant telescope project in Hawaii delayed by protests

Anger is brewing on the Big Island of Hawaii over plans to build a giant telescope on a dormant volcano that is highly sacred to the region's native population.

Keep calm and vape on: UK embraces e-cigarettes, US cautious

While the U.S. scrambles to crack down on vaping, Britain has embraced electronic cigarettes as a powerful tool to help smokers kick the habit.

New blood test capable of detecting multiple types of cancer

A new blood test in development has shown ability to screen for numerous types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy, a trial of the test shows. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators will present the results of the multi-center trial during a session today at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2019 Congress.

Combination immunotherapy drugs herald new hope for melanoma patients with long term survival rates

A combination of two immunotherapy drugs, ipilimumab and nivolumab, has stopped or reversed the progression of advanced melanoma for five years or more in one in two patients, according to a study led by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

One in two patients with metastatic melanoma alive after five years with combination immunotherapy

One in two patients with metastatic melanoma is alive with combination immunotherapy, according to late breaking results of the CheckMate 067 trial presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.