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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

Planned Parenthood Clinics Maintain Medicaid Funding

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

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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

Global Framework Proposed to Regulate Tire Additives

Southeast U.S. Residents Urged to Stay Hydrated Amid Record Heat

Rice University Engineers E. coli as Multiplexed Sensors

Plastic Waste Breakdown Threatens Global Ecosystems

Smartphone-Controlled Capsule Communicates with Gut Bacteria

Amyloids: Key Driver of Alzheimer's Disease

Is There a Massive Undiscovered Planet in the Solar System?

Harness AI for Quick Essay Writing & Reading Skips

Land Dispossession Struggle in Post-Apartheid South Africa

French Health Experts Warn Against Bee-Killing Pesticide

Reddit Hate Speech Posts Show Similarities to Psychiatric Disorder Communities

Trump Administration to Reverse Key Climate Change Determination

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

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Microsoft Authenticator Users Alerted: Password Management Update

Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon. How to set up a passkey before Aug. 1

Dating App Tea Reports Cybersecurity Breach

Tea app takes messaging system offline after second security issue reported

Most U.S. Adults Use AI for Information Search

How US adults are using AI, according to AP-NORC polling

Spotify Reports 12% Surge in Paying Subscribers

Spain's Competition Watchdog Expands Apple App Store Probe

Spain competition watchdog expands probe into Apple

Spotify sees 12% rise in paid subscribers

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

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Friday, 4 October 2019

Study pinpoints Alzheimer's plaque emergence early and deep in the brain

Long before symptoms like memory loss even emerge, the underlying pathology of Alzheimer's disease, such as an accumulation of amyloid protein plaques, is well underway in the brain. A longtime goal of the field has been to understand where it starts so that future interventions could begin there. A new study by MIT neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory could help those efforts by pinpointing the regions with the earliest emergence of amyloid in the brain of a prominent mouse model of the disease. Notably, the study also shows that the degree of amyloid accumulation in one of those same regions of the human brain correlates strongly with the progression of the disease.

Scientists ID new targets to treat fibrosis—a feature of many chronic diseases

When it comes to repairing injured tissue, specialized cells in the body known as fibroblasts are called into action. Fibroblasts give rise to healing cells called myofibroblasts, which generally is good in the short term—but bad when myofibroblast activation gets out of hand. In new work, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) researchers show how fibroblast activation and myofibroblast formation occurs, providing clues as to how to target fibrosis—which impacts several chronic diseases. Kickstarting the process are stress-induced changes in mitochondrial calcium uptake.

Scientists create brain-mimicking environment to grow 3-D tissue models of brain tumors

A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional (3-D) human tissue culture models of pediatric and adult brain cancers in a brain-mimicking microenvironment, a significant advancement for the study of brain tumor biology and pharmacological response. The study was published today in Nature Communications.

Were hot, humid summers the key to life's origins?

Uncovering how the first biological molecules (like proteins and DNA) arose is a major goal for researchers attempting to solve the origin of life. Today, chemists at Saint Louis University, in collaboration with scientists at the College of Charleston and the NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, published a study in the journal Nature Communications that suggests deliquescent minerals—which dissolve in water they absorb from humid air—can assist the construction of proteins from simpler building blocks during cycles timed to mimic day and night on the early Earth.

Extinction Rebellion plans fortnight of worldwide climate action

Extinction Rebellion climate protesters are planning to bring disruption to 60 cities around the world from Monday in a fortnight of civil disobedience, warning of an environmental "apocalypse".

In northwest Spain, conservation efforts pay off as bears thrive

Daylight is only just breaking over Spain's Cantabrian Mountains and already a dozen enthusiasts are up and about in the hope of spotting a brown bear.

Scientists fight to save unique Guiana coral reef

Off the coast of Guiana, a French overseas department perched on the north coast of South America, scientists scour the choppy waters for signs of life.

Vietnamese roll out Transformers-inspired robot with green message

There is more than meets the eye to the towering robot resembling a character from the "Transformers" movie franchise—it speaks Vietnamese and is made from spare motorbike parts.

Netflix cooperating with Italy tax evasion probe

Netflix on Thursday said it was cooperating with a probe into whether it evaded taxes in Italy, even though it has no office or employees in that country.

'Incredibly rare' monkey born at Australian zoo

One of the world's rarest monkeys has been born at an Australian zoo.

Black year for European beekeepers

This year has been a black one for many European beekeepers, particularly in France and Italy, where unpredictable weather has produced what are being termed the worst honey harvests ever.

Officials push Facebook for way to peek at encrypted messages

Officials are calling on Facebook not to use encryption in its messaging services that does not provide authorities a way to see what is being sent.

Paralysed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton

A French man paralysed in a night club accident can walk again thanks to a brain-controlled exoskeleton in what scientists said Wednesday was a breakthrough providing hope to tetraplegics seeking to regain movement.

Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,080 in US outbreak

Eighteen people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, US health authorities said Thursday, while more than a thousand others have suffered probable lung injuries linked to vaping.

Climate change pushes Italy beekeepers to the brink

Unusual weather driven by climate change is wreaking havoc on bee populations, including in northern Italy where the pollinating insects crucial to food production are struggling to survive.

Identifying a gene for canine night blindness

Creating an effective gene therapy for inherited diseases requires three key steps. First, scientists must identify and characterize the disease. Second, they must find the gene responsible. And finally, they must find a way to correct the impairment.

Dealing a therapeutic counterblow to traumatic brain injury

A blow to the head or powerful shock wave on the battlefield can cause immediate, significant damage to a person's skull and the tissue beneath it. But the trauma does not stop there. The impact sets off a chemical reaction in the brain that ravages neurons and the networks that supply them with nutrients and oxygen.

How effective is body cooling in patients that experience cardiac arrest?

While body temperature cooling is not a new treatment tactic for patients who experience cardiac arrest, a new clinical trial hopes to better understand the optimal amount of time for targeted temperature management.

How much are you polluting your office air just by existing?

Just by breathing or wearing deodorant, you have more influence over your office space than you might think, a growing body of evidence shows. But could these basic acts of existence also be polluting the air in the office room where you work?

Pioneering study suggests that an exoskeleton for tetraplegia could be feasible

A four-limb robotic system controlled by brain signals helped a tetraplegic man to move his arms and walk using a ceiling-mounted harness for balance. While the early results are promising, the authors note that the system is a long way from clinical application and will require improvements before it becomes widely available.

Placenta pathology may clarify racial disparities in preemie health outcomes

African-American infants are twice as likely to die in the first year of life than white infants, for reasons that are complex and not well understood. Results from a recent study suggest that specific abnormalities in the placenta from African-American preterm births may hold clues to the physical mechanisms behind racial disparities in preemie health outcomes.

Some ICU admissions may be preventable, saving money and improving care

Many admissions to the intensive care unit may be preventable, potentially decreasing health care costs and improving care, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Long-term mental health benefits of gender-affirming surgery for transgender individuals

For transgender individuals, gender-affirming surgery can lead to long-term mental health benefits, according to new research published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The study found that among transgender individuals with gender incongruence, undergoing gender-affirming surgery was significantly associated with a decrease in mental health treatment over time.