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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

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

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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

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

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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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Tuesday, 29 October 2019

Study finds 'cluster of disadvantage' behind BAME psychosis rates

Excess psychosis diagnoses amongst Black and South Asian men in deprived urban areas could reflect a cluster of disadvantage in specific places, rather than individual experiences of deprivation alone, a study led by Queen Mary University of London researchers concludes.

Switching to 'green' inhalers could reduce carbon emissions and cut costs

Many current inhalers for conditions such as asthma contain propellants that are potent greenhouse gases. A study from researchers at the University of Cambridge has found that switching to alternative, greener inhalers would not only result in large carbon savings, but could be achieved alongside reduced drug costs by using less expensive brands.

Classic energy theory fails to explain coral distribution across depth

Coral species richness at different depths is unrelated to energy availability, according to a new study analysing diversity across an Australasian reef.

Study finds inequities in access to heart failure care

Nationally, heart failure patients who receive specialized cardiology care after admission tend to have better outcomes, including lower readmission rates and lower rates of death. But not all patients may have equal access to cardiology services. As part of an initiative by the Department of Medicine Health Equity Committee at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brigham investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to the Brigham with a diagnosis of heart failure. They evaluated whether race and other factors, such as age and gender, influenced whether the patient was admitted to either the specialized cardiology service or general medicine service, as well as the subsequent relationship between admission service and outcomes. The team found that patients who self-identified as black, Latinx, female or over the age of 75 were less likely to be admitted to the cardiology service, even after adjusting for demographic and clinical factors. Their results are published in Circulation: Heart Failure.

Genetic variants for autism linked to higher rates of self-harm and childhood maltreatment

People with a higher genetic likelihood of autism are more likely to report higher childhood maltreatment, self-harm and suicidal thoughts according to a new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge. A better understanding of these issues is critical to improving wellbeing in autistic people. The results are published today in Molecular Psychiatry.

Researchers move closer to new vaccine for killer TB

Scientists said Tuesday they are closing in on a new game-changing vaccine for tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease that claimed some 1.5 million lives last year.

Facebook employees sign letter opposing political ads policy

Hundreds of Facebook employees have signed a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives saying they oppose the social network's policy of letting politicians lie in advertisements.

Live sports, the newest weapon in the TV streaming war

Streaming services have long focused on series and movies, but as online TV competition heats up could live sports—historically a bit player on these platforms—change the game?

Poor evidence cannabis improves mental health: study

People with psychiatric disorders may want to pass on the joint—at least until further research is done, a new Australian study suggests.

Fishing plastic 'ghost nets' out of the Baltic

On a small fishing boat out in the Baltic Sea, Pekka Kotilainen rifles through buckets of fishing gear, mixed with rubbish and mussel shells.

Maker of China's TikTok denies report it is planning HK listing

Chinese internet start-up ByteDance, whose globally popular app TikTok has raised US security concerns, on Tuesday denied reports that it was considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the first quarter of next year.

Virgin Galactic becomes first space tourism company to land on Wall Street

Virgin Galactic landed on Wall Street Monday, debuting its listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in a first for a space tourism company.

Juul to cut jobs as e-cigarette firm restructures

Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs on Monday said it will cut jobs as part of a restructuring plan, with the threat of a US vaping ban on the horizon.

Survey: Kids' appetite for online video doubles in four years

The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to survey findings released Tuesday. They're glued to them for nearly an hour a day, twice as long as they were four years ago.

The streaming war's first victim: your wallet

With two young daughters, Mery Montenegro is preparing to add Disney+ to her list of streaming subscriptions, which already includes Netflix, Hulu and Amazon—and, when combined with her cable TV bill, costs her almost $1,500 per year.

How far schoolkids live from junk food sources tied to obesity

For the more than 1 million children attending New York City public schools, their choice of what to eat depends on which food sources are close to where they live.

Automakers side with Trump in legal fight with California

General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and many others in the auto industry are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards.

Aussie consumer watchdog sues Google over location data use

Australia's consumer watchdog on Tuesday announced legal action against Google for allegedly misleading customers about the way it collects and uses personal location data.

How do you save endangered gorillas? With lots of human help

Deep in the rainforest of Volcanoes National Park, a 23-year-old female gorilla named Kurudi feeds on a stand of wild celery. She bends the green stalks and, with long careful fingers, peels off the exterior skin to expose the succulent inside.

Chameleon's tongue strike inspires fast-acting robots

Chameleons, salamanders and many toads use stored elastic energy to launch their sticky tongues at unsuspecting insects located up to one-and-a-half body lengths away, catching them within a tenth of a second.

Narcissism can lower stress levels and reduce chances of depression

People who have grandiose narcissistic traits are more likely to be 'mentally tough', feel less stressed and are less vulnerable to depression, research led by Queen's University Belfast has found.

Exerting self-control does not mean sacrificing pleasure

Choosing to eat chocolate cake instead of carrot sticks does not equal a lack of self-control, according to new research co-authored by a Cass Business School academic.

Cognitive screen paired with odor identification predicts lack of transition to dementia

A new study has found that performing well on two brief tests measuring cognitive ability and ability to identify odors indicates very low risk for Alzheimer's. We know that these tests can help predict the risk of developing dementia, but didn't know if they could help rule out those unlikely to develop Alzheimer's.

Can aspirin decrease the rate of intracranial aneurysm growth?

Researchers conducted a database search to investigate whether aspirin can aid in the prevention of intracranial aneurysm rupture by hindering aneurysm growth. The researchers identified 146 patients harboring multiple intracranial aneurysms, five millimeters or less in diameter, that had been observed for at least five years. In this set of patients, the researchers found an association between aspirin use and a decreased rate of aneurysm growth. Growth is important in intracranial aneurysms because it increases the risk of aneurysm rupture. Detailed findings are found in the article, "Aspirin associated with decreased rate of intracranial aneurysm growth," by Mario Zanaty, M.D., and colleagues, published today in the Journal of Neurosurgery.