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Electrical Stimulation Blocks Spasticity for Paraplegics

Combatting Antivaccine Movement: Expert's Strategic Plan

AI Predicts Outcome of Aggressive Skin Cancers

Protein's Impact on Insulin Secretion in Type 2 Diabetes

AI Tool Reveals Gender Disparity in Heart Disease Detection

Weight Management Support Enhances Long COVID Symptoms

Stopping Irregular Heartbeats: New Electrical Intervention

Childhood Maltreatment Alters Sperm, Impacts Brain Development

Wellness Inventory Earns Gold Star: Researcher Reveals Insights

Unlock the Potential of Your Pathology Samples

Aggressive End-of-Life Care for Cancer Patients

Accuracy and Bias in Hospitals' AI Tools

Unveiling the Metabolic Origins of Cancer

New Liver Protein SerpinA1 Battles Obesity

New Vaccine Promises Weight Gain Prevention

AI-Guided Endoscope Revolutionizes Cancer Surgery

Reduce Depression Risk with Early Therapeutic Interventions

Unveiling Cold Violence: Elder Abuse in NZ's Chinese Community

Reported Benefits of Dry January: Better Sleep, More Energy

New Study Reveals 13 Genes Boosting Osteoarthritis Risk

Study Reveals Kidney Disease Weakens Immune Cells

Discover How Specific Brain Regions Trigger Chemotherapy Pain

Scientists Explore Milkfish Skin for Treating Burns

Decoding How People Make Life's Biggest Decisions

Sleep Aid Disrupts Brain Waste Clearance

New Study Reveals Depression in Older Adults

Brain Mechanism Connects Neurotransmitters to Circadian Genes

Revealing Root Cause of Heritable Disease

New Study Reveals Early Alzheimer's Blood Test

Blind Irish Poet Inspires New Eye Disease Gene

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Nordic Countries Lead in Prison Reform

Australia Bans Social Media for Under 16s

Israeli and Palestinian Engineers Create Meat Using Metamaterials

Earth's Hot Periods Split Lampreys: Genetic Impact

"Egypt Reveals Ancient Tombs Near Luxor!"

"Study: AI Speeds Up Search to Cut Cow Methane"

NASA Astronaut Nick Hague to Upgrade NICER Telescope

Mysterious Object Falls on Kenyan Village

Study Reveals High Extinction Risk for Freshwater Animals

Antarctic Sea Ice Surges: Earth's Frozen Continent Changing?

Los Angeles Urged to Conserve Water Amid Wildfires

Wooden Satellite LignoSat Explores Space Sustainability

The Key to Interplanetary Exploration: Soil and Rock Samples

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Fully Integrated for Space Mission

Optical Tweezers Revolutionize Biological Material Testing

Graduate Students Unveil Breakthrough Research on Agricultural Pest

NASA Unveils Dual Strategy for Mars Sample Return

Mysterious Rings Emerge Near Melbourne

Researchers Engineer Bacteria to Combat Microplastic Pollution

Underground Minerals: Key to Solving Climate Change

The Surprising Truth Behind Identical McDonald's Ownerships

Women's Share of Computer Science Degrees Soars

Shocking: Dominique Pelicot and 50 Men Convicted for Aggravated Rape

Astronomers Uncover Universe's Mysterious Acceleration

Balancing Work and Family: Women in Male-Dominated Fields

Emergency Contraceptive Sales Soar Post Trump Win

Warning: Spiny Leaf Insects Multiply Fast

Critical Need for Advanced Polyimide Films in Tech Devices

Unlocking Secrets of Marine and Coastal Geoscience

Expert Warns Meta's Shift May Fuel Hate Speech

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Discover the Buzz Surrounding Lemon8!

Mit Researchers Unveil Breakthrough in Energy Resilience

Japan Exposes Chinese Hacking Group MirrorFace's Cyberattacks

Meta to Allow Facebook Users to View eBay Listings on Marketplace

Israeli TV Journalist Overcomes ALS with AI Voice!

Revolutionary Interior Lighting Fights Motion Sickness

Philippine Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa Warns of Dangerous Times Ahead

Indonesia Stands Firm: iPhone 16 Sales Ban Upheld

Mark Zuckerberg's U-Turn Puts EU in Spotlight

Innovative Nanofiltration Membrane for Wastewater Treatment

Scientists Revolutionize Fusion Energy in 2022

Funeral Surprise: Deceased Educator Speaks!

Meta Abandons Fact-Checking Program in US

"Generative AI Revolutionizes Industries: Risks in Finance"

New Method Enables Efficient Device Communication

Innovative Material: Lithium Titanium Phosphate's Cold Expansion

The Age of the Blob Internet: Bots Taking Over!

Human Brain's Incredible Generalization Power

Max Planck Institute Unveils Revolutionary Wearable Tech

SUV from German Startup Vay Drives Itself

Samsung Electronics Expects Sharp Profit Drop

Berlin Man Checks Solar Panel Output as Snowflakes Fall

Nvidia Founder Wows Crowd with Stunning Graphics

Scientists Create Soft Wearable Robot to Prevent Work Injuries

University Researchers Develop Framework for Enhancing System Security

Meta's Decision Sparks Backlash Over US Fact-Checking Program

Scaling Up Energy and Climate Tech: LLNL Researchers Lead the Way

Revolutionizing Food Drying with Smart Techniques

"Smart TVs Shine Bright at Consumer Electronics Show"

Boy Dreams of Flying Cars in 1980s Mountain Home

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Friday, 20 September 2019

GM's offer to UAW would add lower-paying jobs

A General Motors offer to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities includes $2 billion from joint ventures and suppliers for new plants that would pay workers less than the top union wage, a person briefed on the matter said.

Climate change could turn oceans from friend to foe, UN report warns

Global warming and pollution caused by humanity's carbon-heavy footprint are ravaging Earth's oceans and icy regions in ways that could unleash misery on a global scale, a landmark UN report to be unveiled next week will warn.

US fines Hyundai $47 mn over dirty diesel engines

South Korean shipbuilding and industrial firm Hyundai Heavy Industries will pay a $47 million fine for illegally importing and selling dirty diesel engines in violation of American environmental rules, US authorities announced Thursday.

Google green energy buys boost 'carbon-free' portfolio

Google on Thursday announced a record-high boost to its green electricity purchases, saying the deals will spur construction of millions of solar panels and hundreds of wind turbines.

Sheet roofs: Puerto Rico reels 2 years after Hurricane Maria

Sixto Marrero shivers every time the skies open in Puerto Rico.

FAA chief meets Boeing officials, tries out Max simulator

The chief of the Federal Aviation Administration tested the Boeing 737 Max in a flight simulator Thursday, but the FAA declined to say how its updated anti-stall software performed.

Introducing 'mesh,' a memory-saving plug-in that could boost phone and computer performance

Applications like web browsers or smartphone apps often use a lot of memory. To address this, a research group co-led by Emery Berger, a professor of computer science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has developed a system they call Mesh that can automatically reduce such memory demands. Berger is presenting this work today at Cppcon, the C++ conference in Aurora, Colorado.

Scientists prepare for year-long expedition to Arctic center

Researchers from more than a dozen nations prepared Friday to launch the biggest and most complex expedition ever attempted in the central Arctic—a yearlong journey through the ice they hope will improve the scientific models that underpin our understanding of climate change.

Where to park your car, according to math

Just as mathematics reveals the motions of the stars and the rhythms of nature, it can also shed light on the more mundane decisions of everyday life. Where to park your car, for example, is the subject of a new look at a classic optimization problem by physicists Paul Krapivsky (Boston University) and Sidney Redner (Santa Fe Institute) published in this week's Journal of Statistical Mechanics.

The next agricultural revolution is here

As a growing population and climate change threaten food security, researchers around the world are working to overcome the challenges that threaten the dietary needs of humans and livestock. A pair of scientists is now making the case that the knowledge and tools exist to facilitate the next agricultural revolution we so desperately need.

New study questions value of fluoride varnish

Fluoride varnish has become a popular anti-cavity treatment for children, and it isn't hard to see why. It's relatively easy to apply, and not just for dentists or dental hygienists. Pediatricians can do it as well, with minimal instruction. The sticky varnish goes on with a brush and then dries in a few hours. There's little risk of children swallowing the fluoride, as they might with other topical treatments such as gels.

Smoking abstinence has little impact on the motivation for food

It's sometimes thought that smokers who can't light up are likely to reach for food in lieu of cigarettes. But new research from the University at Buffalo suggests that smoking abstinence doesn't greatly affect the motivation for food.

Pathway found for treatment-resistant lung cancer

A big way chemotherapy works is by prompting cancer cells to commit suicide, and scientists have found a pathway the most common lung cancer walks to avoid death.

Scientists identify a personality feature that could predict how often you exercise

Individuals who make concrete plans to meet their goals may engage in more physical activity, including visits to the gym, compared to those who don't plan quite so far ahead, research shows. These research findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggest that self-reported levels of a trait called 'planfulness' may translate into real world differences in behavior.

A bathroom scale could monitor millions with heart failure

Millions of heart failure patients are readmitted to hospitals every few months to adjust medications. It sends medical costs sky-high and patients suffer unnecessarily. A new bathroom scale could give clinicians the data they need to cut hospitalizations and treat patients remotely before they suffer too much.

Alzheimer's drug also treats parasitic Chagas disease

The drugs currently used to treat Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease, have serious side effects and limited use in those with chronic disease. Now, researchers have reported in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases that memantine, a drug currently used to treat Alzheimer's disease, can diminish the number of parasites in mice with Chagas disease, and increase the survival rate of the animals.

Ketoacidosis and high-blood sugar comas in patients with type 1 diabetes linked to increased risk of suicide attempt

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that in patients with type 1 diabetes, hospitalization for either ketoacidosis or a hyperglycaemic (high blood sugar) coma are both linked to a subsequent increase in the risk of attempting suicide. The study is by Dr. Jean Michel Petit, CHU (University Hospital) Dijon, France, and colleagues.

New study reveals a strong link between vitamin D deficiency and increased mortality, especially diabetes-related deaths

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 Sept) reveals that vitamin D deficiency is strongly linked to increased mortality, especially in younger and middle-aged people, and is particularly associated with diabetes-related deaths.

Both natural variation in ACE concentrations and lowering BP with ACE inhibitors associated with lower risk of T2D

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that usage of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to lower blood pressure, is associated with a 24% reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) when compared with placebo.