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Fatal Vibrio Vulnificus Outbreak Linked to Raw Oysters

New ESC/EACTS Guidelines Enhance Valvular Heart Disease Care

Cancer Cells Transfer Mitochondria to Healthy Neighbors

Focus on Woman's Autonomy in Reproductive Choices

Study: 1 in 12 Multicancer Patients Born with Risk Gene

New Esc Guidelines Enhance Myocarditis & Pericarditis Care

New ESC/EAS Guidelines Update: Managing Lipid Levels for Cardiovascular Risk

Reducing High-Normal Potassium Levels Cuts Heart Risks

Maternal Stress Linked to Childhood Eczema

Stroke Survivors' Dementia Risk: Monash University Research Hope

FDA Approves COVID-19 Vaccine with Eligibility Restrictions

"Ozempic Face: Unveiling a Breakthrough Drug"

Australian GPs Neglect Monitoring Antipsychotic Drug Effects

Most Common Form of Child Maltreatment: Neglect

AI Tool by Endeavor Health & Northwestern University Detects Fatal Respiratory Syndrome

Anterior Insular Cortex: Emotion Regulation and Neuropsychiatric Links

Philadelphia Cancer Philanthropy Unveils Vibrant Backpack Designs

US Health and Education Departments Push for Nutrition Training

Kentucky Lawmaker Proposes State-Funded Psychedelic Drug Research

Changing Demographics of Lung Cancer: Shift Away from Smokers

Millions in UK Neglect Professional Help for Premenstrual Symptoms

Study Reveals Rbpms and Rbpms2 Protect Heart Genes

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Leads MAHA Nutrition Reform

Challenges Arise as CDC Director Fired & Leaders Resign

Drug Improving Walking in MS Patients Speeds Bone Healing

Heart Disease Claims Life Every 34 Seconds in US

High Risk of Heart Attacks in Healthy Non-Smokers

High Rate of Undiagnosed Autism in UK Adults

Sinus Surgery Outperforms Antibiotics in Treating Rhinosinusitis

Innovative Blood Pressure Treatment Efficacy Calculator

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SMU Statistician Designs Enhanced Housing Scheme

Debunking Christchurch Terrorist's Manipulative Manifesto

Advances in Spintronics: Practical Use of MRAM Technology

Researchers Demonstrate Bayes' Rule in Quantum World

UK Shift: Century Data Shows Seafood Import Surge

Scientists Study Perovskite Mineral for Earthquake Insights

Unearthing Hunacti: Story of 16th-Century Mission Town

Connecticut Forest Park Association's Master Woodland Manager Program Thrives

Plants Communicating Thirst: Impact on Agriculture

Physicists Discover Breakthrough in High-Temperature Superconductors

The Art of Binge-Watching: One More Episode Syndrome

Genetic Triggers in Bovine Embryos: Implications for Health

Study Reveals Public Libraries Vital for Rural Tech Access

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Sees Rapid Recovery

Young Orangutans Learn Nighttime Nest-Building Skills Through Social Observation

Global Travel Industry Embraces Social Media Influencers

Researchers Unveil 128 New Cosmic Collisions in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy

California Hosts 50 Species of Snakes, 7 Rattlesnakes

Unveiling the Internal Structure of Nucleons

Luxury Vacation Homes Amid California's Human-Bear Conflicts

Japanese Officials Release AI Simulation of Potential Mount Fuji Eruption

Indigenous Tribe from Peru's Amazon Shows Signs of Distress

Study Reveals Unusual Carbon Dioxide Abundance in Planet-Forming Disk

Rural Limpopo Youth at Risk: HIV, Pregnancy Challenges

Stem Cell Differentiation: Steps to Specialized Cell Formation

Landmark Review: 40 Years of Pelagic Sargassum Changes

Do High-Income Earners Flee Due to Tax Hikes?

Cells' Regulated Healing Responses: Self-Destruction and Rejuvenation

California Seeks Solutions After Devastating Wildfires

Bacterial Viruses Protect Progeny for Maximum Reach

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When AI blurs reality: The rise of hyperreal digital culture

Hyperrealistic AI Influencers Redefining Digital Creation

Santa Ana Entrepreneur Charlie Chang's YouTube Finance Success

Google is training its AI tools on YouTube videos: These creators aren't happy

Understanding the Impact of AI on Everyday Life

AI takes flight: Project to boost machine learning in aircraft surface inspections

Amplifying AI's impact by making it understandable

Aircraft Surface Inspections: Vital Checks for Airworthiness

Scientists pioneer way to remove private data from AI models

UC Riverside Scientists Develop Method to Erase Private Data

Summer Holidays: Traveling to Hot, Sunny Destinations with Electronic Devices

One Tech Tip: This summer, don't let your phone overheat

Robot and Human Collaborate in Auto Factory

Robot regret: New research helps robots make safer decisions around humans

Warehouse automation hasn't made workers safer—it's just reshuffled the risk, say researchers

Advancements in Robotics Transforming Warehouse Operations

London Summer Humidity Contrasted with Dry Utah

Air conditioning isn't the only answer

Mapping Hidden Microbes in South Wales' Abandoned Coal Mines

Welsh mine microbes mapped to help heat homes

Minimal 3D model reveals fundamental mechanisms behind toughening of soft–hard composites

Balancing Strength and Toughness in Material Engineering

Graphene's Superiority at Room Temp vs. GaAs Semiconductors

Two new methods push graphene's electronic quality beyond traditional semiconductors

'Over-the-horizon' vision technology tested using high-altitude balloons and drones

Navy Vessels' Horizon-Seeing Tech Demo in California

Brazilian Researchers Develop Lighter Ceramic Clay with Sargassum Algae

Seaweed-infused ceramic clay offers lighter, greener option for construction materials

Australia's Green Energy Transition: Miners, Media, and Policymakers Lead

Data visualization emerges a key driver of decision-making at organizational and community levels

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Friday, 27 September 2019

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.

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.

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.