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7th Legionnaires' Death in Central Harlem Outbreak

Global Cholera Crisis: 31 Countries Face Surging Fatality Rate

Study Links Metals and Sulfate to Asthma Hospitalization

Study Reveals DNA Variants Driving Testosterone Surge in PCOS

University of Michigan Study Reveals Cell Crisis Management

Hereditary Mutations in Genes Cause Retinal Degeneration

"200 Years of Digitalis: Cardiac Glycosides in Heart Failure"

Low-Dose Colchicine Slows Gene Mutation Linked to CVD

Understanding Asystole: The Ultimate Cardiac Arrest Form

Wearable ECG Patch Boosts Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis

Peking University Team Achieves Human Islet Differentiation

Scientists Call for New Strategies Amid Rising Antimicrobial Resistance

Opioid Epidemic Eases: Fentanyl Threat Persists

New Eye Patch Sensor Monitors Lysozyme in Tears

Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 95 Across 14 States

Study Reveals Overmedication of Young ADHD Patients

Gut Immune Cells Linked to Alzheimer's in Mouse Model

Extreme Heat in New Orleans Tied to Surge in Domestic Violence Calls

UCLA Researchers Develop Advanced Immunotherapy

Federal Health Officials Scale Back Program Tracking Foodborne Illnesses

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

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Researchers Uncover New Light Enhancement Phenomenon

Final Section of World's Largest Superconducting Magnet Completed

Saturn's Moon Enceladus: Small, Icy, and Remote

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?

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Scientists Discover Advantage of Microscopic Bugs' Feather-Like Wings

Unusual microbug anatomy shown to optimize wing weight—findings could benefit tiny drone design

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

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Monday, 30 September 2019

Restoring forests 1 tree at a time, to help repair climate

Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower.

New research finds coastal living linked with better mental health

Living close to the sea could support better mental health in England's poorest urban communities, finds a new study published today in the journal Health and Place.

Microneedle biosensor accurately detects patient's antibiotic levels in real time

Small, non-invasive patches worn on the skin can accurately detect the levels of medication in a patient's system, matching the accuracy of current clinical methods.

New combination therapy offers bowel cancer patients extra treatment option

Based on scientific findings of the Netherlands Cancer Institute, a new combination treatment has been developed for patients with metastatic bowel cancer and a mutation in the BRAF gene. After a clinical trial in over 600 participants, those treated with this smart combination therapy survived longer than those who received standard treatment. The study is published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Toward safer, more effective cancer radiation therapy using X-rays and nanoparticles

An element called gadolinium delivered into cancer cells releases killer electrons when hit by specially tuned X-rays. The approach, published in the journal Scientific Reports, could pave the way towards a new cancer radiation therapy.

Statins could increase or decrease osteoporosis risk—the dosage makes the difference

A study by the Medical University of Vienna and the Complexity Science Hub Vienna shows for the first time a connection between the dosage of cholesterol-lowering drugs—statins—and the diagnosis of osteoporosis.

Study shows how urban agriculture can push the sustainability of Phoenix

A community garden occupies a diminutive dirt lot in Phoenix. Rows of raised garden beds offer up basil, watermelons and corn, making this patch of land an agricultural oasis in a desert city of 1.5 million people. In fact, this little garden is contributing in various ways to the city's environmental sustainability goals set by the city council in 2016. The goals consider matters such as transportation, water stewardship, air quality and food.

How a tension sensor plays integral role in aligned chromosome partitioning

A Waseda University-led research uncovered the molecular mechanism of how a particular cancer-causing oncogene could trigger an onset of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

A new concept could make more environmentally friendly batteries possible

A new concept for an aluminum battery has twice the energy density as previous versions, is made of abundant materials, and could lead to reduced production costs and environmental impact. The idea has potential for large-scale applications, including storage of solar and wind energy. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia, are behind the idea.

Lipid produced by organism helps control blood sugar

Researchers based in Brazil, the United States and Germany have discovered that 12-HEPE, a lipid produced in response to cold by brown adipose tissue in the human body, helps reduce blood sugar. The results of their experiments with mice pave the way for new treatments for diabetes.

New AI method may boost Crohn's disease insight and improve treatment

Scientists have developed a computer method that may help improve understanding and treatment of Crohn's disease, which causes inflammation of the digestive tract.

How to dismantle a nuclear bomb: Team successfully tests new method for verification of weapons reduction

How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An unsettling answer is: They don't, for the most part. When countries sign arms reduction pacts, they do not typically grant inspectors complete access to their nuclear technologies, for fear of giving away military secrets.

'Good' cholesterol counters atherosclerosis in mice with diabetes

Increasing levels of a simplified version of "good" cholesterol reversed disease in the blood vessels of mice with diabetes, a new study finds.

Better understanding sensory perception could help people with autism and dyslexia

Deciphering how the brain processes sight and hearing could have implications for how we understand and treat conditions such as dyslexia, autism and schizophrenia.

Basic research to world-changing applications can take 6 months – or 50 years

All technology and innovation have a science base but to get there requires patience, as the journey from curiosity-driven basic research to a world-changing technology can take six months or 50 years, a panel of Nobel and Kavli prize laureates has said.

Mesothelioma trial suggests immunotherapy as an alternative to chemotherapy

Patients with mesothelioma may gain similar benefit from immunotherapy as chemotherapy, and good responders may provide important clues to novel treatment for the thousands of new cases each year. Data from the PROMISE-meso trial presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 highlight the need to understand the biological mechanisms whereby mesothelioma, which is incurable, adapts to immunotherapy in some patients but not in others, resulting in variations in treatment response.

Type 2 diabetes remission possible with 'achievable' weight loss, say researchers

People who achieve weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis with type 2 diabetes have the greatest chance of seeing their disease go into remission, according to a study led by the University of Cambridge.

Blood test can replace invasive biopsy for more patients with lung cancer

A growing number of patients with advanced lung cancer could soon be offered a blood test to help to decide the best treatment for them instead of having to get a tumour sample for analysis. New data from the BFAST trial presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 have shown that the test can be used successfully to identify complex DNA mutations in the cells of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) suitable for the latest targeted medicines. The technique detects tiny pieces of tumour DNA that are shed from cancer cells into the blood.

Heart, kidney disease risk factors for adverse effects from gout medication

Heart disease is an independent risk factor for severe adverse skin reactions in patients taking allopurinol, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Novel strategy using microRNA biomarkers can distinguish melanomas from nevi

Melanoma is the least common but one of the most deadly skin cancers. It accounts for only about one percent of all cases globally, but the majority of skin cancer deaths. Accurate, timely and reliable diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma remains a significant challenge in dermatopathology. Investigators report in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, published by Elsevier, on a novel strategy for using microRNA (miRNA) biomarkers to detect melanoma cells in skin tumors even when the tumor contains predominantly benign cells.

Sleeping pills reduce suicidal thoughts in patients with severe insomnia

Insomnia is a driver of suicide, and particularly people with severe insomnia may safely benefit from taking a sedative to help address their sleep problems as it reduces their suicidal thoughts, investigators report.

Poorly reported placebos could lead to mistaken estimates of benefits and harms

Researchers at the University of Oxford have found that placebo controls are almost never described according to standard reporting guidelines.

'Smart shirt' can accurately measure breathing and could be used to monitor lung disease

A smart shirt that measures lung function by sensing movements in the chest and abdomen has proved to be accurate when compared to traditional testing equipment, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Survey of truck drivers finds many suffer from sleep-related breathing disorders

A survey of 905 Italian truck drivers has shown that approximately half suffer from at least one sleep-related breathing problem that potentially can cause drivers to fall asleep at the wheel.

Nintedanib slows progression for broad range of scarring lung diseases

Nintedanib, a medication approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, slows the decline in lung function among patients with a broad range of scarring lung diseases. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest that many more people may benefit from nintedanib than are currently approved for treatment. They also suggest that the dozens of different forms of fibrosing interstitial lung disease may share similar scarring mechanisms in spite of different causes and patterns.

Japan lists Fukushima radiation levels on S. Korea embassy site

Japan's embassy in South Korea has begun posting the daily radiation levels of Fukushima and Seoul after new questions about the lingering effects of the 2011 nuclear disaster.