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High Rate of Undiagnosed Autism in UK Adults

Sinus Surgery Outperforms Antibiotics in Treating Rhinosinusitis

Innovative Blood Pressure Treatment Efficacy Calculator

Rice University Study Reveals Insights on Ovarian Aging

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: MDMA Study Offers PTSD Relief

Study Reveals Dengue Mosquito Shift in Peruvian Amazon

Monica Seles Discloses Myasthenia Gravis Diagnosis

Girls Show Different Autism Symptoms Than Boys: University Study

Fentanyl Abuse and Opioid Crisis: Impact on Heart Rhythms

Panel Questions Safety of Antidepressants in Pregnancy

Study Links GLP-1 Agonists to Lower Cancer Risk

Researchers Shift Focus to Neck Circumference for Health Assessment

Duke University Biomedical Engineers Treat Heart Attack Damage

Sydney University Study Reveals Brainstem Pain Control Map

Tuberculosis: Leading Cause of Death Worldwide

Study: African American Mastectomy Patients' Preferences for Breast Reconstruction

Study Reveals Music's Impact on Blood Pressure

Study on Fecal Transfer Impact on Obese Teens

Keto Diet Gender Differences: Estrogen's Protective Role

Study Reveals Key Liver Cell Role in Growth

Study Reveals Pep19 Reduces Visceral Fat & Enhances Sleep

Prostate Cancer: Treatment Success Varies

Metabolic Health Impact on Pregnancy Risks

Autologous TIL Therapy Stabilizes Metastatic HNSCC

Zebrafish Biomedical Research: Social Behavior Impact

Spironolactone Study: No Benefit in Dialysis Patients

Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods on Health

Study Links Asthma, Depression, Anxiety to Heart Failure in Women

New Genetic Test Predicts Disease Risk from Rare DNA Mutation

Cancer Survivors More Prone to Depression Medication

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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

Nasa Data Aids Heat Relief Efforts in Maryland

Screens vs. Nature: Teenagers Urged to Embrace Outdoors

Artificial Intelligence Threats: Job Loss, Student Weakness, Democracy Risks

Understanding Eukaryotic Genomes: The Blueprint of Life

Sun's Inevitable Demise: A New Beginning for Solar System

The Power of Humor in Populist Politics

Climate Change Threatens Vulnerable Small Island Nations

Women's Rising Presence in Video Gaming: Stats & Trends

Challenges in Tracking American Transgender Population

Balancing Operational and Financial Integration in Acquisitions

African Union Backs #CorrectTheMap Initiative

Mysterious Optical Phenomena Around the Sun and Moon

Tobacco Industry's Deceptive Innovation: Cigarette Filters

Raina Biosciences Unveils mRNA Data in Science

Study on Impact of AI Tools on Students' Academic Outcomes

Ambitious Physics Professor Kai Sun Pursues New Phenomena

Algorithmic Pricing: Impact on Uber Fares and Amazon Costs

"Ocean Waves: Earth's Largest Aerosol Source Impact on Climate"

Unveiling the Role of Jasmonate in Seed Development

Rutgers Health Study: NYC Smokers Evade High Cigarette Taxes

"Forest Protection Against Avalanches: Study Reveals Key Factors"

Chinese Researchers Develop Urban Sustainability Evaluation Method

Geography Education Struggles: Lack of Teachers and Curriculum Gaps

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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

Evolution of Data Visualization in Decision-Making

Will People Trust Self-Driving Cars?

Sound familiar? Matching voices boost trust in self-driving cars

New energy industries thriving under China's environmental pressures

China's Stringent Environmental Regulations Boost New Energy Sector

AI could snuff out wildfires one power line at a time

AI Detects Electrical Equipment Sparks, Prevents Wildfires

Can your chatbot logs be used against you in court?

Can AI Chatbot Conversations Be Used in Court?

Getting rid of fossil fuels is really hard—and we're not making much progress

Bus seatbelts can save lives: How do we get more people to wear them?

Tragic Stonehaven School Bus Rollover: Fatal Accident Alert

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Monday, 28 October 2019

Anti-inflammatory agents can effectively and safely curb major depressive symptoms

Anti-inflammatory agents, such as aspirin/paracetamol, statins, and antibiotics, can safely and effectively curb the symptoms of major depression, finds a pooled analysis of the available evidence, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

UK vets need special training to report suspected animal abuse

UK vets need special training to report cases of suspected animal abuse and neglect, finds research published online in Vet Record.

Multiple factors aligned to establish sustained transmission of XDR-TB in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

A study published today in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) examines the evolutionary and epidemiologic history of an epidemic strain of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) - called LAM4/KZN- in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This strain was first reported in a 2005 outbreak in Tugela Ferry, KwaZulu-Natal, where it was associated with 90 percent mortality among predominantly HIV infected individuals, and has since become widespread throughout the province. A new study identifies key host, pathogen and environmental factors that facilitated the success of this XDR-TB strain and steps that can be taken for early identification and containment of future epidemics.

To rid electric grid of carbon, shore up green energy support

Cornell and Northwestern University engineers, along with a federal economist, have created an energy model that helps to remove carbon-generated power from the U.S. electric grid—replacing it with a greener, financially feasible wind, solar and hydro energy system.

Image: Hubble captures the IC 4653 galaxy

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows IC 4653, a galaxy just over 80 million light-years from Earth. That may sound like quite a distance, but it's not that far on a cosmic scale. At these kinds of distances, the types and structures of the objects we see are similar to those in our local area.

The emotional, physical perks of planning a bucket list

Whether it's traveling to Hawaii, trekking to Machu Picchu or starting a community garden, creating a "bucket list" prioritizes ambitious goals or spells out how we want to be remembered. It also can bring emotional and physical health benefits.

Researchers: Unusually broad diffraction background marks high-quality graphene

Producing structurally perfect graphene and other 2-D materials is the secret to tapping into their potential novel electronic and spintronic properties. But how do we know when graphene, the most widely studied 2-D material, is perfect— a defect-free and uniform layer of atoms?

Women find it more difficult to quit smoking

Women are half as likely to quit smoking as men, according to research presented at the 2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC). Affordability of smoking cessation medications was another barrier to success.

Deep dive into Earth's interior shows change isn't skin deep

They say it's what's on the inside that counts. And so it goes with the planet's surface; from mountain ranges to a river's drainage, the deep Earth has a profound influence on what's happening on top.

Improving indoor air quality during wildfires

In California and other U.S. western states, wildfires have become more frequent and intense, adversely impacting air quality and human health. Smoke from wildfires contains many toxins and irritants, including particles smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter, which, due to their size, penetrate deep into the lungs and contribute to cardiopulmonary and respiratory illness. Many health agencies and departments suggest people stay indoors during wildfires to limit their exposure to these particles. But how healthy is the air indoors during a wildfire, and can it be improved?

New test improves diagnosis of a common genetic cause of autism

A new stand-alone test can more precisely diagnose people with a common genetic cause of autism than the current testing regime.

A new system to measure pain more accurately could help fight the opioid addiction crisis

Inside a labor room at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, nurses and physicians monitored Yingzi Lin's vitals, checking on her over the course of three days, and asking how much pain she was feeling. It was 2011, and she was preparing to have her first child.

Scientists call for improved approach to biodiversity targets on invasive species

A Monash-led international commentary on the harm caused by biological invasions has urged policy makers to develop conversation targets in a unified framework informed by new data integration methods developed in the last decade.

Why confidence is key to persuasion

In persuasive communications, vocal cues affect a speaker's ability to persuade others.

Helpful insects and landscape change

We might not notice them, but the crops farmers grow are protected by scores of tiny invertebrate bodyguards. Naturally occurring arthropods like spiders and lady beetles patrol crop fields looking for insects to eat. These natural enemies keep pests under control, making it easier to grow the crops we depend on.

Key role for calcium release in root development

The role of calcium is well understood as a function of signaling between plants and symbiotic fungi that assist nitrogen fixation and phosphate uptake.

Biomarker for schizophrenia can be detected in human hair

Working with model mice, postmortem human brains, and people with schizophrenia, researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered that a subtype of schizophrenia is related to abnormally high levels hydrogen sulfide in the brain. Experiments showed that this abnormality likely results from a DNA-modifying reaction during development that lasts throughout life. In addition to providing a new direction for research into drug therapies, higher-than-normal levels of the hydrogen sulfide-producing enzyme can act as biomarker for this type of schizophrenia.

Streaming TV gears up for ad targeting

In the new world of streaming television, advertising is not going away, but is evolving to become more like marketing on the internet—targeted to specific groups or individuals.

Delhi fights hazardous pollution after Diwali party

After India's biggest firework party of the year, Delhi awoke to a pollution hangover Monday with the capital forced to breathe hazardous levels of toxic particles.

State of emergency declared as California wildfires rage

California's governor declared a statewide emergency on Sunday as a huge blaze, fanned by strong winds, forced mass evacuations and power blackouts as it bore down on towns in the famed Sonoma wine region.

Chill your Netflix habit, climate experts say

Movie nights once required driving to the local video store to rent, rewind and return the latest blockbuster. Now on-demand video content providers offer countless binge-worthy options at the touch of a finger.

New species found in whale shark mouth

A whale shark's mouth might not seem like the most hospitable environment for a home, but Japanese researchers have found there's no place like it for a newly-discovered shrimp-like creature.

American Academy of Pediatrics looks at use of nonnutritive sweeteners by children

Nonnutritive or artificial sweeteners are a growing part of U.S. diets, now consumed by at least one in four children. A new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement offers a summary of the existing data around nonnutritive sweeteners and recommends future research into how they affect children's weight, taste preferences, the risk for diabetes, and long-term safety.

AAP recommends greater access to surgical treatments for severe obesity

Recognizing that severe obesity is a serious and worsening public health crisis in children and adolescents, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for greater access to metabolic and bariatric surgery, one of the few strategies that has been shown to be effective in treating the most severe forms of the chronic disease.

Soft drinks found to be the crucial link between obesity and tooth wear

A new study published today in the journal Clinical Oral Investigations, has found that sugar-sweetened acidic drinks, such as soft drinks, is the common factor between obesity and tooth wear among adults.

Maternal and newborn health improves in rural Nigeria, Ethiopia and India but inequities still exist

Community-based health programs in parts of rural Nigeria, Ethiopia and India were successful in improving health care for mothers and newborns, but inequities still exist, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Study implicates flavored e-cigs in the teen vaping epidemic

A USC study has found that teens who vape candy- or fruit-flavored e-cigarettes are more likely to stick with the habit and vape more heavily, implicating flavors in the teen vaping epidemic.