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Orange County Pediatrician Dr. Eric Ball's Guilt Over Disneyland Measles

Dr. Fred Levin Concerned Over Medicaid Cuts

Intermittent Fasting Outperforms Daily Caloric Restriction

Alzheimer's Agitation: Nondrug vs. Citalopram

Breakthrough TIL Therapy Boosts Cancer Treatment

Brain Cells' Subtype Stability Disputed

Canadian Manufacturing Vital for $3 Billion US Pharmaceuticals

Pueblo Resident's Mexico Trip Confirmed as Colorado's First Measles Case

Multiple Women Face Health Crises: Car Accident, Surgery Complications, Pregnancy Struggles

Impact of Palatable Food on Hedonic Eating

Rising Use of Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound for Weight Loss

Massive Layoffs at U.S. Health Department

FDA's Chief Tobacco Regulator Removed Amid Agency Cuts

Glioblastoma Survival: Challenges in Treatment

Cardiac Deaths Surge in Compound Heat Waves

Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Risk Health by Stopping Medication

Gene PPDPF Supports Kidney Cells in Chronic Disease

Sedentary Behavior Crisis: Join Nationwide Walk on April 2

Study Uncovers Health Care Disparities in IBD Care

Chinese Cancer Biologists Uncover Key Enzyme in Colorectal Tumor Formation

New Method Finds Personalized Cancer Treatments

Toxic Lead Stunts Growth of 12-Year-Old Bangladeshi

Study Reveals Hypertension Clues in Electronic Health Records

Tuberculosis Diagnoses Lower Than Expected During Pandemic

Enhanced Electronic Frailty Index Boosts Elderly Care

Study Reveals Gaps in Health Care Professionals' Awareness of Gender Diversity

Zero Coronary Artery Calcium Score: Age Impact on Cardiac Risk

Inga Rødahl Defends Thesis on Innate Lymphoid Cells

Global Challenge: Detecting Cardiac Arrhythmias in Spain

New Brain Scan Patterns Improve Depression Diagnosis

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Lawmakers Unveil $5 Billion Bonds for Salmon Recovery

Wildlife Crossing Over 101 Freeway Reaches Soil Milestone

"Key Role of Magnesium in Human Physiology and Cosmos"

European Astronomers Study Radio Galaxy 3C 111 with VLBA

Groundbreaking 3D Imaging Innovation from Nanjing University

Radical Inequality in Teen Burial Practices in Early Bronze Age Anatolia

Global Temperatures: 4°C Rise Predicted to Slash GDP

The Role of Eye Tracking in VR and AR Headsets

Nanoplastics: Unveiling the Unknown Toxicity

Research Team Develops Flexible Nanofiber Felt with Low Thermal Conductivity

Town and Blue Lagoon Spa Evacuated in Iceland Amid Volcano Threat

Hate Crime Reports Dip in U.S. Cities, Anti-Jewish and Anti-Muslim Incidents Surge

Cattle Herds Drown in Australian Outback Floods

Bitcoin Investor Takes SpaceX Flight Over North and South Poles

University of Washington Challenges Static View of East Asia's Paleolithic Period

Impact of Workaholics' Self-Images on Job Dedication

Challenges in Maintaining Finnish Lake Water Quality

Buzz Pollination: Bees Vibrating Flowers for Pollen

Quantum Breakthrough: Speeding Up Atom Superpositions

New Discovery: Proteins' Cellular Transformation Unveiled

Oldest Phosphatic Stromatoporoid Sponge Found in South China

Insight into Hafnium Oxide's Structural Phase Transition

Europe's Cern Lab Finds No Hurdles for World's Largest Collider

Yale-Led Study: Climate Change Threatens Butterflies

NASA Astronauts Wilmore and Williams Take Responsibility

Unprecedented Study Reveals Uranus' Atmospheric Secrets

Rare Primitive Meteorites Fall Near Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica

Contaminated Air Exposure Linked to Disease Risks

Cutting-Edge AI 3D Food Printing with Infrared Cooking

Rice University Researchers Tackle PFAS Removal

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Study Reveals High Failure Rate of Blockchain Initiatives

"Seattle Kids Revolutionize Tech Industry 50 Years Ago"

Geothermal Potential in New Zealand's North Island

Top 5th Generation Fighter Jets Unveiled

Fears of AI Bubble Hit Nasdaq 100

New Sustainable Lithium Recovery Tech Developed by University Scientists

Cryptocurrency Backing by Trump & Milei Costs Billions

Chemists Discover Breakthrough in Battery Interface Analysis

Paris Prosecutors Seek Justice for French Consumers in Volkswagen Dieselgate Scandal

Openai Unveils Open Generative Ai Model Amid Rising Competition

FTC Warns 23andMe on Personal Data Protection

Openai Raises $40 Billion, Valued at $300 Billion

Carmakers Face Tough Decisions Amid US Tariffs

Efficient Spare Parts Delivery Model Cuts Costs by Half

Researchers Develop Novel Organic Solar Cells

Satellite Captures Mandalay After 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake

New Degradation Mechanism in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Ict's Role in Augmenting CO2 Emissions in the United States

Dynamic Light Control Enhances Autonomous Vehicles & Medical Tech

"Fraunhofer CyberGuard Project: Standardized Playbooks for Online Security"

Germany's Plastic Packaging Waste Transformed into 3D-Printed Products

World's Smallest Wireless Flying Robot Hits Targets

Researchers Develop Infomorphic Neurons for Accurate Learning

Renault and Nissan Revise Partnership for Financial Stability

Brain Implant Translates Paralyzed Woman's Thoughts to Speech

Challenges Faced by African Data Workers

"23andMe Files for Bankruptcy After Selling 12 Million DNA Kits"

Myanmar Earthquake Exposes Regional Building Code Gaps

AI Chatbots' Truthfulness Enhanced with Chain of Thought Windows

Apple Inc. Progresses on New Office Complex in Culver City

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Wednesday, 15 May 2019

Planetary scientists unravel mystery of Egyptian desert glass

A Curtin University researcher has solved a nearly 100-year-old riddle by discovering that glass found in the Egyptian desert was created by a meteorite impact, rather than atmospheric airburst, in findings that have implications for understanding the threat posed by asteroids.

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Captive chimpanzees spontaneously use tools to excavate underground food

Chimpanzees in captivity can successfully work out how to use tools to excavate underground food, even if they've never been presented with an underground food scenario before, according to a study published May 15, 2019 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Alba Motes-Rodrigo and colleagues and directed by Adriana Hernandez-Aguilar from the University of Oslo.

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WhatsApp flaw let spies take control with calls alone (Update)

Spyware crafted by a sophisticated group of hackers-for-hire took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of targeted phones without any user interaction.

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Coherent? Voice disorders significantly affect listeners, too

"Fly heading two three zero, runway two seven left, cleared for takeoff." Air traffic controllers are among the 25 to 45 percent of the workforce in the United States who use their voices professionally. It is imperative for their listeners to understand what they are communicating. Air traffic controllers, teachers and university professors have a high prevalence of voice disorders referred to as "dysphonia." Other professions also are at risk including clergy, attorneys, counselors and performers.

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Some LGBT employees feel less supported at federal agencies

Workplace inequality is visible when it involves gender and race, but less so with sexual identity and gender expression.

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Toy transformers and real-life whales inspire biohybrid robot

Drawing inspiration from biology and the toy shelf, researchers at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College and City University of Hong Kong have developed a swimming robot with a light-controlled cellular engine that can perform highly-targeted drug delivery.

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Stop gambling with black box and explainable models on high-stakes decisions

As the buzzwords "machine learning" continue to grow in popularity, more industries are turning to computer algorithms to answer important questions, including high-stakes fields such as healthcare, finance and criminal justice. While this trend can lead to major improvements in these realms, it can also lead to major problems when the machine learning algorithm is a so-called "black box."

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Blood biopsy: New technique enables detailed genetic analysis of cancer cells

A new way to cleanly separate out cancer cells from a blood sample enables comprehensive genetic profiling of the cancer cells, which could help doctors target tumors and monitor treatments more effectively.

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Worldwide prevalence of eating disorders increased since 2000

(HealthDay)—Eating disorders are highly prevalent worldwide, especially among women, according to research published in the May issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Quitting smoking while pregnant tied to reduced risk for preterm birth

(HealthDay)—Quitting smoking, especially early in pregnancy, is associated with a reduced risk for preterm birth, even for high-frequency cigarette smokers, according to a study published online April 19 in JAMA Network Open.

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Software locates sugarcane genes of interest

Plants have larger and more complex genomes than all animals, be they mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians. Fish are the exception to the rule.

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Review: Edifier headphones and earbuds give you great sound, no wires

There are times when we all would like to tune out the outside world and just relax in peace and quiet.

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Psychologists discover enhanced language learning in synesthetes

"When I see equations, I see the letters in colors. I don't know why," wrote Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. "I see vague pictures of Bessel functions with light-tan j's, slightly violet-bluish n's, and dark brown x's flying around."

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