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Ordering Coffee: Requesting Extra Hot Brew

Majority of Americans Concerned: Moderate Alcohol Impact on Health

Study: Improved EoE Control Reduces Esophagus Stiffening

New Study Reveals Breakthrough in AML Chemoresistance

Highly Sensitive People at Risk: Mental Health Study

Metabolic Syndrome Severity Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease

Missed Opportunities for Genetic Testing in HGSC

Early Detection of Diabetes Risk Factors in Households

Study: Sleep Fragmentation Impacts Quality of Life in Children with Nocturnal Enuresis

Breakthrough Discovery: 8 New Genes Linked to Schizophrenia

Innovative Strategies to Slow Biological Aging: JAMA Review

Study Finds Missing RNA Boosts Pediatric Brain Tumor Immunotherapy

How Visual Information Travels Through Your Brain

Millions Worldwide Affected by Devastating Rheumatoid Arthritis

Stem Cells from Muscles Enhance Bone Healing

Mifepristone Shows Promise in Breast Cancer Risk Reduction

Care Pathways for Drug-Dependent Women: Anxiety and Referrals

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Suicide Trends in England

Aerospace Industry's Digital Twins Enhance Aircraft Safety

Probiotic Reduces Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Preterm Infants

Scientists Map Mutations Causing Muscular Dystrophy

Gut Neurons Shape Immune Response: Key Findings & Implications

Unlocking Valuable Health Data: Hospitals and Clinics Collecting Vital Information

Clinical Trial Shows Biochemical Correction for GM2 Gangliosidosis

Alzheimer's Early Sign: Smell Loss Linked to Brain's Immune Response

New Genetically Modified Immune Cell Targets Organ Rejection

New Biological Pathway Links Type 2 Diabetes to Blood Clots

Columbia Engineers Develop Cancer Therapy with Bacteria-Virus Team

Positive Outcomes in Primary Progressive Aphasia Study

Youth Mental Health Crisis: Children Stuck in ERs

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Exploring New Horizons: Navigating Unseen Lands

Paris Agreement for Plastic Finalized This Week

New Findings: San Andreas Earthquake, Universe Shape, Food Thickeners

Exploring Skyrmionic Textures for Spintronics

"Hurricane Erin Strengthens, Heads Towards Caribbean"

SpaceX Starship Megarocket Set for Test Flight

Utah's Great Salt Lake: Human Activity Alters Biogeochemical State

Discovery of Active Flat Electronic Bands in Kagome Superconductor

Climate Stress: Linking Global Warming to Conflict

Researchers Uncover Virus Genetic Packing Mechanism

Scientists Uncover Crystal with Oxygen-Breathing Ability

Understanding Damped Harmonic Oscillators in Physics

Humans Adapt to Floods: Private Measures Reduce Losses

First Real-Time 3D Images of Human Embryo Implanting

Transition to Market-Oriented Farming in Trans-Himalayas

Ancient Humans in Kenya Used Oldowan Tools for Hunting

Improving Equitable Research Practices in Global Studies

"Deadly 7.7 Earthquake in Myanmar Triggers Supershear Rupture"

New Method Identifies Superconductors Preventing Energy Loss

New CRISPR Tech at UNSW Sydney: Safer Genetic Disease Treatment

Study Reveals Impact of Anonymous Authorship in Peer Review

New Discoveries Unveil Complex History of Gotska Sandön

Declining Trust in Public Institutions: Global Impact

Study Reveals Impact of Belief on Reducing Single-Use Plastics

Breakthrough: Supramolecular Co-Assembly for Full-Color CPL

Scientists Overcome Material Defects for Spintronic Breakthrough

"Ursa Major III: Compact Star Cluster with Black Hole Core"

Yale Researchers Cool Sound Vibrations with Lasers

Rare Subtropical Wood Stork Spotted in Wisconsin Wilds

Bumblebee Catfish Climbing Waterfalls in Brazil

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Australian Workers Embrace Gen AI Tools Without Boss Approval

Many Australians secretly use AI at work, a new report shows. Clearer rules could reduce 'shadow AI'

Caught in a social media echo chamber? AI can help you out

Beware: Clickbait Traps on Social Media

Sibling and friend game time key to keeping children safe in online video games, say researchers

Role of Older Siblings in Online Child Safety

Dry-Processed Electrodes: Eco-Friendly Battery Cell Innovation

A step toward circular batteries: Dry-processed cathodes can now be recycled without toxic solvents

Study Suggests Shifting Electricity Consumption for Lower Emissions

Study identifies best times to consume electricity and cut carbon emissions

Targeted doping strategy use copper ions to boost thermoelectric performance

Qut Researchers Enhance Germanium Telluride with Copper Ions

AI-driven method to reduce traffic delays and improve road safety

Boosting Lagging Productivity Growth with Artificial Intelligence

Does AI really boost productivity at work? Research shows gains don't come cheap or easy

Innovative Framework Estimates Traffic Queue Length Without Sensors

Climate Crisis Signals: Urgent Action Needed to Combat Disarray

Q&A: Expert discusses building a clean energy economy that benefits everyone

Enhancing Battery Life: Lithium Metal Batteries vs. Li-ion

Nanoengineered electrode material boosts cycling and efficiency in Li-metal batteries

Australian Researchers Discover Peer-to-Peer Solar Power Sharing

Sharing is power: Doing the neighborly thing when it comes to solar

YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults

YouTube Utilizes AI to Detect Child Users Impersonating Adults

Apple Unveils Redesigned Blood Oxygen Sensing in Top Smartwatches

Apple Watch gets revamped blood oxygen feature

Graph AI Models for Industrial Analysis: Limitations in Full Graph Learning

Graph analysis AI model achieves training up to 95 times faster on a single GPU

New Method for Realistic Water Flow Simulations

Two-phase model incorporates interactions with air to facilitate realistic simulation of fluids

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Thursday, 4 July 2019

Canon sees crowdfunding opportunity for little clippable camera

Canon has turned to crowdfunding for a camera. The camera, said the campaign page, is feature-packed: 13.0 Megapixel 1/3-inch CMOS sensor, full HD video shooting at 1080p up to 60fps, Bluetooth and wireless connectivity.

* This article was originally published here

Do passengers prefer autonomous vehicles driven like machines or like humans?

Passenger and pedestrian confidence and acceptance will be key to the future and development of autonomous vehicles so researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have just conducted and reported an experiment to see which autonomous vehicles driving style engendered the highest levels of confidence among autonomous vehicles passengers—driving with full machine efficiency, or driving in a way that emulates average human driving. The surprising result was that neither was optimal but that a blend of both might be best.

* This article was originally published here

DNA testing can share all your family secrets. Are you ready for that?

DNA testing is all about unlocking secrets. But sometimes surrendering your saliva may also mean surrendering a bit of privacy—yours or someone else's.

* This article was originally published here

Identification technology swings to focus on heartbeat

A laser from a distance can identify people by their heartbeat. The Pentagon has the technology in a new device, which was developed for the Pentagon after US Special Forces requested it. The prototype can pick up on a unique cardiac signature from 200 meters (219 yards) away, even through clothes, said MIT Technology Review.

* This article was originally published here

A new, more user-friendly language for programming supercomputers

Decades ago, computers were costly, complex and rare.

* This article was originally published here

One in 10 UK hospital inpatients is alcohol dependent

A new review of evidence from the UK has found high levels of alcohol dependence among hospital inpatients. The researchers estimate one in five patients in the UK hospital system uses alcohol harmfully, and one in ten is alcohol dependent.

* This article was originally published here

Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output

In any conventional silicon-based solar cell, there is an absolute limit on overall efficiency, based partly on the fact that each photon of light can only knock loose a single electron, even if that photon carried twice the energy needed to do so. But now, researchers have demonstrated a method for getting high-energy photons striking silicon to kick out two electrons instead of one, opening the door for a new kind of solar cell with greater efficiency than was thought possible.

* This article was originally published here

Best way to fight climate change? Plant a trillion trees

The most effective way to fight global warming is to plant lots of trees, a study says. A trillion of them, maybe more.

* This article was originally published here

Ignoring cues for alcohol and fast food is hard—but is it out of our control?

A UNSW psychology experiment has shown why it can be so hard to direct our attention away from cues that might lead to behavior we'd like to avoid, like drinking alcohol and eating unhealthy food.

* This article was originally published here

Scientists invent fast method for 'directed evolution' of molecules

UNC School of Medicine scientists created a powerful new "directed evolution" technique for the rapid development of scientific tools and new treatments for many diseases.

* This article was originally published here

Further insight needed into potential development delays in preterm children

Executive functioning delays—such as difficulties with attention, concentration and self-control—which frequently occur in preterm children actually persist beyond early infancy, through to school-entry age, new research has found.

* This article was originally published here

Genes could play a role in tooth decay and gum disease

Tooth decay and gum disease impact on illness and healthcare spending, yet the role of genetics in dental problems is largely unknown. New research led by an international team, including researchers at the University of Bristol, suggests hereditary traits and factors such as obesity, education and personality could play a role in tooth decay and gum disease.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/genes-could-play-a-role-in-tooth-decay-and-gum-disease

Stromboli clears up ash after deadly volcano eruption

The village of Ginostra on Stromboli began sweeping away layers of ash on Thursday, the day after a dramatic volcanic eruption on the tiny Italian island killed a hiker.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/stromboli-clears-up-ash-after-deadly-volcano-eruption

Scientists combine light and matter to make particles with new behaviors

Every type of atom in the universe has a unique fingerprint: It only absorbs or emits light at the particular energies that match the allowed orbits of its electrons. That fingerprint enables scientists to identify an atom wherever it is found. A hydrogen atom in outer space absorbs light at the same energies as one on Earth.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/scientists-combine-light-and-matter-to-make-particles-with-new-behaviors

New Zealand slams Google over murder case gaffe

Google was accused of "giving the middle finger" by New Zealand's Justice Minister Thursday, after the US tech giant refused to tighten publication standards after breaching court suppression orders in a high-profile murder case.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/new-zealand-slams-google-over-murder-case-gaffe

Chinese official: Pig fever outbreak 'complicated and grim'

The death toll from a disease outbreak in China's pig herds that has pushed up global pork prices has risen to 1.2 million animals, but its spread has "significantly slowed," a deputy agriculture minister said Thursday.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/chinese-official-pig-fever-outbreak-complicated-and-grim

French lawmakers approve 3% tax on online giants

France's lower house of parliament approved Thursday a small, pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook—and the French government hopes other countries will follow suit.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/french-lawmakers-approve-3-tax-on-online-giants

Hot weather in Greek capital shuts down Acropolis

Greece's most famous archaeological site, the Acropolis in Athens, has shut down to visitors for four hours because of hot weather in the capital.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/hot-weather-in-greek-capital-shuts-down-acropolis

Jakarta residents sue Indonesia government over air pollution

Residents of Indonesia's capital on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the government over the toxic levels of air pollution that regularly blanket the city.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/jakarta-residents-sue-indonesia-government-over-air-pollution

A tiny soft robot that mimics jellyfish

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has developed a soft robot that effectively mimics a tiny jellyfish. In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the group describes the robot and its capabilities.

* This article was originally published here

New technique could brighten screens and make smartphone batteries last longer

Our future TV and smartphone screens could have double the energy efficiency, thanks to a technique invented by Imperial scientists.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/new-technique-could-brighten-screens-and-make-smartphone-batteries-last-longer

Sharing control with robots may make manufacturing safer, more efficient

Hulking robots common to assembly line manufacturing tend to be loners. They often cut, bend and weld metal inside cages and behind barriers meant to safely separate them from human workers.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/sharing-control-with-robots-may-make-manufacturing-safer-more-efficient

Researchers validate optimum composites structure created with additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing built an early following with 3-D printers using polymers to create a solid object from a Computer-Aided Design model. The materials used were neat polymers—perfect for a rapid prototype, but not commonly used as structural materials.

* This article was originally published here

Simpler name for cancer genetic syndrome could save lives

As medical science links certain genetic mutations with a greater variety of cancers, the names for these risk syndromes are falling out of step.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/simpler-name-for-cancer-genetic-syndrome-could-save-lives

Creation of big data tool leads to new ideas on form and function of insect eggs

Sometimes disproving an old hypothesis is as important as proving a new one. In a new paper in Nature, Cassandra G. Extavour manages to do both, while helping create a tool that will enable similar big-data studies moving forward.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/creation-of-big-data-tool-leads-to-new-ideas-on-form-and-function-of-insect-eggs

Further insight needed into potential development delays in preterm children

Executive functioning delays—such as difficulties with attention, concentration and self-control—which frequently occur in preterm children actually persist beyond early infancy, through to school-entry age, new research has found.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/further-insight-needed-into-potential-development-delays-in-preterm-children

Researchers map crystals to advance treatments for stroke, diabetes, dementia

Medications attach to the proteins in our bodies the way spacecrafts dock into the International Space Station. Describing that process in detail can reveal a lot about how the medications work—and what form new medications should take.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/researchers-map-crystals-to-advance-treatments-for-stroke-diabetes-dementia

Incarceration and economic hardship strongly associated with drug-related deaths in the US

Growing rates of incarceration in the USA since the mid-1970s may be linked with a rise in drug-related mortality, and may exacerbate the harmful health effects of economic hardship, according to an observational study involving 2,640 US counties between 1983 and 2014, published in The Lancet Public Health journal.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/incarceration-and-economic-hardship-strongly-associated-with-drug-related-deaths-in-the-us

More money, skills and knowledge needed for social prescribing to serve as route into work

New funding, greater expertise and wider awareness in the system—and beyond—are needed to embed work outcomes into social prescribing practice.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/more-money-skills-and-knowledge-needed-for-social-prescribing-to-serve-as-route-into-work

Scientists discover autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer

Using advanced technology, scientists at Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub, Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have discovered an autoimmune disease that appears to affect men with testicular cancer.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/scientists-discover-autoimmune-disease-associated-with-testicular-cancer

One in 10 UK hospital inpatients is alcohol dependent

A new review of evidence from the UK has found high levels of alcohol dependence among hospital inpatients. The researchers estimate one in five patients in the UK hospital system uses alcohol harmfully, and one in ten is alcohol dependent.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/one-in-10-uk-hospital-inpatients-is-alcohol-dependent

Facebook services back online after worldwide outage

Facebook said it was "back at 100 percent" Wednesday evening after an outage on all of its services affected users in various parts of the world.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/facebook-services-back-online-after-worldwide-outage

Tornado kills 6, injures nearly 200 in China

A tornado has left six people dead and nearly 200 injured after ripping through a northeastern Chinese city, local authorities said Thursday.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/tornado-kills-6-injures-nearly-200-in-china