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Study Links Urban Air Pollution to Higher Asthma Risk

Discover the Vitality of Your Bile Duct Network

School Dinners Boost Food Variety in Picky 13-Year-Olds

Study Reveals Lung Capacity Evolution from Childhood to Old Age

Study Suggests Brain Neurons Key in Type 2 Diabetes

Brain Chemical Alters Connectivity via Astrocytes

Study Links Social Violence to Child Abuse

Decoding Brazil's Diverse Genetic Makeup

Uncovering Mechanisms of Fear Memory Formation

Biomedical Science in the United States: A Crucial Juncture

Addressing Staffing Challenges in Neonatology: A Call for Reform

Female Reproductive Tract Inflammation Impacts Conception

New Blood Test Detects Early Alzheimer's Signs

Decades-Long HIV Vaccine Challenge: Targeting Virus Variants

Link Found Between Type 2 Diabetes and Cortical Thickness

Adhd Linked to Obesity in Urban Environments

Researchers from Amsterdam UMC Take Step Towards HIV Vaccine

Peanut Allergy Risk Reduced in Children: UK Clinical Trial

Rare but Aggressive T-Cell Lymphoma in Children

USask Researchers Find Breast Cancer Cell Target

Covid-19 Vaccination Disparities Among Elderly Swedes

Study in Pediatrics Shows Success in Addressing Menstrual Poverty

Study Shows Enhanced Rabies Vaccine Delivery in Tanzania & Kenya

Origins of Human Infectious Diseases: Bats and Viruses

Study Reveals Lower Stress Adaptation in Long COVID-19 Patients

Brain Cell's Vital Role in Information Processing

Design Gap in Asian New Towns: Aging Population's Urban Disconnect

Breastfeeding Duration and First Birth Age Impact TNBC Risk

Study at EuroPerio11: Periodontal Regeneration Benefits Teeth

American Academy of Pediatrics Updates PDA Treatment

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Tree Leaves Signal Volcano Activity: NASA-Smithsonian Collaboration

Exploring Climate-Neutral Cities: HeiGIT's Climate Action Navigator

Arctic Warming Intensifies Methane Emissions

Factors Influencing Emergency Sheltering Decisions

Gene Therapy Advancement: Key Tool Near Realization

Study on Electro-Optic Sampling in Quantum Physics

Novel Low-Thermal-Effect Crystal Enhances Laser Brightness

Sweet Discovery by ARS Scientists Benefits Citrus Industry

Kobe University Research Uncovers Bismuth's Quantum Potential

Understanding Intramolecular Charge Transfer for Technology

Europa Clipper's UVS Completes Commissioning for Jovian Mission

"Nasa's Perseverance Rover Captures Deimos, Mars's Moon"

Medieval Skeleton Reveals Social Attitudes on Disability

Airline Industry's Green Push: Offset Carbon Emissions

Horse Migration: Inter-Continental Exchange Unveiled

Male Workers Shying Away from Lucrative "Feminine" Jobs

Microbiologist Urges Search for Extremophiles in Homes

Organ Donor Registration Made Simple

Researchers Propose Pathways for Marine Spatial Planning

New Imaging System for Monitoring Fast-Spinning Objects

Enhanced Experimental Model Reveals Embryo Formation Insights

Florida's Nature Coast Seagrass Study: Ecosystem Health Revealed

Early Asians' Prehistoric Migration: Genomics Study Reveals Long Journey

Winter Challenge for Honeybee Colonies: Survival Tactics and Pollen Importance

Study Shows AI Can Help Consumers Avoid Overdraft Fees

Game Lab Graz Team Develops Solution for Communicating Complex Scientific Content

"Scientists Develop Efficient DNA Editor for Gene Therapy"

Sterols: Key Lipids in Eukaryotic Cells

University of Kentucky Study Revolutionizes Magnetic Energy Understanding

Impact of Small Ocean Features on Marine Ecosystems

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China Must Generate Over Half Power from Wind & Solar by 2035

Clean power surge needed: China's 2035 climate plan must aim high

Animal Collaboration: Bees, Ants, Starlings Unite

Teaching theory of mind to robots can enhance collaboration

Environmental and Social Intersections in Lagos: Emmanuel Taiwo's Journey

PhD researcher focuses on clean energy justice for underserved communities

Semiconductor Process Enhances Cell Signals

Simple heating step boosts pressure sensitivity in semiconductor materials eightfold

The Versatile Uses of Grout in Construction

Formula studied for a type of grout capable of 'self-repairing' cracks in large buildings

Spectacular Growth of NFTs in Sports Industry

NFTs in sports: How to be on alert to the dangers of fraud and counterfeiting

Challenges of Urban Autonomous Mobility

When autonomous mobility learns to wonder

Impact of Renewable Energy Visibility on Public Acceptance

The cost of keeping wind turbines out of sight

EU Accuses TikTok of Breaking Digital Rules

EU accuses TikTok of violating digital rules over ads

China blasts new US rule banning use of Huawei's Ascend advanced computer chips

China Blasts U.S. Ban on Huawei Ascend Chips

Coinbase Warns of $20 Million Data Breach

Study finds inappropriate ads common on websites aimed at children

Researchers Analyze Ads on Free Children's Learning Websites

Coinbase said cyber crooks stole customer information and demanded $20 million ransom payment

Umeå University Enhances Solar Heat Efficiency

Advanced coatings boost the competitiveness of solar thermal energy

Explainable AI framework reveals how element combinations boost alloy strength and durability

Strengthening Multiple Principal Element Alloys with AI

US data center to add batteries without lithium mined overseas

Tech Companies Deploy Novel Energy Storage at US Data Center

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Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Human migration in Oceania recreated through paper mulberry genetics

The migration and interaction routes of prehistoric humans throughout the islands of Oceania can be retraced using genetic differences between paper mulberry plants, a tree native to Asia cultivated for fibers to make paper and introduced into the Pacific in prehistoric times to make barkcloth. Daniela Seelenfreund of the University of Chile and Andrea Seelenfreund of the Academia de Humanismo Cristiano University, Chile report on prehistoric human movements based on the genetic analysis of this plant in a new paper published June 19 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

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Human-on-a-chip model tests cancer drug efficacy and toxicity for therapeutic index

A reconfigurable "body-on-a-chip" model could transform drug development by simultaneously measuring compound efficacy and toxicity, for both target cells and other organs, such as the heart and liver. These findings, published in Science Translational Medicine, demonstrate the ability of a body-on-a-chip model to truly revolutionize biomedical research and personalized medicine through more accurate and efficient preclinical testing without the use of animal studies.

* This article was originally published here

Mineral discovery made easier: X-ray technique shines a new light on tiny, rare crystals

Like a tiny needle in a sprawling hayfield, a single crystal grain measuring just tens of millionths of a meter—found in a borehole sample drilled in Central Siberia—had an unexpected chemical makeup.

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'Goldilocks' neurons promote REM sleep

Every night while sleeping, we cycle between two very different states of sleep. Upon falling asleep, we enter non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep where our breathing is slow and regular and movement of our limbs or eyes are minimal. Approximately 90 minutes later, how-ever, we enter rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. This is a paradoxical state where our breathing becomes fast and irregular, our limbs twitch, and our eyes move rapidly. In REM sleep, our brain is highly active, but we also become paralyzed and we lose the ability to thermoregulate or maintain our constant body temperature. "This loss of thermoregulation in REM sleep is one of the most peculiar aspects of sleep, particularly since we have finely-tuned mechanisms that control our body temperature while awake or in non-REM sleep," says Markus Schmidt of the Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR) of the University of Bern, and the Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital. On the one hand, the findings confirm a hypothesis proposed earlier by Schmidt, senior author of the study, and on the other hand represent a breakthrough for sleep medicine. The paper was published in Current Biology and highlighted by the editors with a comment.

* This article was originally published here

Frog protein may mitigate dangers posed by toxic marine microbes

A new study from UC San Francisco suggests that a protein found in the common bullfrog may one day be used to detect and neutralize a poisonous compound produced by red tides and other harmful algal blooms. The discovery comes as these waterborne toxic events are becoming increasingly common, a consequence of climate change making the world's oceans more hospitable to the microbes responsible for these formerly infrequent flare-ups.

* This article was originally published here

Mobile crisis service reduces youth ER visits for behavioral health needs, says study

Children and youth with acute behavioral health needs who are seen through Connecticut's Mobile Crisis Intervention Service—a community-based program that provides mental health interventions and services to patients 18 years and younger—have a lower risk of experiencing a follow-up episode and are less likely to show up in an emergency room if and when another episode occurs.

* This article was originally published here

Study finds similar cardiovascular outcomes for generic, brand-name drugs for hypothyroidism

A new study by Mayo Clinic researchers may have broad implications for treatment of patients with predominantly benign thyroid disease and newly treated hypothyroidism.

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Successful 'alien' bird invasions are location dependent

Published today in Nature, researchers show that alien bird introductions are most successful in locations and climates similar to their native habitats and in places where other alien species are already established.

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New AI system manages road infrastructure via Google Street View

Geospatial scientists have developed a new program to monitor street signs needing replacement or repair by tapping into Google Street View images.

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Motherhood can deliver body image boost—new study

New research indicates that perfectionism is related to breast size dissatisfaction, but only in non-mothers—suggesting that mothers are more comfortable with their bodies.

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Researchers use biological evolution to inspire machine learning

As Charles Darwin wrote in at the end of his seminal 1859 book On the Origin of the Species, "whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." Scientists have since long believed that the diversity and range of forms of life on Earth provide evidence that biological evolution spontaneously innovates in an open-ended way, constantly inventing new things. However, attempts to construct artificial simulations of evolutionary systems tend to run into limits in the complexity and novelty which they can produce. This is sometimes referred to as "the problem of open-endedness." Because of this difficulty, to date, scientists can't easily make artificial systems capable of exhibiting the richness and diversity of biological systems.

* This article was originally published here

Teaching AI agents navigation subroutines by feeding them videos

Researchers at UC Berkeley and Facebook AI Research have recently proposed a new approach that can enhance the navigation skills of machine learning models. Their method, presented in a paper pre-published on arXiv, allows models to acquire visuo-motor navigation subroutines by processing a series of videos.

* This article was originally published here

Scientists identify genes associated with biliary atresia survival

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have identified an expression pattern of 14 genes at the time of diagnosis that predicts two year, transplant-free survival in children with biliary atresia—the most common diagnosis leading to liver transplants in children.

* This article was originally published here

Corsica's 'cat-fox': On the trail of what may be a new species

In the forest undergrowth of northern Corsica, two wildlife rangers open a cage to reveal a striped, tawny-coated animal, one of 16 felines known as "cat-foxes" in the area and thought to be a new species.

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NVIDIA going full stack for ARM boosts supercomputing presence

NVIDIA and ARM make one power couple for supercomputing. NVIDIA has announced its chips will work with ARM processors. Outside observers got busy earlier this week assessing why this was a big deal to empower both companies and the effort to explain was not at all difficult.

* This article was originally published here

Automated cryptocode generator is helping secure the web

Nearly every time you open up a secure Google Chrome browser, a new MIT-developed cryptographic system is helping better protect your data.

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Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency

Facebook is set Tuesday to unveil a bid to bring cryptocurrency payments into the mainstream, reportedly with the endorsement of governments and financial giants.

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Crocs' climate clock: Ancient distribution of Crocs could reveal more about past climates

Underneath their tough exteriors, some crocodilians have a sensitive side that scientists could use to shine light on our ancient climate, according to new findings published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

* This article was originally published here