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FDA Acknowledges Need for Immunogenicity Assays in ONT Drugs

Cherry Juice Reduces Gut Inflammation: Study

Study Shows Minimal Health Gains from Health Star Ratings

Alcohol Use Accelerates Brain Aging

Hidden Consciousness in Unresponsive Brain Injury Patients

Dr. Mikhail Varshavski's Insights on Social Media Health

Study Shows AI Enhances Lung Cancer Screening

States Ease Vaccine Mandates Amid Measles Outbreak

FDA Removes Hurdle for Schizophrenia Patients: Clozapine Prescriptions

New Mothers Neglect Health: Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Dealing with a Child's Cancer Diagnosis: How to Talk About It

Gov. Brian Kemp's Major Announcement Impacts Georgia

Firefighters' Compensation for Job-Related Cancers Secured

Pennsylvania's First Measles Case in Montgomery County

Measles Outbreak in Texas Sparks MMR Vaccine Concerns

Managing Spring Allergy Symptoms: Tips for Relief

Ultra-Processed Sweet-and-Salty Options in Stores

Brain Region's Key Role in Interpreting Speech

Gut Microbes Utilize Sugar for Essential Functions

Kras G12c Mutation in Colorectal and Pancreatic Cancer

Higher Risk of Death in Hallucinogen Emergency Care

Clinicians and Patients: Impact of Miscommunication

Omalizumab Outperforms OIT in Multi-Food Allergy

Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Parkinson's Risk

NHS Urgent Care Center Cleaning Practices scrutinized

Groundbreaking Stroke Imaging Analysis Enhances Diagnosis

Study Suggests Majority of Americans Face Sleep Risks

Fish Consumption Linked to Slower Disability Progression in MS

4-Year-Old Child Second Ebola Fatality in Uganda

Rutgers Health Study: Cancer Patients' End-of-Life Choices

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Pennsylvania State Sparks Hope in Chesapeake Bay Restoration

Europe's New Heavy-Lift Rocket Ariane 6 to Launch First Commercial Mission

Elon Musk's Starship Rocket Returns for Test Flight

"2,000 Firefighters Tackle Japan's Largest Forest Fire in 30 Years"

Royal Society Meeting to Discuss Expelling Elon Musk

Scientific Divers Prepare Off Malibu's Big Rock Beach

Cosmic Inflation: Origin of Light

Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Humans in Strategic Decision-Making

Gut Parasites Impact Honeybees: Health Threat Detected

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Potential City Killer's Close Encounter

Antarctic Ice Melting Slows Strong Ocean Current

Ancient Organic Glass in Skull: Vesuvius Eruption Find

Greenery and Wildlife in L.A. Neighborhoods Attracting Coyotes

International Women's Day: Championing DEI Amid Political Attacks

Physicists Generate Record Electron Beams

"First Private Lander Touches Lunar Surface After 50 Years"

Mass Evacuation in Northern Japan Due to Largest Wildfire

Challenges and Triumphs: Moon Landing History

Private Lunar Lander Lands with NASA Experiments

Domestic Violence: Reporting Abuse by Police Officers

New Research: AMOC Unlikely to Collapse This Century

Extreme Conditions on WASP-121b: Planet's Drastic Temperature Shifts

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Impact Risk Rises

Novel Plant-Host ID Method to Combat Malaria

Los Chocoyos Supereruption: Earth's Recovery After 79,500 Years

Lead-208 Nucleus Reveals Shape Surprises

New Simulation: Atlantic Circulation Safe, Lens Enhances Star Viewing

Trump Orders Return to Plastic Straws: Backlash Over Pollution

Europe's Ariane 6 Launches French Military Satellite

4 Dead in Cyclone Garance's Devastating Crossing

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AI-Powering Nvidia Chips Shipped to Malaysia

Largest Wireless Tech Showcase: AI Excitement vs. Trade Tensions

UK Data Protection Watchdog Probes TikTok Teen Data Use

FTC Dispute with MGM Resorts Over 2023 Cyberattack Resolved

Microsoft 365 Customers Face Outlook Service Disruption

Xi Jinping's Handshake with Jack Ma Boosts Chinese Tech Stocks

Intel Delays Ohio Plant Construction Amid Struggles

Researchers from Rice University Develop Breakthrough Lithium Extraction Method

Innovative Technology Redefines Virtual Reality with Taste Integration

Eco-Friendly Lithium-Ion Capacitor from Wood Waste

Next Top Model Search Using AI at US Energy Lab

UAE Uses AI Drones to Spot Ramadan Crescent

Italy's Cabinet Considers Return to Nuclear Power

Microsoft Retires Skype: Online Voice & Video Call Pioneer

Seawater Batteries: UNIST Researchers Advance Catalyst Materials

Future Advancement: Lithium-Metal Batteries for Electronics

Australia Faces Severe Housing Shortage

Apple Watch Buyers Sue Silicon Valley Tech Giant for Environmental Claims

Apple Introduces Safety Measures for Children and Teens

Bitcoin Price Dips Below $80,000 Amid Cryptocurrency Sell-Off

Congressional Committee Subpoenas US Internet Giants Over Foreign Online Censorship

Meta Lays Off 20 Workers Over Media Leaks

Meta to Integrate AI App with Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp

Researchers Seek More Powerful Batteries Amid Rising Demand

Risks of Lithium-Ion Batteries: Fire Hazard in Daily Tech

Fluidic Elastomer Actuators: Lightweight Robotics Innovation

New Technique Enhances Seawater-to-Water Electrodes

Recovering Cellulose Fibers from Old Clothes for Packaging

Canada Aims for Net Zero by 2050

Humanoid Robots Demonstrate Aggressive Behavior at Lantern Festival

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Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Researchers use drones to weigh whales

By measuring the body length, width and height of free-living southern right whales photographed by drones, researchers were able to develop a model that accurately calculated the body volume and mass of the whales.

Mob mentality rules jackdaw flocks

Jackdaws are more likely to join a mob to drive off predators if lots of their fellow birds are up for the fight, new research shows.

Step forward in falling research

University of Queensland research shows there is more at play than just a sinking feeling when you stumble during movement or trip in a hole in the ground.

Antidepressants linked to heightened pregnancy related diabetes risk

Taking antidepressants while expecting a baby is linked to a heightened risk of developing diabetes that is specifically related to pregnancy, known as gestational diabetes, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Lop-eared rabbits more likely to have tooth/ear problems than erect eared cousins

Lop (floppy) eared rabbits are more likely than erect ('up') eared breeds to have potentially painful ear and dental problems that may ultimately affect their ability to hear and eat properly, finds a small observational study published in Vet Record.

Acute psychotic illness triggered by Brexit Referendum

Political events can take a serious toll on mental health, a doctor has warned in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a man with a brief episode of acute psychosis, triggered by the 2016 Referendum on Brexit—the process of the UK leaving the European Union (EU).

Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica—but it's normal

A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event is part of a normal cycle and is not related to climate change, scientists say.

Twitter lets users sideline unwanted direct messages

Twitter on Monday said it is rolling out a filter that will hide away unwanted direct messages, providing a new tool to stymie abuse.

Air France to offset daily CO2 emissions by next year

French carrier Air France will offset the carbon dioxide emissions of its 500-odd daily internal flights by 2020 at a cost of millions of euros, the company's CEO has announced.

Iran state TV says country to launch 3 satellites this year

Iran's state TV says the country plans to send three satellites into orbit in the next three months despite a failed launch in August.

Juul stops funding San Francisco vaping measure

Juul Labs Inc. announced Monday that it will stop supporting a ballot measure to overturn an anti-vaping law in San Francisco, effectively killing the campaign.

'Relaxed' enzymes may be at the root of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Treatments have been hard to pinpoint for a rare neurological disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), in part because so many variations of the condition exist. So far, mutations on more than 90 genes have been positively linked to the disorder; a patient needs just one of those mutations for the disease to emerge.

Researchers' new method enables identifying a person through walls from candidate video footage, using only WiFi

Researchers in the lab of UC Santa Barbara professor Yasamin Mostofi have enabled, for the first time, determining whether the person behind a wall is the same individual who appears in given video footage, using only a pair of WiFi transceivers outside.

The rise of deal collectives that punish profits

Researchers from the University of San Diego and University of Arizona published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing, which examines the rise of deal collectives that exploit ill-designed deals that give away more than companies intended.

Climate change could pit species against one another as they shift ranges

Species have few good options when it comes to surviving climate change—they can genetically adapt to new conditions, shift their ranges, or both.

Researchers publish comprehensive review on respiratory effects of vaping

Four scientists from four leading universities in the United States conducted a comprehensive review of all e-cigarette/vaping peer-reviewed scientific papers that pertain to the lungs and published their findings today in the British Medical Journal.

Quantum material goes where none have gone before

Rice University physicist Qimiao Si began mapping quantum criticality more than a decade ago, and he's finally found a traveler that can traverse the final frontier.

Cracking how 'water bears' survive the extremes

Diminutive animals known as tardigrades appear to us as plump, squeezable toys, earning them irresistible nicknames such as "water bears" and "moss piglets."

Biologists track the invasion of herbicide-resistant weeds into southwestern Ontario

A team including evolutionary biologists from the University of Toronto (U of T) have identified the ways in which herbicide-resistant strains of an invasive weed named common waterhemp have emerged in fields of soy and corn in southwestern Ontario.

Monthly phone check-in may mean less depression for families of patients with dementia

A monthly, 40-minute phone call from a non-clinical professional may suppress or reverse the trajectory of depression so frequently experienced by family members caring for patients with dementia at home, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

Expanding Medicaid means chronic health problems get found and health improves, study finds

Nearly one in three low-income people who enrolled in Michigan's expanded Medicaid program discovered they had a chronic illness that had never been diagnosed before, according to a new study.

Babies have fewer respiratory infections if they have well-connected bacterial networks

Microscopic bacteria, which are present in all humans, cluster together and form communities in different parts of the body, such as the gut, lungs, nose and mouth. Now, for the first time, researchers have shown the extent to which these microbial communities are linked to each other across the body, and how these networks are associated with susceptibility to respiratory infections in babies.

Study reveals falsification issues in higher education hiring processes

When concerns are expressed about distrust in science, they often focus on whether the public trusts research findings.

Arrows and smartphones: daily life of Amazon Tembe tribe

They hunt with bows and arrows, fish for piranhas and gather wild plants, while some watch soap operas on TV or check the internet on phones inside thatch-roof huts.

Child deaths in Africa could be prevented by family planning

Children under 5 years of age in Africa are much more likely to die than those in wealthy countries as a direct result of poor health outcomes linked to air pollution, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, an increased family size, and environmental degradation, according to the first continent-wide investigation of its kind.