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Revolutionizing Science: Organoids for Disease Modeling

Study Reveals Higher U.S. Death Rates Than Europe

"Usc Engineers Develop EchoBack Car T-Cell for Cancer Therapy"

Factors in Total Knee Replacement Predicting 5-Year Outcomes

18,000 Workers in Sweden Exposed to Hexavalent Chromium

Challenges in ADHD Treatment: Over 30% Unresponsive to Stimulant Meds

Atopic Dermatitis: Japanese Allergy Linked to Social Stress

Study Reveals Surge in US Hospitalizations for Cervical Artery Dissection

Targeting Tumor-Specific Antigens in Cancer Therapy

Study on Patching Children with Unilateral Congenital Cataract

Rutgers Health Develops Oral Antiviral for COVID-19

Sierra Leone Begins MPOX Vaccination for Frontline Workers

US Supreme Court Upholds Ban on E-Cigarette Flavors

Pocket Therapist: Affordable, Accessible Mental Health Aid

Breaking the Monotony: Fitness Enthusiasts' Routine Struggles

Danish Researchers Unveil White Paper on Football's Health Benefits

Northwestern Scientists Develop Rapid HIV Point-of-Care Test

Study: Medicinal Cannabis Improves Health Quality Over Time

Study Links Excessive Screen Time to Sleep Issues

Starfish Shape Improves Heart Activity Tracking

Researchers Show How Heavy Alcohol Use Damages Brain Circuits

Medical Researchers Develop Advanced Glucose Monitoring System

Finance Administrator Reveals Dementia Diagnosis Amid £7M Error

Understanding Misokinesia: Sensitivity to Repetitive Movements

"Newborn Screening Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis Released"

Machine Learning Predicts Dementia Risk in Native Adults

Study Reveals How Primary Care Teams Boost TR Follow-Up

Study Reveals Brain Networks Influencing Political Engagement

23andMe Bankruptcy Raises Concerns Over Personal Data

Obesity Crisis: Boosting Healthy Options in Local Stores

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Endangered Corpse Flower: Threats and Conservation

World's Finest Yodelers Discovered in Latin American Rainforests

Boost Workplace Success with Smartphone Confidence Training

Florida GALs Represented 38,000 Children in 2020

Debunking Claims: TV Subtitles' Impact on Children's Reading

Understanding Black Holes: Stellar vs. Supermassive

Addressing Chronic Fatigue: Importance of Sleep in Workplace

University of Waterloo Researchers Accelerate Drug Development

Consumers Join Economic Blackout Over DEI Cuts

Hurricanes Helene, Milton, and Beryl Retired

Researchers Enhance Sensor Platform for Mobile Soil Mapping

Companies Embrace Sustainable Production Claims, Overlook Key Factors

Study Links Youth Pessimism to Poor Retirement Savings

Unique Traits of Flowerpot Snake: Three Chromosome Sets & Asexual Reproduction

Unusual Rain Triggers Rare 500-Year Floods

Unlocking Antimatter Secrets with Smartphone Camera Sensors

Benefits of Urban Trees: Air Purification, Cooling, Value Boost

Researchers Estimate Unattributed Modigliani Paintings at 20-120

Amazon's Project Kuiper Sets Launch Date for Satellite Batch

Study Reveals Children's Activities Impact Gender Gap

Climate Change Impact on Northern Ireland's Health & Farming

Umeå University Researchers Develop Catalytic System

Bronze Age Danes Possibly Traveled Directly to Norway

Study Reveals DNA Repair Protein RAD52's Unique Structure

Michigan's Wine Grape Industry: $6.3 Billion Economic Impact

California's Storm Season Ends with Sierra Nevada Snowpack at 96%

Mysterious White Dwarf in Helix Nebula Sparks Discovery

Nasa's James Webb Telescope Monitors Asteroid 2024 Yr4

Ancient Scottish Lagoons Reveal Jurassic Dinosaur Footprints

Role of Diving Beetles in Pond Ecosystems

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Innovative Water-Smart Industrial Symbioses Transforming Wastewater

Finnish Research Project: Carbon Capture for Renewable Plastics

Innovative Soil-Based Thermal Energy Storage Solution

Mit Lincoln Lab & Notre Dame Develop Soft Pathfinding Robot

Amazon Makes Last-Minute Bid for TikTok Acquisition

Microsoft Marks 50th Year Milestone: $88B Profit in 2024

Enhancing Vegetarian Food Appeal with Extended Reality

Eric Yuan Unhappy at Cisco Systems Despite High Salary

Pennsylvania's Largest Coal Plant to Become $10B Gas Data Center

Scientists Develop Fungi Tiles for Energy-Efficient Cooling

Tesla Sees 13% Decline in Q1 Auto Sales

Claude Shannon's Language Probability Model

Nintendo Announces June 5 Launch for Switch 2 with Interactive Features

World's Smallest Light-Controlled Pacemaker Unveiled

World Health Organization Declares Loneliness Crisis: AI Chatbots in Demand

Cyclist Safety: Global Impact of Road Collisions

Mainstream Sites Moderate, 4chan Fosters Online Hate

The Evolution of Blockchain Technology: Challenges and Progress

Study Reveals Eye-Tracking Advancements for Mobile Control

Coffee Company Optimizes Supply Chain for Efficiency

AI Threatens Anime Artists, Miyazaki Unmatched

Xiaomi Collaborates with Police on Autonomous Car Crash

Study Reveals Enhanced Majorana Stability in Quantum Systems

Meta's AI Research Head to Step Down Amid Intense Competition

Brad Smith: Microsoft's President and Vice Chair - Unusual Futurist to Legal Luminary

Bay Area Tech Industry Faces Job Losses in Early 2025

Meta Platforms Inc. Enhances Smart Glasses with Hand-Gesture Controls

Chinese Scientists Develop High-Efficiency Redox Flow Battery

Impact of Radiation on Nuclear Reactor Materials

General Motors Tops US Vehicle Sales Amid Tariff Concerns

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Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Anti-doping education: Teaching athletes about morality in sport can help reduce doping

Elite athletes can be persuaded not to take banned substances—either by appealing to their sense of morality or educating them about the risks of using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a new study.

Nine years on, the psychological effects of the Syrian war on school children in Damascus

Almost a decade of civil and military unrest has left Syrian children mentally scarred, angry and traumatized, according to new research.

Replacing red meat with plant foods may reduce the risk of heart disease

Replacing red meat with high quality plant foods such as beans, nuts, or soy may be associated with a modestly reduced risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), suggests a study published by The BMJ today.

Birth defects linked to greater risk of cancer in later life

People born with major birth defects face a higher risk of cancer throughout life, although the relative risk is greatest in childhood and then declines, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine to 10 days, 7 with test

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to shorten the recommended length of quarantine after exposure to someone who is positive for COVID-19, as the virus rages across the nation.

China's 'space dream': A Long March to the Moon and beyond

China's landing this week of a probe on the Moon—the first attempt by any nation to retrieve lunar samples in four decades—underlined just how far the country has come in achieving its space dream.

US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes

Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said Tuesday.

'Don't leave trash in the desert': Utah monolith removal explained

The mystery of how a metal monolith appeared in the Utah desert remains, but the riddle of its removal seems to have been solved—and sadly, has nothing to do with aliens.

Lab developing device to help Earth dodge asteroids

In a corner of the campus at Riga Technical University, a team of scientists is working on technology that could one day stop asteroids from smashing into Earth.

Lab-grown meat to go on sale in Singapore in world first

Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore, after the city-state became the first to green-light meat created without slaughtering any animals.

In historic first, UK to introduce Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine next week

Britain on Wednesday became the first Western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for general use, announcing a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech's drug from next week in a historic advance for humanity's fightback against the coronavirus.

New Zealand symbolically declares climate emergency

Joining more than 30 countries, New Zealand on Wednesday took the symbolic step of declaring a climate emergency.

Salesforce buying work-chat service Slack for $27.7 billion

Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft.

Wildlife advocates sue US agency to protect Canada lynx

Wildlife advocates sued the federal government Tuesday in a bid to force officials to do more to conserve Canada lynx, a snow-loving cat that has struggled to survive in parts of the U.S. West.

Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previously thought

A Rutgers study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that previously was thought not to have played a key role. The findings have important implications on how bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, may disrupt calcium regulation.

More evidence that cellular 'death by iron' could be promising avenue of cancer treatment

If there is a silver lining in cancer's chaotic biology, it's that the same traits that give cancer cells a growth advantage often present opportunities for sabotaging them.

Glucosamine may reduce overall death rates as effectively as regular exercise: study

Glucosamine supplements may reduce overall mortality about as well as regular exercise does, according to a new epidemiological study from West Virginia University.

Kids' TV teaching children wrong lessons about pain: new study

Children engrossed in popular kids' TV programs such as Peppa Pig, or films like Toy Story or Frozen, are exposed to up to nine incidents of pain for every hour of TV watched, according to new research from psychologists.

Keeping California a powerhouse of almond production

A favorite healthy snack, almonds are a staple on grocery store shelves worldwide. More than 80% of these almonds are grown in California. As permanent crops, almond trees have unique needs and challenges for farmers.

Tanning beds and sunbathing may be associated with an increased risk of endometriosis

Tanning beds and sunbathing not only increase a woman's chances of developing malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, but may also be linked to a greater risk of developing endometriosis, according to new research.

After 100 years, Cornell University plant pathologists revisit fire blight hypothesis

Historically credited as being the first bacterium ever characterized as a plant pathogen, fire blight is a bacterial disease that leads to significant losses of pear and apple. The role of insects in the spread of this disease has been long studied. In a new study, plant pathologists based at Cornell University and Cornell AgriTech take a hypothesis that has been more or less ignored for 100 years and provided support for its validity.

Native American ancestry associated with more mutations in EGFR gene among Latin Americans

Among patients with lung cancer from Latin America, genomic and ancestry analyses revealed that Native American ancestry was associated with increased mutations in the EGFR gene, independent of smoking status, according to results from a study published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

Building resiliency in children as the COVID-19 pandemic continues through the holidays

Seasons of change can be difficult to navigate emotionally, not only for adults, but also for children. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly impacted children's mental health, and as families start planning for the holidays that may look very different this year, it's important to build resilience in kids to prepare them for what's ahead during these winter months.