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Pioneering LRT-IO Treatment Shows Promise for Liver Cancer

West Nile Virus Detected in UK Mosquitoes

3,011 Cases of Mpox in Sierra Leone: 14 Dead, New Data Shows

Why People with Darker Skin Must Wear Sunscreen

Challenges of Endometriosis in UK Workplaces

Increased Risk of Early Death in Preterm Babies

Noninvasive SS-ASOCT Detects Early Childhood Glaucoma

Hay Fever Symptoms Worse Than Ever: Remedies Ineffective

Serious Consequences of Hip Fractures in American Women

Innovative 3D-Printed Device for Human Tissue Modeling

Study Links Cardiometabolic Conditions to Dementia

Measles Cases Rise Slightly in U.S. Amid Event Exposures

Sperm Donor's Cancer-Causing Variant Raises Gamete Regulation Concerns

University of Colorado Study: Bone-Anchored Prostheses Improve Mobility

Bird Flu Outbreaks in Mammals Surge: Human Spread Risk Up

North Macedonia Reports First MPOX Cases

Daylight Boosts Immune System: Study at University of Auckland

Stress: A Silent Risk Factor for Stroke

Advancements in AAV Vectors for DNA Transport

Novel Noninvasive Method for Measuring Central Venous Pressure

How Your Circadian Rhythm Shapes Morning Behavior

Temple University Study: AI for Mental Health Support

Millions Worldwide Lack Access to Basic Eye Care

Study Reveals Immune Ecosystem Types in Bone Metastases

New Cell Therapy for ALS and Aplastic Anemia

Enzalutamide Boosts 5-Year Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Semaglutide: Effective Weight Reduction Drug

Novel Long Noncoding RNA: Prostate Cancer Biomarker

Breakthrough Pancreatic Organoid Model Enhances Diabetes Research

New Study Reveals Organ-Specific Toxicity in CAR T-cell Therapy

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Importance of Media Literacy in the Digital Age

Controversy Surrounding Arts and Humanities Degrees

Gene Discovery Links Root Development in Plants to Liverwort Organ Growth

The Art of Kirigami: From Tradition to Innovation

UAE Sets New Temperature Record at 51.6°C

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hit by Boat in Florida Needs Medical Care

Research Led by Lancaster University: Police Negligence in George Floyd Murder

From Cheap Protein to Luxury: Oysters & Escargot's Evolution

"5 Lessons Learned in 40 Years as Marine Ecologist"

Canada Struggles with Skills Shortage

Proposed Reform of Sentencing in England and Wales

Rising Seas to Test Humanity's Resilience Beyond 21st Century

Chemical Compound Kills Malaria Parasite on Bed Nets

Helicopter Herds Endangered Banteng in Cambodia

Quantum Sensors in Living Cells for Early Disease Detection

Astronomers Find Promising Hints of Alien Life

Australians Isolated, Thousands Without Power as NSW Flooding Eases

SpaceX Plans Starship Rocket Launch for Mars Colonization

Role of Plankton in Ocean Ecosystems: Global Study Reveals Adaptations

Boron Atoms on Copper: Surprising Borophene Discovery

Can Room Design Ease First-Day Separation Anxiety?

World's Lithium Distribution: Implications for Mining Tech

Rare Barred Olivine Formation in Chondrules Revealed

Mystery of Moon's Lost Magnetism

Astronomers Find Binary Star System in China

Cellular Survival: Microscopic Highways and Protein Vehicles

Archaeologists Discover Multiple Deaths at Maiden Castle

Demonstrating Chirality: Hands Won't Align Perfectly

Blue Phosphorescent Oleds Match Green Lifespan

Advanced Imaging Technique: Hyperspectral Imaging for Material Identification

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After brief X outage, Musk says refocusing on businesses

Social Media Platform X Faces Two-Hour Outage

Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system

Trump Unveils Golden Dome Missile Defense System

PhD Candidate Analyzes AI Electricity Usage

AI may soon account for half of data center power use if trends persist

Trump Threatens 25% Tariff on Apple iPhones Made in India

Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US

German court says Meta can use user data to train AI

German Court Dismisses Injunction Against Meta's Data Use

Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Nuclear Energy

Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy

Verification framework uncovers safety lapses in open-source self-driving system

Researchers Uncover Safety Limits in Open-Source Self-Driving Systems

Challenges in Online Chat Rooms: Predictive Models' Limitations

Large language model accurately predicts online chat derailments

Amazon suspends Minnesota data center as lawmakers plan to reduce Big Tech tax breaks

Amazon Suspends Becker, Minnesota Data Center Plan

Anthropic Unveils Latest Claude GenAI Models, Setting New Standards

Anthropic touts improved Claude AI models

Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'

Australian Firm Achieves Milestone in Rare Earth Production

This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact

Air Traffic Controllers Maintain Safety Amid Communication Loss

Climate Change Raises Flood Risk: Property Owners Unprepared

Property owners urged to take action as study reveals overlooked flood risks

Rooftop Solar Panels and EVs: Japan's 85% Electricity Solution

Rooftop solar and EV batteries could supply 85% of Japan's electricity needs

"Energy-Intensive Process: Crude Oil Separation and CO2 Emissions"

A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy

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Monday, 27 September 2021

Application of novel technologies against carcinogenic fungi mycotoxins

Mycotoxins are a group of low-molecular-weight compounds with a lot of diversity at their structures, which are mainly produced through the secondary metabolism of fungi. They are produced on different types of foods and are considered as hazardous substances for both animal and human health. Their impact on health may be very hard and can be categorized in three forms as mutagenic, carcinogenic, and genotoxic. On the other hand, the contamination of foodstuffs and plant materials, particularly grains, with mycotoxins goes along with intense financial losses. For example, nearly one-third of the total crop value was lost in Hungary in 2014, partly due to the lowered prices owing to the higher toxin contamination and partly because of losses in animal husbandry and extra costs of toxin binders, medication, etc.

The clock is ticking on net-zero, and Australia's farmers must not get a free pass

Political momentum is growing in Australia to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. On Friday, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was the latest member of the federal government to throw his weight behind the goal, and over the weekend, Prime Minister Scott Morrison acknowledged "the world is transitioning to a new energy economy."

New computational platform to study biological processes

Agent-based simulations (ABS) are powerful computational tools that help scientists understand complex biological systems. These simulations are an inexpensive and efficient way to quickly test hypotheses about the physiology of cellular tissues, organs, or entire organisms. However, many ABS do not take full advantage of available computational power, and the majority of ABS platforms on the market are designed with a particular use case in mind.

eVoting could increase youth voter turnout in local elections

Introducing eVoting could have a positive effect on increasing voter turnout among young people, a University of Otago study suggests.

New roadmap to better performing solar energy cells

Perovskite solar cells are in many ways already as efficient as conventional crystalline silicon-based solar cells; perovskite has the added benefit of being much more cost-effective than its silicon counterpart. Perovskites are also being introduced in various devices such as light-emitting diodes, lasers, memory devices and much more.

'Bare' super-earths offer clues to evolution of hot atmospheres

A group of astronomers from the Astrobiology Center, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the University of Tokyo, and other institutes, discovered two rocky super-Earth exoplanets lacking thick primordial atmospheres in very close orbits around two different red dwarf stars. These planets provide a chance to investigate the evolution of the atmospheres of hot rocky planets.

Closed Facebook groups offer respite for stressed-out women, but running them involves yet more unseen labour

Would you share your most intimate thoughts with strangers?

Why we must reassess the komodo dragon's endangered status

The Indonesian endemic world's largest lizard komodo dragons (Varanus komodoensis) recently entered the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of "Endangered" species, marking it as having high risk of extinction.

Full-color LEDs cut down to size

Tiny light-emitting devices that can create all the colors in the rainbow are essential for the next generation of phones and screens.

Stigmatization prevents lessons from the HIV pandemic

The HIV pandemic hit the LGBTQI+ community, people who were already stigmatized, particularly early: This stigmatization prevented the lessons of the HIV pandemic from being adopted by broader parts of society—with consequences for dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic, argue researchers from the School of Public Health at Bielefeld University. In the journal Science, they show how society could learn better from the experiences of stigmatized communities. Their contribution is part of a project at the Research Institute Social Cohesion (FGZ) funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

First reported case of anthrax in wildlife: Infected zebra most likely causes death of 3 cheetahs

Since 2015, scientists of the Leibniz-IZW Cheetah Research Project (CRP) conduct a National Cheetah Survey together with the Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT). The purpose is to obtain data on cheetah density and distribution across the country. Within this framework, a coalition of three cheetah males was captured in the Namib Desert and one animal equipped with a GPS collar. The recorded location and movement data were regularly downloaded during aerial tracking flights. On one of these flights, on October 5th 2019, the carcass of a collared cheetah—one of the members of the coalition—was located from the aircraft. During the following ground inspection, the other two cheetahs were also found dead. "The GPS data of the collared cheetah revealed that they died within a time window of six hours a few days before we found them," says Ruben Portas, CRP scientist. "Evaluating their most recent movements, we identified a cluster of GPS locations approximately two kilometers away from the location where they were found dead." At this spot the cheetahs spent 20 hours on the day before their death. When visiting this cluster, Portas found the carcass of an adult mountain zebra. The GPS and activity data from the collar suggested that the cheetahs fed on it. Bacillus anthracis, the cause of Anthrax infections, was isolated from buccal and nasal swabs collected from the dead zebra, making it the first confirmed anthrax infection in a wildlife species in the Namib Desert.

Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans

There are many reports based on scientific research that talk about the long-term impacts of climate change—such as rising levels of greenhouse gases, temperatures and sea levels—by the year 2100. The Paris Agreement, for example, requires us to limit warming to under 2.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century.

Urgent action must be taken to save the critically endangered Sumatran rhino

Indonesia manage to conserve two of the world's five rhinoceros species. Both the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) and the Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) still exist today, uniquely only in the country.

Not all men's violence prevention programs are effective: Why women's voices need to be included

In the opening panel of the National Summit on Women's Safety 2021, Professor Marcia Langton called for a separate national plan to address violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

Galactic panspermia: How far could life spread naturally in a galaxy like the Milky Way?

Can life spread throughout a galaxy like the Milky Way without technological intervention? That question is largely unanswered. A new study is taking a swing at that question by using a simulated galaxy that's similar to the Milky Way. Then they investigated that model to see how organic compounds might move between its star systems.

Political bias on social media emerges from users, not platform

In this era of political polarization, many accuse online social media platforms such as Twitter of liberal bias, intentionally favoring and amplifying liberal content and users while suppressing other political content.

5.7-magnitude quake shakes Philippines' main island: USGS

A strong earthquake hit off the Philippines' main island Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, the US Geological Survey and local officials said.

'Back to basics' approach helps unravel new phase of matter

A new phase of matter, thought to be understandable only using quantum physics, can be studied with far simpler classical methods.

Research reveals potential of an overlooked climate change solution

Earlier this month, President Biden urged other countries to join the U.S. and European Union in a commitment to slashing methane emissions. Two new Stanford-led studies could help pave the way by laying out a blueprint for coordinating research on methane removal technologies, and modeling how the approach could have an outsized effect on reducing future peak temperatures.

Finger tracing enhances learning: Evidence for 100-year-old practice used by Montessori

Finger tracing has been used by teachers to help students learn for more than a century. In the early 1900s, education pioneer Montessori encouraged young children to trace over letters of the alphabet made from sandpaper with their index fingers, based on the intuition that a multi-sensory approach (i.e., visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic) to learning would be most effective. In 1912, Montessori noticed that children, after mastering the sequence of tracing a letter with their index finger, "took great pleasure" in closing their eyes and trying to recall it.