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Physician Associates: Safe and Effective Care Under Supervision

Large Oncosomes in Blood: Key for Cancer Diagnosis

Measles Outbreak Hits Kentucky: 1,267 Cases Nationwide

Fireworks Safety: Experts Warn of Fourth of July Risks

National Health Spending Growth Outpaces GDP from 2024-2033

Variability in Commercial Pricing for General Surgery Services

Chinese Medicine Ingredient Boosts Autoimmune Treatment

Community-Based Pneumococcal Vaccination Program in Sera Town

Surgeons' Precise Techniques for Nerve Protection

Study Shows Introducing Peanut Butter and Eggs at Six Months Reduces Allergy Risk

Study Reveals Rising Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Study Reveals 15% Doxycycline Use in Dutch LGBTQ+ Community

First-Ever Map Reveals Chikungunya Virus T Cell Triggers

Nad+ Deficiency Accelerates Aging

Study: Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Vary by Sex and Education

Predicting Friend's Response to Hurtful Comment

New Lab Model for Blood Cancer Research

Kraft Heinz Recalls 370K Pounds Turkey Bacon for Listeria

Scientists Compare Epidemic Prediction to Weather Forecast, Notes Human Behavior Impact

Hypertension Deaths from Alcohol Rise in 2020-2021

Study Finds Time-Restricted Eating Ineffective for Weight Loss

Japanese Researchers Develop Method to Measure Polysialic Acid

Scarcity of Cancer-Fighting T-Cells in Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma

Study Reveals Neurons in Brain's Memory Center Form in Late Adulthood

Role of Lung Macrophages in Pulmonary Fibrosis

AI Boosts Detection of Intestinal Worms in Kenya

Challenges in Treating Brain Diseases

Global Scientists Assessing Severity of New Covid-19 Variant

The Rise of Speedballing: From Niche Subculture to Crisis

Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries on Military Service Members

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Beluga Whale Kimalu Recovers from Historic Surgery

Eyewitness Misidentifications: The Power of Memory Testing

Breakthrough Nanomaterial Enhances Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Urgent Call: Aflatoxin Control in Pakistan's Feed Supply

New Eco-Friendly Plastic for Wearable Electronics

Kepler Data Unveils Two Planets in Unique Orbit

Eth Zurich and Ansto Collaboration Reveals SiC Device Breakthrough

Family Structure Evolution: Global Kinship Shifts Analyzed

EU Researchers Develop Green Art Conservation Methods

New Technique Boosts Stem Cell Signaling

Animals Coexisting in Mixed Forests: Red Squirrels and Dormice Harmony

German Government Approves Cross-Border Gas Extraction Deal

Breakthrough Tunable System Enhances Sensing Accuracy

Hong Kong University Chemists Unveil Super Photoreductant

Origin and Evolution of Life: Earth's Essential Phosphorus Distribution

Intense Public Battles Over School Curriculum Sparks Controversy

Study Reveals Pollution Hotspots Near Electric Car Charging Stations

Challenges in Managing Radioactive Iodine Waste

Modern Low-Power Solutions: Magnetic Material Properties in Computer Memory

Impact of Drought on Landscape: A Complex Process

Wells Fargo Scandal Impacts Consumer Trust in Banks

Revolutionizing Life Sciences: Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Impacts Discovery

2025 Myanmar Earthquake: Severe Shaking and Damage

Decoding Tsunami Earthquakes: Risks and Evacuation Efforts

Forest Ecosystems Struggle Amid Rapid Climate Change

New Material Filters Viruses, Strengthens Devices

Turkish Ph.D. Student Detained by Federal Agents

St. Jude Researchers Unify Transcription Mechanisms

Enhancing Tissue Engineering with Thermo-Responsive Polymer Brushes

Removing Multi-Resistant Bacteria from the Gut

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Congress Passes Bill Ending Federal Tax Incentives for Electric Vehicles

What to know about buying electric vehicles after the federal tax incentives end

Interdisciplinary Team Studies Cooling Methods on Satellite

Space-based experiments show wax-filled heat sinks keep electronics cooler for longer

Nostalgic Paint-By-Number Sets: Colorful Creations

NASA advances pressure-sensitive paint research capability

Architects Enhancing Society Through New Building Approach

Importance of Clean Water for Health and Industry

ReSURF: Stretchable, self-healing water quality sensor enables ultrafast surveillance

New book explores 'socially sustainable' architecture

Assistant Professor Explores Lithium-Ion Battery Innovation

The state of lithium

Motor safety: AI-powered warning system enhances capability to uncover hidden faults

New Method Detects Inter-Turn Short-Circuit Severity

Kingston University Engineering Students Develop Rocket Engine Powered by Beeswax

Students develop rocket engine powered by beeswax

Meta to Appeal 200-Million-Euro EU Fine for Competition Violation

Meta says will appeal 'unlawful' EU fine

European companies urge EU to delay AI rules

Europe's Top Firms Urge EU to Pause AI Rules

Improve ChatGPT Results with Better Prompts

One Tech Tip: Get the most out of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots with better prompts

Young children outperform state-of-the-art AI in visual object recognition

Global AI Market to Reach $4.8 Trillion by 2033

Quantum machine learning improves semiconductor manufacturing for first time

The Complexity of Semiconductor Processing

The rush to quit coal is leading countries into the 'gas trap'

Impact of Rising Natural Gas Production on Clean Energy Investment

Study Finds Bias in AI Models Detecting Depression on Social Media

Key biases in AI models used for detecting depression on social media

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Saturday, 28 September 2019

Android 10 Go edition will bring speed, security gains

Google is bringing out its updated Android 10 version of Android Go. Google said, "we launched Android (Go edition) in 2018—a platform tailored for smartphones with 1.5GB of memory or less." Now Google has announced Android 10 (Go Edition), the version of Android built specifically for entry-level devices with 1.5GB RAM or less.

Three more elephants killed in Sri Lanka, bringing toll to seven

Wildlife officials found three more dead wild elephants in central Sri Lanka Saturday, raising the number believed to have been poisoned by angry villagers to seven.

Ovarian cancer: more women benefit from maintenance combined targeted therapy

New data presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain, show the benefit of a more intensive maintenance regimen for ovarian cancer with the PARP inhibitor olaparib added to bevacizumab, in an all-comers population, with and without a BRCA mutation. According to late breaking results of the PAOLA-1/ENGOT-ov25 trial, this approach extends progression free survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

Two immunotherapy drug combination offers chemotherapy-free option for advanced NSCLC

New data have shown that first-line treatment with a combination of two immunotherapy drugs improves overall survival in a subset of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared to chemotherapy.

Front-line osimertinib improves overall survival in EGFR-mutation positive NSCLC

First-line osimertinib significantly lengthens overall survival compared to older generation EGFR-TKIs in patients with Ex19del/L858R EGFR mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to late breaking results of the FLAURA trial presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.

New treatment improves survival in women newly diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer

An international study demonstrates that administering niraparib after conventional chemotherapy treatment in patients newly diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, improves their progression-free survival, and reduces their risk of relapse or death from this disease. The Primary Investigator of this study is Dr. Antonio González Martín from Clinica Universidad de Navarra (Spain) and president of the Spanish Ovarian Cancer Research Group (GEICO). The New England Journal of Medicine, the world-leading medical journal, published the research in its online last issue.

PARP inhibitor plus chemotherapy improves progression-free survival for advanced ovarian cancer patients

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported study results showing that initial treatment with the PARP inhibitor veliparib in combination with chemotherapy significantly increased progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with newly diagnosed, metastatic high-grade serous ovarian cancer, according to the results of the VELIA trial.

Liquid biopsy has prognostic role in colorectal cancer and potential for guiding therapy

Liquid biopsy is likely to play an increasing role in identifying patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who are likely to relapse after surgery, and has potential for optimising treatment for individual patients, according to new research presented at the ESMO Congress 2019.

His heart stopped. But his golf cart kept going

On a sunny April day in 2018, Bill Doss pushed through his exhaustion and met his buddies for their regular round of golf. As he headed to the final tee, he was rounding a turn in his cart and his world went black.

Cases of legionnaires' disease tied to NC state fair rise to 25

(HealthDay)—The number of cases of Legionnaires' disease tied to the North Carolina Mountain State fair has risen to 25, with one death, according to the state division of public health.

Swiss chocolatier Callebaut all-in on cacao

Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut on Friday unveiled a new formulation that packs in the parts of the cacao fruit it used to toss away, taking aim at younger generations.

Going underground in Slovenia ... to prepare for outer space

In Slovenia's dramatically beautiful Karst region, six astronauts have been put through their paces for future missions—not in a flashy futuristic space centre but deep underground in the area's network of cold, dark and muddy caves.

Giant telescope project in Hawaii delayed by protests

Anger is brewing on the Big Island of Hawaii over plans to build a giant telescope on a dormant volcano that is highly sacred to the region's native population.

Keep calm and vape on: UK embraces e-cigarettes, US cautious

While the U.S. scrambles to crack down on vaping, Britain has embraced electronic cigarettes as a powerful tool to help smokers kick the habit.

New blood test capable of detecting multiple types of cancer

A new blood test in development has shown ability to screen for numerous types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy, a trial of the test shows. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators will present the results of the multi-center trial during a session today at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2019 Congress.

Combination immunotherapy drugs herald new hope for melanoma patients with long term survival rates

A combination of two immunotherapy drugs, ipilimumab and nivolumab, has stopped or reversed the progression of advanced melanoma for five years or more in one in two patients, according to a study led by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

One in two patients with metastatic melanoma alive after five years with combination immunotherapy

One in two patients with metastatic melanoma is alive with combination immunotherapy, according to late breaking results of the CheckMate 067 trial presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.