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Study Reveals Alarming Teen Distracted Driving Trends

Prevent Injuries While Biking: Expert Tips from Dr. Sanj Kakar

Covid Disruption Spurs Rise in Non-Covid Illnesses

Study Reveals Serum Calcitonin Predicts Lymph Node Metastasis

Forensic Pathologists' Vital Role in Public Health

Child Tax Credit Boost Reduces Child Poverty, Reversal Looms

Medical Community Turns to Bacteriophages for Superbug Fight

Protein Linked to Alzheimer's Aids Lung Cancer Brain Metastasis

Study Reveals High Granzyme Levels in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

Gender's Influence on Alcohol's Decision-Making Impact

Breakthrough: Mouse Models for Testing Childhood Neurological Disorder

Neuroscientists Struggle with Building Simple Models

Speckle Contrast Optical Spectroscopy for Blood Pressure Monitoring

Antibodies and Soil Microbe Compound Fight Blood Cancer

Researchers Uncover Process Behind Barrett's Esophagus

Male Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa Report Improved Physician Communication

Bowel Preparation Costs Impact Colonoscopy Screening

Obesity Linked to Financial Hardship & Food Insecurity

Genetic Link Found Between Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

Dyslexia Study: Motor Activities Boost Reading Speed

Study Reveals Health Care Disparities for Adults with Disabilities

UCLA Researchers Develop AI System for EHR Transformation

Effects of Overtraining on Human Body: Risks & Symptoms

Theater Intervention Boosts Parkinson's Patients' Well-Being

Researchers at Lund University Track Aneurysm Formation in Mice

Confusion Persists: When to Start Regular Mammograms

Study Reveals Link Between Expressing Love and Well-Being

WHO Declares Second Public Health Emergency for Mpox

New Funding Approach for ALS Clinical Trials Introduced

Secret Revealed: Cheek Wound Healing Discovery

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Cherry Tomato Farms Thrive in Morocco's Chtouka Amid Drought

Gigablue Sells 200,000 Carbon Credits for Climate Tech

Swiss Pine Forest: Testing Treetop Survival in Mist

University of East Anglia Report Raises Global Democracy Concerns

Promising Candidates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Green Transition Boosts Productivity in UK Economy, Reveals Climate Policy Study

Revealing Hidden Coral Life Processes with New Microscope

Vanilla Flavoring: Climate Threats to Wild Vanilla Crop

AI's Promise Falters for Marginalized Americans

Astronomers at University of Toronto Use AI to Determine Stellar Ages

Earth's Energy Balance: Satellite Measurements Since the 1960s

Innovative 3D-Printed Food from Drought-Tolerant Sorghum

Scientists Achieve Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking Milestone

Know Your Money: Key to Retirement Readiness

Heat Wave Scorches Europe, Extends to Germany

Decline of Global Shellfish Beds: Countering the Trend

"Carbon Credits Impact: Credibility Concerns in Offset Projects"

New Study Reveals Potential Drug Families for Tuberculosis

Astronomers Monitor Object Approaching from Another Star

Study Reveals Group Work Boosts Math Confidence

NASA's Lucy Mission Analyzes Data from Encounter with Asteroid

Fascinating Ways Snakes Move: Undulating, Sidewinding, Crawling

Enzymatic Recycling: Greener Alternative to Plastic Processing

Mining the Moon and Asteroids: Fiction to Reality

Global Review: Half World Endures 30 Extra Hot Days

The Impact of Education on Mental Sharpness

Harvard Researchers Explore Biological Solution for Space Habitats

Study Suggests Early Childhood Education Favors Individual Efforts

Emojis Boost Relationship Satisfaction: Study

Great Barrier Reef Corals: Parental Distance Crucial for Protection

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Topology Optimization Revolutionizing Engineering Structures

Faster topology optimization: An emerging industrial design technique gets a speed boost

West Virginia University Engineers Develop Flexible Energy Grid

Tough fuel cell can stabilize power grid by making and storing energy in extreme industrial conditions

Robots could one day crawl across the moon, and undergrads are laying the groundwork

Future Moon Exploration: Robot Rolling at CU Boulder

Tesla reports lower car sales, extending slump

Tesla Reports Hefty Drop in Auto Sales Amid Electric Vehicle Competition

Impact of AI Integration in Wearable Devices

AI-powered assistive technologies are changing how we experience and imagine public space

Researchers develop first hull-attached sensor system for predicting underwater radiated noise

South Korea Unveils Hull-Attached Sensor System for Underwater Noise Prediction

"Stretchable Foam Sensor Developed for Wide Range Sensing"

Stretchable polymer foam sensor detects wide range of motion with high sensitivity

Centaur: AI that thinks like us—and could help explain how we think

Innovative ternary alloy films pave the way for ultra-low-power memory devices

Helmholtz Munich AI Model Centaur Mimics Human Behavior

Record-High Scandium Levels in (Al,Ga,Sc)N Thin Films

Decoding Implicit Messages in Written Communication

AI might now be as good as humans at detecting emotion, political leaning and sarcasm in online conversations

Study Suggests Diesel Car Exhaust Positioning Cuts UK Air Pollution

Shifting UK car exhausts to the right could dramatically cut roadside air pollution

UCLA Study: Biological Brains and AI Share Neural Patterns

Striking parallels between biological brains and AI during social interaction suggest fundamental principles

Cheaper energy bills: AI-created materials could cool cities and spacecraft

New Materials Developed with Machine Learning for Energy Efficiency

Accountants Utilize AI to Boost Efficiency

How AI is improving accounting efficiency—without replacing jobs

Distrust in AI is on the rise—but along with healthy skepticism comes the risk of harm

Video Game Cover Art Criticized for AI Generation

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Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Experts advise against routine bowel cancer testing for all over 50s

Routine testing for bowel cancer should not be recommended for everyone aged 50-79 years because, for those at very low risk, the benefit is small and uncertain and there are potential harms, say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today.

Environmental cost of formula milk should be a matter of global concern

"The production of unnecessary infant and toddler formulas exacerbates environmental damage and should be a matter of increasing global concern," argue experts in The BMJ today.

Substantial variation in uptake of new prescribing guidance by GPs

Substantial variation exists between general practices in uptake of new prescribing guidance, with important implications for patient care and health expenditure, finds the largest analysis of its kind published by The BMJ today.

Rare, endangered orchids slip across porous southern Chinese border

The insatiable demand for orchids could be driving wild orchids to extinction in southern China. 

Gabon juggles competing demands in fight to protect nature

The lush green canopy stretches over the Akanda National Park—one of the many forest jewels that Gabon is fighting to conserve.

Final puffs for France's last tobacco factory

Gerard Chanquoi looks sadly at the conveyor belts of France's sole remaining tobacco processing factory as they whirl for the last times ahead of its final closure, a victim of changed economic times and a different public health landscape.

PlayStation slashes price of cloud video game service

Sony Interactive Entertainment on Tuesday slashed the price of its PlayStation Now cloud video game service as it braced for Google to launch challenger Stadia in November.

Mexican lower house passes junk-food label law

Mexico's lower house unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to make manufacturers put warning labels on junk food, defying industry pressure in a bid to protect consumers' health in one of the world's most obese countries.

J&J agrees $20.4 mn payment in Ohio opioid case

US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced it had reached a $20.4 million settlement to avoid a much-anticipated trial in Ohio for allegedly fueling the opioid addiction crisis.

South Korea confirms 2 more swine fever cases

South Korea on Wednesday confirmed two additional cases of African swine fever near its border with North Korea despite heightened efforts to contain the epidemic that has wiped out pig populations across Asia.

Pig farmers pessimistic as China tries to talk down swine fever

Sun Dawu sighs sadly when asked about the death of thousands of his pigs, killed by the African swine fever outbreak that has been decimating hog herds across China.

One third of patients with severe asthma are taking harmful doses of oral steroids

A third of patients with severe asthma are taking harmful doses of oral steroids, according to a study of several thousand people in The Netherlands, presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress today.

Treatment with long term, low dose antibiotic could help people born with chronic lung condition

Taking a low dose of the antibiotic azithromycin for six months reduces symptoms for patients with the chronic lung condition primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Tenfold increase in number of adolescents on HIV treatment in South Africa since 2010, but many still untreated

A new study of more than 700,000 one to 19-year olds being treated for HIV infection suggests a ten-fold increase in the number of adolescents aged 15 to 19 receiving HIV treatment in South Africa, according to results published in The Lancet HIV journal.

Cheap, quick test identifies pneumonia patients at risk of respiratory failure or sepsis

Spanish researchers in Valencia have identified specific fragments of genetic material that play a role in the development of respiratory failure and sepsis in pneumonia patients.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome face higher risk of breathing difficulties

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to develop poor respiratory health based on lung function tests, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Planes and vehicles main culprits masking iconic natural sounds in peaceful national parks

U.S. national parks are full of natural sounds. In Rocky Mountain National Park, visitors might hear the bugle of elks. At Yellowstone National Park, wolves howl in the distance. Iconic sounds like these are often associated with specific parks, creating unique soundscapes and enriching visitor experiences. When you add human-made noise to the mix, however, these sounds are at risk of being drowned out.

Catch-22—stricter border enforcement may increase agent corruption

When a customs officer in El Paso, Texas was arrested for conspiracy to smuggle marijuana into the U.S between 2003 and 2007, investigators found she had sought a job with the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency mainly to enable the smuggling operation.

Limited seed availability, dry climate hamper post-wildfire forest recovery

A lack of tree seedling establishment following recent wildfires represents a crucial bottleneck limiting coniferous forest recovery in the western U.S., new University of Colorado Boulder-led research finds.

Genomic fluke close-up

Parasitic flukes have been a leading source of food-borne infections, sparking fear and wreaking havoc on human public health, and contributed to more than 3 billion in animal agricultural losses per year in the U.S. alone.

Manchester produces indie music fans just by being Manchester

Musical taste and fans' status within their subcultures are shaped by where they live as they engage in experiences specific to particular geographical areas.