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Texans Face Higher Health Insurance Costs

Sunburns: Severity Levels and Treatment

Doctor Diagnoses Serious Illness: Consider Palliative Care

Study Reveals Rising Cancer Diagnosis Costs

New Treatment Recommendations for Atopic Dermatitis in Adults

Study Links Childhood Adversities to Depression

Alzheimer's Disease: Amyloid Beta Proteins Form Brain-Damaging Clumps

Virtual Reality Nature Scenes Aid Long-Term Pain Relief

Eric Nauman's Lab: Unraveling Engineering Problems

Unraveling Human Brain Development: Past Studies vs. Current Gaps

Naloxone Shows Stronger Opioid Binding in Women's Brains

Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy: Personalized Treatment Insights

Controversy Surrounding Fundal Pressure in Maternity Clinics

11,000 Women Choose Free LARC: BC's Birth Control Shift

Early Specialty Palliative Care for Cancer Patients: Standard of Care

High Mortality Rates in Young People Due to Eating Disorders

Genetic Study Reveals Clear Basis for Stuttering

University of Michigan Study Reveals Skin-to-Brain Temperature Pathway

Canada Urged to Protect Health Data Amid US Political Shifts

Canada's Potential as Health Innovation Leader

Real-Time Virtual Support Boosts Rural Healthcare

Study Reveals Delay in Dementia Diagnosis

Copper-Rich Diet Boosts Brain Health in Older Americans

Ghana Reports First Mpox Death

Heriot-Watt University Researcher Uses AI for Remote Medical Diagnoses

Wearable Device Monitors Blood Sugar Levels

Global Study Reveals Impact of New Obesity Definition

Childhood Obesity Rates in the US: Alarming CDC Findings

New Discovery: Peptide Suppresses Appetite & Regulates Glucose

Weekend Warrior Exercise Lowers Diabetics' Early Death Risk

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Collaborative Suicide Prevention Initiative for Universities

Ukraine Educators Improve Mental Health Through Virtual Program

Study Reveals Factors Behind Overweight Dogs in US

Fatal Flooding in Northern China: 4 Dead, 8 Missing

San Luis Reservoir: Water Source & Recreation Hub

Earth's Biodiversity Crisis: Sixth Mass Extinction Looms

Safeguarding Livestock in Carnivore Habitats

Impact of Subjective Moods on Life Meaning

Rare Sighting: Tiny Snake Resurfaces in Barbados

NASA to Lose 3,900 Employees Amid Trump Workforce Cuts

Impact of Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems

Colorful Birds: Adding Vibrance to Nature

European Farmers and Foresters Share Sustainable Bio-Based Practices

Discovery of 1,500 Latin Inscriptions Annually

Breakthrough: Neolithic Transport, Cell Systems, Octopus Illusion

Photoacoustic Microscopy Reveals Stents Through Skin

Safer Alternative to Nonstick Chemicals Unveiled

Rocket Launches CO2 and Earth-Observing Satellites

Water Contamination Scandal Hits Southern Belgium

Microscopic Discovery in California Lake Sparks Buzz

Trump Administration Challenges Foundational Greenhouse Gas Science

Earth's Continents Face Unprecedented Freshwater Loss

World's Simplest Artificial Cell for Chemical Navigation

Study Finds Higher Income Singles More Inclined Towards Relationships

Study Suggests Bush Basil as Natural Pest Repellent

World's Oceans Facing Intense Heat Waves

Summer's Meteor Shower Duet Approaches

"Mapping the Intricate Cellular Family Tree"

Colombian Andes: High-Elevation Forests Store More Carbon

Large Hadron Collider's Impact on Electronics

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LA may not have flying cars, but more food delivery bots are coming

Robot Invasion Hits Los Angeles Streets

India's TCS to cut 12,000 jobs

Humanoid robots embodiment of China's AI ambitions

Tata Consultancy Services to Cut 12,000 Jobs

Humanoid Robots Showcase China's AI Prowess at Shanghai Conference

Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies

MIT Researchers Develop Innovative Camera-Controlled Robotic Hand

United Nations Tech Chief Urges Global AI Regulation

Urgent need for 'global approach' on AI regulation: UN tech chief

Hackers Breach Allianz Life Insurance Data

Allianz Life confirms data breach affecting majority of 1.4M US customers

Electricity Consumption in Australia Expected to Double by 2050

How EVs and electric water heaters are turning cities into giant batteries

Scientists Explore Atomic-Scale Vibration

Good vibrations: Scientists use imaging technology to visualize heat

Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck. Engineers have figured out why

Earth-Based Engineers Rescue Stuck Mars Rover

China urges global consensus on balancing AI development, security

China's Premier Urges Global Consensus on AI Security

App Breach Exposes Women's Data: Tea Dating Safety Compromised

Tea, an app for women to safely talk about men they date, has been breached, user IDs exposed

Research shows how sulfate ions increase the lifespan, performance of aqueous batteries

Scientists Discover Key Barrier to Safer Aqueous Batteries

New UK Age Verification Measures to Prevent Children Accessing Harmful Online Content

UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content

Tradition meets AI in Nishijinori weaving style from Japan's ancient capital

Nishijinori Weaving Technique Teams Up with AI

AI tackles notoriously complex equations, enabling faster advances in drug and material design

AI Speeds Up Solving Scientific Problems

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Friday, 20 September 2019

GM's offer to UAW would add lower-paying jobs

A General Motors offer to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities includes $2 billion from joint ventures and suppliers for new plants that would pay workers less than the top union wage, a person briefed on the matter said.

Climate change could turn oceans from friend to foe, UN report warns

Global warming and pollution caused by humanity's carbon-heavy footprint are ravaging Earth's oceans and icy regions in ways that could unleash misery on a global scale, a landmark UN report to be unveiled next week will warn.

US fines Hyundai $47 mn over dirty diesel engines

South Korean shipbuilding and industrial firm Hyundai Heavy Industries will pay a $47 million fine for illegally importing and selling dirty diesel engines in violation of American environmental rules, US authorities announced Thursday.

Google green energy buys boost 'carbon-free' portfolio

Google on Thursday announced a record-high boost to its green electricity purchases, saying the deals will spur construction of millions of solar panels and hundreds of wind turbines.

Sheet roofs: Puerto Rico reels 2 years after Hurricane Maria

Sixto Marrero shivers every time the skies open in Puerto Rico.

FAA chief meets Boeing officials, tries out Max simulator

The chief of the Federal Aviation Administration tested the Boeing 737 Max in a flight simulator Thursday, but the FAA declined to say how its updated anti-stall software performed.

Introducing 'mesh,' a memory-saving plug-in that could boost phone and computer performance

Applications like web browsers or smartphone apps often use a lot of memory. To address this, a research group co-led by Emery Berger, a professor of computer science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has developed a system they call Mesh that can automatically reduce such memory demands. Berger is presenting this work today at Cppcon, the C++ conference in Aurora, Colorado.

Scientists prepare for year-long expedition to Arctic center

Researchers from more than a dozen nations prepared Friday to launch the biggest and most complex expedition ever attempted in the central Arctic—a yearlong journey through the ice they hope will improve the scientific models that underpin our understanding of climate change.

Where to park your car, according to math

Just as mathematics reveals the motions of the stars and the rhythms of nature, it can also shed light on the more mundane decisions of everyday life. Where to park your car, for example, is the subject of a new look at a classic optimization problem by physicists Paul Krapivsky (Boston University) and Sidney Redner (Santa Fe Institute) published in this week's Journal of Statistical Mechanics.

The next agricultural revolution is here

As a growing population and climate change threaten food security, researchers around the world are working to overcome the challenges that threaten the dietary needs of humans and livestock. A pair of scientists is now making the case that the knowledge and tools exist to facilitate the next agricultural revolution we so desperately need.

New study questions value of fluoride varnish

Fluoride varnish has become a popular anti-cavity treatment for children, and it isn't hard to see why. It's relatively easy to apply, and not just for dentists or dental hygienists. Pediatricians can do it as well, with minimal instruction. The sticky varnish goes on with a brush and then dries in a few hours. There's little risk of children swallowing the fluoride, as they might with other topical treatments such as gels.

Smoking abstinence has little impact on the motivation for food

It's sometimes thought that smokers who can't light up are likely to reach for food in lieu of cigarettes. But new research from the University at Buffalo suggests that smoking abstinence doesn't greatly affect the motivation for food.

Pathway found for treatment-resistant lung cancer

A big way chemotherapy works is by prompting cancer cells to commit suicide, and scientists have found a pathway the most common lung cancer walks to avoid death.

Scientists identify a personality feature that could predict how often you exercise

Individuals who make concrete plans to meet their goals may engage in more physical activity, including visits to the gym, compared to those who don't plan quite so far ahead, research shows. These research findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggest that self-reported levels of a trait called 'planfulness' may translate into real world differences in behavior.

A bathroom scale could monitor millions with heart failure

Millions of heart failure patients are readmitted to hospitals every few months to adjust medications. It sends medical costs sky-high and patients suffer unnecessarily. A new bathroom scale could give clinicians the data they need to cut hospitalizations and treat patients remotely before they suffer too much.

Alzheimer's drug also treats parasitic Chagas disease

The drugs currently used to treat Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease, have serious side effects and limited use in those with chronic disease. Now, researchers have reported in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases that memantine, a drug currently used to treat Alzheimer's disease, can diminish the number of parasites in mice with Chagas disease, and increase the survival rate of the animals.

Ketoacidosis and high-blood sugar comas in patients with type 1 diabetes linked to increased risk of suicide attempt

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that in patients with type 1 diabetes, hospitalization for either ketoacidosis or a hyperglycaemic (high blood sugar) coma are both linked to a subsequent increase in the risk of attempting suicide. The study is by Dr. Jean Michel Petit, CHU (University Hospital) Dijon, France, and colleagues.

New study reveals a strong link between vitamin D deficiency and increased mortality, especially diabetes-related deaths

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 Sept) reveals that vitamin D deficiency is strongly linked to increased mortality, especially in younger and middle-aged people, and is particularly associated with diabetes-related deaths.

Both natural variation in ACE concentrations and lowering BP with ACE inhibitors associated with lower risk of T2D

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Barcelona, Spain (16-20 September) shows that usage of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to lower blood pressure, is associated with a 24% reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) when compared with placebo.