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AI Diagnostic System Estimates Bone Density from X-ray Images

Healthy Plant-Based Diet Reduces Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk

Study Shows Early School Grades Impact Children's Mental Health

Teclistamab-CQYV: Accelerated Approval for Multiple Myeloma

Mental Health Hack for Teenagers: University Study Findings

Psychedelic Mushroom Compound Shows Antiaging Potential

Health System & Congregations Reduce Loneliness & ER Visits

Rare Hereditary Metabolic Disease Study Advances Knowledge

Novel LncRNA Network in Colorectal Cancer Progression

Balancing Excitatory and Inhibitory Signals in the Brain

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1: Global Impact and Oral Symptoms

Biomarkers Panel for Early Alzheimer's Detection

Fungal Molecule Reprograms Lung Immune Cells

Rapid At-Home Tests: COVID-19 vs. Spring Allergies

Texas Measles Outbreak Ends in Gaines County

Israeli Study Reveals Home's Vital Role in Health

Study on Vector-Borne Chagas Transmission in Florida

Navigating Head and Neck Cancer Conversations

Global Collaboration Key in Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance

New Study: Multi-Contaminant Water Treatment Prevents 50K+ Cancer Cases

Study Links NRTIs to Higher Glaucoma Risk

Shoulder Instabilities: Challenges in Diagnosis

Longevity Linked to Cognitive Decline: Boost Memory with Brain Exercises

Importance of Implantable Bioelectronics in Neuroscience

Updated Guidelines for Managing WHO Grade 4 Glioma

Scientists Uncover Promising Drug Candidates for Tissue Stress Conditions

Boosting Skin-to-Skin Contact: Newborn Care Training Success

First Malaria Treatment for Newborns Approved by Swiss Health Regulators

Norwegian Policy Strains Family Caregivers

Human Stem Cells Prompted to Turn into Bone Cells by Squeezing

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Renter Protection Policies Linked to Discrimination

Migrant Protests Flourish in Cities with Denied Rights

Newly Discovered Intestinal Cell in Burmese Pythons

International Researchers Discover Young Gas Giant Exoplanet

Deciphering Sun's Secrets: Space Solar Eclipses

Research Reveals Key Role of Groundwater in Lake Water Supply

U.K. Satellite Mission Enhances Space Weather Observation

Rare Meteorite Discovery in Africa Reveals Lunar Secrets

Astronomers Seek Secrets of Cosmic Dawn

Young, Female, Well-Educated in Rich EU City? High Life Satisfaction

South Korea Bucks Global Trend: Low-Income Households Thrive

Does Free Will Exist? Interdisciplinary Analysis by Eric Kerckhofs

Melting Glaciers Reshaping Landscapes: Satellite Data Insights

New Method Detects Radioactivity: Cryogenic Decay Energy Spectrometry

Researchers Explore Two-Dimensional Materials for Sustainable Energy

Ribosomes Unveil New Protein Backbone Skill

High Demand for Magnetic Materials in Energy Storage & Robotics

Photosystem II: Vital Role in Oxygen Production

False Claims Spread Amid Texas Flash Flood Tragedy

Climate Change Accelerates Heat Wave Lengthening

Study Shows Surge in Atmospheric Methane Not from Tropical Wetlands

Debunking Myths: Raccoons in Germany

New Method for Building Microscopic Robots

New Selective Biocatalyst Produces Useful Epoxides

UC San Diego Scholar Amy Eguchi on AI's Impact on Education

Impact of Heat Stress on Broiler Chicken Meat Quality

Scientists Discover Luminescent Complex in Organic Molecules

University of Adelaide's Optical Quantum Clocks Outperform GPS

Study Reveals Sex-Specific Genetic Loci in Cichlid Fish

Catching Invasive Nocturnal Fish: A Guide

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Eco-friendly method enhances perovskite solar cell quality using camphor-based additive

Camphor-Derived Substance Boosts Perovskite Solar Cells

Can ChatGPT actually 'see' red? New study results are nuanced

How ChatGPT Analyzes Text for User Responses

Novel system turns quantum bottlenecks into breakthroughs

Quantum Computers: Overcoming Single Program Limitation

Indie Rock Band Revealed as AI Music Project

'We're AI,' popular indie rock band admits

Researcher Maxim Van De Wynckel Defends Ph.D. on Indoor Positioning Systems

Interoperable indoor positioning systems can determine locations of people and objects within buildings

Scientists unlock key manufacturing challenge for next-generation optical chips

University of Strathclyde Unveils Breakthrough in Light-Control Tech

Wood-based material can improve safety and lifespan of lithium-ion batteries

Wood-Based Solution Enhances Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

ANU Scientists Develop Eco-Friendly Brine Resource Extraction

Thermodiffusion method offers greener extraction of valuable materials from brine deposits

Metal 3D Printing Boosts Strength with Cellular Structures

Study quantifies how cellular structures enhance strength in 3D-printed metals

Impact of Weather on CO2 Capture Efficiency in Germany

Direct air capture—A lever for climate action, but not cost-effective everywhere

"Governments Pass New Cybersecurity Laws Amid Record Investments"

Your data privacy is slipping away. Here's why, and what you can do about it

Test-time training could lead to LLMs that are better at complex reasoning

Challenges Faced by Large Language Models

AI personal assistants could buy your groceries and book your plane tickets

Tech Industry Introduces Digital Personal Shopping Assistants

What makes a good AI prompt? Here are 4 expert tips

Working Harmoniously with AI: A Key to Success

AI-Generated Video Revolutionizes Creative Industry

AI video becomes more convincing, rattling creative industry

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Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Modernize scope of practice for health-care professionals, researchers say

Around the country, the collective voice of eight directors of health workforce research centers came together to call for a reforming of laws and regulations that limit the practice of health professionals.

Preclinical study links human gene variant to THC reward in adolescent females

A common variation in a human gene that affects the brain's reward processing circuit increases vulnerability to the rewarding effects of the main psychoactive ingredient of cannabis in adolescent females, but not males, according to preclinical research by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. As adolescence represents a highly sensitive period of brain development with the highest risk for initiating cannabis use, these findings in mice have important implications for understanding the influence of genetics on cannabis dependence in humans.

Researchers shrink laser-induced graphene for flexible electronics

You don't need a big laser to make laser-induced graphene (LIG). Scientists at Rice University, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are using a very small visible beam to burn the foamy form of carbon into microscopic patterns.

Fossilized insect from 100 million years ago is oldest record of primitive bee with pollen

Beetle parasites clinging to a primitive bee 100 million years ago may have caused the flight error that, while deadly for the insect, is a boon for science today.

New data shows rising repeat ER visits for opioid-related emergencies

The emergency department is being increasingly utilized as a patient's best or only treatment option for opioid use disorder (OUD). New analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine shows that the prevalence of patients who visited emergency departments at four Indiana hospital systems for repeat opioid-related emergencies jumped from 8.8 percent of all opioid-related visits in 2012 to 34.1 percent in 2017—nearly a four-fold increase in just five years.

US health authority shipped faulty coronavirus test kits across country

A number of test kits sent out by US health authorities to labs across the country to diagnose the deadly novel coronavirus are faulty, a senior official said Wednesday.

Britain starts setting up 'first internet watchdog'

The British government said Wednesday it plans to allow its broadcast regulator to police the internet and issue substantial fines when social media giants fail to remove "online harm".

New material has highest electron mobility among known layered magnetic materials

All the elements are there to begin with, so to speak; it's just a matter of figuring out what they are capable of—alone or together. For Leslie Schoop's lab, one recent such investigation has uncovered a layered compound with a trio of properties not previously known to exist in one material.

World Mobile Congress cancelled over coronavirus fears

Organisers of the World Mobile Congress said Wednesday they have cancelled the world's top mobile trade fair due to fears stemming from the coronavirus that sparked an exodus of industry heavyweights.

EU seeks better coordination to tackle coronavirus

European Union nations will on Thursday discuss ways to increase cooperation in a bid to tackle the threat posed by the coronavirus which has killed over 1,100 people in China and spread to several EU member states.

UN: Congo's Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency

The World Health Organization said although signs are now "extremely positive" in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic remains a global health emergency.

Researchers develop 'multitasking' AI tool to extract cancer data in record time

As the second-leading cause of death in the United States, cancer is a public health crisis that afflicts nearly one in two people during their lifetime. Cancer is also an oppressively complex disease. Hundreds of cancer types affecting more than 70 organs have been recorded in the nation's cancer registries—databases of information about individual cancer cases that provide vital statistics to doctors, researchers, and policymakers.

Researchers link quartz microbalance measurements to international measurement system

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have found a way to link measurements made by a device integral to microchip fabrication and other industries directly to the recently redefined International System of Units (SI, the modern metric system). That traceability can greatly increase users' confidence in their measurements because the SI is now based entirely on fundamental constants of nature.

Protecting redundancy in the food web helps ensure ecological resilience

In 2014, a disease of epidemic proportions gripped the West Coast of the U.S. You may not have noticed, though, unless you were underwater.

Bacteriophages may play a role in childhood stunting... and be able to help treat it

New research spearheaded by McGill University has discovered that bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) found in the intestinal tracts of children may play a role in childhood stunting, a significant impediment to growth that affects 22% of children under the age of five around the world.

How bird flocks with multiple species behave like K-pop groups

Birds of a feather don't always flock together: Peer into a forest canopy, and you will likely spot multiple bird species flying and feeding together, a phenomenon most spectacular in the Amazon where 50 species may travel as a unit. But are birds in these mixed flocks cooperating with one another or competing?

Cracks in perovskite films for solar cells easily healed, study finds

A new study reveals good news for the possibility of using perovskite materials in next-generation solar cells.

Faith-centered tattoos are analyzed in study of university students

With more than a quarter of U.S. adults now having tattoos—and nearly half of millennials sporting them—only a handful of studies have focused on religious tattoos. But a new study by researchers at Baylor University and Texas Tech University analyzes faith-centered tattoos and is the first to use visual images of them.

Researchers develop new method for analyzing metal

Warfighters on the battlefield often rely on machines, vehicles and other technologies with rotating parts to complete their mission. Army researchers have devised a new method of testing for a major factor in equipment failure and breakdown in order to ensure that those tools meet the proper standard of quality.

New etching technique could advance the way semiconductor devices are made

Microelectronics like semiconductor devices are at the heart of the technologies we use each day. As we move into an era where we are stretching the limits of Moore's Law, it is essential to find new ways to continue to pack more circuitry into each individual device in order to increase the speed and capability of our computers.

What is the best way to encourage innovation? Competitive pay may be the answer

Economists and business leaders agree that innovation is a major force behind economic growth, but many disagree on what is the best way to encourage workers to produce the "think-outside-of-the-box" ideas that create newer and better products and services. New research from the University of California San Diego indicates that competitive "winner-takes-all" pay structures are most effective in getting the creative juices flowing that help fuel economic growth.

Answers to microbiome mysteries in the gills of rainbow trout

While many immunologists use mouse models to conduct their research, J. Oriol Sunyer of Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine has made transformational scientific insights using a very different creature: rainbow trout.

Mind the trust gap: It's wider than you think

New Yorkers are more trusting of others compared to Alabamans or Texans. While this regional divide between southerners and the rest of Americans is well documented, the gap is wider than perceived, a study from York University reveals.