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Australia's Tough New Regulations for Cosmetic Procedures

Coroners Court of Victoria Inquest: Deaths of Eight Aged Care Residents

Effects of Shift Work on Sickness Absence: Study by Finnish Specialist

New HIV Prevention Injection Set for FDA Approval

Study Shows One-Third of Multiple Myeloma Patients in Remission for 5 Years

Disparities in Heart Valve Disease Treatment

Penn Nursing Study Reveals Key Factors for Quality Care

Measles Cases Rise in U.S., Texas Outbreak Contained

Skin Tape Test Reveals Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children

Chinese Academy of Sciences Unveils FoodSky Model

Nationwide Pediatric Specialist Shortage Addressed with E-Consults

Scientists Seek Enhanced Tools for Designing Vaccines

Researchers Identify Key Gene for Regulating Food Intake

Study Suggests Symptom Provocation Enhances rTMS Efficacy

Study Reveals Impact of Orders on Moral Decision-Making

Challenges of Brain Tumors in Modern Medicine

Revolutionizing Chronic Illness Treatment with Soft Electronic Implants

Brain Tumor Discovery Prompts AI Diagnostic Breakthrough

Study Reveals Variability in Background Sound Detection

Study Reveals Economic Disadvantage Affects Children's Lifespan

Challenges in Treating Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Stanford Health Care Clinicians Utilize ChatEHR for Patient Records

Ai Tool by Johns Hopkins & Duke: Revolutionizing Disease Outbreak Prediction

Novel Test Detects Adjuvanted Allergoids in Medicinal Products

Global Experts Warn: Urgent Action Needed for Liver Disease

Autonomous AI Agent for Clinical Decision-Making in Oncology

States' Attorneys General Urge FDA to Ease Mifepristone Restrictions

Study Links BMI and Physical Activity to Childhood Cancer Survivors' Neoplasms

Exploring Neural Substrate of Visual Imagery: Breakthrough Study

New Treatments for Early Alzheimer's: Accessible Diagnostic Tests

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Galaxy Collision: Andromeda and Milky Way Merge

Government to Permit Super-Sized Granny Flats Without Consent

Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies: Future Collision Uncertain

Protest Blocks Touring Bus in Barcelona

Students in Australian Schools Affected by Family Violence

Chinese Researchers Unveil East Asian Sauropod, USDA Identifies Bee Virus, Philippines' Ancient Maritime Culture

Study Reveals Origin of Silver Basin from 1628: Journal of Cultural Heritage

Paleontologists Discover Lepidopteran Scales in Argentine Dung

Researchers Discover Positive Impact of Hurricanes on Expeditions

Montana State Study Reveals Wildlife Species in Rangeland

Kenyan Coast Charity Saves Majestic Turtle Population

Optimal Fermentation Boosts Pulse Antioxidants

Role of Giant Viruses in Survival of Marine Protists

New Toothbrush-Shaped Ultrasound Transducer for Gum Disease Screening

Protein Nup98 Guides DNA Repair, Reducing Cancer Risk

Unique Gut Microbiome of Endangered Mountain Caribou in BC

Emerging Strategy: Post-Functionalization for Advanced Polymers

NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey Reveals Arsia Mons Volcano

Importance of Voluntary CSR and ESG Disclosure

Chinese Researchers Develop Metal Nanowire Retinal Prosthesis

Decline of Kelp Abundance in Southern Maine

The Vital Role of Boron in Plant Development

Research Team Uncovers Genetic Homogeneity Challenge in Kelp Aquaculture

Study Unveils Fish Slaughter Pain: Welfare Solutions

Enhancing Data Transmission Efficiency with Co-Packaged Optics

Optimizing Space Allocation in Living Cell City

Chilean Fisherman Rodrigo Gallardo Seeks Blessings for Pacific Hake

Detecting and Safeguarding Against Sarin Nerve Agent

Canada's Non-Producing Wells Emit 7x More Methane

India Grants Key License to Elon Musk's Starlink

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E-bikes and e-scooters are popular—but dangerous. A transport expert explains how to make them safer

Pedestrian Fatally Struck by E-Scooter in Perth

The Power of Empathy in Human Relationships

Novel analytics framework measures empathy of people captured in video recordings

EU Countries Support Extended Flight Delay Compensation Rules

EU states look to trim compensation for flight delays

Film festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screen

Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizing Movie Making

Breakthrough in Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

New class of SrHfSe₃ chalcogenide perovskite solar cells with diverse HTMs may make more efficient solar tech

Enhancing Spatial Measurement with Intensity Interferometry

An active optical intensity interferometry scheme enables synthetic aperture imaging from over a kilometer away

Oregon State University Researchers Develop Cleaner Wood-Burning Stove Tech

New technologies help wood-burning stoves burn more efficiently, produce less smoke

New Europe push to curb children's social media use

European Countries Take Action to Limit Minors' Social Media Access

Amazon Commits to Crack Down on Fake Online Reviews

Amazon agrees to tackle fake reviews in UK: regulator

'No doubt' Canadian firm will be first to extract deep sea minerals: CEO

Metals Company CEO Confident in Deep Sea Mining Success

Just 2% of tidal and offshore solar energy could make a dent in carbon dioxide emissions

Tidal and Offshore Solar Energy for Global CO2 Reduction

Facebook Reverses Hate Speech Rules, Social Media Faces Toxicity

AI tackles toxic speech online: Can algorithms judge fairness as well as accuracy?

Korean Research Team Innovates Continuous Oxy-Fuel Syngas Process

Hard-to-recycle thermoset waste plastics reborn as hydrogen

JPEG XS: Forward-looking standard for professional all-IP video production

Rising Pressure on Production: Impact of High-Quality Video

Sustainable, low-cost batteries for the electric vehicles of tomorrow

Innovative Method for Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery Production

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Thursday, 6 February 2020

Global panic deepens over China virus

China's coronavirus crisis worsened Thursday as the death toll soared to 563 and the plight of thousands trapped on quarantined cruise ships deepened global panic over the epidemic.

Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies

A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak died after coming down with the illness Friday, a hospital reported.

How iron carbenes store energy from sunlight—and why they aren't better at it

Photosensitizers are molecules that absorb sunlight and pass that energy along to generate electricity or drive chemical reactions. They're generally based on rare, expensive metals; so the discovery that iron carbenes, with plain old iron at their cores, can do this, too, triggered a wave of research over the past few years. But while ever more efficient iron carbenes are being discovered, scientists need to understand exactly how these molecules work at an atomic level in order to engineer them for top performance.

Smartphone lab delivers test results in 'spit' second

Engineers with the University of Cincinnati have created a tiny portable lab that plugs into your phone, connecting it automatically to a doctor's office through a custom app UC developed.

Apps could take up less space on your phone, thanks to new 'streaming' software

If you resort to deleting apps when your phone's storage space is full, researchers have a solution.

Beyond Goodfellas and The Godfather: the Cosa Nostra families' rise and fall

Italian American organized crime may conjure images of classic gangster flicks, but as James B. Jacobs explores in the Crime and Justice article "The Rise and Fall of Organized Crime in the United States," its history is unexpectedly nuanced and mutable. The Cosa Nostra families—popularly known as the Mafia—operated, at the height of their power, in at least twenty-four American cities, with five in New York City alone. Although no national body governed the families, they operated similarly to one another and were major urban power brokers.

Tinder a good example of how people use technology for more than we think

Tinder's meteoric rise in popularity has cemented its position as the go-to dating app for millions of young and not-so-young users. Although it is widely known as a platform to facilitate hookups and casual dating, some of the app's estimated 50 million+ worldwide users are employing it for something altogether different.

What is your risk from smoking? Your network knows!

How many people will die from tobacco use in developed countries in 2030?

Majority of US adults believe climate change is most important issue today

As the effects of climate change become more evident, more than half of U.S. adults (56%) say climate change is the most important issue facing society today, yet 4 in 10 have not made any changes in their behavior to reduce their contribution to climate change, according to a new poll by the American Psychological Association.

Chemical found in drinking water linked to tooth decay in children

Children with higher concentrations of a certain chemical in their blood are more likely to get cavities, according to a new study by West Virginia University School of Dentistry researchers.

Half of lupus rashes harbor high levels of bacteria responsible for infections

A new study finds that one side effect of lupus could also make patients with the autoimmune condition more vulnerable to a skin infection, or spreading the infection to others.

NASA satellite finds wind shear adversely affecting tropical storm Francisco

Forecasters use a variety of satellite imagery to understand what is happening in a storm, and sometimes just a visible picture can tell a lot. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of the Tropical Storm Francisco in the Southern Indian Ocean that showed wind shear was pushing clouds away from the storm's center.

NASA sees tropical storm Damien form off Australia's Pilbara coast

The low-pressure area that formed off Australia's Kimberley coast and lingered there for a couple of days has moved west and developed into Tropical Cyclone Damien off the Pilbara coastline. NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and provided forecasters with a visible image of the new tropical storm.  The Pilbara Coast is also known as the northwest coast of Western Australia.

Artificial evolution of an industry

A research team from the University of Delaware and the Indian Institute of Management took a deeper look into the newly emerging domain of "forward-looking" business strategies and found that firms have far more ability to actively influence the future of their markets than once thought.

Physicists find evidence of previously unseen transition in ferroelectrics

In a recent study, University of Arkansas physics researchers found evidence of an inverse transition in ferroelectric ultrathin films, which could lead to advances in development of data storage, microelectronics and sensors.

How runaway healthcare costs are a threat to older adults and what to do about it

Empowering Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices, accelerating the adoption of value-based care, using philanthropy as a catalyst for reform and expanding senior-specific models of care are among recommendations for reducing healthcare costs published in a new special report and supplement to the Winter 2019-20 edition of Generations, the journal of the American Society of Aging (ASA).

How farmers' opinions determine success of plant-disease control strategies

To successfully combat a crop-threatening disease, it may be more important to educate growers about the effectiveness of control strategies than to emphasize the risk posed by the disease, according to new research by Alice Milne of Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, U.K., and colleagues. These findings appear in PLOS Computational Biology.

Stopping onchocerciasis on two sides of a border

Pathogens don't pay attention to international borders, with transmission and endemic areas often stretching between countries. In the new work, Moses Katabarwa of the Carter Center, USA, and colleagues report in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases the first known and successful coordinated cross-border mass drug administration (MDA) effort with ivermectin to stop onchocerciasis.

Collaboration lets researchers 'read' proteins for new properties

Clumps of proteins inside cells are a common thread in many neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. These clumps, or solid aggregates of proteins, appear to be the result of an abnormality in the process known as liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), in which individual proteins come together to form a liquid-like droplet.

Key molecular machine in cells pictured in detail for the first time

Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine, Columbia University, and Rockefeller University have revealed the inner workings of one of the most fundamental and important molecular machines in cells.

Scientists discover how rogue communications between cells lead to leukemia

New research has deciphered how rogue communications in blood stem cells can cause leukaemia.

Two enzymes control liver damage in NASH, study shows

As much as 12 percent of adults in the United States are living with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), an aggressive condition that can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer. After identifying a molecular pathway that allows NASH to progress into liver cell death, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers were able to halt further liver damage in mouse models with NASH.

Water-conducting membrane allows carbon dioxide to transform into fuel more efficiently

Methanol is a versatile and efficient chemical used as fuel in the production of countless products. Carbon dioxide (CO2), on the other hand, is a greenhouse gas that is the unwanted byproduct of many industrial processes.