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Playing sports may carry benefits for hearing
9 Dec 17:42 • 4 articles
Playing sports may carry benefits for hearing
Dec. 9 -- Playing sports may improve the brain's ability to process sounds, a finding that could lead to new therapies for people who struggle with hearing, researchers report.
9 Dec 17:42 • UPI • 8257973865435003348.htmlAthletes have better-tuned brains that can block out distractions and 'help them process sounds such as calls from teammates to pass the ball'
Athletes are more able to reduce 'brain noise' to process external sounds. Researchers at Northwestern University said this makes them more aware of their surroundings.
9 Dec 13:28 • Mail Online • 124328112372536280.htmlTreating the whole patient essential for older people with cardiovascular disease
Geriatric conditions such as frailty and cognitive impairments may inadvertently worsen when older patients are treated in cardiac intensive care units - even as they receive excellent care for their heart attack, heart failure, valvular heart disease or pulmonary embolism, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association's premier journal Circulation.
9 Dec 13:08 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030021895368.htmlGeriatric conditions pose added danger for older heart patients in ICU
Common geriatric conditions complicate ICU stays, the American Heart Association says in a new scientific statement, requiring doctors to factor in a mix of treatment needs for older adults.
9 Dec 10:00 • UPI • 8257973865808057229.htmlSaturn's moon Enceladus' 'tiger stripes' mystery explained
9 Dec 16:45 • 4 articles
Saturn's moon Enceladus' 'tiger stripes' mystery explained
Saturn's moon Enceladus has been shrouded in mystery since its discovery in the late 18th century, but now researchers believe they have solved what causes the moon's "tiger stripes," according to a new study.
9 Dec 16:45 • Fox News • 7362823820894928327.htmlHow Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Got Its Freaky ‘Tiger Stripes’
Since 2005, scientists have puzzled over a series of long fissures seen in the southern regions of Saturn’s frozen moon Enceladus. New research explains how these so-called tiger stripes formed and why Enceladus is the only place in the solar system where these features could have emerged.
9 Dec 16:04 • Gizmodo • 461714589995857712.htmlHow Saturn’s Moon Got Its Stripes
Fractures on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus known as “tiger stripes” spew water-ice into space. Now, astronomers think they understand how those stripes form.
9 Dec 16:00 • Sky & Telescope • 6662910495304612684.htmlWhy Enceladus’ Unique “Tiger Stripes” Make It A Prime Target In The Search For Life
The Cassini Space probe revealed Saturn's moon Enceladus as one of the most promising places in the Solar System to find life beyond Earth. Among the many
9 Dec 16:00 • IFLScience • 242791750149034022.htmlStudy sheds new light on supermassive black holes
9 Dec 16:04 • 3 articles
Study sheds new light on supermassive black holes
Astronomers say most observations suggest that the bigger the galaxy, the bigger the supermassive black hole in it.
9 Dec 16:04 • Jersey Evening Post • 6141642773316947082.htmlStudy sheds new light on supermassive black holes
Astronomers say most observations suggest that the bigger the galaxy, the bigger the supermassive black hole in it.
9 Dec 16:02 • Shropshire Star • 3480199991235366026.htmlStudy sheds new light on supermassive black holes
Astronomers say most observations suggest that the bigger the galaxy, the bigger the supermassive black hole in it.
9 Dec 16:02 • Express & Star • 7324224458781543562.htmlAir pollution exposure worsens lung function in current, former smokers
9 Dec 17:58 • 2 articles
Air pollution exposure worsens lung function in current, former smokers
A study finds that poor air quality may reduce breathing capacity by 2.5 percent.
9 Dec 17:58 • UPI • 8257973865706903630.htmlMajority of U.S. kids traveling overseas don't receive measles vaccine
Just over 40 percent of those eligible for the shot actually receive it, despite CDC guidelines urging vaccination.
9 Dec 16:00 • UPI • 8257973864056216888.htmlTiming may be key for SIDS risk, study suggests
9 Dec 15:04 • 1 article
Timing may be key for SIDS risk, study suggests
Dec. 9 -- New research suggests that a baby's age may offer clues to sudden unexplained infant death, or SUID -- formerly known as SIDS.
9 Dec 15:04 • UPI • 8257973865692446405.htmlNew Images Show Asteroid Bennu Spewing Bits of Itself Into Space
9 Dec 13:20 • 3 articles
New Images Show Asteroid Bennu Spewing Bits of Itself Into Space
Images taken by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft are helping scientists to understand why small particles are occasionally flying off the surface of Bennu, a nearly spherical asteroid that resembles a spinning top.
9 Dec 13:20 • Gizmodo UK • 8363059001253197359.htmlA decade of Physics World breakthroughs: 2014 – landing a spacecraft on a comet
Margaret Harris relives the nerve-wracking moment when the Philae lander touched down on the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, Physics World's Breakthrough of the Year in 2014
9 Dec 13:16 • Physics World • 8721234136622931461.htmlNASA Mission Discovers Mysterious Plumes of Particles Being Ejected From Asteroid’s Surface
The space agency said they launched the mission to study the asteroid Bennu in 2016. Samples from the celestial body would not only shed light on how planets formed and life began, but also give a better understanding of how to protect our planet from an asteroid collision.
9 Dec 10:45 • Sputniknews • 967333867753045695.htmlStudy reveals how Diabetes drug promotes healthy aging
9 Dec 11:42 • 1 article
Study reveals how Diabetes drug promotes healthy aging
Washington - Doctors commonly prescribe metformin to help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar levels. The drug increases insulin sensitivity through its effects on glucose metabolism.
9 Dec 11:42 • The Peninsula • 1202843882297898064.htmlHebrew U Study: Pregnant Smokers at Higher Risk for Gestational Diabetes
9 Dec 13:41 • 3 articles
Hebrew U Study: Pregnant Smokers at Higher Risk for Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes leads to higher risks for pregnancy and birth complications such as macrosomia (larger than average babies) and caesarean deliveries.
9 Dec 13:41 • The Jewish Press • 7246030800548853863.htmlPregnant Smokers at Higher Risk for Gestational Diabetes, Hebrew University Study Finds
Gestational diabetes affects between 7.6% and 9.2% of pregnant women in the US and occurs mostly during the last trimester of pregnancy. Such a pregnancy is often concluded with birth by cesarean section.
9 Dec 12:58 • Breaking Israel News • 540123162067923155.htmlLarge study: Smoking increases risk for gestational diabetes
Pregnant smokers at higher risk for gestational diabetes, Hebrew University study finds.
9 Dec 11:59 • Israel National News • 5374683670455236507.htmlStudy shows safety of palbociclib for advanced breast cancer patients with unique gene alteration
9 Dec 13:16 • 1 article
Study shows safety of palbociclib for advanced breast cancer patients with unique gene alteration
Women who receive palbociclib (Ibrance) to treat their advanced breast cancer and have a gene alteration that can lead to a condition known as benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN), can safely receive the drug without major concerns of developing infections associated with neutropenia, or low white blood cell counts, say Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.
9 Dec 13:16 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030879700882.htmlObese children have a thinner region of their brain which controls decision-making as scientists warn it may 'make them less likely to say no to junk food'
9 Dec 16:00 • 2 articles
Obese children have a thinner region of their brain which controls decision-making as scientists warn it may 'make them less likely to say no to junk food'
Eighteen different regions of the cortex - including the prefrontal cortex (purple) - were thinner in overweight children, according to the results of the University of Vermont study.
9 Dec 16:00 • Mail Online • 124328111004930852.htmlCould Obesity Alter a Child's Brain Structure?
Overweight and obese children tend to have a thinner prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain associated with decision-making and problem-solving.
9 Dec 15:00 • WebMD • 4010151887739353645.htmlIndia ranks 129 in UN's human development index
9 Dec 16:51 • 3 articles
India ranks 129 in UN's human development index
India climbed one spot to 129 among 189 countries in the 2019 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday.
9 Dec 16:51 • Deccan Herald • 2027555796916943091.htmlIndia moves from 130 to 129 in human development index: UNDP report
In India, 27.1 crore people were lifted out of poverty from 2005-06 to 2015-16, UNDP India resident representative Shoko Noda said.
9 Dec 15:17 • The New Indian Express • 4718288653811159793.htmlIndia makes modest progress in Human Development Index, fares poorly in gender equality
In India, 27.1 crore people were lifted out of poverty from 2005-06 to 2015-16. The steady progress was due to nearly three decades of rapid development, which had seen a dramatic reduction in absolute poverty, along with gains in life expectancy.
9 Dec 10:19 • The Indian Express • 2885715105053633049.htmlNonna's minestrone recipe could help fight malaria, study suggests
9 Dec 17:32 • 1 article
Nonna's minestrone recipe could help fight malaria, study suggests
In a classroom experiment turned research paper, scientists and school children discovered that some soup broths contain properties that may prevent the growth of malaria parasites.
9 Dec 17:32 • CTVNews • 2422791599051910727.htmlHope for treating triple negative breast cancer: New drug 'starves' tumor cells by killing off the protein that fuels their growth
9 Dec 16:10 • 1 article
Hope for treating triple negative breast cancer: New drug 'starves' tumor cells by killing off the protein that fuels their growth
Triple negative breast cancer is the hardest form to treat and most fatal version of the disease. Mt Sinai researchers discovered a protein that May fuel the cancer and a drug to stop it in animals.
9 Dec 16:10 • Mail Online • 124328111677449440.htmlProbiotic food may have varying effects on infants
9 Dec 11:35 • 2 articles
Probiotic food may have varying effects on infants
The intake of beneficial microbes like yeast in the form of probiotic food supplements can have different effects on the immune systems of male and female piglets, according to a study that suggested the findings may also apply to human infants.
9 Dec 11:35 • Deccan Herald • 2027555796773349697.htmlPiglet study shows probiotics and prebiotics work differently in girls and boys
The team from the Universities of Bristol and Reading found that 28-day old piglets produced very different levels of immune cells, antibodies and other immune-associated molecules depending on their sex, contradicting previous evidence suggesting that the difference in immunity begins during puberty.
9 Dec 11:10 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030058829478.htmlAstraZeneca’s Calquence impresses in previously untreated CLL
9 Dec 11:29 • 3 articles
AstraZeneca’s Calquence impresses in previously untreated CLL
AstraZeneca’s Calquence has been buoyed by impressive survival data in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, stacking up its case for dominance in the therapy area.
9 Dec 11:29 • PMLive • 7773534727294629543.htmlBluebird bio’s sickle cell gene therapy shows early-study benefit
Bluebird bio’s gene therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD), LentiGlobin, has demonstrated significant benefit in a small group of patients treated in a phase 1/2 study.
9 Dec 09:58 • PMLive • 7773534729069043298.htmlSangamo steps up BioMarin chase with haemophilia gene therapy data
Sangamo has been playing catch-up with BioMarin in the race to develop a gene therapy for haemophilia A, but new data reported at the ASH 2019 congress suggest Pfizer-partnered SB-525 could gain ground.
9 Dec 09:30 • PMLive • 7773534729057106752.htmlPhase 2 Study to Evaluate Possible Oral Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s
9 Dec 14:30 • 1 article
Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Possible Oral Treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s
Aptinyx initiates Phase 2 trial for new NDMA receptor modulator designed to treat Parkinson's-related cognitive impairment.
9 Dec 14:30 • Parkinson's News Today • 2509734586810792493.htmlFalls and Poor Bone Health Top Reasons for High Fracture Risk in Parkinson’s, Study Says
9 Dec 13:00 • 1 article
Falls and Poor Bone Health Top Reasons for High Fracture Risk in Parkinson’s, Study Says
A study traced the elevated risk of hip and other fractures in Parkinson’s patients to falls and weak bones, and recommends assessing this risk regularly.
9 Dec 13:00 • Parkinson's News Today • 2509734586886220696.htmlMalaysia reports first case of polio since 1992
9 Dec 11:48 • 1 article
Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992
A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said on Sunday.
9 Dec 11:48 • Manila Bulletin News • 7849457200196581194.htmlDr Miriam Stoppard: "HRT benefits could outweigh risk of getting breast cancer"
9 Dec 17:08 • 2 articles
Dr Miriam Stoppard: "HRT benefits could outweigh risk of getting breast cancer"
A report was published saying that HRT increased the risk of breast cancer but little was said about the magnitude of that increase in risk
9 Dec 17:08 • Irish Mirror • 2875825628137873484.htmlWant to live longer? Exercise vigorously every day TheHealthSite.com
Exercise, exercise health benefits, exercise lower risk of heart disease, women's health, running benefits, cardiovascular disease at TheHealthSite.com
9 Dec 12:44 • Thehealthsite • 4766622850694751561.htmlChronic Pain Is an Impossible Problem
9 Dec 15:46 • 1 article
Chronic Pain Is an Impossible Problem
A “safe” alternative to opioid painkillers turns out to be not so safe.
9 Dec 15:46 • The Atlantic • 100708436390688571.htmlEven light to moderate alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk
9 Dec 15:35 • 3 articles
Even light to moderate alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk
In a study conducted in Japan, even light to moderate alcohol consumption was associated with elevated cancer risks.
9 Dec 15:35 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030183188651.htmlJapanese study links even light alcohol consumption with a higher risk of cancer
The increased risk was also found in both men and women and regardless of other drinking/smoking behaviours, and occupational class.
9 Dec 14:59 • The Citizen • 410802301553497276.htmlModerate Drinking May Increase Cancer Risk
A new study from Japan found that compared to nondrinkers, people who had two drinks a day for 40 years had a 54% higher risk of cancer.
9 Dec 12:00 • WebMD • 4010151887836383570.htmlBusted transport system unites neurodegenerative diseases
9 Dec 14:47 • 1 article
Busted transport system unites neurodegenerative diseases
New treatments may result from identifying a likely culprit behind the brain build-up that ties all neurodegenerative diseases together.
9 Dec 14:47 • Futurity • 5051862824936653222.htmlDangers of 'Superbug' Germs Greater Than Believed
9 Dec 17:00 • 1 article
Dangers of 'Superbug' Germs Greater Than Believed
There's been an uptick in the number of laboratory studies showing how just one mutation could create highly infectious or "hypervirulent" strains of disease-causing bacteria, fungi and water molds.
9 Dec 17:00 • WebMD • 4010151888170013611.htmlMigratory birds are shrinking as the world heats up
9 Dec 09:49 • 1 article
Migratory birds are shrinking as the world heats up
As the world warms as a result of climate change, researchers have found that migratory birds are changing size.
9 Dec 09:49 • Futurity • 5051862824377619357.htmlBlack women at high risk of getting cancer by using hair dyes and relaxers – Study reveals
9 Dec 15:00 • 1 article
Black women at high risk of getting cancer by using hair dyes and relaxers – Study reveals
Women always love to look good and one major thing women invest in to look and feel beautiful is their hair. A new study has found some rather disturbing links between hair dyes and chemical straighteners or relaxers. The common denominator here is these beautifying products can increase one’s risk of getting breast cancer. According...
9 Dec 15:00 • Face2Face Africa • 5878198131307389236.htmlParker Solar Probe Scientists Reveal Jaw-Dropping First Results From the Sun
9 Dec 09:00 • 2 articles
Parker Solar Probe Scientists Reveal Jaw-Dropping First Results From the Sun
Last week, scientists released the surprising initial results from the Parker Solar Probe’s first two close encounters with the Sun.
9 Dec 09:00 • Gizmodo UK • 8363059001655022499.htmlNASA’s Parker probe reveals new solar oddities
The first observations from NASA's Parker Solar Probe "will fundamentally change our understanding of the sun," researchers say.
9 Dec 08:37 • Futurity • 5051862825507013013.htmlScientists have developed a once-a-month contraceptive pill
9 Dec 11:30 • 1 article
Scientists have developed a once-a-month contraceptive pill
Scientists believe this could be extremely effective to prevent unplanned pregnancies. This has been the first instance when such an approach has been used to deliver contraceptives.
9 Dec 11:30 • The Indian Express • 2885715104439019715.htmlBlue light activates antibodies on demand
9 Dec 09:50 • 1 article
Blue light activates antibodies on demand
Novel biological tool uses blue light to reassemble and activate antibody fragments
9 Dec 09:50 • Physics World • 8721234136476977774.htmlPesticide chlorpyrifos banned by EU
9 Dec 14:23 • 1 article
Pesticide chlorpyrifos banned by EU
EU member states have voted to ban from the market chlorpyrifos, a pesticide which is toxic to the brain in both its forms, and has been the subject of a long-running Le Monde and EUobserver investigation.
9 Dec 14:23 • EUobserver • 625925298083036727.htmlOpioid relapse is more likely when risks seem OK
9 Dec 10:08 • 1 article
Opioid relapse is more likely when risks seem OK
Tolerance for risk may indicate a higher chance for relapse among people getting treatment for opioid addiction, research finds.
9 Dec 10:08 • Futurity • 5051862826148675022.htmlScientists Find a Weak Spot In Some Superbugs' Defenses
9 Dec 10:30 • 1 article
Scientists Find a Weak Spot In Some Superbugs' Defenses
Researchers have found a new way to attack some of the bacteria behind treatment-resistant infections. An anonymous reader shares a report from Wired: In 2004, a 64-year-old woman in Indiana had a catheter put in to help with dialysis. Soon after the procedure, she came to a local hospital with low ...
9 Dec 10:30 • science.slashdot.org • 3975130317104419455.htmlHow to avoid a massive holiday health care bill when OHIP out-of-country coverage ends
9 Dec 15:46 • 1 article
How to avoid a massive holiday health care bill when OHIP out-of-country coverage ends
If you are an Ontario resident planning to travel outside of Canada in the new year, make sure you have adequate travel health insurance coverage or risk dealing with a crippling medical bill should a medical emergency arise. CTVNews.ca has all the details.
9 Dec 15:46 • CTVNews • 2422791599215813549.htmlRussian cargo ship docks at International Space Station
9 Dec 14:24 • 1 article
Russian cargo ship docks at International Space Station
Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The International Space Station is running out of docking ports. Russia's Progress 74 cargo ship, which linked up with ISS early Monday morning, is one of five craft attached to the space station.
9 Dec 14:24 • UPI • 8257973864569384468.htmlOne-stop-shop: service treats mental illness, neurological, and addiction as 'brain disorders'
9 Dec 13:00 • 1 article
One-stop-shop: service treats mental illness, neurological, and addiction as 'brain disorders'
A new service that demolishes the “artificial silos” separating mental illness, neurological conditions aims to do for people with “brain diseases” what gold standard comprehensive cancer centres have done for cancer patients.
9 Dec 13:00 • The Age • 7967730563107943453.htmlInpatient psychiatric hospitalization is associated with reduced suicidality, shows study
9 Dec 15:47 • 1 article
Inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is associated with reduced suicidality, shows study
When an adolescent is acutely suicidal and cannot safely remain in the community, inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is the traditional intervention.
9 Dec 15:47 • News-Medical.net • 4522523031608443527.htmlArtificial intelligence extends average life expectancy
9 Dec 11:49 • 1 article
Artificial intelligence extends average life expectancy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers acceleration in the treatment of patients as it can estimate and analyze data quickly when symptoms occur, according to...
9 Dec 11:49 • DAILY SABAH • 8383944808578080474.htmlBlood Tests Show Exposure to Ethylene Oxide
9 Dec 15:36 • 1 article
Blood Tests Show Exposure to Ethylene Oxide
The testing offers the first biologic evidence that living near a facility that emits ethylene oxide increases a person’s body burden of the chemical, which has been linked to breast and blood cancers
9 Dec 15:36 • WebMD • 4010151888187806885.htmlEvidence of New X17 Particle Reported, but Scientists Are Wary
9 Dec 11:45 • 1 article
Evidence of New X17 Particle Reported, but Scientists Are Wary
Could the mysterious particle be our window into studying dark matter?
9 Dec 11:45 • Scientific American • 532798824890821956.htmlSyncThink’s eye-tracking helps monitor brain health and concussion risk
9 Dec 16:00 • 1 article
SyncThink’s eye-tracking helps monitor brain health and concussion risk
SyncThink, which uses a virtual reality headset and eye-tracking to evaluate brain health, has partnered with two clinics to help treat patients.
9 Dec 16:00 • VentureBeat • 6273363636198676910.htmlDiscovery may open door to new medicines
9 Dec 10:18 • 1 article
Discovery may open door to new medicines
Bio-Protection Research Centre scientists and collaborators have made a discovery that potentially opens the door to new medicines and biological pesticides.
9 Dec 10:18 • SCOOP • 5315658999767971493.htmlNo One Brand Explains Vaping-Related Lung Injuries
9 Dec 15:30 • 1 article
No One Brand Explains Vaping-Related Lung Injuries
As of Dec. 3, 2,291 patients have been hospitalized, with cases in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands due to these particular lung injuries, the CDC reports.
9 Dec 15:30 • WebMD • 4010151888540266771.htmlSome of the world's most vital fresh water reserves are DRYING UP as scientists predict climate change and population growth will to lead to a 30 per cent increase in demand over the next 30 years
9 Dec 16:52 • 1 article
Some of the world's most vital fresh water reserves are DRYING UP as scientists predict climate change and population growth will to lead to a 30 per cent increase in demand over the next 30 years
More than 30 of the world's leading scientists say mountain regions, which supply a quarter of the world's population - around 1.9 billion people - with freshwater, are drying up.
9 Dec 16:52 • Mail Online • 124328112132483327.htmlGrampians' top cancer killers might not be what you think
9 Dec 17:30 • 1 article
Grampians' top cancer killers might not be what you think
Latest report from Cancer Council Victoria shows top cancer killers and cases
9 Dec 17:30 • The Courier • 3604583734780772234.htmlStudy highlights benefits of Medicaid expansion for Michigan enrollees
9 Dec 16:00 • 1 article
Study highlights benefits of Medicaid expansion for Michigan enrollees
When the state of Michigan expanded its Medicaid program to provide health coverage to more low-income residents, its leaders built special features into the plan, different from most states.
9 Dec 16:00 • News-Medical.net • 4522523031141385641.htmlTreating sickle cell disease with hydroxyurea therapy - a game changer
9 Dec 14:08 • 1 article
Treating sickle cell disease with hydroxyurea therapy - a game changer
news, story, article
9 Dec 14:08 • ghananewsagency.org • 5074937609442889594.htmlExperts say cancer research is making more progress that people think
9 Dec 15:08 • 1 article
Experts say cancer research is making more progress that people think
The focus on a “cure for cancer” is masking progress made in extending lifespan and making cancer manageable in the long-term.
9 Dec 15:08 • News-Medical.net • 4522523031380643194.htmlWest Virginians head to Canada to find affordable insulin
9 Dec 13:05 • 2 articles
West Virginians head to Canada to find affordable insulin
A group of West Virginians left the country Sunday in search of affordable insulin -- they went to Canada, where insulin prices are reported to be about a tenth of what it costs people in the United States.
9 Dec 13:05 • CTVNews • 2422791598826380336.htmlWest Virginians head to Canada to find affordable insulin
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A group of West Virginians left the country Sunday in search of affordable insulin - they went to Canada, where insulin prices are reported to be about a tenth of what it costs people in the United States.
9 Dec 12:50 • NEWS wpxi.com • 7786541637673648664.htmlExeter Uni 'at the forefront' of research into likes of dementia and schizophrenia with new equipment
9 Dec 14:22 • 2 articles
Exeter Uni 'at the forefront' of research into likes of dementia and schizophrenia with new equipment
The new genome sequencing platform is a significant boost to the university's research capabilities
9 Dec 14:22 • DevonLive • 2469244513459332393.htmlProfessor Lisa Roberts named new vice chancellor of Exeter University
She will replace long serving Professor Sir Steve Smith
9 Dec 12:38 • DevonLive • 2469244512789125128.htmlThree Ghanaian medical students receive top award by the American Academy of Optometry Foundation
9 Dec 12:00 • 1 article
Three Ghanaian medical students receive top award by the American Academy of Optometry Foundation
Three Ghanaian students of optometry have been honored with the William C. Ezell Fellowships. They are Heiz Otchere, Afua Oteng Asare and Eugen Appenteng Osae. They were bestowed the honor at the joint conference of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and Third World Congress of Optometry for (WCO) held in Orlando Florida.Support Pan-African Journalism...
9 Dec 12:00 • Face2Face Africa • 5878198131090771272.html“Squeezing Spacetime” –LIGO Researchers End-Run Nature to Detect Gravitational Waves
9 Dec 15:17 • 1 article
“Squeezing Spacetime” –LIGO Researchers End-Run Nature to Detect Gravitational Waves
MIT and Caltech researchers end-run nature with a new instrument that extends LIGO’s reach “squeezing” out quantum noise.
9 Dec 15:17 • The Daily Galaxy • 1567111748998271736.html20 years since discovery, still no drugs to fight Nipah, scientists warn of potential epidemic
9 Dec 16:38 • 1 article
20 years since discovery, still no drugs to fight Nipah, scientists warn of potential epidemic
Since its discovery in Malaysia and Singapore in 1999, a number of deadly Nipah outbreaks have occurred in South and Southeast Asian countries. In Kerala, 16 of the 18 infected had died.
9 Dec 16:38 • The New Indian Express • 4718288653163245424.htmlExercise improves key measures of cardiovascular health
9 Dec 15:40 • 1 article
Exercise improves key measures of cardiovascular health
Eight months of daily, afterschool physical activity in previously inactive 8- to 11-year-olds with obesity and overweight improved key measures of their cardiovascular health like good cholesterol levels, aerobic fitness and percent body fat, but didn't improve others like arterial stiffness, an early indicator of cardiovascular risk, investigators report.
9 Dec 15:40 • News-Medical.net • 4522523032000788826.htmlCaring alone for two small girls, Texas father grapples with loss
9 Dec 15:52 • 1 article
Caring alone for two small girls, Texas father grapples with loss
SEGUIN, Texas (Reuters) - Zak Tiemann picked up his daughters from school early this Halloween. Zayleeana, 3, and Zoey, 5, were beaming with excitement as they donned their “Frozen” costumes and went trick-or-treating in their small hometown of Seguin, Texas.
9 Dec 15:52 • Reuters • 8334514181087263758.htmlESA to fund world's first space debris removal mission
9 Dec 17:28 • 1 article
ESA to fund world's first space debris removal mission
Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency has agreed to fund a mission to remove a piece of space debris -- the first of its kind -- as part of the agency's new Space Safety program.
9 Dec 17:28 • UPI • 8257973863893434862.htmlScientist Replicates Mars' Conditions in Chamber, Finds That Life Thrives
9 Dec 13:18 • 1 article
Scientist Replicates Mars' Conditions in Chamber, Finds That Life Thrives
The researcher found that complex organisms could survive well on the Red Planet.
9 Dec 13:18 • Interesting Engineering • 7328942542331351968.htmlA contact lens that can show when blood glucose levels are high
9 Dec 14:54 • 1 article
A contact lens that can show when blood glucose levels are high
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the Republic of Korea has developed a contact lens with a tiny LED light that turns on and off to show blood glucose levels. In their paper ...
9 Dec 14:54 • Tech Xplore • 4945708899354840878.htmlResearchers use machine learning to better understand conversations about death
9 Dec 15:50 • 1 article
Researchers use machine learning to better understand conversations about death
Some of the most important, and difficult, conversations in healthcare are the ones that happen amid serious and life-threatening illnesses.
9 Dec 15:50 • News-Medical.net • 4522523030266046989.html‘The pandemic clock is ticking’: A race against time for a universal flu vaccine
9 Dec 17:00 • 1 article
‘The pandemic clock is ticking’: A race against time for a universal flu vaccine
For many people, including the elderly and others in high risk groups, getting a flu jab is a winter ritual.
9 Dec 17:00 • The Telegraph • 140598091186684579.htmlNobel laureate to study high incidence of heart problems in India
9 Dec 15:24 • 1 article
Nobel laureate to study high incidence of heart problems in India
Ferid Murad will do joint research with Apollo Hospitals
9 Dec 15:24 • BusinessLine • 5283600552128127.htmlMolecular graphenoids make coherent spin centres
9 Dec 09:30 • 1 article
Molecular graphenoids make coherent spin centres
Quantum dots in graphene containing pentagonal defects might be used as quantum sensors
9 Dec 09:30 • Physics World • 8721234135715385584.htmlNHS data is a goldmine. It must be saved from big tech
9 Dec 14:14 • 1 article
NHS data is a goldmine. It must be saved from big tech
Health datasets play a vital role in medical research. The UK could be losing a valuable public resource, says James Meadway, associate fellow of the Institute for Public Policy Research
9 Dec 14:14 • the Guardian • 1491978796369112968.htmlIstanbul metro line seeks to improve air quality
9 Dec 15:13 • 1 article
Istanbul metro line seeks to improve air quality
Metro Istanbul, which runs the metro services in the city, joined forces with Istanbul municipality's environmental agency to improve air quality in metro...
9 Dec 15:13 • DAILY SABAH • 8383944808599526865.htmlAs AI moves into content creation, researchers aim to battle its biases
9 Dec 14:47 • 1 article
As AI moves into content creation, researchers aim to battle its biases
As artificial intelligence generates more of the words we read every day, a USC Viterbi research team seeks to better understand and one day help to eliminate bias against women and minorities.
9 Dec 14:47 • Tech Xplore • 4945708897804468208.htmlDST switch 'reckless'
9 Dec 17:25 • 1 article
DST switch 'reckless'
It’s late December, 6 a.m., and you hop in the shower. Dark.
9 Dec 17:25 • Castanet • 616068602375355039.htmlControversial World's First Monkey-Pig Hybrids Born in China
9 Dec 09:46 • 1 article
Controversial World's First Monkey-Pig Hybrids Born in China
Two piglet chimeras with monkey cells were engineered by scientists in China, the first of their kind, but died within a week of being born.
9 Dec 09:46 • Interesting Engineering • 7328942541554036943.htmlAdvanced technology may indicate how brain learns faces
9 Dec 13:57 • 1 article
Advanced technology may indicate how brain learns faces
Facial recognition technology has advanced swiftly in the last five years. As University of Texas at Dallas researchers try to determine how computers have gotten as good as people at the task, they are ...
9 Dec 13:57 • Tech Xplore • 4945708899031835465.htmlFitbit may track sleep time accurately, but overestimate problems
9 Dec 13:00 • 1 article
Fitbit may track sleep time accurately, but overestimate problems
Small studies have suggested that, while your Fitbit might know when you're asleep, it could think you are having a worse sleep than you are.
9 Dec 13:00 • The Age • 7967730562548423651.htmlMacquarie Uni races tech giants to build AI medical scribe
9 Dec 13:40 • 1 article
Macquarie Uni races tech giants to build AI medical scribe
Calls for data to beat out Google, Microsoft.
9 Dec 13:40 • iTnews • 4425008561067996580.htmlNew research study to explore long-term effects of repeated concussion
9 Dec 13:10 • 1 article
New research study to explore long-term effects of repeated concussion
The study is a collaboration between the Beacon Hospital Research Institute and the International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation (ICHIRF). Researchers said it will allow for better management of concussions in the future.
9 Dec 13:10 • Breaking News • 4415806919438736430.htmlVollebak designs jacket that lets the wearer sleep in space
9 Dec 12:16 • 1 article
Vollebak designs jacket that lets the wearer sleep in space
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak's Deep Sleep Cocoon jacket is designed to allow people to sleep anywhere, including in space.
9 Dec 12:16 • Dezeen • 1175672639257751424.htmlWill China Be First to Track Signal From Aliens Far Away in Universe?
9 Dec 14:27 • 1 article
Will China Be First to Track Signal From Aliens Far Away in Universe?
China put the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, which is 500 metres wide, into operation in 2016. Three years later, the testing period is drawing to an end. But the development of the unique object, called the Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) and is hoped will find extraterrestrial intelligence, continues.
9 Dec 14:27 • Sputniknews • 967333868321749806.htmlScientists find a simple solution for making ferroelectric nylon thin films
9 Dec 12:35 • 1 article
Scientists find a simple solution for making ferroelectric nylon thin films
Low-cost technique could be used in robotics and energy harvesting
9 Dec 12:35 • Physics World • 8721234136157683199.htmlDeforestation Is a Death Sentence for Tropical Forest Animals
9 Dec 08:00 • 1 article
Deforestation Is a Death Sentence for Tropical Forest Animals
The wildlife that rely on tropical rainforests may be more screwed than we thought. A new study has found that tropical forest species are six times more sensitive to forest fragmentation than species in temperate ecosystems.
9 Dec 08:00 • Gizmodo UK • 8363059000556745472.htmlIn a Chinese school, a ‘mind-reading’ headband tells teachers when their students are distracted
9 Dec 16:00 • 1 article
In a Chinese school, a ‘mind-reading’ headband tells teachers when their students are distracted
Neuroscience-based pedagogy might have unintended consequences.
9 Dec 16:00 • Scroll.in • 8669301693596863469.htmlBragg diffraction monitors wound healing, plastic soil and other physical science innovations
9 Dec 16:58 • 1 article
Bragg diffraction monitors wound healing, plastic soil and other physical science innovations
Levitated nanoparticles, ion-based qubits and a sound idea for a new thermometer also on show
9 Dec 16:58 • Physics World • 8721234134880937444.htmlMan Receives Testicle Transplant From Twin
9 Dec 12:00 • 1 article
Man Receives Testicle Transplant From Twin
A man who was born without testicles got a transplanted one from his identical twin brother during a six-hour operation performed early last week in Belgrade, Serbia, by an international team of surgeons.
9 Dec 12:00 • WebMD • 4010151889027997222.htmlIs the FDA's Speedy Approval of New Drugs Putting Us at Risk?
9 Dec 09:31 • 1 article
Is the FDA's Speedy Approval of New Drugs Putting Us at Risk?
The Food and Drug Administration's rapid approval of drugs may be a blessing in disguise, potentially putting life-threatening drugs into the marketplace.
9 Dec 09:31 • Interesting Engineering • 7328942542002619512.htmlEQC funds $1 million of research to reduce disaster risk
9 Dec 14:01 • 1 article
EQC funds $1 million of research to reduce disaster risk
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9 Dec 14:01 • SCOOP • 5315658998844755096.htmlIHH Healthcare receives shareholders’ approval to acquire Prince Court
9 Dec 10:12 • 1 article
IHH Healthcare receives shareholders’ approval to acquire Prince Court
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — IHH Healthcare Bhd hopes to complete its proposed acquisition of the Prince Court Medical Centre in the first quarter of 2020, following the strong approval obtained from its shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting today. In a statement, the healthcare provider said...
9 Dec 10:12 • Malaymail • 302165934980829427.htmlThe Curious Case of the Concussion Chiropractor
9 Dec 12:01 • 1 article
The Curious Case of the Concussion Chiropractor
A Rhode Island chiropractor claims he has a method to treat a wide variety of brain-related conditions. But does it work?
9 Dec 12:01 • Medium • 8881767660693229768.htmlPerovskite solar cell method to make solar energy more affordable
9 Dec 15:01 • 1 article
Perovskite solar cell method to make solar energy more affordable
If someone asked you to wager a guess on when solar energy first came of age, and you said the seventies, you'd be correct—but only if you meant the 1870s.
9 Dec 15:01 • Tech Xplore • 4945708898376527267.htmlST Poll: More than half of students who receive tuition begin at age 7 or even younger
9 Dec 16:00 • 1 article
ST Poll: More than half of students who receive tuition begin at age 7 or even younger
ST Poll: More than half of students who receive tuition begin at age 7 or even younger
9 Dec 16:00 • The Independent • 5308065342659144858.htmlEat For 10 Hours. Fast For 14. This Daily Habit Prompts Weight Loss, Study Finds
9 Dec 12:23 • 1 article
Eat For 10 Hours. Fast For 14. This Daily Habit Prompts Weight Loss, Study Finds
There's a lot of enthusiasm for intermittent fasting -- a term that can encompass everything from skipping a meal each day to fasting a few days a week. Or, how about this approach: Simply limit your daily eating window to 10 hours. This means that if you take your first bite of food at 8 a.m., you'...
9 Dec 12:23 • science.slashdot.org • 3975130316441474952.htmlWhat crabs can tell us about brain ‘building blocks’
9 Dec 08:27 • 1 article
What crabs can tell us about brain ‘building blocks’
"Until we can understand each component, we can't expect to take the brain apart and put it back together again in order to figure out how it works."
9 Dec 08:27 • Futurity • 5051862825930121292.htmlSuzi Godson's Sex Advice: My wife wants us to watch porn together?
9 Dec 17:54 • 1 article
Suzi Godson's Sex Advice: My wife wants us to watch porn together?
My wife and I are in our fifties and she has just started using porn. She thinks it will enhance our sex life if we watch it together, but I find the idea a total turn-off.
9 Dec 17:54 • Irishexaminer • 8196011178154844394.htmlEssential Science: Science makes beer last longer
9 Dec 08:29 • 1 article
Essential Science: Science makes beer last longer
Compared with many other alcoholic beverages, beer has a short expiry time, especially when compared with wine. To improve the holding time of ales and lagers, scientists have come up with a new, innovative process.
9 Dec 08:29 • Digital Journal • 4566489173106203432.html10 Highest Paid Engineering Majors in the U.S.
9 Dec 09:40 • 1 article
10 Highest Paid Engineering Majors in the U.S.
Engineering could be the right major for you. But which discipline should you choose if you're really keen for a high starting salary?
9 Dec 09:40 • Interesting Engineering • 7328942540950382187.htmlThe Runaway Train of Cognitive Enhancement
9 Dec 12:00 • 1 article
The Runaway Train of Cognitive Enhancement
How far can we “improve” our mind before we lose our sense of identity and authenticity?
9 Dec 12:00 • Scientific American Blog Network • 5160668528826253906.htmlWhy health care premiums are higher in rural places
9 Dec 09:02 • 1 article
Why health care premiums are higher in rural places
Why do rural patients pay higher health care premiums? New research finds it's not primarily an issue of having too few doctors.
9 Dec 09:02 • Futurity • 5051862824432478307.htmlIIT-Hyderabad launches short course on ‘Nonlocal Mechanics Approaches for Modelling’, applications open
9 Dec 10:38 • 1 article
IIT-Hyderabad launches short course on ‘Nonlocal Mechanics Approaches for Modelling’, applications open
The classes will be held from February 19 to 21 and the applications for the same will be closed on December 15. The course will be co-taught by IIT-Hyderabad faculty along with renowned international faculty.
9 Dec 10:38 • The Indian Express • 2885715105473278408.htmlSomething funky happens to metal melting point under pressure
9 Dec 08:00 • 1 article
Something funky happens to metal melting point under pressure
The melting point of metals usually goes up under pressure, but it may actually go down with about 300,000 times the pressure of Earth's atmosphere.
9 Dec 08:00 • Futurity • 5051862824803471013.htmlAuckland’s socio-economic gap driving participation down
9 Dec 11:02 • 1 article
Auckland’s socio-economic gap driving participation down
The spotlight was on social inequality at the recent Sport and Recreation Sector Event 2019: Making Auckland the world’s most active city, with international benchmarking from Portas Consulting revealing that deprivation in Auckland affects participation more than in London, Stockholm and Singapore.
9 Dec 11:02 • SCOOP • 5315659000314562522.htmlThe first international week starts at Tomsk Polytechnic on Monday
9 Dec 09:54 • 1 article
The first international week starts at Tomsk Polytechnic on Monday
The first international seminar (International Week’2019) with participation of universities’ representatives from Europe, Asia, the USA start on Monday at TPU; seminar will last a week, scientists and experts will hold open lectures for Tomsk citizens, the head of TPU international programs and grants department Svetlana Rybushkina told RIA Tomsk.
9 Dec 09:54 • РИА Томск • 8955578945623452391.htmlPlaying in a brass band can help people overcome depression and anxiety
9 Dec 17:35 • 1 article
Playing in a brass band can help people overcome depression and anxiety
Playing in a brass band can help people overcome depression and anxiety, a University of Sheffield study has found.
9 Dec 17:35 • The Telegraph • 140598092070611381.htmlHydrogel That Can Self-Heal and Shape-Shift Invented by Scientists
9 Dec 09:05 • 1 article
Hydrogel That Can Self-Heal and Shape-Shift Invented by Scientists
Scientists from the Australian National University have created a jelly that has similar self-healing properties as our human skin and muscles.
9 Dec 09:05 • Interesting Engineering • 7328942541371899482.htmlDengue fever in the Cayman Islands: More local cases reported
9 Dec 16:29 • 1 article
Dengue fever in the Cayman Islands: More local cases reported
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials with the Cayman Islands Public Health Department continue to report locally transmitted dengue fever cases, according to local media. Three additional autochthonous dengue cases have been reported during the last two weeks, bringing the total number of confirmed dengue cases since in October that were contracted locally to seventeen, with nine …
9 Dec 16:29 • Outbreak News Today • 5860951887678784539.htmlEquip SHS with Smart Boards to enhance efficiency - Government urged
9 Dec 17:40 • 1 article
Equip SHS with Smart Boards to enhance efficiency - Government urged
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9 Dec 17:40 • ghananewsagency.org • 5074937609466008472.htmlStudy points to Aussie tooth decay issues
9 Dec 16:32 • 1 article
Study points to Aussie tooth decay issues
A new study has revealed high rates of untreated tooth decay among Australian adults.
9 Dec 16:32 • PerthNow • 6839538509660864563.htmlAster Medical Centre expands with plastic surgery department
9 Dec 08:29 • 1 article
Aster Medical Centre expands with plastic surgery department
Doha: As part of an initiative to expand its services, Aster Medical Centre, a division of Aster OM Healthcare, the largest private healthcare network in the country, has announced the opening of outpatient consultancy in plastic surgery.
9 Dec 08:29 • The Peninsula • 1202843882085570315.htmlDundee University research on tropical diseases to feature in National Museum of Scotland exhibition
9 Dec 08:55 • 1 article
Dundee University research on tropical diseases to feature in National Museum of Scotland exhibition
Research from Dundee University features in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland exploring the role of academics in the fight to eliminate tropical diseases by tackling the parasites that cause them.
9 Dec 08:55 • The Courier • 4275302768893953320.htmlFirst batch of students graduate from Huawei ICT Academy at Kohat University
9 Dec 14:52 • 1 article
First batch of students graduate from Huawei ICT Academy at Kohat University
By Hamid Khan Wazir KOHAT, Pakistan: In what appears to be great development, the first batch of technologically-trained students has graduated from Huawei ICT Academy at Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST). The HCIA Certification Exam was conducted last week where 66 candidates enrolled in the first batch of training from which 55 took the exam, 48 passed and got the HCIA Certification. This Certification covers network fundamentals like connection methods of popular networks, their construction etc. The academy at Kohat University of Science and Technology located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohat District was inaugurated in May 2019 by the Federal Minister Shehryar Khan Afridi and the Director of Huawei’s Enterprise Business Department Wang Xuesong with the aim to deliver technology trainings, encourage students to get certified and develop talent with practical skills for the ICT industry and community.
9 Dec 14:52 • Dispatch News Desk • 1078940131221956609.html16 Days of Activism: The effects of intimate partner violence | Cape Argus
9 Dec 12:35 • 1 article
16 Days of Activism: The effects of intimate partner violence | Cape Argus
Physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner is the most common form of violence experienced by South African women.
9 Dec 12:35 • www.iol.co.za • 17825111896795202.htmlSwastikas found on Worcester State University restroom door
9 Dec 15:46 • 1 article
Swastikas found on Worcester State University restroom door
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Swastikas were found on the door of a men's restroom at a Worcester State University, according to an email from the school's dean of students.
9 Dec 15:46 • WFXT • 6395891954206190863.html2019 Science Forum shines spotlight on local tech
9 Dec 08:27 • 1 article
2019 Science Forum shines spotlight on local tech
The science and innovation ministry wraps up 5th Science Forum, which focused on taking local innovations to market.
9 Dec 08:27 • ITWeb • 642894138496262544.htmlGovt to recruit over 500 health workers
9 Dec 10:23 • 1 article
Govt to recruit over 500 health workers
Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the state minister for primary healthcare, says the ministry has been understaffed
9 Dec 10:23 • New Vision • 9103146372213905285.htmlStitt to speak at OSU graduation Saturday
9 Dec 17:08 • 1 article
Stitt to speak at OSU graduation Saturday
Gov. Kevin Stitt will speak to roughly 1,800 fall graduates.
9 Dec 17:08 • THE OKLAHOMAN • 7193318761935982784.html406 patients waiting for admission to hospital bed
9 Dec 09:52 • 1 article
406 patients waiting for admission to hospital bed
The HSE says there are 406 patients waiting in hospital emergency departments for admission to a hospital bed today, excluding the children's hospitals.
9 Dec 09:52 • RTE.ie • 7595237277415819468.htmlCape couple go from Mr and Mrs to Dr and Dr Bam at PhD graduation ceremony | Cape Argus
9 Dec 13:26 • 1 article
Cape couple go from Mr and Mrs to Dr and Dr Bam at PhD graduation ceremony | Cape Argus
It’s an all-round celebration for Doctors Wouter and Louzanne Bam, a husband and wife couple who received their PhD degrees in Engineering.
9 Dec 13:26 • www.iol.co.za • 17825111077422489.htmlAlmost 600 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals
9 Dec 11:18 • 1 article
Almost 600 patients waiting for beds in Irish hospitals
Limerick and Cork have two of the worst hit hospitals today.
9 Dec 11:18 • Breaking News • 4415806918889059409.html9 of the worst viruses on Earth
9 Dec 08:36 • 1 article
9 of the worst viruses on Earth
You've heard of Ebola and likely Zika, but there are many dangerous viruses that have yet to make horrific headlines.
9 Dec 08:36 • mnn • 1276819565043571647.htmlCGSS & Punjab University Organize Interactive Session with Kyrgyz Ambassador Erik Beishembiev
9 Dec 09:02 • 1 article
CGSS & Punjab University Organize Interactive Session with Kyrgyz Ambassador Erik Beishembiev
LAHORE, Pakistan: The Islamabad-based Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS) in collaboration with the University of the Punjab organized an Interactive Session with the Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Pakistan His Excellency Erik Beishembiev on December 9, 2019 in Lahore. The Interactive Session had the participation of distinguished guest speakers which included the Vice Chancellor (VC) University of the Punjab Dr. Niaz Ahmad Akhtar and the Member Advisory Board CGSS Brigadier (retd) Mansoor Saeed. The VC Punjab University Dr. Niaz Ahmed Akhtar delivered the welcome address and discussed the positive aspects of Pakistan’s cooperation with Kyrgyzstan in various departments. Dr. Niaz Ahmed Akhtar also discussed research opportunities for Kyrgyz students and encouraged students from Punjab University to avail different opportunities in Central Asia. He appreciated CGSS for the successful ADASIA 2019 Conference and thanked CGSS for organizing the interactive session in Punjab University. He ensured further…
9 Dec 09:02 • Dispatch News Desk • 1078940132180511564.htmlProcter & Gamble Health launches ‘Panache’ to assist doctors
9 Dec 08:26 • 1 article
Procter & Gamble Health launches ‘Panache’ to assist doctors
Procter & Gamble Health Limited (formerly known as Merck Limited) has announced the launch of Panache, a platform to support India’s Gen X doctors in their medical education journey.India has
9 Dec 08:26 • BusinessLine • 5283600327255991.html