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Impact of Workplace Bullying on Employee and Partner Sleep

Children's Sight Transformed by Genetic Medicine at UCL

Global Standard: ICD 11 - Crucial for Health Data

Innovative Fog-to-Cloud Computing Transforms Elderly Health Care

Managing Chronic Pain: Controversy Surrounding Opioid Treatment

Limited Use of Alzheimer's Screening Tools Hinders Early Detection

Roller Derby: Fast-Growing Sport for Women

New Insights into Mitochondrial DNA Deletion Diseases

Chronic Stress and Hypertension: Unraveling Biochemical Pathways

Zika Epidemic in Brazil: Environmental Factors Impacting Virus

Brain's Visual Cortex Role in Food Evolution

Challenges in Mental Health Intake: High Dropout Rates

Scientists Unveil Human Antibody mAb 3A6 for Ebola Therapy

University of Waterloo Enhances Breast Cancer Detection

Vilnius University Researchers Innovate Liquid Biopsy

New York Attorney General Targets E-Cigarette Industry

Impact of Great East Japan Earthquake on Health

Challenges of Appendiceal Cancer: Late Diagnosis & Prognosis

Brain Reorganization After Stroke Boosts Speech Recovery

2025 Winter: Influenza, COVID-19, RSV Dominate - Pneumonia Looms

Inhalable Medicines for Respiratory Diseases

U.S. Outpatient Prescriptions Surge for Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin

New Tool Revealed to Combat Opioid Crisis

Efforts to Curb Teen Vaping Trend

Study: Diet with Grapes, Strawberries, Açaí, Chocolate, Wine, Coffee Lowers Metabolic Syndrome Risk

Study Reveals Shortcomings in UV Protection for Eye Health

Rare Genetic Disease: Rett Syndrome in Newborn Girls

Indoor Cats in Oregon Euthanized Due to Bird Flu

Study Links Childhood Physical Activity to Adolescent Stress

Researchers Discover Enhanced Cardiac Diagnosis Method

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Asteroid Threat to Earth Reduced by NASA Calculations

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Challenges for College-Educated Women in Marriage Market

Challenges in Cow Pregnancy: Impact on Milk Production

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Mosquito Antennae Study for Disaster Response

Plasma Arc Cutting: Key Technique in Manufacturing

Social Media Influencers Drive Pro-Environmental Tourism

Unveiling the Mystery: Lunar Surface Revealed

New Study Reveals Emotions of New Dads in Parenting

Max Planck Study Reveals Insights on Evolvability

AI Diagnoses, Court Verdicts, News Stories, and Managers

Microsoft Team Reveals Eight-Qubit Topological Quantum Processor

Protein Interactions: Key to Biological Functions

Escherichia Coli: A Big Deal

Texas Master Gardeners' Confidence in Home Food Preservation

University of Florida Study: Urban Home Gardeners' Attitudes & Behaviors

Brad Pitt's Voice Cloned at SINTEF Conference

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NASA's Lunar Mission: Mars Leap Ahead

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Role of Calcium in Muscle Development Unveiled

Study Shows Digital Platform Boosts Elementary Reading Skills

Janelia Researchers Develop System to Study Zebrafish Learning

Asteroid Deflection Studies: NASA's DART Mission Results

Revolutionizing Forest Volume Estimation: Critical Height Sampling Study

Study Reveals Key Forest Management Impact on Beetle Diversity

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AI's Limitations in Transforming Organizational Processes

AI Plans Trip Itinerary, Books Flights, Arranges Transport

Small Cylindrical Parts: Deep Drawing Process Risks

New Technique Enhances Food-Delivery Efficiency

China Deploys Advanced Helicopter-Borne Detection System

Harnessing Untapped Potential in Homes and Vehicles to Strengthen Local Power Grids

Indian Institute of Technology Advances Bifacial Solar Cells

Efficient Heat Management for Electronics: Challenges and Solutions

New Technique Reduces Imperfections in 3D Printing

"U.S. Navy Employs Laser Tech for High-Speed Defense"

Dynamic Facial Projection Mapping: AR's Impact on Entertainment

UK's Ambitious Plan: Transitioning to Electric Transport

World's First Two-Way Adaptive Brain-Computer Interface

UK Introduces Laws Against AI-Generated Sexual Abuse

Rising Electronic Waste: 82 Million Tons by 2030

Delta Flight 4819 Crash Investigation at Toronto Pearson

Refugees Boost Energy in Displacement Camps

Terahertz Waves: Faster Data, Precise Imaging, High-Res Radar

Delta Air Lines Passenger Jet Crash-Lands at Toronto Airport

Study Reveals Safety Risks in Sodium-Ion Batteries

Rise of Large Language Models: Understanding Limitations

AI's Impact on Identifying Written Work: Human vs. AI

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U.S. Work Stoppages Decline in 2024

Australian Metals Plant to Become Hub for Green Iron and Steel

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Nvidia and Partners Develop Largest AI System for Biological Research

Trump Considers Boeing Alternatives for Air Force One

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Wednesday, 17 July 2019

Community size matters when people create a new language

Why are languages so different from each other? After comparing more than 2000 languages, scientists noticed that languages with more speakers are usually simpler than smaller languages. For instance, most English nouns can be turned into plurals by simply adding -s, whereas the German system is notoriously irregular.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/community-size-matters-when-people-create-a-new-language

Perception and working memory are deeply entangled, study finds

Many people have an intuitive, though incorrect, understanding of how the brain works: Our senses perceive objectively factual data, and our higher-level thought processes interpret that data, pull some levers and shape our conclusions and behavior accordingly.

* This article was originally published here

New Zealand cops nab penguin prowlers in sushi stall

A pair of New Zealand penguins that broke into a sushi stall at Wellington's busiest railway station have been returned to their natural habitat.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/new-zealand-cops-nab-penguin-prowlers-in-sushi-stall

'Let's see them aliens': 1.3 mn people vow to storm classified US base

For more than a century, scientists have scoured the known universe for signs of extraterrestrial life, an endeavor that has thus far proved fruitless—unless you believe the US government is hiding aliens at a remote base in Nevada.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/lets-see-them-aliens-1-3-mn-people-vow-to-storm-classified-us-base

Iceland tries to bring back trees razed by the Vikings

Before being colonised by the Vikings, Iceland was lush with forests but the fearsome warriors razed everything to the ground and the nation is now struggling to reforest the island.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/iceland-tries-to-bring-back-trees-razed-by-the-vikings

Telescope viewing suspended as protesters block Hawaii road

Astronomers have indefinitely stopped looking through 13 existing telescopes at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii while protesters block the road downslope in an attempt to prevent the construction of a giant new observatory.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/telescope-viewing-suspended-as-protesters-block-hawaii-road

Australian finds message in a bottle written 50 years ago

A fisherman man said on Wednesday he was looking for the author of a message in a bottle found off the southern Australian coast 50 years after it was written.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/australian-finds-message-in-a-bottle-written-50-years-ago

Avian malaria behind drastic decline of London's iconic sparrow?

London's house sparrows (Passer domesticus) have plummeted by 71% since 1995, with new research suggesting avian malaria could be to blame.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/avian-malaria-behind-drastic-decline-of-londons-iconic-sparrow

Higher iron levels may boost heart health—but also increase risk of stroke

Scientists have helped unravel the protective—and potentially harmful—effect of iron in the body.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/higher-iron-levels-may-boost-heart-health-but-also-increase-risk-of-stroke

Global commission into health inequities of mental illness gives blueprint for change

Findings released today by a commission into health inequities experienced by people with mental illness lays bare their drastic physical health challenges, and recommends changes to health policy and treatment innovations to tackle what is regarded as a "human rights scandal".

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/global-commission-into-health-inequities-of-mental-illness-gives-blueprint-for-change

Rewards incentivize people to stop smoking

Financial incentives work to help people stop smoking and remain smoke free—according to research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA).

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/rewards-incentivize-people-to-stop-smoking

Novel therapy administered after TBI prevents brain damage

An experimental treatment given to mice after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) reduced damage almost to the levels of mice that never had a TBI, researchers at UT Health San Antonio reported. The study was published July 4 in the Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/novel-therapy-administered-after-tbi-prevents-brain-damage

Undocumented Latina immigrants face PTSD at four times the national rate, new study finds

In recent years, Latinos have migrated from Central America to the United States due to violence, high crime rates, and poverty in their home countries. However, violence and trauma continue along their way to the United States. New research led by George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) found that undocumented Latina immigrants meet the threshold for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis at nearly four times (34%) the rate of civilian women in America overall (9.7%).

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/undocumented-latina-immigrants-face-ptsd-at-four-times-the-national-rate-new-study-finds

Your spending data may reveal aspects of your personality

How you spend your money can signal aspects of your personality, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Analyses of over 2 million spending records from more than 2,000 individuals indicate that when people spend money in certain categories, this can be used to infer certain personality traits, such as how materialistic they are or how much self-control they tend to have.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/your-spending-data-may-reveal-aspects-of-your-personality

Limits on pot fishing can result in win-win for fishermen and marine wildlife

Restricting the amount of inshore potting for crab and lobster within marine protected areas (MPAs) can generate a "win-win" for both fishermen and the marine environment, according to the first major study exploring the issue.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/limits-on-pot-fishing-can-result-in-win-win-for-fishermen-and-marine-wildlife

Timing is everything for the mutualistic relationship between ants and acacias

In the 1960s, Penn biologist Dan Janzen, as part of earning his Ph.D., re-described what has become a classic example of biological mutualism: the obligate relationship between acacia-ants and ant-acacia trees. The acacia trees produce specialized structures to shelter and feed the ant colony, and the ants, in turn, defend the tree against herbivores.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/timing-is-everything-for-the-mutualistic-relationship-between-ants-and-acacias

Review indicates that menstrual cups are a safe option for menstruation management

The first systematic review and meta-analysis of the international use of menstrual cups, including 43 studies and data from 3,300 women and girls—published in The Lancet Public Health journal, suggests they are safe and result in similar, or lower, leakage than disposable pads or tampons.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/review-indicates-that-menstrual-cups-are-a-safe-option-for-menstruation-management

Researchers track how cats' weights change over time

Until now, pet owners and veterinarians didn't know for sure. Now University of Guelph researchers have become the first to access data on more than 19 million cats to get a picture of typical weight gain and loss over their lifetimes.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/researchers-track-how-cats-weights-change-over-time

Miniature gravitational-wave detector to be built at Northwestern

A team of physicists and astronomers from Northwestern University is poised to lead gravitational-wave astronomy into its next evolution. The W. M. Keck Foundation has awarded $1 million, which will be used to develop a prototype for a new kind of gravitational-wave detector that is small enough to fit on a tabletop and powerful enough to detect cosmic events that existing astronomical equipment cannot.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/miniature-gravitational-wave-detector-to-be-built-at-northwestern

Salt regulation among saltmarsh sparrows evolved in 4 unique ways

In nature, as in life, there's often more than one way to solve a problem. That includes the evolutionary process. A new study in Evolution Letters finds that different bird species in the same challenging environment—the highly saline ecosystem of tidal marshes along ocean shores—were able to evolve unique species-specific ways to address the same problem.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/salt-regulation-among-saltmarsh-sparrows-evolved-in-4-unique-ways

Giving a chip about masa

Products we commonly buy at the supermarket, such as tortillas and corn chips, are made from food grade corn. The corn is grown, harvested, bought by a food company, turned into masa (dough from ground corn) through a chemical process, and then made into our favorite products.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/giving-a-chip-about-masa

Rugby-style tackling may have lower force of impact than football-style tackling

The style of tackling used in rugby may be associated with a lower force of impact than the style used in football, according to a preliminary study of college athletes released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference in Indianapolis July 26-28, 2019.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/rugby-style-tackling-may-have-lower-force-of-impact-than-football-style-tackling

'Intensive' beekeeping not to blame for common bee diseases

More "intensive" beekeeping does not raise the risk of diseases that harm or kill the insects, new research suggests.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/intensive-beekeeping-not-to-blame-for-common-bee-diseases

Forces behind growing political polarization in congress revealed in new model

For much of the 20th century, political polarization within the United States House of Representatives tended to decrease over the course of a two-year term. But starting in the mid-1980s, that trend reversed, and in recent decades, polarization has been more likely to grow.

source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/forces-behind-growing-political-polarization-in-congress-revealed-in-new-model