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Facial hair on pilots: Study busts myth
Do airline pilots need a clean-shaven face to ensure a proper seal on face masks during emergency cabin depressurization? A recent study offers an answer.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2MSPUNH
Emissions from most diesel cars in Europe greatly exceed laboratory testing levels
A new study reports that Volkswagen is not the only auto manufacturer to make diesel cars that produce vastly more emissions on the road than in laboratory tests. The study finds that in Europe, 10 major auto manufacturers produced diesel cars, sold between 2000 and 2015, that generate up to 16 times more emissions on the road than in regulatory tests.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xDnylb
Cooking with wood or coal is linked to increased risk of respiratory illness and death
Burning wood or coal to cook food is associated with increased risk of hospitalization or dying from respiratory diseases.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PUJMqg
Kiwi teenagers less fit than a generation ago
New Zealand teenagers are less fit and weigh more than their parents were at the same age, new University of Otago research reveals.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zmQkIY
Spray coated tactile sensor on 3D surface for robotic skin
Scientists have reported a stretchable pressure insensitive strain sensor by using an all solution-based process. The solution-based process is easily scalable to accommodate for large areas and can be coated as a thin-film on 3-dimensional irregularly shaped objects via spray coating.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OJ6b9I
Extra Arctic observations can improve predictability of tropical cyclones
Scientists have found that additional weather observations in the Arctic can help predict the track and intensity of tropical and mid-latitude cyclones more accurately, improving weather forecasting of extreme weather events.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xEscQ0
Eye infection in contact lens wearers can cause blindness
A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study. The research team found a threefold increase in Acanthamoeba keratitis since 2011 in South-East England.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DgGAE1
Pre-clinical success for a universal flu vaccine offers hope for third generation approach
Researchers have demonstrated pre-clinical success for a universal flu vaccine in a new article.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DuB68W
Overwhelming evidence shows hepatitis C treatment effective for people who inject drugs
Researchers are calling on an end to discriminatory health and illicit drugs policies, based on overwhelming evidence that new hepatitis C therapies are effective at curing the virus in people who inject drugs.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2psV4H1
Land-based bird populations are at risk of local extinction
A new report finds that land-based bird populations are becoming confined to nature reserves in some parts of the world -- raising the risk of global extinction -- due to the loss of suitable habitat.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DhYGFC
Octopuses given mood drug 'ecstasy' reveal genetic link to evolution of social behaviors in humans
By studying the genome of a kind of octopus not known for its friendliness toward its peers, then testing its behavioral reaction to a popular mood-altering drug called MDMA or 'ecstasy,' scientists say they have found preliminary evidence of an evolutionary link between the social behaviors of the sea creature and humans, species separated by 500 million years on the evolutionary tree.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2OFJvap
Neutrons produce first direct 3-D maps of water during cell membrane fusion
New 3-D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development, which could lead to new treatments for diseases associated with cell fusion.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xqKBR2
To improve auto coatings, new tests do more than scratch the surface
Data from new suite of tests could eventually help your vehicle's exterior better defend itself against dings, dents, scratches and things that go bump on the highway.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PTMrAB
Synthetic organelle shows how tiny puddle-organs in our cells work
Imagine your liver being just a big puddle. Some organelles in your cells are exactly that including prominent ones like the nucleolus. Now a synthetic organelle engineered in a lab shows how such puddle organs can carry out complex life-sustaining reaction chains.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QNMQ8P
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
About half the size of a lunch box, the Tiny Isothermal Nucleic acid quantification sYstem (or TINY) has shown promise as a point-of-care detector of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in resource-limited settings such as sub-Saharan Africa.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QQJoKX
Commitment to democratic values predict climate change concern, study finds
In a new study comparing climate change attitudes across 36 countries, including the United States, commitment to democratic values is the strongest predictor of climate change concern globally.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xEeAUH
Smart pills dumb down medical care, experts warn
Enthusiasm for an emerging digital health tool, the smart pill, is on the rise but researchers caution health care providers and policymakers to slow down when it comes to allowing this technology in patient care settings.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QOBOAu
Preventing a dengue outbreak at the 2020 Summer Olympics
New controls and frameworks are recommended to detect dengue and other infectious diseases and help prevent their spread during the 2020 summer Olympics and Paralympics being held in Tokyo, researchers report.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PQ2Vd1
Human skeletal stem cells identified
Human skeletal stem cells that become bone, cartilage, or stroma cells have been isolated from fetal and adult bones. This is the first time that skeletal stem cells, which had been observed in rodent models, have been identified in humans. The researchers were also able to derive the skeletal stem cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells, opening up new therapeutic possibilities.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2xoa0KY
Kiwifruit duplicated its vitamin C genes twice, 50 million and 20 million years ago
Today's kiwifruit contains about as much vitamin C as an orange -- the result of the kiwifruit's ancestors' spontaneously duplicating their DNA in two separate evolutionary events approximately 50-57 million and 18-20 million years ago.from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2MQy6TI
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