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This Tuesday (11/07/23) - Topics sensationalized!:
Sealed with a Shark - Irreproducible Results - AI, artists fight back - Tractor beams in space - Larry's comments - Rowing - Nostrils - Wasabi for memory - Salt is bad...or perhaps not - The Pancreas stuff - The Diet Soda habit - Apnea - Red meat - Obesity stuff - Female binge drinking - Physical Labor linked to Cognitive Impairment - ew drug raises hopes for patients with relapsed blood cancer - The daylight saving time thingee - One sleepless night can beat depression - ‘Jumping Genes’ - Evolution, crabs just keep going - Rat imagination - Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in fighting dengue may be underestimated - Link Between Mobile Phone Use and Reduced Sperm Count - New Cause of Parkinson’s Disease discovered - Six million year old foot print - Relearning evaporation - Quiet electric airplane - Deep Sea Alien Creatures In Antarctica - The Problem With Science Communication - Don't Let Big Tech Write AI Rules - Black Hole near the supposed Big Bang - Colonizers to Proxima Centauri? - Organic molecules on Ganymede - Biden¿s fears of AI inspired by movie - Tallest Active Volcano in North America is in Mexico - Extreme Storms Now Breach The Worst-Case Scenario - Air Pollution Increases Risk of Parkinson’s by 56% - Global Energy Transition. Are we winning? - Surge in Heat-Related Cardiovascular Deaths - Crushing Minerals Stop Global Warming? - 15,000 Scientists Warn Society Collapse By 2100 Due To Climate Change - Gas-rich baby galaxies setting the distant universe - next-gen satellites to create internet for all - Candy Thieves vs Rigged Candy Bowl

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Watch great white shark get mobbed by gang of seals in 'incredible and surprising' footageAstonishing footage from Planet Earth III, which premieres Nov. 4 on BBC America and AMC+, shows a herd of seals fending off an attack by the world's most notorious predator off the southern coast of Africa.

STN member Bill Krajec

Sci-fi inspired tractor beams are real, and could solve a major space junk problemResearchers are developing a real-life tractor beam, with the goal of pulling defunct satellites out of geostationary orbit to alleviate the space junk problem.

Larry's comments Nov 7th

stuff for Nov 7.pdf

Each nostril has a unique sense of smell, intracranial electroencephalogram study findsResearch led by the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, has examined the neural processes underlying odor processing in the human olfactory system and how the brain handles odor information from different nostrils.

Huge Study Implicates Salt in Type 2 Diabetes, But Let's Look At The FactsWhen people think of foods related to type 2 diabetes, they often think of sugar (even though the evidence for that is still not clear).

Attacking the roots of pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer is not just one disease, but that's the way it is currently treated. New work from Tannishtha Reya's lab could help pave the way for a change. The research is published in the journal Cancer Cell.

Sweet-Tasting Proteins Could Be the Cure for Your Diet Soda HabitBut consumers are haunted by the ghosts of zero-calorie sweeteners past.

The toll that sleep apnea takes on the bodyEven mild sleep apnea can cause you to stop breathing several times an hour—setting off a cascade of threats to your brain and heart health.

Obesity Unraveled: Scientists Propose Unifying TheoryRecent research led by CU Anschutz researcher Richard Johnson, MD, unifies a number of hypotheses behind the dietary cause of obesity that once seemed incompatible. For a long time, nutrition specialists have understood that Western eating patterns, which are high in fats and sugars, might be a con

Bitter Brain Breakthrough: How a Single Chemical Could Curb Female Binge DrinkingResearchers at The Florey Institute have identified a brain chemical that could account for the varying alcohol consumption patterns between males and females. Researchers at The Florey Institute have identified a brain chemical that could explain the different drinking habits of men and women.

First in human trial of new drug raises hopes for patients with relapsed blood cancerA new targeted drug, studied by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James), may offer a new treatment option for patients with blood cancers, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) whose disease has stopped responding to standard treatments.

Just One Sleepless Night Can Fight Depression For Days, Study Says - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement Sleep deprivation, a perennial nemesis of our well-being, is often linked to a myriad of negative effects like irritability and cognitiv

Researchers reveal true crabs' epic ancient odyssey from sea to land and back againCrabs are unique and continuously evolving animals, often moving their lifestyles out of marine environments for other environments to do so. The most popular food species can be fully marine (snow crab) or estuarine (Maryland blue crab, Dungeness crab). Some highly terrestrial species can climb trees if they are in higher levels, while others will die if they are fully immersed in water as adults.

Success of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in fighting dengue may be underestimatedThe fight against dengue fever has a new weapon: a mosquito infected with the bacteria Wolbachia, which prevents the spread of the virus. These mosquitoes have now been deployed in several trials demonstrating their potential in preventing disease transmission.

Scientists Have Discovered a New Cause of Parkinson’s DiseaseA major discovery sheds light on the underlying mechanisms of Parkinson's disease, opening the door for novel therapeutic approaches down the line. Until recently, our understanding of Parkinson's disease has been quite limited, manifesting in the restricted treatment options and management strateg

Surprise Discovery Reveals a Whole New Source of EvaporationThe evaporation of liquid water into steam or mist is one of the most well-studied physical processes on Earth.

This AI Pioneer Says We Shouldn't Let Big Tech Write AI Rules - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement Yoshua Bengio, a renowned Canadian computer scientist in the AI field and a recipient of the Turing Award, has expressed concerns about

President Joe Biden's AI Worries Were Reportedly Fueled By A Mission Impossible Villain - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement In the world of action-packed entertainment, the Mission Impossible franchise has always been synonymous with thrilling stunts, suspense

'Nightmare Scenario': Extreme Storms Now Breach The Worst-Case ScenarioIn the wake of the destructive Hurricane Otis, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in the history of weather forecasting.

Ancient Climate Secrets – Could Crushing Minerals Stop Global Warming?Could blending of crushed rock with arable soil lower global temperatures? Mainz University scientists study global warming events from 40 and 56 million years ago to find answers. The Earth is getting hotter, and the effects have been increasingly evident this summer across the globe. Looking back

New Webb images show gas-rich baby galaxies setting the early universe alightNew images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have helped Australian astronomers unlock secrets of how infant galaxies started an explosion of star formation in the very early universe.

STN member Edward Hug

Can We Trust the Science? The Challenge of Irreproducible Results - Legal PlanetIn the peer review process, articles submitted to scientific journals are sent to experts in the field who then assess the methodology, results and conclusions. Based on their feedback, authors often revise and re-submit, publishing an improved article as a result. Peer reviewers rarely attempt the actual experiments described in the paper. Irreproducible results are … Continue reading "Can We Trust the Science? The Challenge of Irreproducible Results"

STN member Bill Warren

New tools help artists fight AI by directly disrupting the systemsVisual artists are fighting back against unauthorized uses of AI on their work by using tools that contaminate and confuse the AI systems. One tool, for example, can make AI think a dog is a cat.

This New Rowing Boat Actually Has Rowers Facing Forward - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement Rowing is an excellent form of exercise and an efficient way to move across the water, but it often involves facing backward. The RowVis

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Test with volunteers shows wasabi improves short- and long-term memory in older peopleA team of cognitive health and aging research specialists affiliated with a large number of institutions in Japan has found that ingesting wasabi can help improve both long- and short-term memory retention in older adults. For their study, published in the journal Nutrients, the group gave one group of older adult volunteers daily wasabi tablets and another group a daily placebo for three months.

New process produces purer, safer pancreas stem cells for potential transplantA University of Alberta team has developed a new step to improve the process for creating insulin-producing pancreatic cells from a patient's own stem cells, bringing the prospect of injection-free treatment closer for people with diabetes.

Double Take: How Twins Are Unlocking the Molecular Mysteries of ObesityResearchers have discovered molecular markers in cheek cells that could predict obesity, potentially allowing for early interventions and a shift towards preventative healthcare measures. A susceptibility to gain weight may be written into molecular processes of human cells, according to a resear

Study reveals genetic chain reaction that drives the spread of prostate cancerNew research from scientists at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) determined that a particular gene—MDA-9/Syntenin-1/SDCBP—is the ringleader behind a molecular domino effect driving prostate cancer growth and metastasis. The findings could hold significant clinical implications for the treatment of prostate cancer and other forms of disease.

The Inflammatory Question: Red Meat Might Not Be So Bad for You After AllInflammation is a risk factor for many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the impact of diet on inflammation is an area of growing scientific interest. In particular, recommendations to limit red meat consumption are often based, in part, on old studies suggesting that red

New Drug Reverses Obesity Without Side Effects in Preliminary TestsAn innovative nanogel delivery system created at the University of Massachusetts Amherst enabled mice with obesity to revert to a normal weight while maintaining a high-fat diet. A University of Massachusetts Amherst biomedical engineer has used a nanogel-based carrier designed in his lab to delive

The Physical Activity Paradox: New Study Links Physical Labor to Cognitive ImpairmentA new study from the Norwegian National Centre of Ageing and Health, in collaboration with the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and the Butler Columbia Aging Center, has found a connection between consistently engaging in jobs with moderate to high levels of physical activity and a heightene

Daylight saving time is even weirder than you thinkAs the clocks fall back in the U.S., ponder the odd history of this biannual time warp.

Doctors Call for Eliminating Daylight Savings TimeAn industry group of sleep doctors is renewing its plea for Daylight Savings Time to be abolished, saying it's harmful to public health.

Stopping These Genetic Menaces Could Drastically Increase Our Lifespan, New Research ShowsScientists just discovered a direct cause of aging—and maybe a way to slow it. “If we are right, the human lifespan can be extended dramatically,” says the study’s lead author.

Rats have an imagination, new research suggestsResearchers have developed a novel system to probe a rat's thoughts, finding that animals can control their brain activity to imagine remote locations.

Concerning – Scientists Discover Link Between Mobile Phone Use and Reduced Sperm CountResearchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) have published a large study covering more than a decade of data on the effects of mobile phones on semen quality of young men. Does electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones

Mysterious Footprints Suggest Humanoids Roamed Crete Nearly 6 Million Years AgoThe human foot is distinctive.

Pilots Testing Electric Airplane Say It's Weirdly Quiet Inside Them - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement Imagine a flight where silence prevails, where the skies remain undisturbed by the roar of engines. Beta Technologies’ CX300 is a

Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big BangScientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang.

Juno Spots Salts and Organic Molecules on Ganymede's SurfaceDuring its last flyby of Ganymede, the Juno probe reported finding traces of mineral salts and organic molecules on its surface.

Neurological Warning: Groundbreaking Study Reveals That Air Pollution Could Increase Your Risk of Parkinson’s by 56%Researchers at the Barrow Neurological Institute have conducted a study revealing that residing in areas with average air pollution levels is associated with a 56% increased risk of Parkinson’s disease when compared to those living in regions with the lowest level of air pollution. The study, whi

Looming Threat: Predicted Surge in Heat-Related Cardiovascular DeathsNIH-funded study predicts older and black adults will suffer the most. Cardiovascular-related deaths due to extreme heat are expected to increase between 2036 and 2065 in the United States, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The researchers, whose work was re

15,000 Scientists Have Warned That Society Could Collapse By 2100 Due To Climate Change - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement In a resounding alarm call, scientists have ventured into uncharted territory regarding human-driven climate change. Backed by 15,000 re

Bernie Reim's astronomical update for October

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