Tue.Jun 04, 2024

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Using AI to decode dog vocalizations

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Have you ever wished you could understand what your dog is trying to say to you? Researchers are exploring the possibilities of AI, developing tools that can identify whether a dog's bark conveys playfulness or aggression.

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Mandisa’s Cause of Death Has Been Revealed

Black Health Matters

Grammy-Award-winning Contemporary Christian singer Mandisa rose to fame on Season 5 of American Idol, finishing in ninth place. She was just 47 when she was found dead in her Nashville home by friends on April 19th of this year. A cause of death has now been released for the star, whose given name is Mandisa Lynn Hundley. According to People, the singer succumbed to complications of Class III Obesity.

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Internet addiction affects the behavior and development of adolescents

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Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study.

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Why I’m part of the All of Us Research Program

Public Health Newswire

Creating a culture of research with participants

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Population shifts, risk factors may triple U.S. cardiovascular disease costs by 2050

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Driven by an older, more diverse population, along with a significant increase in risk factors including high blood pressure and obesity, total costs related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) conditions are likely to triple by 2050, according to recent projections. At least 6 in 10 U.S. adults (61%), more than 184 million people, are expected to have some type of CVD within the next 30 years, reflecting a disease prevalence that will have a $1.8 trillion price tag in direct and indirect costs.

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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Maternal Health Task Force

Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here are positions open for applications in June 2024.

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Giant viruses found on Greenland ice sheet

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Giant viruses found on the Greenland ice sheet probably regulate the growth of snow algae on the ice by infecting them. Knowing how to control these viruses could help us reduce the rate of ice-melt.

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An anti-inflammatory curbs spread of fungi causing serious blood infections

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Study finds that mesalamine, a common anti-inflammatory drug, can fight the fungus Candida albicans in the gut, potentially preventing the risk of invasive candidiasis in patients with blood cancers.

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Human activity contributed to woolly rhinoceros' extinction

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Researchers have discovered sustained hunting by humans prevented the woolly rhinoceros from accessing favourable habitats as Earth warmed following the Last Ice Age.

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Summer droughts in Northern hemisphere increasingly likely as seasonal streamflows change

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Declining snowfall is changing the seasonal patterns of streamflow throughout the Northern hemisphere boosting chances of water shortages in the summer, scientists have found.

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Gigantic Jurassic pterosaur fossil unearthed in Oxfordshire, UK

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A team of palaeontologists has discovered a fossil of a gigantic flying reptile from the Jurassic period with an estimated wingspan of more than three metres -- making it one of the largest pterosaurs ever found from that era.

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Rate of global warming caused by humans at an all-time high, say scientists

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Global warming caused by humans is advancing at 0.26 C per decade -- the highest rate since records began, according to new research by over 50 leading international scientists.

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Study reveals high rate of drowsy driving by teens

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A new study found that drowsy driving by teenagers is a common threat to public safety on U.S. roadways.

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