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AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Engineers have developed an artificial intelligence system that lets someone wearing headphones look at a person speaking for three to five seconds to 'enroll' them. The system then plays just the enrolled speaker's voice in real time, even as the pair move around in noisy environments.

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Self-Care A-Z—How To Have a Super-Self-Care-Summer: A Weekly Guide

The New Social Worker

The New Social Worker is going on summer break June-August and won’t be doing new posts. However, we’re not neglecting you! Join us in having a Super-Self-Care-Summer!

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Climate changes threatens well-being of American workforce, businesses

Public Health Newswire

Decreased production and higher health care costs for businesses are projected outcomes

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Building a Healthier, Fairer UK: FPH’s Vision for the Public’s Health

Better Health For All

As the United Kingdom approaches its next general election, the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is proud to present our new manifesto for health: “ A Vision for the Public’s Health.” This vision, developed by the Faculty Board and representing the voices of our 5,000 members across the UK and beyond, sets out a practical roadmap for the government, both locally and nationally, to work with the public health workforce, our partners across the health and care system, and wider stakehold

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Brain 'assembloids' mimic human blood-brain barrier

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Major advance promises to accelerate the understanding and improved treatment of a wide range of brain disorders, including stroke, cerebral vascular disorders, brain cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington disease, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions.

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Large Animal Disease Outbreaks Around the World

Gideon

Understanding animal disease outbreaks is essential for everyone, not just farmers and veterinarians. These outbreaks can greatly affect our economy, health, and daily lives. Animal diseases can wipe out entire herds, causing financial problems for farmers and higher food prices for everyone. Even more worrying, some diseases can spread to humans, creating serious health risks.

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All of Us dataset can improve health of rural residents

Public Health Newswire

National Rural Health Association helping recruit program participants

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Birth of universe's earliest galaxies observed for first time

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Researchers have now seen the formation of three of the earliest galaxies in the universe, more than 13 billion years ago. The sensational discovery contributes important knowledge about the universe.

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Maternal Health on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Maternal Health Task Force

Climate change is not just a looming environmental crisis; it is also a significant threat to maternal health, amplifying existing vulnerabilities and inequalities. Pregnant women face heightened risks due to climate-related factors such as extreme heat, tornadoes, volcanoes, droughts, and floods. These risks include increased chances of pregnancy complications such as hypertension and gestational diabetes, potential impacts on fetal development, increased risks to maternal mental health, challe

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The power of participation: Fostering diversity in research trials

Becker's Hospital Review - Health Equity

Learn about the diversity problem in clinical trials and how it affects the effectiveness of new medical products and therapies.

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Driving Open Science adoption with a global framework: the Open Science Monitoring Initiative

The Official PLOS Blog

Written by Veronique Kiermer and Iain Hrynaszkiewicz Earlier this month the Open Science Monitoring Initiative shared a draft of Open Science monitoring principles , launching a worldwide consultation. We’re proud to have collaborated on the draft, drawing from our experience developing Open Science Indicators and building upon our participation alongside other nonprofit Open Science advocates, research organizations and policy-makers in a workshop hosted by UNESCO last December that initi

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Scientists map networks regulating gene function in the human brain

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A consortium of researchers has produced the largest and most advanced multidimensional maps of gene regulation networks in the brains of people with and without mental disorders. These maps detail the many regulatory elements that coordinate the brain's biological pathways and cellular functions. The research used postmortem brain tissue from over 2,500 donors to map gene regulation networks across different stages of brain development and multiple brain-related disorders.

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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 May 2024. Africa: Job Organization Location Temporary Appointment: GBV Sub-Cluster Coordinator, Pemba, Mozambique, P-3 UNFPA Mozambique Deputy Representative, South Sudan, P5 UNFPA South Sudan Chief of Party, USAID/Uganda Urban Health Activity Save the Children

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'Vigorous melting' at Antarctica's Thwaites 'Doomsday' Glacier

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Glaciologists show evidence of warm ocean water intruding kilometers beneath grounded ice at Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. The findings suggest that existing climate models are underestimating the impact of ocean and ice interactions in future sea level rise projections.

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Charge your laptop in a minute or your EV in 10? Supercapacitors can help

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Imagine if your dead laptop or phone could charge in a minute or if an electric car could be fully powered in 10 minutes. New research could lead to such advances.

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Mental disorders may spread in young people's social networks

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A recently completed study demonstrates that mental disorders may be transmitted between individuals within social networks. The finding was the most evident in the case of mood, anxiety and eating disorders.

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A promising approach to develop a birth control pill for men

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Researchers show in animal models that a novel, non-hormonal sperm-specific approach offers a promising option for reversible human male contraception.

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Study explains why the brain can robustly recognize images, even without color

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New research offers a possible explanation for how the brain learns to identify both color and black-and-white images. The researchers found evidence that early in life, when the retina is unable to process color information, the brain learns to distinguish objects based on luminance, rather than color.

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Planet hunters unveil massive catalog of strange worlds

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While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, relatively little is known about them. A NASA catalog featuring 126 exotic, newly discovered worlds includes detailed measurements that allow for comparisons with our own solar system.

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Cement recycling method could help solve one of the world's biggest climate challenges

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have developed a method to produce very low emission concrete at scale -- an innovation that could be transformative in the transition to net zero. The method, which the researchers say is 'an absolute miracle', uses the electrically-powered arc furnaces used for steel recycling to simultaneously recycle cement, the carbon-hungry component of concrete.

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Birdsong and human voice built from same genetic blueprint

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Humans have been long fascinated by bird song and the cacophony of other avian sounds -- from coos and honks to quacks and peeps. But little is known about how the unique vocal organ of birds -- the syrinx -- varies from species to species or its deeper evolutionary origins. A trio of recent studies is changing that. The studies include high-resolution anatomical scans of syrinxes from hummingbirds and ostriches -- the world's smallest and largest bird species -- and the discovery that the syrin

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Ancient viral DNA in the human genome linked to major psychiatric disorders

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New research has found that thousands of DNA sequences originating from ancient viral infections are expressed in the brain, with some contributing to susceptibility for psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.

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Australian study proves 'humans are planet's most frightening predator'

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A new study demonstrates that kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian marsupials fear humans far more than any other predator.

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Drug-like inhibitor shows promise in preventing flu

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Currently available flu medications only target the virus after it has already established an infection, but what if a drug could prevent infection in the first place? Now, scientists have designed drug-like molecules to do just that, by thwarting the first stage of influenza infection.

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Foraging ants navigate more efficiently when given energy-drink-like doses of caffeine

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Ants who receive a caffeine-laced sugary reward become more efficient at navigating back to the reward's location compared to ants that only receive sugar. Caffeinated ants move toward the reward via a more direct path but do not increase their speed, suggesting that caffeine improved their ability to learn. The study was conducted on Argentine ants (Linepithema humile), a globally invasive species, and the researchers say that incorporating caffeine into ant baits could aid efforts to control t

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Caterpillars can detect their predators by the static electricity they emit

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Caterpillars respond defensively to electric fields similar to those emitted by their natural predators, scientists have found.

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Webb Telescope offers first glimpse of an exoplanet's interior

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A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy -- like planet WASP-107 b.

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Imperceptible sensors made from 'electronic spider silk' can be printed directly on human skin

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Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of biological surfaces, whether that's a finger or a flower petal.

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The global clean water crisis looms large

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Water scarcity will intensify with climate and socioeconomic change, disproportionately impacting populations located in the Global South.

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Potentially habitable 'exo-Venus' with Earth-like temperature discovered

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Astronomers have made the rare and tantalizing discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet 40 light-years away that may be just a little warmer than our own world. The potentially-habitable planet, named Gliese 12 b, orbits its host star every 12.8 days, is comparable in size to Venus -- so slightly smaller than Earth -- and has an estimated surface temperature of 42 C (107 F), which is lower than most of the 5,000-odd exoplanets confirmed so far.

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Cosmic rays illuminate the past

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Researchers have for the first time been able to pin down a prehistoric settlement of early farmers in northern Greece dating back more than 7,000 years to the year. For this they combined annual growth ring measurements on wooden building elements with the sudden spike of cosmogenic radiocarbon in 5259 BC. This provides a reliable chronological reference point for many other archaeological sites in Southeast Europe.

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Record low Antarctic sea ice 'extremely unlikely' without climate change

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Scientists have found that the record-low levels of sea ice around Antarctica in 2023 were extremely unlikely to happen without the influence of climate change. This low was a one-in-a-2000-year event without climate change and four times more likely under its effects.

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Blueprints of self-assembly

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have taken a step closer to replicating nature's processes of self-assembly. The study describes the synthetic construction of a tiny, self-assembled crystal known as a 'pyrochlore,' which bears unique optical properties. The advance provides a steppingstone to the eventual construction of sophisticated, self-assembling devices at the nanoscale -- roughly the size of a single virus.

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Innovative material for sustainable building

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Researchers introduce a polymer-based material with unique properties. This material allows sunlight to enter, maintains a more comfortable indoor climate without additional energy, and cleans itself like a lotus leaf. The new development could replace glass components in walls and roofs in the future.

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