Newest Science News Blog 20200113

The Biggest Whales Are Yet to Come
A study of whale feeding habits found that food is the main limit to the size of ocean giants
Want to turn back time? Try running a marathon
New marathon runners reduced blood pressure, arterial stiffness equivalent to a 4-year reduction in vascular age
Half of women with heart failure get the wrong treatment
As many as 50 per cent of women suffering from cardiac arrest are given insufficient treatment, because the heart failure was not caused by a heart attack
JUUL delivers substantially more nicotine than previous generation e-cigs and cigarettes
JUUL also impairs blood vessel function similar to cigarette smoke, UCSF researchers find
Vaping lung injury symptoms have been reported online for at least seven years
UC Riverside research used internet data mining to monitor health effects reported by electronic cigarette users over time
A.I. Comes to the Operating Room
Images made by lasers and read by computers can help speed up the diagnosis of brain tumors during surgery.
Data suggest water is common but scarce in exoplanets
Astronomers study chemical patterns in extra-terrestrial worlds.
Ditching coal in the US is saving lives, helping crops
Near shuttered plants, deaths drop and crop productivity rises.
Single dose of antibodies can knock out HIV in newborns
Study: Combination of 2 antibodies taken 30 hours after virus exposure prevents infection in baby monkeys
Famous black hole has jet pushing cosmic speed limit
Sections of the jet are moving at nearly the speed of light
Rape-kit testing shows that rapists also commit other serious, invasive crimes, according to new research
Rapists don't exclusively commit rape; they're often the most aggressive types of criminals
US$1 dollar increase in minimum wage linked to 3.5-6% fall in suicide rate
Effects seem to be strongest during periods of high unemployment, shows 26-year study
Cases of mysterious shrew-transmitted disease double
Researchers have identified eight more people who died from the Borna virus
Automobile law in Japan has improved air quality
Evidence that the intervention reduced emissions, contributing to air quality improvements in metropolitan regions
Early humans revealed to have engineered optimized stone tools at Olduvai Gorge
Early Stone Age populations engineered their stone tools in complex ways to make optimised cutting tools
Russian journals retract more than 800 papers after ‘bombshell’ investigation
Report "will reinforce the suspicions and fears of many-that their country is not going down the right path in science and that it's damaging its own reputation
The Influence of Soil on Immune Health
Recent work in humans and mice highlights how exposure to environmental microbes helps protect against allergies and other inflammatory diseases.
Tea drinkers live longer
Drinking tea at least three times a week is linked with a longer and healthier life
Roman Emperors Were More Likely Than Gladiators to Die Gruesome Deaths
The emperors' chances of dying were the greatest during the first year of their reigns.
Parrots give each other gifts without promise of reward
African grey parrots show a type of insightful generosity recorded in only humans, orangutans and a few other species.
Copper-based nanomaterials can kill cancer cells in mice
Success in permanently killing tumour cells in mice using nano-sized copper compounds
New Coronavirus Identified in Central China Pneumonia Outbreak
The virus, which has sickened at least 59 people, does not appear to transmit easily between humans.
Mystery Chinese virus: How worried should we be?
A mystery virus - previously unknown to science - is causing severe lung disease in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Woman with transplanted uterus gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby
A woman who gave birth to a boy she carried inside a transplanted womb said Thursday that the experimental procedure delivered a "miracle."
Deadly fungus became resistant to all existing drugs in 3 unlinked US patients
It was considered an urgent threat before this.
Languages affected differently by brain disease
There are differences in the way English and Italian speakers are affected by dementia-related language problems, a small study suggests.
Hikikomori: New definition helps identify, treat extreme social isolation
Modern tools to improve interpersonal communication may be having the opposite effect
California considers selling its own generic prescription drugs
"The cost of healthcare is just too damn high," California governor says.
Has the Average Human Body Temperature Always Been the Same?
Evidence suggests that modern humans may be cooler than our 19th-century ancestors.

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