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Improved method for generating synthetic data solves major privacy issues in research
Researchers at the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence have developed a machine learning-based method that produces synthetic data on the basis of original data sets, making it possible for researchers to share their data with one other. This could solve the ongoing problem of data scarcity in medical research and other fields where information is sensitive.
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Mice fathers pass down stress responses to offspring via sperm
Male mice more susceptible to stress can pass down their behaviors to offspring via changes in their sperm's genetic code, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
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Researchers test an algorithm that could predict heart attacks in young people
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have tested an algorithm on 700,000 patient records in east London, to find out if the data routinely collected by GPs can reveal cases of Familial Hypercholesterolemia - a leading cause of heart attack in young people.
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Lighting up ultrafast magnetism in a metal oxide
Understanding how magnetic correlations change over short timescales is the first step in being able to control magnetism for applications.
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Societal divisions could hinder EU climate policy
Many contemporary political conflicts are between those who would prioritize the needs of local or national communities and those with a more universal outlook. According to a new study by IASS researcher Silvia Weko, this split between 'communitarian' and 'cosmopolitan' Europeans is also evident in their attitudes towards European climate policy. Achieving climate neutrality without exacerbating societal divisions within and between countries will require the EU to strike a careful balance.
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Nobody's been studying socially isolated kids -- that's a problem
For years, psychology researchers have treated peer rejection and social network isolation as being somewhat interchangeable when it comes to early adolescence; it was thought that if kids fell into one of those two groups, they fell into the other. A recent study finds there is actually little overlap between the groups -- and socially isolated kids face different risks.
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UEFA EURO forecast: France will be European Champion
After winning the FIFA World Cup, France could also win the European Football Championship - this is the conclusion of researchers from the Universities of Innsbruck (Austria) and Ghent (Belgium), the Technical Universities of Dortmund and Munich (Germany) and Molde University College (Norway). England and Spain also have a good chance of winning the title, according to the forecast.
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Ancient chickens lived significantly longer than modern fowl because they were seen as sacred, not food -- study shows
Ancient chickens lived significantly longer than their modern equivalents because they were seen as sacred -- not food -- archaeologists have found.
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Fruit fly links sleep problems in autism to glial cells, blood-brain-barrier and serotonin
A Dutch-American research team, coordinated by Radboudumc, describes how sleep problems can arise in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and intellectual disability. Mimicking two genetic causes of autism in fruit flies, they uncovered that flies show the same sleep problems as the patients, that the disturbed sleep is caused by high levels of serotonin and that the origin of high serotonin and sleep problems resides on the glial cells of the blood-brain barrier.
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The origin of the first structures formed in galaxies like the Milky Way identified
An international team of scientists led from the Centre for Astrobiology (CAB, CSIC-INTA), with participation from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has used the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) to study a representative sample of galaxies, both disc and spheroidal, in a deep sky zone in the constellation of the Great Bear to characterize the properties of the stellar populations of galactic bulges.
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Meet Australia's largest dinosaur -- Australotitan, the southern titan!
What's as long a basketball court, taller than a b-double and has just stomped into the record books as Australia's largest dinosaur? It's time to meet Australotitan cooperensis -- a new species of giant sauropod dinosaur from Eromanga, southwest Queensland.
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Older Chinese Americans can improve family relationships & cognition through acculturation
Older Chinese immigrants who adjust to their new cultural environment by learning the language, following the country's media and socializing with local residents can reduce acculturation gap with their adult children and protect their cognitive function, according to a Rutgers study.
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Climate warming to increase carbon loss in Canadian peatland by 103 per cent
Carbon loss in Canadian peatland is projected to increase by 103 per cent under a high emission scenario, according to new research led by scientists from the University of Waterloo.
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Holes in the solar atmosphere: Artificial intelligence spots coronal holes to automate space weather
Scientists have developed a new neural network capable of detecting coronal holes based on data from space observations. The new application opens up opportunities for improving the accuracy of space weather forecasting and provides valuable information for studying solar cycles.
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New connector for sustainable structures on Earth and in space
As part of his Master's degree in civil engineering, an EPFL student developed a connector for use in building sustainable structures. His initial project has expanded into an online program for designing bamboo furniture that's stylish, modular and customizable. And now his connector is being looked at for use by astronauts in outer space.
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Global youth draft 'Blue New Deal' to protect oceans: 'Time to end generational injustice'
Concerned youths on Monday deliver an ocean policy vision for policy-makers to address the declining state of the world's ocean.A carbon neutral economy, preserving biodiversity, achieving sustainable seafood production, and reforming ocean governance are the four fundamental pillars supporting policy recommendations debuted in the Global Blue New Deal, an ocean policy framework built around crowd-sourced youth priorities.
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New research shows trend toward unhealthy eating during pandemic
As COVID-19 spread throughout the world, our daily routines and behaviors changed drastically. A new study of more than 2,000 people in the U.S. found that the pandemic has also affected how we eat. The authors found a decrease in the consumption of many food groups, particularly healthy foods such as vegetables and whole grains, compared to before the pandemic.
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Study compares heart benefits of low-fat and plant-centered diets
There has been a long-standing debate as to whether a low-fat or a plant-centered diet is better at lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study that followed more than 4,700 people over 30 years, found that a plant-centered diet was associated with a lower long-term risk for cardiovascular disease. However, both diets were linked with lower LDL, or bad cholesterol, levels.
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When the economy goes down, so does the quality of our diets
According to a new study, adults overall ate more refined grains and solid fats and children increased their intake of added sugar during the recession. The impacts of the downturn were especially pronounced in food-insecure households, where individuals significantly reduced their intake of protein and dark green vegetables while increasing total sugars.
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Diets that promote inflammation could increase breast cancer risk
A new study of more than 350,000 women found that women with diets incorporating more foods that increase inflammation in the body had a 12% increase in their risk of breast cancer compared to women who consume more anti-inflammatory diets. The new findings are being presented at NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE.
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