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Astronomy & Space news
 | Explosive birth of stars swells galactic coresAstronomers found that active star formation upswells galaxies, like yeast helps bread rise. Using three powerful telescopes on the ground and in orbit, they observed galaxies from 11 billion years ago and found explosive formation of stars in the cores of galaxies. This suggests that galaxies can change their own shape without interaction with other galaxies. |
Technology news
 | Data swamped US spy agencies put hopes on artificial intelligenceSwamped by too much raw intel data to sift through, US spy agencies are pinning their hopes on artificial intelligence to crunch billions of digital bits and understand events around the world. |
 | Meeting the disguised face challenge via deep convolutional network(Tech Xplore)—Catch me if you can. Fearless criminals on the run from the law grab their hats, fake beards and dark glasses to shake off cameras and detectives. Old ploy. New technology advances, though, are making them think twice about their efforts. |
 | Fake Facebook 'like' networks exploited code flaw to create millions of bogus 'likes'A thriving ecosystem of websites that allow users to automatically generate millions of fake "likes" and comments on Facebook has been documented by researchers at the University of Iowa. |
 | China looks at ending sales of gasoline carsChina is joining France and Britain in announcing plans to end sales of gasoline and diesel cars. |
 | Apple out to renew iPhone frenzy at age 10With Apple set to unveil its newest iPhones, a key question for the California tech giant is whether it can recapture the magic from its first release a decade ago. |
 | Fitbit, Dexcom will provide self-management tool for glucose level monitoring(Tech Xplore)—Self-care among people with diabetes is important along with self-monitoring of blood glucose levels. Yet medical problems can trouble some people if they do not manage their diabetes aggressively enough and do not measure their blood glucose levels frequently enough. |
 | Dutch engineer aims high with latest green roof designStanding between raised beds of plants on top of a former naval hospital, Joris Voeten can look across to the garden, cafe and terrace that decorate the sloping roof of Amsterdam's NEMO science museum. |
 | Massive credit bureau hack raises troubling questionsIt could be the worst-ever data breach for American consumers, exposing some of the most sensitive data for a vast number of US households. |
 | Equifax breach sows chaos among 143M AmericansA day after credit-reporting company Equifax disclosed that "criminals" had stolen vital data about 143 million Americans, it had somehow managed to leave much of the public in the dark about their exposure, how they should protect themselves and what Equifax planned to do for those affected. |
 | Best Buy drops Kaspersky products amid Russia concernsUS electronics retailer Best Buy has stopped selling products by leading computer security firm Kaspersky Lab amid concerns the company has links to Russian intelligence, the two companies confirmed Friday. |
Lyft to unleash self-driving cars on Bay Area roadsSelf-driving Lyfts are coming to the Bay Area, promising to give area residents a first-hand look at the technology that's poised to dramatically change the nature of transportation. | |
 | What you need to know about the Equifax data breachEquifax, one of the three main credit reporting companies, said this week that a major data breach exposed Social Security numbers and other important information of millions of people. |
 | China's ever-tighter web controls jolt companies, scientistsFrank Chen's e-commerce business has nothing to do with politics but he worries it might be sunk by the Communist Party's latest effort to control what the Chinese public sees online. |
Amazon's two-day shipping is more like 13, thanks to Hurricane IrmaAmazon, which has trained all of us to expect packages delivered in two days or fewer, has finally met its match—Hurricane Irma. | |
Medicine & Health news
 | Number of Europeans exposed to secondhand smoke at work rising to more than one in fourMilan, Italy: More than one in four of people who work indoors are being exposed to second-hand smoke at work, according to new research to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2017 on Sunday. |
Pregnant woman's suicide roils ChinaMa Rongrong's labour pains were unbearable. For hours she had begged for a C-section to ease her agony. After multiple requests were refused, she jumped five floors from a hospital window in northern China to her death. | |
WHO sounds alarm over DRCongo cholera epidemicThe World Health Organization on Saturday sounded the alarm over a cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has already claimed 528 lives and reached "worrying proportions". | |
Portuguese medics clear woman's bid to bear grandchildPortugal has approved its first surrogate mother—a 50-year-old grandmother who will bear a child to allow her daughter to start a family, media reports said on Saturday. | |
Respiratory tract infections in young children linked to asthma and worse lung functionMilan, Italy: Respiratory tract infections in young children are linked to an increased risk of asthma and worse lung function in later life, according to new research to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress today. | |
Abdominal fat a key cancer driver for postmenopausal womenBody fat distribution in the trunk is more important than body weight when it comes to cancer risk in postmenopausal women, according to a study presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid. | |
 | Egypt, once top Hep C sufferer, draws cure seekersLike millions in Egypt, Ahmed Nada suffered silently from Hepatitis C. But the country is turning from the world's most afflicted by the disease to a global destination for those seeking a cure. |
 | Adhesive pads improve wrinkles in crow's feet area(HealthDay)—Adhesive pads may improve wrinkles in the crow's feet area, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. |
 | Children report limited eczema improvement with silk(HealthDay)—Some children report limited improvement in atopic eczema (AE) as a result of wearing silk garments, but not to the extent the children had hoped for, according to research published online Aug. 30 in the British Journal of Dermatology. |
 | AMA joins brief seeking VA coverage of sex reassignment Sx(HealthDay)—Several health care-related organizations have filed an amicus brief in support of veterans seeking a rule change that would amend or repeal the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy of not covering sex-reassignment surgery (SRS) for veterans with gender dysphoria, according to a report published by the American Medical Association (AMA). |
 | Number of women seeing obstetrician-gynecologists drops(HealthDay)—The percentage of women who visit an obstetrician-gynecologist has declined since 2000, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in Obstetrics & Gynecology. |
 | Preventive psychological, educational programs beneficial(HealthDay)—Psychological and/or educational interventions have a small but significant benefit for anxiety prevention, according to a review and meta-analysis published online Sept. 6 in JAMA Psychiatry. |
'Triggers': A new tool to assess cancer patients' palliative needsA new tool to identify patients who would benefit from early palliative care will be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid. (1) | |
Patients feel psycho-social impact of chemo more acutely than physical side effectsThe preliminary results of a study to be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid show that socio-psychological factors have become more significant for patients today than physical side effects such as nausea and vomiting, which were among the top concerns in similar studies carried out previously. | |
South Asians with family history of heart disease at greater riskNew research by UT Southwestern cardiologists shows that people of South Asian descent with a family history of coronary heart disease are significantly more likely to have high levels of calcium buildup in their arteries - an indicator of higher risk for heart attacks. | |
Study identifies factors that limit work ability of young adult cancer survivorsFactors that limit the work ability of young adult cancer survivors are reported today at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid. (1) | |
Cancer patients struggle with key aspects of clinical trial methodologyClinical trials are fundamental to the development of new treatments for cancer, yet the annual accrual to cancer clinical trials worldwide is low, estimated at three to five percent. A nationwide study in Ireland, the preliminary results of which are to be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid, shows that although most oncology patients consider it important to have clinical trials available, many struggle with the central concepts that underpin trial methodology. | |
 | Brown-bagging it? Think outside the box(HealthDay)—At lunchtime, it's easy to fall into a rut. To jazz up this midday meal for your kids or yourself, take some brown-bagging tips from a registered dietitian. |
Death toll in NE Nigeria cholera outbreak jumps to 35Thirty-five people have now died during a cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria, up from 21 at the start of the week, local health officials said on Sunday. | |
Biology news
Seeding the future? 'Ark' preserves rare, threatened plantsAn ordinary-looking freezer in a sturdy cinderblock shed at a suburban Boston botanical garden holds what might be New England's most important seed catalog. | |
 | DNA lab techniques pioneered in New York now under fireTwo techniques for analyzing DNA evidence that were once considered cutting edge are now under fire amid questions about their reliability, and criminal defense attorneys in New York have asked a state agency to investigate the renowned lab that once used both methods. |
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