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UK lawmakers approve 'most sweeping' surveillance powers

A suit-X trio designed to support workers: Meet MAX

New Ceres views as Dawn moves higher

Best weather satellite ever built rockets into space

Astronomy & Space news

	New Ceres views as Dawn moves higher The brightest area on Ceres stands out amid shadowy, cratered terrain in a dramatic new view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, taken as it looked off to the side of the dwarf planet. Dawn snapped this image on Oct. 16, from its fifth science orbit, in which the angle of the sun was different from that in previous orbits. Dawn was about 920 miles (1,480 kilometers) above Ceres when this image was taken—an altitude the spacecraft had reached in early October.
	Best weather satellite ever built rockets into space The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives.
Best US weather satellite ever awaits sunset launch The nation's most advanced weather satellite ever awaits a sunset liftoff.
	Russian spaceship delivers three astronauts to space station (Update) Russia's Soyuz spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying a European, a Russian and an American astronaut for a six-month mission at the orbiting outpost.

Technology news

	UK lawmakers approve 'most sweeping' surveillance powers The British parliament this week gave the green light to new bulk surveillance powers for police and intelligence services that critics have denounced as the most far-reaching of any western democracy.
	A suit-X trio designed to support workers: Meet MAX (Tech Xplore)—Not all of us park our bodies in a chair in the morning and cross our legs to do our work. In fact, just think of vast numbers of workers doing physically demanding or just physically repetitive tasks including bending and lifting.
	Facebook authorizes $6 bn share buyback Facebook's board of directors on Friday authorized spending as much as $6 billion to buy back shares in the leading social network.
Hyperloop One settles co-founder lawsuit Hyperloop One on Friday said it settled a lawsuit filed by a co-founder who accused former colleagues of nepotism, threats and mismanagement at the startup devoted to revolutionizing transport with super-speedy travel.
	Facebook fixing fake news problem with CEO at trade summit Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urged world leaders meeting in Peru on Saturday to help get more people online to improve global living standards while separately announcing new measures to cut down on fake news stories on the social network that some suggest could have helped sway the U.S. presidential election.
	Alibaba, 'Harry Potter' producer to make 'Warriors' movie The film unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and the British "Harry Potter" producer David Heyman announced Sunday that they will make a fantasy movie "Warriors" based on a book series about warring cats.

Medicine & Health news

	APOL1 linked to reduced nephrocyte function, increased cell size, accelerated cell death A Children's National Health System research team has uncovered a novel process by which the gene APOL1 contributes to renal disease, according to a paper published November 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Mutated versions of the APOL1 gene render people of African descent at heightened risk of developing chronic kidney disease. Employing powerful genetic approaches, Children's National researchers were able to mimic APOL1 renal cell pathology in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. This opens the door to pinpointing other proteins that interact with APOL1, a vital first step toward identifying medicines to treat renal diseases that currently have no drug therapy.
Multinational study finds high rates of acute kidney injury in children admitted to ICUs One of every four children admitted to pediatric intensive care units around the world develops acute kidney injury (AKI), which increases the risk of death as well as longer and more intensive hospitalizations, according to a study published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.
	50 years of research fails to improve suicide prediction: study Florida State University researcher Joseph Franklin made a startling discovery during an exhaustive examination of hundreds of suicide prediction studies conducted over the past 50 years:
Opioid abuse in Canada a 'national health emergency': minister Deaths from opiate overdoses in Canada have become a "public health crisis" that could prompt the government to declare a national health emergency, the Canadian Health Minister said Friday.
Three risk factors suggest a reduction in healthy renal function in patients with diabetes Patients with diabetes and suffering from acute kidney injury (AKI), proteinuria and uncontrolled blood sugar experience a sharp reduction in the number of years they have healthy renal function before being forced onto dialysis, according to researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine.
	Lifestyle, stress may play role in heart rhythm disorder (HealthDay)—Stress and poor heart-health habits significantly increase the risk of a common heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, two preliminary studies suggest.
	Increased fall risk with subclinical peroneal neuropathy (HealthDay)—A considerable proportion of medical inpatients at moderate-to-high risk of falling have subclinical peroneal neuropathy (SCPN), according to a study published in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
	HOMA2-IR tied to hepatocellular carcinoma risk in hepatitis B (HealthDay)—Insulin resistance assessed by homeostasis model assessment index (HOMA2-IR) correlates with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
	Follow-up phone calls may boost glycemic control in T2DM (HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, follow-up phone calls after a monthly clinic visit could lead to clinically significant change in hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) levels, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
	Median Medicare payment $171K per dermatologist in 2013 (HealthDay)—The median Medicare payment was $171,397 per dermatologist in 2013, according to a research letter published online Nov. 16 in JAMA Dermatology.
	Barriers identified in current knee osteoarthritis care (HealthDay)—In current knee osteoarthritis care, both personal factors and factors related to health care professionals play a role in treatment nonadherence, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
	Metformin alters gut microbiota composition in diabetes (HealthDay)—Metformin seems to alter gut microbiota composition, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in Diabetes Care.
	Urgency, incontinence improve after anterior urethroplasty (HealthDay)—Many males undergoing anterior urethroplasty experience improvement in urgency and urge incontinence, according to a study published in the December issue of The Journal of Urology.
	CT measures can accurately identify stroke onset (HealthDay)—Computed tomography (CT) can measure brain water uptake, which can be used to identify stroke patients with symptom onset within 4.5 hours, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the Annals of Neurology.
	Hyperhidrosis tied to prevalence of anxiety, depression (HealthDay)—Hyperhidrosis (HH) is associated with increased prevalence of anxiety and depression, in a HH severity-dependent manner, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
	Single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy preferable (HealthDay)—For patients with acute appendicitis, single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) is preferable to conventional three-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (CTLA), according to a review published online Nov. 15 in the Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine.
Simple saliva test may help clinicians diagnose kidney disease A simple saliva test may be helpful for diagnosing kidney disease, especially in developing countries. The technology will be highlighted at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November 15¬-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.
	Brazil has improved health care for all, but inequalities persist Brazil, through a combination of public policies and its Unified Health System, has significantly improved access to medical care for a wide swath of its population, but more can be done to eradicate health inequalities there, according to a special edition of the International Journal for Equity in Health.
Oregon cities setting rules after opting in to legal pot Some 30 counties and cities in Oregon approved some type of marijuana businesses in last week's election, and officials in those communities now must establish rules for every step in the production and supply chain.
Coordination of care benefits patients with kidney disease and reduces medical costs Coordination of care designed to slow the progression of kidney disease is likely to be cost effective because it prevents the need for dialysis, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November 15¬-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.
Scientists get closer to developing bioartificial kidney Investigators are getting closer to creating a functional bioartificial kidney, with advances being presented at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November 15-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.
Short and poor quality sleep may have negative effects on kidney function Not getting enough quality sleep was linked with worsening kidney function in a study of patients with chronic kidney disease. The findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2016 November 15-20 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

Biology news

	Pacific nation of Kiribati establishes large shark sanctuary The island nation of Kiribati has established a large shark sanctuary that will help ensure the creatures are protected across much of the central Pacific.
Beetle reintroduction paying off in southwest Missouri A colorful beetle that was once common in southwest Missouri is showing signs of a comeback, thanks to a joint effort by the St. Louis Zoo and conservation organizations.
	Two moose found frozen mid-fight near remote Alaska village Two moose were recently discovered frozen in battle and encased in ice near a remote village on Alaska's unforgiving western coast.

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