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• Equifax now says 8,000 Canadians may have been affected by cybersecurity breach

  02-10-2017 23:42 via cbc.ca
  Equifax Inc. says the number of Canadians who may have been affected by a cybersecurity breach at the company is 8,000, revised downward from an earlier figure of 100,000.
  
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• Cracking the body clock code wins trio a Nobel Prize

  02-10-2017 23:22
  
  Circadian clock researchers take home the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
  
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• Radioactive material from Fukushima disaster turns up in a surprising place

  02-10-2017 21:30
  
  Radioactive cesium is reaching the ocean through salty groundwater.
  
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• Are meteorites the origin of life? 'Warm ponds' theory gets a boost

  02-10-2017 21:00 via cbc.ca
  Where did life on Earth arise? A new Canadian study adds to evidence that it could have started in warm ponds on the planet’s surface, after meteorites splashed down and infused them with the building blocks of life.
  
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• Michael Gove suggests plastic bottle deposit scheme

  02-10-2017 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Gove wants views on whether a "reward and return" system would improve recycling in England.
  
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• GM plans to add 20 new electric, fuel cell vehicles to lineup by 2023

  02-10-2017 18:30 via cbc.ca
  Detroit automaker General Motors Co. outlined plans on Monday to add 20 new battery electric and fuel cell vehicles to its global product lineup by 2023, financed by robust profits from sales of gasoline-fuelled trucks and sport utility vehicles in the United States and China.
  
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• How a meteor shower helped solve the case of the vanishing comet

  02-10-2017 16:00
  
  A missing comet has been linked to a long-lost meteor shower, helping astronomers recover both.
  
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• Facebook turning over thousands of Russia-linked ads to U.S. Congress

  02-10-2017 15:33 via cbc.ca
  Social media giant Facebook is expected to provide Congress on Monday with more than 3,000 ads that ran around the time of the 2016 presidential election and are linked to a Russian ad agency.
  
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• Facebook announces staffing increase as it turns over thousands of Russia-linked ads to U.S. Congress

  02-10-2017 15:33 via cbc.ca
  Facebook announced Monday that the company is planning more measures to increase transparency in advertising as the company provides the U.S. Congress with more than 3,000 ads linked to a Russian ad agency.
  
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• Google to end 'first click free' policy on media sites

  02-10-2017 15:06 via cbc.ca
  Google is ending its so-called "first click free" policy, which required publishers and media to provide a limited amount of free content before readers could be subjected to a paywall.
  
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• Concussion Recovery is Slower in Girls, Mounting Evidence Suggests

  02-10-2017 15:00 via rss.sciam.com
  A new study adds to findings that female children and adolescents are more susceptible to head injuries
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• Medicine Nobel Prize Goes to Circadian Rhythm Researchers

  02-10-2017 13:40 via rss.sciam.com
  Three American scientists share the 2017 award
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• Body clock scientists win Nobel Prize

  02-10-2017 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Understanding how our bodies keep time has "vast implications" for health, say Nobel committee.
  
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• Known Unknowns: The Dangers of North Korea's H-Bomb Threat

  02-10-2017 12:45 via rss.sciam.com
  The U.S.’s 1954 Castle Bravo thermonuclear disaster offers a cautionary tale about what could go wrong
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• Body clock mechanics wins U.S. trio the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

  02-10-2017 12:41
  
  The cellular mechanisms governing circadian rhythms was a Nobel Prize‒winning discover for three Americans.
  
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• 'Slick' Canadian invention is helping the environment — and the fish

  02-10-2017 12:00 via cbc.ca
  A P.E.I. watershed group is testing out a new invention that sucks up silt from a river and uses it to build the base for a saltwater marsh. They're calling it, at least for now, the silt gator, and it has the potential to reduce greenhouse gases.
  
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• Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to 3 U.S.-born scientists

  02-10-2017 11:42 via cbc.ca
  U.S.-born scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for unravelling molecular mechanisms that control our internal body clocks.
  
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• 3 U.S.-born scientists win Nobel Prize for Medicine

  02-10-2017 11:42 via cbc.ca
  Scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling our biological clocks, the award-giving body said on Monday.
  
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• Star likely gobbled its own planets, astronomers say

  02-10-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  About 320 light-years from Earth is a sun-like star astronomers suggest likely consumed its planets.
  
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• UK's longest-lasting patch of snow melts away

  02-10-2017 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's hardiest snow patch melts for what is thought to be only the seventh time in 300 years.
  
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• World's most advanced shipborne radar ready to set sail

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Colorado State University) Colorado State University atmospheric scientist Steven Rutledge will lead a five-week research voyage to test an advanced shipborne weather radar called SEA-POL.
  
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• UTHealth receives $2.6 million to study gene-environment interactions in cocaine addiction

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Studying the effect of environmental stressors on the development of cocaine use is the focus of a $2.6 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
  
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• UTA engineer earns grant to employ hyper-resolution modeling for the National Water Model

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (University of Texas at Arlington) D.J. Seo, a professor in UTA's Civil Engineering Department, will use a two-year, $281,790 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement the NWM at a street-resolving resolution for a model domain in Arlington and Grand Prairie in North Texas. Seongjin Noh, civil engineering research assistant professor, is a co-investigator on the project. External collaborators include Deltares USA, University of Massachusetts Amherst and the NWS
  
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• US Department of Energy awards Danforth Center $16M to enhance sorghum for bioenergy

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) This project aims to deliver stress-tolerant sorghum lines, addressing DOE's mission in the generation of renewable energy resources.
  
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• US Department of Energy awards Danforth Center $16 million to enhance sorghum for bioenergy

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) This project aims to deliver stress-tolerant sorghum lines, addressing DOE's mission in the generation of renewable energy resources.
  
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• UCLA receives $5 million grant for sharing research on AIDS and substance abuse

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded $5 million to researchers at UCLA to develop a resource and data center for millions of pieces of research, lab samples, statistics and other data aimed at boosting research into the effects of substance abuse on HIV/AIDS.
  
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• Tiny aquariums put nanoparticle self-assembly on display

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Seeing is believing when it comes to nanoparticle self-assembly. A team of University of Illinois engineers is observing the interactions of colloidal gold nanoparticles inside tiny aquarium-like sample containers to gain more control over the self-assembly process of engineered materials.
  
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• Text messaging program may help pregnant women kick the smoking habit

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (George Washington University) An intensive text messaging program provides some pregnant women help in fighting the urge to light up a smoke
  
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• Superconductivity found in thin films of titanium oxide

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Tokyo Institute of Technology) Researchers from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have discovered superconductivity in thin films of titanium oxide (Ti4O7) and gamma-phase trititanium pentoxide (γ-Ti3O5). The achievement advances fundamental knowledge of nanomaterials that could one day be used in the development of ultrafast computers.
  
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• Study published in Nature reveals molecular pathway of weight-controlling hormone

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Canale Communications) Scientists at NGM Bio have revealed deep insights into the role that a little-understood human hormone plays in regulating body weight. Named Growth and Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15), this hormone is typically active only when the body experiences acute or prolonged stress, including following exposure to tissue-damaging toxins, such as chemotherapy, or during chronic disease, such as obesity or cancer. As a result, the GDF15 pathway holds promise for the development
  
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• Study finds sports-related concussion symptoms linger twice as long for adolescent girls

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (American Osteopathic Association) Adolescent female athletes suffer concussion symptoms twice as long as their male counterparts, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Researchers found the extended recovery period may be due to underlying conditions including migraines, depression, anxiety and stress.
  
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• Study finds new program reduces absenteeism in primary schools

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Duke University) A pilot program reduced absenteeism in elementary schools by an average of 10 percent, according to a new study by Duke researchers.
  
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• Study finds differences in end-of-life care for recent immigrants in Canada

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (The JAMA Network Journals) Among deceased in Ontario, Canada, recent immigrants were significantly more likely to receive aggressive care and to die in an intensive care unit compared with other residents, according to a study published by JAMA. The study is being released to coincide with its presentation at the Critical Care Canada Forum.
  
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• Shared genetics in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Society for Neuroscience) A genetic variant associated with multiple psychiatric disorders drives changes in a brain network that may increase an individual's risk of developing bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, finds a study published in JNeurosci.
  
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• SenGupta authors 'Ion Exchange in Environmental Processes' book

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Lehigh University) Arup K. SenGupta, P.C. Rossin Professor in the departments of civil and environmental engineering and chemical engineering at Lehigh University, has written a book, "Ion Exchange in Environmental Processes: Fundamentals, Applications and Sustainable Technology," published by John Wiley & Sons. The book -- 475 pages in eight chapters -- aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to ion exchange for beginners as well as an in-depth coverage of the latest advances for thos
  
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• Scale of human impact on planet has changed course of Earth's history, scientists suggest

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (University of Leicester) Anthropocene Working Group scientists publish recommendations for formalising new geological epoch.
  
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• Program reduces high ED use, increases primary care visits for most vulnerable patients

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that a community-based program aimed at high users of hospital emergency departments (EDs), reduced ED visits and hospital admissions, while increasing use of primary care providers.
  
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• Pressure between layers of stacked graphene oxide nanosheets increases with heat

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Kumamoto University) Graphene is a sheet of carbon one atom thick, and it has drawn worldwide attention as a new material. A Japanese research group discovered that pressure is generated by simply stacking graphene oxide nanosheets. They also found that the pressure can be increased by reducing the interlayer distance through heat treatment. It is an innovative approach for applying high pressure without using an enormous amount of energy.
  
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• Plastic surgeons get tips on managing Opioid addiction risk

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Wolters Kluwer Health) Opioid medications prescribed for pain management after plastic surgery may contribute to the ongoing opioid epidemic, according to a special topic paper in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
  
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• Per-Gunnar Martinsson awarded 2017 Germund Dahlquist Prize

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Per-Gunnar Martinsson was awarded the 2017 Germund Dahlquist Prize by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics on September 11, at the 2017 International Conference on Scientific Computation and Differential Equations (SciCADE 2017) held at University of Bath, UK.
  
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• Painless microneedles extract fluid for wearable sensors for soldiers, athletes

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (DOE/Sandia National Laboratories) Microneedles are the first way to extract large volumes of pure interstitial fluid. This fluid can be used to track the physical conditions of athletes, soldiers, even diabetics but could also aid in diagnosing other diseases, including cancer.
  
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• NJIT device aimed at early detection of deadly diseases wins NJ Health Foundation backing

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (New Jersey Institute of Technology) New Jersey Health Foundation (NJHF) has awarded NJIT engineer Eon Soo Lee a $50,000 Innovation Grant to develop a nanotechnology-enhanced biochip that would give doctors and patients in a range of healthcare settings the ability to detect deadly diseases such as ovarian cancer and pneumonia early in their progression.
  
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• NIH-funded study to focus on newborns affected by opioids

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) The National Institutes of Health is funding a new study to evaluate treatment options for newborns with opioid withdrawal syndrome, a condition caused by exposure to opioids during pregnancy. Currently, health care providers in the United States lack standard, evidence-based treatments for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, despite states reporting more cases in recent years. The study, called Advancing Clin
  
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• New study highlights 'hidden figure' of sun-watchers

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (American Geophysical Union) Few people have heard of Hisako Koyama, but the dedicated female solar observer, born in Tokyo in 1916, created one of the most important sunspot records of the past 400 years, according to new research.
  
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• New study from Harvard examines gender differences in obtaining first NIH research award

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A study of more than 5,400 instructors and assistant professors at Harvard Medical School compared differences between males and females for receipt of their first National Institutes of Health research award.
  
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• New report details innovations in water reuse

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Colorado State University) A newly published national report provides comprehensive guidelines for innovative water-saving techniques, with Colorado State University expertise playing a key role.Sybil Sharvelle, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and co-leader of CSU's One Water Solutions Institute, recently chaired a national committee of experts who wrote the new guidelines. They call for safe, cost-effective expansion of water reuse systems in commercial and multi-res
  
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• New Princeton-CUNY program to bring together physicists and biologists

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (PrincetonUniversity) The NSF has awarded $13 million to create the Center for the Physics of Biological Function, a joint endeavor between Princeton University and the City University of New York that will tackle a deceptively simple question: What does modern physics reveal about life itself? The funding is targeted to people, not equipment, from undergraduates to postdoctoral fellows who will be free to work with any or all of the six theorists and eight experimentalists involved.
  
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• New method could help disrupt opioid crisis

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science) In a collaborative effort, researchers at the FIU International Forensic Research Institute (IFRI) and the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science have zeroed in on a unique component of heroin that could help zero in on the locations of origin for individual batches.
  
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• New insights into leading cause of miscarriage, birth defects discovered

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Northwestern University) Ten to 25 percent of human embryos contain the wrong number of chromosomes, resulting in miscarriage or birth defects such as Down syndrome. The incidence of these errors rises dramatically as women age. Two recent Northwestern University studies shed new light on the mystery of the leading cause of birth defects and miscarriage, laying the foundation for further research in an understudied but crucially important field of genetic study.
  
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• New drug protects heart from cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction

  02-10-2017 06:00
  (Kumamoto University) There are currently many kinds of drugs for heart failure. Among them, the new drug LCZ696 is recommended by US guidelines as a first-line treatment for chronic heart failure. LCZ696 is better than conventional drugs at reducing cardiac death and hospitalization due to heart failure. Now, Japanese researchers have revealed that LCZ696 can prevent cardiac rupture and heart failure following acute myocardial infarction which is one of the causes of chronic heart failure.
  
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