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Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments, new study finds
The health of people with diabetes, hypertension and obesity improved when they could get free fruits and vegetables with a prescription from their doctors and other health professionals. We found…
Cyber Insurance Costs Rising, Coverages Shrinking
Rates for cyber insurance policies continue to rise while a growing number of exclusions are shrinking what’s covered by them, according to a report released Tuesday by a cybersecurity company.…
Quantum discovery offers glimpse into other-worldly realm
The field of quantum physics is rife with paths leading to tantalising new areas of study, but one rabbit hole offers a unique vantage point into a world where particles…
Amazon is raising free-shipping minimums for some customers who don’t have Prime memberships
Packages pass through a scanner at an Amazon fulfillment center, Aug. 3, 2017, in Baltimore. Amazon has been quietly raising the amount some customers need to spend on its site…
Viewpoint: ‘Public fixation on human extinction from AI could distract from AI’s more immediate harms’
The warning consisted of a single sentence: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.” The pithy…
Mozart lullaby may ameliorate pain in newborns during heel prick blood test
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Playing a Mozart lullaby may help reduce the pain experienced by newborn babies undergoing a heel prick blood test, according to a randomized, blinded clinical trial…
Study finds that microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes in mice
Professor Jaime Ross, left, works in her lab in Avedisian Hall with graduate students Lauren Gaspar and Sydney Bartman. The team is investigating the potentially serious neurological impacts of microplastics…
New drone research plans to advances wildfire monitoring
A wind sensor prototype in Alaska gathers data. Credit: Lawrence Tsai Typically, the primary indicator of a burgeoning wildfire in California is a plume of hazy, gray smoke wafting through…
After Moon landing, India eyes the Sun
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Days after becoming the first nation to land a craft near the Moon’s largely unexplored south pole, India’s space agency said on Monday it will launch…
