A scant three years ago, I wrote a tech trends article for TechNewsWorld with a headline that posed an insightful question in anticipation of the new year. I asked, “Is…
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Ant face patterns like swirls and stubble might have practical value
National Harbor, Md. — Looking at face patterns in photos of more than 11,000 kinds of ants struck entomologist Clint Penick as a fine pandemic-lockdown project for his students. From…
China’s Baidu cancels $3.6 bn purchase of livestreaming site
Baidu said it had not yet received government approval for the purchase of YY Live. Chinese internet giant Baidu has said it was cancelling the planned multi-billion-dollar purchase of livestreaming…
Meet the Infrared Telescopes That Paved the Way for NASA’s Webb
The Webb telescope has opened a new window into the universe, but it builds on missions going back 40 years, including Spitzer and the Infrared Astronomical Satellite. Scientists have been…
A New Way to Characterize Habitable Planets
For decades, science fiction authors have imagined scenarios in which life thrives on the harsh surfaces of Mars or our Moon, or in the oceans below the icy surfaces of…
Understanding the downstream procedures and complications associated with lung cancer screening
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study of more than 9,000 persons screened for lung cancer found that rates of downstream procedures and complications associated with screening are substantially higher in…
New protein risk score shows strong clinical utility for predicting death from heart failure
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new protein risk score developed to predict the risk of death for persons with heart failure (HF) has demonstrated good calibration and may help clinicians…
Biological agent trials for psoriasis rarely include patient images
Few randomized controlled trials involving biological agents for psoriasis treatment include patient images, according to a review published online on Nov. 15 in the Journal of Dermatological Treatment. Sam Polesie,…
Illinois may be up to bat next to build first Great Lakes wind farm after Cleveland drops project
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Before millions of Americans installed solar roofs, before towering wind turbines became a common sight in Midwestern skies, before electric car giant Tesla rolled out its…
Women with osteoporosis want to know their fracture risk
Most women with osteoporosis want to know their fracture risk, but only half have received this information from health care providers, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in…
