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An optical fiber as thin as a strand of hair holds promise for use in minimally invasive deep-tissue studies of patients' brains that show the effects Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders. The challenge is efficiently increasing image resolution at the subcellular level, because loss of information is inevitable from light scrambling. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220630134839.htm

Mette Frederiksen is found to have misled the public while officials are accused of misconduct.

News that a veterinarian in Thailand was infected with COVID by a cat she was treating raises new questions about risk of animal-to-human transmission.

Flu vaccination has been linked to a 40% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease in older adults, according to a new study.

Flooding in urban areas cost Americans more than $106 billion between 1960 and 2016, damaging property, disrupting businesses and claiming lives in the process. Now, new research outlines a simplified, cost-effective method for developing flood maps that reflects the uncertainty in flood predictions. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220630134836.htm

Heart patients who did Nordic walking fared better in a 6-minute walk test than those who did high-intensity interval training or other workouts.

The American Academy of Audiology is warning Americans to protect their hearing this Fourth of July.

When heat waves hit, they don't just take a toll on people -- plants suffer too. That's because when temperatures rise, certain plant defenses don't work as well, leaving them more susceptible to attacks from pathogens and pests. Scientists say they have identified a specific protein in plant cells that explains why immunity falters as the mercury rises. They've also figured out a way to bolster plant defenses against the heat. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220629121138.htm

Mitochondria are the power plants of cells, and they contain their own genetic material and RNA molecules. Scientists have now discovered that certain modifications in mitochondrial RNA boost the invasive spread of cancer cells by supporting protein synthesis in mitochondria. They have established that a specific gene expression signature correlating with high levels of mitochondrial RNA modifications is associated with metastasis and poor prognosis in patients with head and neck cancer. When the researchers blocked the responsible RNA modifying enzyme in cancer cells, the number of metastases was reduced. Certain antibiotics that suppress protein synthesis in mitochondria were also able to prevent the invasive spread of cancer cells in laboratory experiments. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220629121127.htm

Researchers have found that organic vapor can dissolve molecular salts in a phenomenon known as organic deliquescence. Similar to how water vapor can induce deliquescence of compounds like calcium chloride, this phenomenon will be useful for developing methods for capturing harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs). There is an urgent need to remove them from indoor environments, particularly industrial facilities, where concentrations are highest. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220629120925.htm

Salah Abdeslam and 18 others are found guilty for their involvement in an attack that killed 130.

New research looks at positron scattering from rare gas atoms encapsulated in carbon 60 to investigate quantum properties that can't be tested with electrons. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220628113401.htm

Researchers have developed a 'plug-and-play' biobattery that lasts for weeks at a time and can be stacked to improve output voltage and current. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220628113358.htm

Rafael Nadal continues his bid for an improbable calendar-year Grand Slam by fighting off Francisco Cerundolo to win on his return to Wimbledon.

Most teachers focus on academic considerations when assigning seats. A new study is the first to show that these classroom seat assignments also have important implications for children's friendships and the enormous influence that teachers wield over the interpersonal lives of children. Friendships reflect classroom seat assignments. Students sitting next to or nearby one another were more likely to be friends with one another than students seated elsewhere in the classroom. Moreover, longitudinal analyses showed that classroom seating proximity was associated with the formation of new friendships. After seat assignments changed, students were more likely to become friends with newly near-seated classmates than with those who remained or became seated farther away. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220628113355.htm

Tadpoles see well underwater, but what happens when they become frogs and live primarily on land? Researchers, curious about the answer, found the eyes of tadpoles undergo a surprising number of changes. It's already known that tadpoles go through a physical metamorphosis on their way to becoming a frog, but what wasn't known is how their vision adapts at a molecular level across the life stages to a strikingly different environment. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220628113347.htm

Donald Trump knew supporters had weapons when he urged them to storm the Capitol, ex-White House aide says

Researchers found mice were more likely to get infected by Omicron than other variants but with significantly lower mortality rates. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220627141446.htm

Olga Malchevska was live on air when she saw images of her childhood home in the aftermath of a Russian attack.

A BBC undercover investigation has exposed a human trafficking network smuggling disabled children from Tanzania to Kenya.

New research shows how migratory birds are declining globally because of the way that humans have modified the landscape in recent decades. A total of 103 species of migrating birds were studied, including rapidly declining species like the turtle dove and the common cuckoo, using large-scale datasets. Advances in satellite imagery allowed the team to map threats across Europe, Africa and Western Asia. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220624201515.htm

A treaty to protect the world’s oceans is being discussed this week – what is at stake?

Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles for a second day, ahead of a key G7 summit of Western leaders.

Russian troops must still cross the Siversky Donets river to capture all of the Luhansk region.

Hundreds of people are injured after a wooden stand fell, local media report.

The country is close to its first default since 1998 as sanctions block payments to creditors

Original Ife bronze heads, of which only some 20 survive, are thought to be about 700 years old.

A growing number of Indians are deciding to not become parents. The BBC spoke to them to find out why.

The BBC speaks to some of the thousands of foreign soldiers who have joined the fight against Russia.

The Russian war against Ukraine will inevitably dominate the summit of G7 nations in Bavaria.

In the largest epidemiologic study of arsenic and birth outcomes to date, researchers estimated arsenic levels in U.S. private well water sources by county and compared estimates to documented birth outcomes. They found an association between estimated groundwater arsenic concentration and risk of low birth weight. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220624160643.htm

Hours go by with you tossing and turning, with no hope of escape into comfy, restful sleep. Or worse, you’re exhausted with no chance of dozing off before the dreaded morning alarm. If this isn’t you, it may be someone very close to you, suggest the results of a new survey.

People who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers to develop Alzheimer's disease over the course of four years, according to a new study. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220624123814.htm

Severe 'brain bleeds' experienced by some babies in the first year following their birth can lead to long-term sight problems, researchers have found as part of a ten-year follow-up study. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220624115425.htm

Near the epicentre of the quake that struck Afghanistan this week, houses lie in ruins.

Researchers have made a new discovery on how light behaves in complex media, media that tends to distort light significantly. They demonstrated that 'distortion' is a matter of perspective, outlining a simple rule that applies to all light and a vast array of media, including underwater, optical fiber, transmission in the atmosphere and even through living biological samples. Their novel quantum approach to the problem resolves a standing debate on whether some forms of light are robust or not, correcting some misconceptions in the community. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220624115422.htm

The reptile's 2,000-year-old remains are discovered by archaeologists buried in volcanic ash and rock.

Scientists have discovered that stretching of the continents is likely to have caused one of the most extreme and abrupt episodes of global warming in Earth history. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220623110946.htm

In April the streaming giant reported its first subscriber loss in more than a decade.

Research shows more adults are binge drinking – and suffering the consequences.

The men all receive four year sentences after the mural was stolen from a door at the concert hall.

Age differences of 10 years or more may spur couples to treasure each other’s life experience.

This year, through mid-June, at least 278 mass shootings have occurred in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive. And as families of the victims grieve, legions of survivors who have witnessed the carnage firsthand also struggle to heal from the trauma.

Engineers devised a recipe for improving any autonomous robotic system. Their optimization code can automatically identify how and where to tweak a system to improve a robot's performance. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220622101418.htm

The country's interior minister denounces "radical" activists after the clashes in the town of Puyo.

A camera system can see sound vibrations with such precision and detail that it can reconstruct the music of a single instrument in a band or orchestra. Even the most high-powered and directed microphones can't eliminate nearby sounds, ambient noise and the effect of acoustics when they capture audio. The novel system uses two cameras and a laser to sense high-speed, low-amplitude surface vibrations. These vibrations can be used to reconstruct sound, capturing isolated audio without inference or a microphone. 'We've invented a new way to see sound,' said Mark Sheinin, a post-doctoral research associate at the Illumination and Imaging Laboratory (ILIM) in the RI. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220622101415.htm

The tool could also tell the difference between early and late-stage dementia in 79% of cases.

A new study suggests keeping your bedroom dark may also significantly lower your odds of developing three major health problems.

Liverpool supporters accuse the French interior minister of lying about the behaviour of English fans.

Social media “patient influencers” are becoming a popular method of direct-to-consumer advertising for pharmaceutical and medical companies. Is that a good thing?

Researchers modeled the risk of human -- elephant conflict in Thailand under different climate change scenarios using a risk framework. A spatial shift in the risk of conflict was observed with climate change, with northern areas and higher latitudes showing increasing risk in the future. These results can be used to develop planning strategies in affected communities and increase coexistence awareness. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220621105629.htm

At least 32 people have been killed following heavy downpours that triggered flooding in the country.

In a project aimed at developing intelligent tools to fight child exploitation, computer scientists have developed a system to analyze the noise produced by individual cameras. This information can be used to link a video or an image to a particular camera. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220621105624.htm

Hormone therapy for breast cancer – such as tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors – can help prevent the cancer from coming back. If you have side effects, these things may help.

The Jumbo restaurant capsized in the South China Sea days after it was towed out of the harbour.

Lynn Fitch says she wants to empower women. Her next step is to repeal Roe v Wade.

A new study found that many people with oral piercings had deep pockets and gaps around their teeth, and receding and bleeding gums.

Dermatologists and the FDA warn about dangers of using unregulated do-it-yourself products to remove moles, skin tags and another type of growth known as seborrheic keratoses.

A team has been studying the current state of research on the plant colonization of land that occurred some 500 million years ago. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220620100830.htm

Launched on the anniversary of the conflict, a new study suggests that mystery still surrounds what happened to the bodies of Waterloo militaries. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220617210054.htm

It’s not just kids and health care workers: Working parents, too, are increasingly burned out.

The impact of higher interest rates in the US will cascade through the global economy.

Critics say India's ruling government is using bulldozers to intimidate the minority Muslim community.

The four members used to speak mostly Russian but now say they cannot use the language of their oppressors.

Three suspects have already been arrested by police in connection with the murders of the two men.

Ukraine's parliament also voted to ban the import of books from Russia and Belarus.

The parliamentary elections' results confirm the French leader's second term will not be an easy ride.

People in Sao Paulo took to the streets to condemn the killings and criticise the authorities.

Scientists have discovered that an injury to one part of the brain changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220617143432.htm

A third suspect has been arrested after the deaths of Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira.

Kyiv's mayor says Russia's leader is destroying millions of lives in both Ukraine and Russia.

The final regulatory decision paves the way for doctors, pharmacists, and others to start vaccinating children 6 months and older in the U.S. starting this week.

Ukraine's president makes a rare trip outside the capital to visit bomb-damaged Mykolaiv and Odesa.

Commercially available transparent face masks allow for the perception of facial expressions while suppressing the dispersion of respiratory droplets that spread the SARS-CoV-2, and thus have a clear advantage over surgical face masks, a new study shows. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220617101839.htm

Mammography is still the tried-and-true, go-to tool doctors and the FDA recommend for screening for breast cancer. Thermography isn’t recommended.

On a day like any other this past February, Ethan Bradshaw, 30, a state trooper from North Carolina, was working out at the gym with two trooper friends when he suddenly began having chest pain and numbness in his arm.

A small helping of good news from the COVID-19 pandemic: Americans didn’t seem to fill all that time spent at home during the early months of the outbreak by filling their stomachs.

Researchers found that recordings from the retina could identify distinct signals for both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), providing a potential biomarker for each condition. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220617101604.htm

A new study finds that the Omicron variant is less likely to cause long COVID than the Delta variant. source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/06/220616194629.htm

Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death for children 1 to 4 years old and the No. 2 cause of death for those 5 to 9 years old.

McGill University researchers found that treating pain with anti-inflammatory drugs like steroids and NSAIDs may lead to chronic pain.

  The Mumbai Police team has been staying in Delhi for the last five days, looking for Nupur Sharma New Delhi:  Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma is untraceable days after police cases have been filed against her in several states over her comments on Prophet Muhammad on a news channel. The Mumbai Police had filed a case against Ms Sharma, a Delhi resident, on May 28, after her comment sparked outrage in India and Gulf nations, based on a complaint by Irfan Sheikh, the joint secretary of a Muslim outfit, Raza Academy. A Mumbai Police team that is in Delhi to question Ms Sharma couldn't find her, sources have said. She has become untraceable, they said. The Mumbai Police have enough evidence to arrest the former BJP spokesperson, Maharashtra Home Ministry sources have said. The Mumbai Police team has been staying in the national capital for the last five days, looking for Ms Sharma. Ms Sharma also faces first information report, or FIR, filed by the Kolkata Police based on a c