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Joseph Shavit
Apr 11, 2022
When Fox News viewers flip to CNN, their opinions shift too, study finds
Staunchly conservative Fox News viewers who spent a month tuning in to CNN instead reported a broad shift in their political opinions
Joseph Shavit
Apr 9, 2022
Astronomers detect galactic space laser
A powerful radio-wave laser, called a ‘megamaser’, has been observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 9, 2022
AI predicts if -- and when -- someone will have cardiac arrest
A new AI-based approach can predict, significantly more accurately than a doctor, if and when a patient could die of cardiac arrest.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 9, 2022
Chemical compound prevents obesity and muscle loss as we age
A recently discovered chemical compound helped elderly mice with obesity lose fat and weight, add muscle and strength and increase activity.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 8, 2022
Scientists have spotted the farthest galaxy ever
An international team of astronomers has spotted the most distant astronomical object ever: a galaxy some 13.5 billion light-years away.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 8, 2022
Protein boosts height growth in girls, study finds
an average increase of about seven grams of protein daily above the intake guidelines leads on average to an increase in height of one cm.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 7, 2022
Does artificial intelligence think like a human?
A new technique compares the reasoning of a machine-learning model to that of a human, so the user can see patterns in the model’s behavior.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 7, 2022
Licorice may be a promising cancer treatment, researchers say
Licorice is more than a candy and may play a role in preventing or treating certain types of cancer, according to researchers.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 7, 2022
Could computers ever learn the same way people and animals do?
Whether a computer could ever pass for a living thing is one of the key challenges for researchers in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 7, 2022
Laser light and a nonsurgical implant could overcome obesity
Researchers augmented endoscopic bariatric treatment by coating an implant with a laser-activated dye that kills cells the “hunger hormone.”
Joseph Shavit
Apr 7, 2022
The secret to staying young: The power of life long exercise to keep muscles healthy
Lifelong physical activity could protect against age-related loss of muscle mass and function, according to new research.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 7, 2022
Researchers create artificial muscles made of proteins
Researchers have succeeded in developing a muscle solely on the basis of natural proteins whose movements are driven by a chemical reaction.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 6, 2022
Reducing sodium intake can help patients with heart failure, study finds
Researchers found an improvement in symptoms such as swelling, fatigue and coughing, as well as better overall quality of life.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 4, 2022
Vegan diet eases arthritis pain, finds new study
A plant-based diet could be the prescription to alleviate joint pain for millions of people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 4, 2022
Steroid shown to help patients lose weight and gain lean muscle mass
Prednisone taken one time per week promotes improved exercise endurance, strength, increased lean body mass and weight loss.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 4, 2022
Fish can do math, study finds
Cichlids and stingrays can perform simple addition and subtraction in the number range of one to five as shown in a recent study.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 4, 2022
Stormwater harvesting is a cool way to keep streets green
Research has found stormwater interception and infiltration is proving effective for a shady tree canopy in concrete urban environments.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 2, 2022
New approach cuts the energy people need to walk by 50%
Findings describe a novel way to reduce the energy people spend to walk, as much as by half, which could have applications for therapy.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 2, 2022
Perseverance records the first ever sounds from Mars
NASA's Perseverance mission has put an end to the deafening silence by recording the first ever Martian sounds.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 2, 2022
Google autocomplete helps mislead public, legitimize conspiracy theorists: researchers say
Google algorithms place innocuous subtitles on prominent conspiracy theorists, which mislead the public and amplify extremist views.
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