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What a pain: The iPad neck plagues women more
(University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Gender and posture -- not screen time -- are biggest factors behind developing 'iPad neck' and shoulder pain, UNLV study finds.
Heated dilemmas
(University of California - Santa Barbara) Short-term management responses to climate change-mediated disasters can be maladaptive in the long-term.
Possible link found between diabetes and common white pigment
(University of Texas at Austin) In a pilot study by a team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, crystalline particles of titanium dioxide -- the most common white pigment in everyday products ranging from paint to candies -- were foun...
Modern laser science brightened by 2,300-year-old technology
(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) Scientists at Tel Aviv University have harnessed a 2,300-year-old water displacement technology to develop a novel laser beam that traps and moves particles in specific directions. It is a significant contrib...
Adapting to Climate Change Will Take More than Just Sea Walls and Levees
Our government’s unconscionable policies are a scary precedent-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New study sheds light on the growing phenomenon of radicalized European youths
(Elsevier) A study published in European Psychiatry reports on factors underlying the current rise in radical conversions among European youth. Compared to previous groups such as Al-Qaïda, ETA, or Hamas, today's radical groups are smaller, less...
Facebook Redirects Users Searching for Opioids to Federal Crisis Help Line
Tech giants are grappling with questions about illicit sales on their platforms-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Towards personalised medicine: One type of data is not enough
(European Molecular Biology Laboratory - European Bioinformatics Institute) To understand the biology of diseased organs researchers can use different types of molecular data.One of the biggest computational challenges at the moment is integrating th...
Electric Car Advocates Want to Expand Access to Low-Income Communities
Those most impacted by air pollution should be able to more easily use cleaner vehicles, environmentalists argue-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Dry landscapes can increase disease transmission
(Forschungsverbund Berlin) In water-limited landscapes sick animals can have increased contact with healthy individuals, which can facilitate disease transmission. Scientists from the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZ...