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Adam D'Angelo, the CEO of the question-and-answer website, said the exposed data ranged from email addresses to direct messages. The company is notifying affected users and law enforcement. from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2KRDqXj

Improving outcomes for patients with myeloid cancers who undergo stem cell transplantation is a focus of several studies being presented this week. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Qf5l9B

Low adherence to medication and resistance to lifestyle changes have so far hampered prevention efforts for cardiovascular disease. Personalized scans and depiction showing biological age and plaque formation of arteries could help prevention of cardiovascular disease. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Rxk6kV

Girls who gain weight more rapidly between the ages of 5 and 15 are more likely to be obese at age 24, according to researchers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Qcdfkb

Scientists have found a new way to identify people with the most aggressive types of lymphoma who are less likely to respond to standard drugs. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Rtn5L3

Researchers are presenting preliminary results from a clinical study of an investigational cellular immunotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma expressing the CD30 protein marker. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RxWVXo

The pattern of uneven sea level rise over the last quarter century has been driven in part by human-caused climate change, not just natural variability, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q7SJBb

Researchers have developed two new strategies that may improve the performance of chimeric antigen receptor therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) in treating cancer. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QAvdfv

As retail outlets deliver health care services, including telehealth, physicians say more needs to be done to protect patient privacy, anticipate the capabilities of artificial intelligence and other rapidly advancing technologies. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zFn6Vr

A research team has identified genetic processes involved in the neurodegeneration that occurs in dementia -- an important step on the path toward developing therapies that could slow or halt the course of the disease. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E0yC0A

The funeral of his father, President George HW Bush, began with an emotional ceremony at the US Capitol. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2PgsIKD

President Donald Trump visited former president George HW Bush's coffin lying in state at the US Capitol ahead of a state funeral on Wednesday. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Pi5fbQ

The population of American farmers is aging, but a study shows a new generation of farmers is flocking to cities with large populations, farmers markets and the purchasing power to support a market for niche goods. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EcrqPB

It might seem like fruit flies would have nothing in common with computers, but new research reveals that the two identify novel information in similar ways. The work not only sheds light on an important neurobiological problem -- how organisms detect new odors -- but could also improve algorithms for novelty detection in computer science. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PhNQjR

A new approach uses data analytics and machine learning to predict the conservation status of more than 150,000 plants worldwide. Results suggest that more than 15,000 species likely qualify as near-threatened, vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EaELrL

While infrastructure expansion has been broadly investigated as a driver of deforestation, the impacts of extractive industry and its interactions with infrastructure investment on forest cover are less well studied. These challenges are urgent given growing pressure for infrastructure investment and resource extraction. The authors use geospatial and qualitative data from Amazonia, Indonesia, and Mesoamerica to explain how infrastructure and extractive industry lead directly and indirectly to deforestation, forest degradation, and increasingly precarious rights for forest peoples. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Su7hYE

Jamal Khashoggi and Canada-based dissident Omar Abdulaziz communicated frequently in the months leading up to Khashoggi's death. They planned to create a Saudi cyber army of government critics. (Image credit: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2RsFtDW

Girls exposed to chemicals commonly found in toothpaste, makeup, soap and other personal care products before birth may hit puberty earlier, according to a new longitudinal study. Researchers found that daughters of mothers who had higher levels of diethyl phthalate and triclosan in their bodies during pregnancy experienced puberty at younger ages. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EcMGVM

Honeymoon long over? Hang in there. A new study shows those prickly disagreements that can mark the early and middle years of marriage mellow with age as conflicts give way to humor and acceptance. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Smylc0

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's basketball returned to D3hoops.com's Top 25 poll at No. 24 in the latest rankings released Monday night, Dec. 3. - D3hoops.com Poll from Saint John's University Athletics https://ift.tt/2Q94gA9

Gina Haspel's absence from a recent briefing on the Saudi writer's killing angered some lawmakers. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2QbQCMz

Canada has become a hot destination for parents-to-be looking for 'altruistic surrogates' - women who give birth to babies they are not genetically related to and only charge expenses. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2BOL0Pz

The state funeral of President George HW Bush begins with an emotional ceremony at the US Capitol. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2FYuVeu

The university's sanctions against single-sex clubs amount to discrimination, the lawsuit alleges. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2rhEtqN

The former US first lady also recalls the Queen telling her that royal protocol was "rubbish". from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2SmS8rU

George HW Bush's coffin is flown from Texas to Washington ahead of his state funeral. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2KR3Cl2

Emantic Bradford Jr, wrongly killed by police in an Alabama mall, was shot three times in the back. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2DY828c

From Spanish olives to Chinese aluminium, no corner of the world has been untouched by US trade tariffs. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2rhBuhV

Researchers say the dimensions of 'Sarlacc's Pit' are unprecedented in Canadian caving history. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Rx4qOz

Our prehistoric Earth, bombarded with asteroids and lightening, rife with bubbling geothermal pools, may not seem hospitable today. But somewhere in the chemical chaos of our early planet, life did form. How? For decades, scientists have created miniature replicas of infant Earth in the lab in order to hunt for life's essential ingredients. Now, one of those replicas points to a possible new ingredient in the world's first RNA. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QatcaE

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Saint John's swimming and diving finished seventh out of nine teams at the three-day Rochester Invitational, hosted by Division II St. Cloud State, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the Rochester Recreation Center. - Friday Results | Saturday Results | Sunday Results from Saint John's University Athletics https://ift.tt/2RtVYPW

Sheryl Sandberg became a feminist business icon with her book Lean In. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the heat Sandberg has taken for Facebook's election fallout. from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2DZ7pv2

Canadian Twitter may truly be a nicer place. Researcher Bryor Snefjella says Canadians tend to tweet more positive words compared to their American counterparts. (Image credit: Cameron Pollack/NPR) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2Ua1GrU

A lack of legislation has allowed an alleged ethnically-motivated crime to avoid hate crime charges in Utah. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Efh4yC

From 17 December, posts with "real-life human genitals or female-presenting nipples" will be banned. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Qcd4oO

The US comedian says he has been bullied on social media after splitting with singer Ariana Grande. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2FXtRrc

A new study suggests abuse and mistreatment by those at the top of an organization do not necessarily lead to abusive behavior by lower-level leaders. When offered leadership opportunities, prior victims of workplace abuse are more likely to treat their own subordinates better by learning from the bad behavior of their bosses. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zHzlk8

An American boy who reviews toys is this year's highest-earning YouTube star, according to Forbes. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Q6kKZM

As a radio station pulls Baby, It's Cold Outside, there is also debate over other festive classics. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2UaDlST

Sambaqui societies had sophisticated diet. Study suggests that hunter-gatherer communities living in coastal Atlantic Forest areas between 8,000 and 1,000 years ago consumed a range of plants and more carbohydrates than expected for the period and region. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Phi2LE

A new combination of three drugs that harness the body's immune system is safe and effective, destroying most cancer cells in 95 percent of patients with recurrent Hodgkin lymphoma, according to new results. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zDC1zu

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has released the highly anticipated report. Among its key recommendations, the report calls for additional research to provide a more nuanced understanding of the dynamics of attrition and retention, and encourages higher education institutions to provide proactive advising to ensure that students are exposed to career opportunities and pathways early in their undergraduate experience. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SoJaKP

A new study suggests that alcohol consumption may attenuate long-term weight loss in adults with Type 2 diabetes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pgs6EF

In 2012, consumers paid $32 billion in overdraft fees, which represented the single largest source of revenue for banks from demand deposit accounts, while leading to significant levels of consumer dissatisfaction and attracting attention from government regulators. In a recent study, researchers have found that it may be possible to help correct this problem through the application of sophisticated data analytics. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2FUogSo

Boys who enter sixth-grade with co-occurring social skills, anxiety, learning and conduct problems are at the greatest risk of developing aggressive behavior and using tobacco, alcohol and marijuana by the end of eighth grade, a new study found. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U8MwTS

When deciding whether to participate in programs designed to conserve energy during peak hours, consumers appear to rely more on their intuition about how much money they're saving rather than on proof their bills are smaller, a new study has found. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2riPUhR

Building on their past work, researchers discovered that Special Operations Forces who participated in a month-long mindfulness course could improve their attention and working memory. These are both mental capacities necessary to tone down emotional reactivity and boost problem solving skills. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SrdpRj

A new health study provides fresh insights on the energy cost of sitting versus standing for sedentary workers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EalfM9

Physicists synthesized 2D atom-thin sheets of boron with large crystal domains, which are needed to make next-gen electronics. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BPAVlw

One obstacle to therapeutic use of microRNAs (miRNA), which are in clinical trial for a number of diseases, are ribonucleases, whose job it is to destroy them. Researchers report that an miRNA (miR-126) protective against sepsis can be delivered effectively via a nanocarrier. Almost 67 percent of mice treated with one of the nanocarrier/miR-126 complexes were still alive at seven days vs. just 25 percent of controls. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2FVLmrH

A group of researchers report on the development of a colloidal quantum-dot light emitting diode with unprecedented quantum and power conversion efficiencies in the infrared range. The study has proven that these devices can also be integrated in inorganic solar cells and may lead to even higher efficiencies. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2KQo2KP

For patients with diabetes, insulin is a life-saving medicine and an essential component of diabetes management, yet in the past decade alone, the out-of-pocket costs for insulin have doubled in the United States. One-quarter of patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes have reported using less insulin than prescribed due to these high costs, researchers say, and over a third of those patients experiencing cost-related underuse said they never discussed this reality with their provider. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Rvhrbl

A new study shows that pulses of sinking debris carry large amounts of carbon to the deep seafloor, but are poorly represented in global climate models. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QaadwU

Knowing which way is up and which way is down is important for all living beings. For plants, which grow roots into the soil and flowers above ground, getting this polarization wrong would cause a whole host of problems. How polarity is reestablished after cell division was unknown -- until now. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RwHEX5

To perform a song, a dance or write computer code, people need to call upon the basic elements of their craft and then order and recombine them in creative ways. How the brain builds such complex sequences have been captured with the use of EEG. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Qaa9gE

Scientists in industry and academia are looking for new materials to succeed highly successful semiconductor transistors. Scientists have hit on a very promising post-transistor technology: multiferroics, which use magnetic spin states instead of electron charge to store binary data. They have shown that these MESO (magneto-electric spin-orbit) devices can greatly improve energy efficiency and pack more logic devices onto a chip. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EbH5ia

The 41st president's body is being flown from Texas to Washington on board Air Force One. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2PhXhjd

A new study suggests that combining kinase inhibitors with experimental drugs known as ribonucleases could lead to better results. In tests with human cancer cells, the researchers found that the two drugs given together kill cells much more effectively than either drug does on its own. The combination could also help to prevent tumors from developing drug resistance. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pe1fJC

A group of researchers has established a laboratory-based method for tracking the fertility of honey bee queens, using a laboratory set-up that would mimic the key aspects of the hive environment and allow detection of egg-laying by honey bee queens living with small groups of worker bees. The resulting system allowed them to explore the relationship between worker nutrition and queen fertility. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2KP753D

A recently completed study provides new information on functional changes in the brain connected with autistic spectrum disorders. The findings help identify factors related to the individual manifestation of autistic spectrum disorders and associated diseases. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SsJo3M

Using electrical impulses, the 'tweezers' can extract single DNA, proteins and organelles from living cells without destroying them. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BOsGpN

Global warming increases frost damage on trees in large areas of Central Europe, according to a new study. Late frost damages are economically important in agriculture and forestry. In certain years, they are known to have caused losses amounting to up to hundreds of millions of euros. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2KRfOlV

Over 2,700 women and their children participated in this study that highlights the benefits of a healthy diet. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DYMGaK

Researchers have observed a magnetic reconnection driven by electron dynamics in laser-produced plasmas. Magnetic reconnections are often observed in the magnetic flux on the Sun and the Earth's magnetosphere. It has been highly challenging to reveal the electron scale, microscopic information in the vast universe. Applying a weak magnetic field, where only electrons are directly coupled with the magnetic field, we observed a plasmoid and cusp-like features typical to magnetic reconnections. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BQ2hbn

The former first lady tells the Duchess of Sussex: "Don't be in a hurry to do anything". from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2EbYoj4

Understanding how the ocean works is like putting together a million-piece puzzle. There are many questions; finding answers takes time, resources, and opportunity. But even when scientists believe they know how the pieces fit together, new knowledge can change the shape of the puzzle. A new article adds another piece to the puzzle in understanding the impact of diatoms on the Arctic Spring Bloom. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zGGlxU

Genetic analysis of DNA from Lonesome George and samples from other giant tortoises of the Galapagos -- which can live more than 100 years in captivity -- found they possessed a number of gene variants linked to DNA repair, immune response, and cancer suppression not possessed by shorter-lived vertebrates. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PgemK5

Epigenetics is the expression and control of genes. The epigenetics involved in the inner ear is a critical part of the mystery of hearing. A team has now created the first map of "methylation" -- one of the body's main epigenetic signals -- that reflects the functioning of the inner ear in its entirety. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rec7h4

A clever repurposing of a biological tool gives researchers new clues as to how the flu remains so successful. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pli0Tm

Oils from garlic and several other common herbs and medicinal plants show strong activity against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zEx35x

The first in-depth look at the genome of a jellyfish -- the moon jelly Aurelia aurita -- shows that early jellyfish recycled existing genes to gain the ability to morph from polyp to medusa. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ph2eZk

Using a new approach to measure chemical contaminants in polar bears, scientists found a large variety of new chlorinated and fluorinated substances, including many new polychlorinated biphenyl metabolites. Worryingly, these previously unrecognized contaminants have not declined in the past decades, and many long-chain fluorinated alkyl sulfonic acids have been increasing over time, says the study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UaYtso

Using a compact optical platform that exploits the quantum characteristics of light, scientists are one step closer to realizing the first powerful photonic quantum computer. The researchers revealed to have generated a particular class of quantum states - d-level cluster states, robust and powerful than any other such states demonstrated thus far -, as well as to have used them to implement novel quantum operations. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zFOqCN

New research has found that prescribed burning, a controversial technique where fires are intentionally used to manage vegetation, is not as damaging to peat growth as previously thought if carried out on a sensible rotation, and can produce several positive outcomes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q9eBfu

Astronomers using a combination of ground and space based telescopes have reported more than 100 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) in only three months. These planets are quite diverse and expected to play a large role in developing the research field of exoplanets and life in the Universe. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rfCq6s

Researchers have used statistical techniques of automatic learning to analyze mobility patterns and technology of the hunter-gatherer groups that inhabited the Southern Cone of America, from the time they arrived about 12,000 years ago until the end of the 19th century. Big data from archaeological sites located in the extreme south of Patagonia have been used for this study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Rrm5H7

The quest to create affordable, durable and mass-produced 'smart textiles' has been given fresh impetus through the use of the wonder material graphene. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PhIbu3

"I learn," "you learn," "she learns," "they learn," yet, according to a surprising new linguistic study, in countries where the dominant language allows personal pronouns such as 'I' to be omitted, learning suffers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U8qT68

The LIGO and Virgo collaborations have now confidently detected gravitational waves from a total of 10 stellar-mass binary black hole mergers and one merger of neutron stars, which are the dense, spherical remains of stellar explosions. Six of the black hole merger events had been reported before, while four are newly announced. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2KOs6v7

Carla Stefaniak's last message to a friend said it was raining hard and power was out at her Airbnb. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2zGXAzb

Researchers have been able to demonstrate how, on a molecular level, a specific protein allows light signals to be converted into cellular information. Their findings have broadened our understanding of the way how plants and bacteria adapt to changes in light conditions, which regulate essential processes, such as photosynthesis. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zI3hN5

Is your job associated with shopping? Calling all retail, warehouse, customer-service and delivery workers. Please fill out our survey to help NPR understand the changing retail workforce. (Image credit: NPR) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2zEqQqf

Abu al-Umarayn murdered a number of Western aid workers, including US citizen Peter Kassig. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2U8o596

Researchers have found yeasts that naturally occur on wine grapes may improve wines produced in warmer climates. Up until now the use of these 'natural' or 'wild' yeasts during the production process has mostly been discouraged by wine makers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RwI6o2

From companies trying to resolve data security risks to coastal communities preparing for rising sea levels, solving modern problems requires teamwork that draws on a range of expertise and life experiences. Yet individuals receive little training to develop the skills that are vital to these collaborations. A new scientific report identifies the essential components of collaborative problem solving and shows how integrating knowledge from diverse fields will be essential for training these abilities. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2zI00NN

Researchers have reported the first experimental evidence of epigenetics in the single-celled organisms known as archaea. The simplicity of archaea -- combined with the fact that their cells resemble eukaryotes' in some important ways -- may allow researchers to investigate epigenetic questions in humans much faster and more easily than was possible before, the authors say. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QamAZT

Learning how to read may have some disadvantages for learning grammar. Children who cannot read yet often treat multiword phrases as wholes ('how-are-you'). After learning to read, children notice individual words more, as these are separated by spaces in written language ('how are you'). from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QaIc8b

A new article shows 39 percent of large B cell lymphoma patients treated with the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T) Yescarta® (axicabtagene ciloleucel) remained in remission more than two years (27.1 months median follow up) following therapy, and more than half of the patients treated remain alive. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RqYN4s

Educators and parents should "prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child," write Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2EbS2Ar

Students in Washington, D.C., schools are not receiving the required amount of physical education each week, on average, acco - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2SoqvyE

Middle-school students can develop leadership and organizational skills by taking more of a lead role in parent-teacher confe - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2EbRYkb

A California elementary school has adopted compassion education, writes its principal, Kristen Gracia.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2SqOPQx

Computer Science Education Week begins today and will focus, in part, on ensuring that students get the access to the trainin - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2Ea1yE9

Seven states including Arkansas, Arizona and Florida this year have taken steps to allow -- or in some cases require -- that  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2Srz7Vk

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Some schools are working to accommodate an increasing number of parents who want to eat lunch with their children at school,  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2SlwjsE

In some school districts, performance evaluations of principals are a yearly exercise in compliance.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2EaJ0Ub

Given PD's checkered past, teacher-directed approaches offer a necessary alternative, say two professors.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2SsZSc4

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বিশেষজ্ঞরা বলছেন, শিশুদের মধ্যে যারা অবহেলিত বলে মনে করে, তারা মিথ্যের মাধ্যমে অন্যদের মনোযোগ কেড়ে নেওয়ার চেষ্টা করে। আত্মবিশ্বাসের অভাব ও অনিশ্চয়তার কারণেও অনেক সময় শিশুরা মিথ্যে বলে from Zee24Ghanta: Health News https://ift.tt/2Q8WkyU

Small animals at the base of the freshwater food chain can rapidly adapt to salt pollution -- from sources like winter road deicing, agriculture, and mining -- but at a price. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RvX5yL

A ground-breaking study has shown it takes a matter of hours for billions of minute plastic nanoparticles to become embedded throughout the major organs of a marine organism. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QbzPt6

Amateurs running full-length marathons could be significantly raising levels of several key biomarkers of cardiac strain. Levels of two proteins -- troponin I and troponin T -- were highest after runners completed a full marathon compared to a half marathon, and a 10K race, as were other biomarkers of cardiac stress. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E9ftKP

A new review of sleep research backs use of bedtime routines to promote healthy sleep for children. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Stvr5B

New research suggests that saltier, more alkaline freshwater can release toxic metals and harmful nitrogen-containing compounds from streambeds and soils in drainage basins. The results further suggest that many of these chemicals travel together throughout watersheds, forming 'chemical cocktails' that can have more devastating effects on drinking water supplies and ecosystems when compared with individual contaminants alone. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q88RCT

Scientists have found toxic flame retardants in newly manufactured children's car seats, sparking concerns about children's health. Of the 18 children's car seats tested, 15 contained new or traditional hazardous flame retardant chemicals. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rj8V3z

Students given extra points if they met 'The 8-hour Challenge' -- averaging eight hours of sleep for five nights during final exams week -- did better than those who snubbed (or flubbed) the incentive, according to new research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2FVC1QJ

Referred to as the world's most trafficked mammal, pangolins are not only being gradually pushed to the edge of extinction, but also made an innocent victim to huge cruelty. Having conducted a 2-year socio-economic survey of pangolin poaching in Northeast India, a research team aims to quantify and understand the drivers of the practice in the previously unstudied region in order to recommend adequate measures. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PgkIth

Leading scientists call for action to increase global soil carbon, in advance of the annual climate summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) and World Soil Day. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PfO1Md