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We asked the new AI to do some simple rocket science. It crashed and burned

Computers traditionally excel at rocketry, so why do new artificial intelligence programs get it wrong?

WEKU

Will your smartphone be the next doctor’s office?

The same devices used to take selfies and type out tweets are being repurposed and commercialized for quick access to information needed for monitoring a patient’s health. A fingertip pressed against a phone’s camera lens can measure a heart rate. The microphone, kept by the bedside, can screen for sleep…

Tribune News Service

Your phone is the next doctor’s office

Phones are being commercialized for quick access to information needed for monitoring a patient’s health

Salon

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Is crypto about to go extinct?

It will likely survive, but only after more firms and currencies crash and burn. Here’s why.

Al Jazeera

Many ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change

A group of doctors trains health care providers to treat miscarriage in the emergency department. This could be increasingly important in states where abortion is outlawed.

WEKU

Newest doctors shun infectious diseases specialty

The pandemic put infectious diseases doctors in the spotlight. The 'Fauci Effect' raised the number of fellowship applicants in 2020, but this year almost half of the training programs went unfilled.

WEKU

Blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms – study

Currently patients tend to receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s only after they show well-known signs of the disease.

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In the hunt for a male contraceptive, scientists look to stop sperm in their tracks

For decades birth control research focused on women. Now there's a new push to develop gels, pills or other products that could keep men from getting their partners pregnant.

WEKU

Larry Stone: Amid successful debut season, Washington coach DeBoer acting like he wants to stick around

SEATTLE — Kalen DeBoer arrived at the University of Washington one year ago as something of a nomad, which is how it works in the college coaching world for the upwardly mobile as they ascend the ladder. DeBoer had held five jobs in the previous 10 years, none longer than…

Tribune News Service

New report predicts global Covid cases will reach 18.7 million per day by February 2023

Global cases have reached an estimated 16.7 million per day this month already

Irish Mirror

Eyeballs and AI power the research into how falsehoods travel online

Getting a sense of falsehoods online might sound straightforward, but it isn't. Researchers use state-of-the-art algorithms but it also comes down to lots of scrolling and reading.

WEKU

Rams vs. Panthers matchup will feature eight former Washington Huskies

This Week 6 matchup will be notable for the overwhelming number of players and coaches who spent time at the University of Washington

USA Today Sports Media Group

School, and sleep deprivation, is back

A team of sleep researchers have found high-schoolers are not getting nearly enough sleep

Salon

These two daily activities are wreaking havoc on teens’ sleep

Early school start times and late-night screen times are making sleep deprivation in kids even worse.

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The Conversation

Being a librarian isn't just about books – it's about helping everyone get access to information and resources

Michelle Martin is the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services in the Information School at the University of Washington. She primarily teaches students who will be youth services librarians who work with children and young adults in libraries or other information science spaces. Below are highlights from an…

The Guardian - US

Is Silicon Valley’s golden era coming to an end?

Rising interest rates, dampened growth and the public’s shifting views on Big Tech are giving experts pause

WEKU

Why heat wave warnings are falling short in the U.S.

Unprecedented heat waves are on the rise as the climate gets hotter. But experts say the country's heat warning system may be leading the public to underestimate the dangers.

Orlando Sentinel

Magic’s Gary Harris undergoes knee surgery after tearing meniscus

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic guard Gary Harris had arthroscopic surgery on Wednesday to perform a meniscectomy in his left knee after tearing his meniscus, a league source told the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday.

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The Guardian - UK

Smoking and other risk factors cause almost half of cancer deaths, study finds

Largest research project of its kind also points to alcohol and being overweight as major contributors

Tribune News Service

New study shows how COVID lockdowns impacted birds in Northwest US

SEATTLE — While the unusual quiet of COVID's first months was hard on many people, it allowed birds in the Pacific Northwest to use a wider range of habitats, according to a newly published University of Washington study.

Inverse

Senior dogs could help us understand an incurable brain condition

In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age

WEKU

Alzheimer's researchers are looking beyond plaques and tangles for new treatments

An atlas showing how Alzheimer's changes individual brain cells could help researchers find new treatments for the disease.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Living with COVID’: Where the Pandemic Could Go Next

As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning weary governments and populations alike to brace for more waves of COVID-19. In the United States alone, there could be up to a million infections a day this winter, Chris Murray, head of the…

The Independent UK

More than 160 million women across the world have unmet contraception needs, study finds

Women in south Sudan – where just two per cent have access – are most affected

The Guardian - UK

More than 160m women unable to get contraception they need, study finds

Half of women without access live in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia, says global research

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