Palaeontologists at the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto have uncovered fossils of a large new predatory species in half-a-billion-year-old rocks from Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies. This new species has rake-like claws and a pineapple-slice-shaped mouth at the front of an enormous head, and it sheds light on the diversity of the earliest relatives of insects, crabs, spiders, and their kin. The findings were announced July 31, 2019, in a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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Tuesday 30 July 2019
UK tick-borne Lyme disease cases may be three times higher than previous estimates
New cases of tick-borne Lyme disease in the UK may be three times higher than previous estimates suggest, and might top 8000 in 2019, based on these figures, concludes research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/uk-tick-borne-lyme-disease-cases-may-be-three-times-higher-than-previous-estimates
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House move during early pregnancy linked to heightened premature birth risk
Moving house during the first three months of pregnancy is linked to a heightened risk of premature birth and low birthweight as well as a slightly higher risk of a smaller than expected size baby, finds US research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
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New material could make it easier to remove colon polyps
More than 15 million colonoscopies are performed in the United States every year, and in at least 20 percent of those, gastroenterologists end up removing precancerous growths from the colon. Eliminating these early-stage lesions, known as polyps, is the best way to prevent colon cancer from developing.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/new-material-could-make-it-easier-to-remove-colon-polyps
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Link between music and speech rhythm in brain could provide language insight
Neuroscientist Dr. Domenica Bueti often plays an altered version of the classic aria La donna è mobile when she gives talks about the importance of time perception. Her friend's piano rendition of Giuseppe Verdi's composition uses the same notes but is played at different speeds. Rarely does anyone ever identify the tune.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/link-between-music-and-speech-rhythm-in-brain-could-provide-language-insight
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/link-between-music-and-speech-rhythm-in-brain-could-provide-language-insight
Less-invasive procedures to restore leg blood flow as good at avoiding amputation as open surgery
Less-invasive procedures to open severely-clogged leg arteries were as good at helping people survive and avoid amputation as more invasive open surgeries, according to a study reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/less-invasive-procedures-to-restore-leg-blood-flow-as-good-at-avoiding-amputation-as-open-surgery
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/less-invasive-procedures-to-restore-leg-blood-flow-as-good-at-avoiding-amputation-as-open-surgery
Siberia forest fires spark potential 'disaster' for Arctic
Gigantic forest fires have regularly raged through the vast expanses of Russia's Siberia, but the magnitude of this year's blazes has reached an exceptional level with fears of a long-term impact on the environment.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/siberia-forest-fires-spark-potential-disaster-for-arctic
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Indonesia returns containers of waste to France, Hong Kong
Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/indonesia-returns-containers-of-waste-to-france-hong-kong
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European price war squeezes Lufthansa hard in Q2
European airline giant Lufthansa on Tuesday reported tumbling net profits in the first quarter, saying higher operating costs and a European short-haul price war ate into the bottom line.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/european-price-war-squeezes-lufthansa-hard-in-q2
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/european-price-war-squeezes-lufthansa-hard-in-q2
Uber cuts marketing staff to reduce costs
Uber on Monday confirmed it is cutting 400 jobs from its marketing team of more than 1,200 workers to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/uber-cuts-marketing-staff-to-reduce-costs
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/uber-cuts-marketing-staff-to-reduce-costs
A third of Guam reefs killed by rising ocean temperatures
Researchers have found that a third of Guam's coral reefs died due to rising ocean temperatures.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/a-third-of-guam-reefs-killed-by-rising-ocean-temperatures
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/a-third-of-guam-reefs-killed-by-rising-ocean-temperatures
Bayer says now targeted in 18,400 glyphosate cases in US
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Tuesday it is now targeted in some 18,400 US legal cases over glyphosate, a key herbicide ingredient that plaintiffs say caused grave illnesses like cancer.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/bayer-says-now-targeted-in-18-400-glyphosate-cases-in-us
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/bayer-says-now-targeted-in-18-400-glyphosate-cases-in-us
Plastic junk spawns desert island disaster in Pacific
Floating plastic garbage has swamped a remote Pacific island once regarded as an environmental jewel and scientists say little can be done to save it while a throwaway culture persists.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/plastic-junk-spawns-desert-island-disaster-in-pacific
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/plastic-junk-spawns-desert-island-disaster-in-pacific
Capital One target of massive data breach
A hacker gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications, the bank said Monday as federal authorities arrested a suspect in the case .
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/capital-one-target-of-massive-data-breach
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/capital-one-target-of-massive-data-breach
Candida auris is a new drug-resistant fungus emerging globally
Early identification of Candida auris, a potentially deadly fungus that causes bloodstream and intra-abdominal infections, is the key to controlling its spread. Its emergence has highlighted gaps in fungal identification capacity in the U.S. and around the world, and physicians should be on alert for risk factors. A commentary is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
source https://www.lifetechnology.com/blogs/life-technology-news-blog/candida-auris-is-a-new-drug-resistant-fungus-emerging-globally
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