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“Game Changer for Vitamin D” – Supplementation Found To Improve Cancer Survival
For over a century, the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of several cancers has been a topic of discussion. A recent commentary has highlighted the potential benefits of improving vitamin D levels to reduce cancer risk and enhance survival rates.
https://scitechdaily.com/game-changer-for-vitamin-d-supplementation-found-to-improve-cancer-survival/ #vitaminD #supplements #cancer #survival

Scientists finally discover 'lost continent' thought to have vanished without a trace
Scientists have pieced together the remnants of a continent that broke off from western Australia 155 million years ago and seemingly vanished as it drifted northward toward Southeast Asia.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/scientists-finally-discover-lost-continent-thought-to-have-vanished-without-a-trace #LostContinent #Argoland #australia #indonesia #tectonics #reconstruction

VICTORY! California Department of Justice Declares Out-of-State Sharing of License Plate Data Unlawful
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a legal interpretation and guidance for law enforcement agencies around the state that confirms what privacy advocates have been saying for years: It is against the law for police to share data collected from license plate readers with out-of-state or federal agencies.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/victory-california-department-justice-declares-out-state-sharing-license-plate #California #DOJ #OutーofーState #federal #Sharing #LicensePlate #Data #Unlawful

“This vulnerability is now under mass exploitation.” Citrix Bleed bug bites hard
A vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass multifactor authentication and access enterprise networks using hardware sold by Citrix is under mass exploitation by ransomware hackers despite a patch being available for three weeks.
By some estimates, 20,000 devices have already been hacked.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/10/critical-citrix-bleed-vulnerability-allowing-mfa-bypass-comes-under-mass-exploitation/
#CitrixBleed #MFA #vulnerability #exploits #unpatched #devices #OpenID

Lithium Goldmine: Sustainable Geothermal Extraction for Many Decades
Geothermal wells in the Upper Rhine Valley could offer a steady lithium source for decades, aiding Europe’s shift towards climate neutrality. This image is a still from the video below that shows the spreading of lithium-depleted thermal water around the injection borehole along the fault zone after 30 years.
https://scitechdaily.com/lithium-goldmine-sustainable-geothermal-extraction-for-many-decades/ #lithium #extraction #energy #geothermal #Rhine

Scientists Are on the Cusp of a New Vaccine Modality Breakthrough
The innovative technology reprograms Escherichia coli cells to produce large quantities of vaccine particles. These vaccines are stable at room temperature, making them ideal for developing countries.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-are-on-the-cusp-of-a-new-vaccine-modality-breakthrough/
#vaccine #EColi #stable #particulate #Polymeric #epitope

Testing extends range of US chocolate foods containing lead and cadmium
Testing by a US consumer group has found widely variable amounts of cadmium and lead in a variety of chocolate products, including chocolate bars, brownie mixes and chocolate chips.
Consumer Reports calls on brands to do more to lower levels of metals in their products
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/testing-extends-range-of-us-chocolate-foods-containing-lead-and-cadmium/4018332.article
#testing #food #chocolate #cadmium #lead #cacao #soil #contamination

Teaching in English Linked to Worse Results and More Drop-Outs
A Swedish study found that those taking a programming course in English, rather than their native Swedish, performed worse and had higher dropout rates, raising questions about the efficacy of English Medium Instruction (EMI) in non-English speaking countries. The study’s rigorous random assignment isolated language as the key factor influencing lower test scores and completion rates in the English-instructed group.
https://scitechdaily.com/teaching-in-english-linked-to-worse-results-and-more-drop-outs/ #RuhRo #English #language #DropOuts #education

Malvertising via Dynamic Search Ads delivers malware bonanza
Most, if not all malvertising incidents result from a threat actor either injecting code within an existing ad, or intentionally creating one. Today, we look at a different scenario where, as strange as that may sound, malvertising was entirely accidental.
The reason this happened was due to the combination of two separate factors: a compromised website and Google Dynamic Search Ads.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2023/10/malvertising-via-dynamic-search-ads-delivers-malware-bonanza #malvertizing #DynamicSearchAds #accident

Scientists Uncover New Clues to Early Development of Schizophrenia
New stem cell research opens up new opportunities for discovery.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-new-clues-to-early-development-of-schizophrenia/
#Brain #Cognition #Psychiatry #Schizophrenia #neuropsychiatric #disorder #persistent #axonal #dysregulation

Brain tissue may be fuel for marathon runners
A study suggests nerve cell insulation, or myelin, is an energy source during endurance exercise
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/brain-tissue-fuel-marathon-runner #Brain #tissue #fuel #marathon #runners
#myelin, #energy #source #endurance #exercise

Self-Healing and Antimicrobial – Scientists Develop New Material That Could Revolutionize the Growth of Human Tissue
The new material belongs to a family of substances called hydrogels, the essence of life’s ‘squishy’ substances found in all living things, such as cartilage in animals and in plants like seaweed.
https://scitechdaily.com/self-healing-and-antimicrobial-scientists-develop-new-material-that-could-revolutionize-the-growth-of-human-tissue/ #SelfHealing #Antimicrobial #Human #Tissue #Biomaterials #CellBiology #Regenerative #Medicine #hydrogel

.US Harbors Prolific Malicious Link Shortening Service
The top-level domain for the United States — .US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. The findings come close on the heels of a report that identified .US domains as among the most prevalent in phishing attacks over the past year.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/10/us-harbors-prolific-malicious-link-shortening-service/ #dotUS #LinkShortening #malware #ProlificPuma

10 Million Have Been Disenrolled from Medicaid; Some Could Find Themselves Eligible for Marketplace Subsidies
More than 10 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid, based on data available from 50 states and the District of Columbia as of November 1, 2023. Disenrollment rates range from 65% in Texas to 10% in Illinois, according to KFF’s ongoing tracking. Differences in state renewal policies and system capacity likely explain some of this variation.
https://www.kff.org/medicaid/press-release/10-million-have-been-disenrolled-from-medicaid-some-could-find-themselves-eligible-for-marketplace-subsidies/ #medicaid #disenrolled #marketplace #subsidies

Visualizing Investments of the Ultra-Wealthy
How do the world’s richest people invest their money?
This graphic shows how ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWIs)—people with a net worth of $30 million or more including their primary residence—allocate their wealth based on data from Knight Frank’s 2023 Wealth Report.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-investments-of-the-ultra-wealthy/ #ultrawealthy #investment #infographic #homes #equities #CommercialProperty #bonds

Why Your Photos Suck… (And How to Fix Them)
https://petapixel.com/2023/10/28/why-your-photos-suck-and-how-to-fix-them/ #photography #advice

Cosmic Alchemy: Webb’s First Glimpse Into Heavy Element Creation
Using various telescopes, researchers observed a bright gamma-ray burst, revealing a neutron star merger and detecting the rare element tellurium. These findings, resulting from kilonova explosions, offer deeper insights into element creation, promising more advanced discoveries in the future.
https://scitechdaily.com/cosmic-alchemy-webbs-first-glimpse-into-heavy-element-creation/ #JWST #Webb #HeavyElement #tellurium #neutron #star #nucleogenesis #astronomy #kilonova

Update now! Apple patches a raft of vulnerabilities
Apple has released security updates for its phones, iPads, Macs, watches and TVs.
Updates are available for these products:
iPhone
iPad
Macs
Apple TV
Apple Watch
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/10/update-now-apple-patched-many-vulnerabilities-but-ileakage-remains
#apple #update #patches #iPhone #iPad #Macs #AppleTV #AppleWatch

Declassified CIA Satellite Spy Program Reveals Lost Roman Forts
A declassified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) satellite spy program has turned up hundreds of photos of ancient Roman forts in the Middle East — challenging a theory that is decades old.
https://petapixel.com/2023/10/26/declassified-cia-satellite-spy-program-reveals-lost-roman-forts/ #CIA #spy #satellite #Roman #forts #photographs