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Released: 25-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Where AI and disinformation meet
Arizona State University (ASU)

ASU business professor says cyber adversaries will look to midterm elections to stir the pot with voters, with most of the hyperbolic chatter coming from malicious bots spreading racism and hate on social media and in the comments section on news sites.

Released: 21-Oct-2022 9:30 AM EDT
Neither Pfizer nor the government ever claimed to have conducted studies on the vaccine's effect on transmission in its original clinical trials
Newswise

Pfizer didn’t claim to have tested its COVID-19 vaccine’s ability to prevent transmission, and this information was clearly available in press releases published by the European Medicines Agency as well as the published study containing results from Pfizer’s clinical trials.

12-Oct-2022 7:05 PM EDT
New Algorithm Can Identify Images of Alcohol in Electronic Media; Potential Tool to Limit Online Exposure to Alcohol Marketing
Research Society on Alcoholism

A new algorithm has been found to identify images of alcohol in electronic media with a high degree of accuracy. Possible applications for this algorithm include public health research to quantify exposure to images of alcohol and mobile or web applications to allow individuals to filter unwanted exposure to online alcohol advertising or alcohol-related content. The development and testing of the algorithm are described in a paper published in the October issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. The algorithm has been made publicly available at no charge.

     
Released: 12-Oct-2022 10:25 AM EDT
Dermatologists warn people about the reliability of online symptom checkers
American Academy of Dermatology

Thanks to the internet, we have the world at our fingertips, and with just a few clicks, we can easily enter our medical symptoms into websites and apps to self-diagnose illnesses. However, a new article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology reveals that online symptom checkers are often inaccurate in identifying skin rashes.

Released: 7-Oct-2022 8:55 AM EDT
Climate change does not cause hurricanes, but it is very likely climate change caused Hurricane Ian to be more destructive
Newswise

While towns across Florida and the Carolinas are cleaning up in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and the death toll climbs, several high profile climate change skeptics are questioning the connection between the hurricane and human-caused climate change.

Released: 4-Oct-2022 2:40 PM EDT
Online fandom communities can facilitate state censorship, according to new Concordia research
Concordia University

Authoritarian regimes worldwide have embraced the digital age. And they have been generally effective at limiting the online presence of perceived adversaries within their borders — from intellectual dissidents to transnational activists.

Released: 19-Sep-2022 10:35 AM EDT
Fairer Ranking System Diversifies Search Results
Cornell University

Cornell researchers have developed a fairer system for recommendations – from hotels to jobs to videos – so a few top hits don’t get all the exposure.

   
Released: 12-Sep-2022 11:05 AM EDT
New mechanism protects privacy, safety in encrypted messaging
Cornell University

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a mechanism for preserving anonymity in encrypted messaging – which conceals message content but might not cloak the sender’s identity – while simultaneously blocking unwanted or abusive messages.

Newswise: Rensselaer Researcher To Follow the Trail of Misinformation
Released: 8-Sep-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Rensselaer Researcher To Follow the Trail of Misinformation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

On 9/11, lawmakers from both parties unified in their response. Just over 20 years later, Congress is distinctly partisan, clashing on everything from the January 6 insurrection to COVID to climate change. Why? Many blame widespread and widely believed misinformation and disinformation. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Boleslaw Szymanski, Claire and Roland Schmitt Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, is part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers examining the flow of (mis)information in social media.

Released: 6-Sep-2022 1:05 PM EDT
New technique boosts online medical search results
Cornell University

A Cornell-led group of researchers has developed a search method that employs natural language processing and network analysis to identify terms that are semantically similar to those for cancer screening tests, but in colloquial language.

Released: 1-Sep-2022 4:00 PM EDT
MITRE Engenuity to Host 2022 Open Generation 5G Summit: Getting to Our 5G Future Faster
MITRE

The free, live, two-day virtual symposium will feature leading-edge keynotes from core members of the Open Generation 5G Consortium and interactive panel discussions.

Released: 29-Aug-2022 2:10 PM EDT
41% of teenagers can't tell the difference between true and fake online health messages
Frontiers

A new study has found that teenagers have a hard time discerning between fake and true health messages. Only 48% of the participants trusted accurate health messages (without editorial elements) more than fake ones.

Released: 26-Aug-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Disparities in Access to High-Speed Internet Found Among Chicago Parents
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Parents who identified as Hispanic/Latinx or Black were less likely to have reliable, high-speed internet than White parents, according to a survey from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago published in the journal JAMA Network Open.

   
Released: 25-Aug-2022 4:10 PM EDT
With NSF and industry support, NYU WIRELESS aims to harness the THz spectrum for amazing possibilities
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

The terahertz (THz) realm of the radio spectrum presents tantalizing possibilities. NYU WIRELESS, an innovative academic research center at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering with a focus on 5G and beyond, is poised to lay the groundwork for that future, thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation for a new THz Measurement Facility. The $3 million award from the 2022 NSF MRI Program will help NYU and its collaborators, the University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Florida International University, pioneer basic measurements of devices, circuits, materials, and radio propagation channels at the highest reaches of the radio spectrum.

Released: 9-Aug-2022 1:45 PM EDT
Consider yourself a foodie? Dig into these latest headlines from the Food Science channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Food Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Released: 29-Jul-2022 12:45 PM EDT
Equity and exclusion issues in cashless fare payment systems for public transportation
Portland State University

Researchers Aaron Golub, John MacArthur and Sangwan Lee of Portland State University, Anne Brown of the University of Oregon, and Candace Brakewood and Abubakr Ziedan of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have published a new journal article in the September 2022 volume of Transportation Research: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

Newswise: New Social Media Tools Help Public Assess Viral Posts, Check for Bots
Released: 28-Jul-2022 3:45 PM EDT
New Social Media Tools Help Public Assess Viral Posts, Check for Bots
Indiana University

The Observatory on Social Media has released new or updated versions of three no-cost tools to offer insights into social media, including how posts go viral and what accounts are sharing them.

Released: 27-Jul-2022 3:50 PM EDT
How digital religion is shaping spirituality among millennials
University of Waterloo

The growing trend of digital religion among US and Canadian millennials mostly complements, not substitutes, in-person participation in organized religion, a new study found.

Released: 27-Jul-2022 11:20 AM EDT
Quantum cryptography: Hacking futile
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Munich)

The Internet is teeming with highly sensitive information. Sophisticated encryption techniques generally ensure that such content cannot be intercepted and read.

Released: 26-Jul-2022 3:05 PM EDT
New Sensing Platform Deployed at Controlled Burn Site, Could Help Prevent Forest Fires
Argonne National Laboratory

Sage, a new sensing and computing platform based on Argonne’s Waggle technology, has been deployed at a controlled burn site in Kansas.

Released: 22-Jul-2022 3:00 PM EDT
Use of Twitter Amplifiers by Medical Professionals to Combat Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Medical Internet Research

Social media is an important tool for disseminating accurate medical information and combating misinformation (ie, the spreading of false or inaccurate information) and disinformation (ie, spreading misinformation with the intent to deceive). The pro...

Released: 21-Jul-2022 11:30 AM EDT
Google/Apple’s contact-tracing apps susceptible to digital attacks
Ohio State University

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and health authorities have relied on contact-tracing technologies to help manage the spread of the virus.

Released: 20-Jul-2022 1:30 PM EDT
Preventing Scrollers’ Remorse: How to Know What Users Want
Cornell University

Researchers have created a new model that can help online media companies figure out what gives users long-term satisfaction – not just the instant gratification of continual scrolling – which may result in less time spent on the platform, but fewer users who quit entirely.

Newswise: Which Companies Could Become Maestros of the Metaverse?
Released: 20-Jul-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Which Companies Could Become Maestros of the Metaverse?
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

A new study by world leaders in patent data has revealed the companies that are poised to become the “Maestros of the Metaverse”, conducting the most innovations to underpin the 3D virtual reality space of the near future.

   
Newswise: Scientists Model 5G Deployment in Future Factories
Released: 15-Jul-2022 9:40 AM EDT
Scientists Model 5G Deployment in Future Factories
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Mathematicians have created a model of future factory, equipped with a large number of devices that communicate with each other through 5G. Scientists were able to avoid drops and to provide the most reliable and fast connection.

Newswise: Your brain is better at busting deepfakes than you
Released: 11-Jul-2022 11:50 AM EDT
Your brain is better at busting deepfakes than you
University of Sydney

Finding could open new front in fight against disinformation

Released: 27-Jun-2022 1:45 PM EDT
The latest expert commentary on SCOTUS decisions, including the overturn of Roe v. Wade
Newswise

The latest expert commentary and research on SCOTUS decisions, including the overturn of Roe v. Wade

       
Newswise: Free ice cream: Clemson researchers team up with teachers to show middle-school students how misinformation spreads
Released: 24-Jun-2022 10:05 PM EDT
Free ice cream: Clemson researchers team up with teachers to show middle-school students how misinformation spreads
Clemson University

The rumor flying around Ware Shoals Middle School was that an ice cream truck would be selling treats for $1 when students gathered for field day a few days before the end of the academic year.

   
Released: 17-Jun-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Spending Time Online Can Boost Children’s Well-Being – Depending on Their Social Framework
University of Oslo

Contrary to what many fear, the time Norwegian children spend in front of a screen is associated with a good quality of life.

15-Jun-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Study: Design Tricks Commonly Used to Monetize Young Children’s App Use
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

The majority of apps preschool-aged children use are designed to make money off their digital experiences, a new study suggests.

Released: 16-Jun-2022 7:00 AM EDT
Chicago Expands and Activates Quantum Network, Taking Steps Toward a Secure Quantum Internet
University of Chicago

Scientists with the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering announced today that for the first time they’ve connected the city of Chicago and suburban labs with a quantum network—nearly doubling the length of what was already one of the longest in the country.

Released: 14-Jun-2022 3:15 PM EDT
"Yes, optimists live longer" and more research news on Aging for media
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Aging channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
7-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Five New Insights into the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effects on Eating and Health
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

The COVID-19 pandemic affected people at all stages of life from seniors to newborns. New studies presented at NUTRITION 2022 LIVE ONLINE examine the causes and effects of COVID-19-related food insecurity, how the pandemic affected breastfeeding practices and more.

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Released: 13-Jun-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Zoom and Alcohol Don’t Mix—Looking at Yourself During Online Social Gatherings May Worsen Mood; Alcohol May Increase This Effect
Association for Psychological Science

The more a person stares at themselves while talking with a partner in an online chat, the more their mood degrades over the course of the conversation, a new study finds. Alcohol use appears to worsen this effect.

Released: 10-Jun-2022 2:30 PM EDT
Rising temperatures may cause a rise in carbon dioxide, but this does not refute human-caused climate change
Newswise

The rise in temperature before a rise in carbon dioxide has led some to conclude that carbon dioxide simply cannot be responsible for current global warming. We find this claim to be misleading because it fails to tell the whole story. Increasing CO2 levels can be the cause AND effect of further warming.

Released: 8-Jun-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Zoom fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mary Ann Liebert

Zoom fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with depression, loneliness, and food insecurity. Higher levels of Zoom fatigue correlated with higher levels of loneliness, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.

Newswise:Video Embedded bluetooth-signals-can-be-used-to-identify-and-track-smartphones
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Released: 8-Jun-2022 8:00 AM EDT
Bluetooth Signals Can Be Used to Identify and Track Smartphones
University of California San Diego

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has demonstrated for the first time that the Bluetooth signals emitted constantly by our mobile phones have a unique fingerprint that can be used to track individuals’ movements.

Newswise: ‘Beam-Steering’ Technology Takes Mobile Communications Beyond 5G
Released: 3-Jun-2022 11:05 AM EDT
‘Beam-Steering’ Technology Takes Mobile Communications Beyond 5G
University of Birmingham

Birmingham scientists have revealed a new beam-steering antenna that increases the efficiency of data transmission for ‘beyond 5G’ – and opens up a range of frequencies for mobile communications that are inaccessible to currently used technologies.

Released: 1-Jun-2022 2:30 PM EDT
The Syndemic of Inequity and COVID-19 in Virtual Care
Journal of Medical Internet Research

The critical intersections of structural inequities and vulnerabilities of marginalized populations, particularly those engaging the social gradient of minority ethnic communities, are revealed in the syndemic approach to COVID-19. Although proposals...

Released: 1-Jun-2022 2:15 PM EDT
Cybersickness Variability by Race: Findings From 6 Studies and a Mini Meta-analysis
Journal of Medical Internet Research

Background: With the influx of medical virtual reality (VR) technologies, cybersickness has transitioned from a nuisance experienced during leisure activities to a potential safety and efficacy concern for patients and clinicians. To...

Newswise: A Quarter of World's Internet Users Rely on Infrastructure at High Risk of Attack
Released: 26-May-2022 8:00 AM EDT
A Quarter of World's Internet Users Rely on Infrastructure at High Risk of Attack
University of California San Diego

About a quarter of the world’s Internet users live in countries that are more susceptible than previously thought to targeted attacks on their Internet infrastructure. Many of the at-risk countries are located in the Global South.

Newswise: New Study Looks at How Smartphones Affect Mental Health
Released: 25-May-2022 9:00 AM EDT
New Study Looks at How Smartphones Affect Mental Health
University of Oregon

A University of Oregon-led study of Android users investigates the effects of smartphone use on mental and physical well-being.

   
Released: 19-May-2022 2:30 PM EDT
Characterization of False or Misleading Fluoride Content on Instagram: Infodemiology Study
Journal of Medical Internet Research

Background: Online false or misleading oral health–related content has been propagated on social media to deceive people against fluoride’s economic and health benefits to prevent dental caries. Objective: The ai...

Released: 18-May-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Professor Creates App to Secure Virtual Assistants from Hacking
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Before virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant became ubiquitous household technology, thieves needed to gain physical access into a home to inflict harm. Now all they need is their voice.

Released: 17-May-2022 1:45 PM EDT
Stress could make us more likable, and other Behavioral Science news tips
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise.

       


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