HEALTH AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

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August 29, 2017 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights provide cutting edge news that could impact your health and our future.

HEALTH

SCIENCE AND TECH

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HEALTH

Thyroid cancer rates triple, and scientists look for cause (Live Science)

Thyroid cancer rates are rising faster than any other cancer in the United States, a new study found: Between 1975 and 2013, the number of thyroid cancer cases diagnosed yearly more than tripled….in the new analysis, scientists argued that the alarming rise isn't just due to improvements in detecting thyroid cancer.

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? (Atlantic)

More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis. 

FDA Seizes Risky Smallpox Vaccine from San Diego Stem Cell Company (KPBS)

The agency said it is looking into how StemImmune obtained the potentially dangerous vaccine for use in treatments given to cancer patients in Rancho Mirage and Beverly Hills.6611071

Health officials advise older people to walk faster (BBC)

Middle-aged people are being urged to walk faster to help stay healthy, amid concern high levels of inactivity may be harming their health.

The Battle Over Oil and Gas Development in Colorado (NPR)

A deadly home explosion in Colorado is renewing fights over how close oil and gas development should be to expanding suburbs. One town is trying to figure out for itself how close is too close.

SCIENCE AND TECH

Crowdfunding disaster: Silicon Valley start-up takes customers’ money, shuts down (San Jose Mercury News)

A Bay Area startup that promised to give music lovers state-of-the-art wireless earphones is instead closing its doors, becoming the latest in a string of crowd-funded companies to take customers’ money and shut down without shipping a product.

AI threatens humanity (Washington Times)

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing warfare and espionage in ways similar to the invention of nuclear arms and ultimately could destroy humanity, according to a new government-sponsored study…. The range of coming advanced AI weapons include: robot assassins, superfast cyber attack machines, driverless car bombs and swarms of small explosive kamikaze drones. 

Unlikely Allies Join Fight to Protect Free Speech on the Internet (NPR)

After big tech companies took action to take down white supremacist content, there have been calls for the government to step in to protect free speech from the right and left.

Los Angeles Tests Whether Lighter Color Streets Will Lower the Temperature (NPR)

LA is piloting what it's calling cool pavement. This involves putting a thin, light gray coating on some streets throughout the city. They found the blocks where it's been applied can remain up to 10 degrees cooler on a summer afternoon. 

Cars with advanced safety systems yielding lower crash rates (CS Monitor)

Automated car safety systems such as blind spot warning and lane departure monitoring are helping to halt collisions, new studies find.


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