Automated speed enforcement doesn't just reduce collisions -- it helps reduce crime

(University of British Columbia) It's widely accepted that automated photo enforcement programs targeting speeding help reduce collisions and promote safe driving. Now a new University of British Columbia study suggests they can also significantly reduce crime in the neighborhoods in which they are deployed.

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Can smoking cessation reduce rheumatoid arthritis risk?

(Wiley) In an Arthritis Care & Research analysis of 230,732 women, those who quit smoking many years ago had a lower risk of a certain form of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with women who recently quit.

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Radio-tracking dolphins reveals intimate details about their behavior

(Florida Atlantic University) The most extensive radio-tracking effort of bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon using radio-telemetry reveals new and surprising information about how they use their habitats, how they spend their time, and how they interact with their own species. Researchers conducted radio-tracking by boat, with assistance from a Cessna 172 aircraft, and visually located and followed nine dolphins several times per week. Over the course of 122 hours of observation, they compiled a total of 1,390 scan samples.

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Silver linings come from partner support, research says

(University of California - Riverside) Spouses can help breast cancer patients with coping by positively reframing the cancer experience and other negative experiences. In general, positive reframing -- finding the silver lining -- was associated with less stress. Researchers suggest the findings can be extended to a broader population.

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Artificial intelligence can identify trauma patients who misuse alcohol

(Loyola University Health System) A first-of-its kind study has demonstrated that an artificial intelligence technique can be used to identify trauma patients who misuse alcohol. Researchers used the technique, natural language processing, to identify alcohol misusers from clinician notes in electronic health records. In 78 percent of cases, the technique was able to differentiate between patients who misused alcohol and those who did not.

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Russian physicists trained the oscillatory neural network to recognize images

(AKSON Russian Science Communication Association) Physicists from Petrozavodsk State University have proposed a new method for oscillatory neural network to recognize simple images. Such networks with an adjustable synchronous state of individual neurons have, presumably, a dynamics similar to neurons in the living brain.

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A deer-sized T. rex ancestor shows how fast tyrannosaurs became giants

A newly found dinosaur called Moros intrepidus fills a hole in the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs, helping narrow when the group sized up.

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