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Phys.org / Iron Age dental plaque reveals Scythians consumed milk from horses and ruminants

Researchers have deciphered the diet of an important nomadic people in Eastern European history. By analyzing dental calculus, they have provided the first direct evidence that the diet of the Scythians included milk from ...

42 minutes ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Handheld fuel cell reactor offers rapid, safe power for edge devices

A new portable reactor based on a solid oxide fuel cell solves thermal management and safety issues, as reported by researchers from Japan. This miniaturized reactor can start up rapidly within five minutes at room temperature ...

22 minutes ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / A wild potato that changed the story of agriculture in the American Southwest

Starchy residue preserved in ancient stone tools may rewrite the story of crop domestication in the American Southwest, according to research led by the University of Utah.

42 minutes ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / People with 'binge-watching addiction' are more likely to be lonely, study finds

While many people binge-watch their favorite shows, binge-watching addiction is associated with loneliness, according to a study published in PLOS One by Xiaofan Yue and Xin Cui from Huangshan University in China.

42 minutes ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / LLMs can identify major depressive disorder via voice note recordings

A new medical large language model (LLM) achieved over 91% accuracy in identifying female participants diagnosed with major depressive disorder after analyzing a short WhatsApp audio recording where participants described ...

42 minutes ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / New method creates acinar cells involved in formation of pancreatic cancer

Organoids are three-dimensional miniature models of organs, grown in a dish. They have become a valuable tool for studying human development, organ regeneration, function, and disease progression. Organoids derived from patient ...

32 minutes ago in Biology
Phys.org / Ultrafast light switches use atomically thin semiconductors for rapid optical control

A nanostructure made of silver and an atomically thin semiconductor layer can be turned into an ultrafast switching mirror device that may function as an optical transistor—with a switching speed around 10,000 times faster ...

6 minutes ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Super-enhancers in cancer cells trigger DNA breaks and error-prone repair cycles

A new study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most powerful genetic "on switches" in cancer cells, called super-enhancers, drive unusually intense gene ...

42 minutes ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / High-dose inhaled nitric oxide shows early promise as a potential antimicrobial therapy

Overuse of antibiotics has accelerated the development of bacterial resistance to conventional drugs, a global health crisis projected to result in more than 10 million deaths annually by 2050. The multidrug-resistant bacterium ...

42 minutes ago in Medical research
Medical Xpress / AI can predict preemies' paths based on blood spot data

An artificial intelligence-based tool can predict the medical trajectories of individual premature newborns from blood samples collected soon after they are born, a Stanford Medicine-led study has shown.

42 minutes ago in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Steatotic liver disease precisely assessed using 3D ultrafast vascular ultrasound

Steatotic liver disease (commonly called fatty liver disease) progresses silently. Even in the absence of noticeable symptoms, changes begin to unfold inside the liver. While hepatic fat accumulation remains a defining feature ...

3 minutes ago in Radiology & Imaging
Medical Xpress / New research shows drastic effects the menopause can have on autistic people

Academics at Bournemouth University (BU) have been exploring the impact of menopause on autistic people and discovered that the transition can be life-changing—and in some instances even life-threatening—in terms of its ...