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Medical Xpress / Study finds shorter therapy effective for some with drug-resistant tuberculosis

Some patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis could benefit from a shorter treatment with fewer drugs, while others may warrant more aggressive therapy, according to the findings of a new study led by an international ...

Phys.org / Scientists achieve first experimental observation of the transverse Thomson effect

In a new Nature Physics paper, researchers report the first experimental observation of the transverse Thomson effect, a key thermoelectric phenomenon that has eluded scientists since it was predicted over a century ago.

10 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Jumping spider's visual trickery can fool AI

Some jumping spiders look so much like wasps that scientists named them for the predatory insects.

4 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / New research reveals AI has a confidence problem

Large language models (LLMs) sometimes lose confidence when answering questions and abandon correct answers, according to a new study by researchers at Google DeepMind and University College London.

8 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Smarter silicone bonding enables engineering of stronger soft devices

In a step forward for soft robotics and biomedical devices, Rice University engineers have uncovered a powerful new way to boost the strength and durability of silicone-based soft devices without changing the materials themselves. ...

4 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / New study reveals how to stabilize cobalt catalysts for green hydrogen production

Scientists have taken a major step toward solving one of the biggest challenges facing green hydrogen: the scarcity of iridium, a rare and expensive metal crucial to current production methods.

4 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Unexpected side effect: How common medications clear the way for pathogens

The human intestine is home to a dense network of microorganisms, known collectively as the gut microbiome, which actively helps to shape our health. The microorganisms help with digestion, train the immune system and protect ...

4 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Fetal exposure to vape liquids linked to changes in skull shape

In utero exposure to two liquid ingredients in e-cigarettes—minus the nicotine that drives addiction—can alter skull shape during fetal development, a new study in mice has found.

4 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / Study maps Bifidobacterium genes to guide personalized probiotic development

Probiotics are emerging tools used by neonatal intensive care units to promote healthy outcomes and prevent intestinal diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis. Approximately one in ten of the youngest preterm infants in ...

4 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Decline in aerosols could lead to more heat waves in populated areas

Heat waves are becoming more frequent around the world. And while rising temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions are part of the problem, the declining levels of aerosols—the small particles that make up smog and ...

5 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Mammals have evolved into ant eaters 12 times since the dinosaur age, study finds

Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the surprising lengths to which some have gone to satisfy one of the more peculiar—a taste for ants and termites.

5 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / MRI study reveals structural brain changes in children with restrictive eating disorders

In the last decade, the incidence of restrictive eating disorders in children, like anorexia-nervosa and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders (ARFID), has doubled. These disorders have severe consequences for growing ...

9 hours ago in Neuroscience