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Medical Xpress / Sitting for long stretches raises heart and diabetes risks in older people
Spending too long sitting raises the risk of heart disease and diabetes in people over 60, warns a major global review.
Tech Xplore / El Salvador teams up with Elon Musk's xAI to bring AI to 5,000 public schools
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Thursday that his administration is partnering with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI to bring artificial intelligence into more than 5,000 public schools.
Medical Xpress / Preoperative radiation may improve antitumor immune response in most common form of breast cancer
Preoperative radiation improved T-cell infiltration (TCI) in patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer when administered in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and chemotherapy and led ...
Medical Xpress / Plant used in folk medicine has anti-inflammatory anti-arthritic effects, study confirms
In Brazil, researchers from the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), and São Paulo State University (UNESP) have conducted a study that confirmed the safety and anti-inflammatory, ...
Phys.org / New study reveals the complex and evolving landscape of apprenticeship in Colonial India
A new study led by a University of Nottingham historian offers a comprehensive examination of apprenticeship in artisanal production during the second half of British colonial rule in India, revealing that no single, uniform ...
Medical Xpress / Breast MRI may be safely omitted from diagnostic workup in certain patients with early-stage, HR-negative breast cancer
Patients with stage 1 or 2, hormone receptor (HR)-negative breast cancer had similar five-year rates of locoregional recurrence whether or not they underwent preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds microdosing can temporarily improve mood, creativity
A new UBC Okanagan study found that people who microdose psychedelics feel better on the days they take them—but those boosts don't seem to last.
Tech Xplore / Fairness in AI: Study shows central role of human decision-making
AI-supported recommender systems should provide users with the best possible suggestions for their inquiries. These systems often have to serve different target groups and take other stakeholders into account who also influence ...
Medical Xpress / Sentinel lymph node biopsy may be safely omitted in some patients with early-stage breast cancer: Phase III trial
Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or survival after a median ...
Medical Xpress / Children with cognitive disabilities missing in NDIS data
According to recent figures, about 250,000 children under the age of 15 participate in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). But a new scoping review out of the University of Adelaide has highlighted gaps in literature ...
Tech Xplore / Amazon bets on color and AI with its priciest Kindle to date
Amazon.com Inc.'s new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is the company's most serious effort yet to turn its e-reader into a productivity tool. But with a starting price of $630—making it the priciest Kindle yet—Amazon will need ...
Medical Xpress / Ticked off: Exploring the rise of tick-induced meat allergy and its connection to cardiovascular disease
Mammalian meat allergy (MMA) is one of the few known food allergies caused by an environmental trigger—a tick bite. In simple terms, MMA results in an allergic reaction to red meat, making it difficult or sometimes even ...