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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.

4 hours ago in Cardiology
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.

2 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
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 ...

7 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
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, ...

20 hours ago in Medications
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 ...

4 hours ago in Other Sciences
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 ...

7 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
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.

4 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
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 ...

4 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
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 ...

7 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
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 ...

8 hours ago in Pediatrics
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 ...

8 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
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 ...

8 hours ago in Cardiology