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Medical Xpress / Practice manager partners could be key to future sustainability of GP practices

Smaller GP practices that appoint a manager partner are significantly less likely to close or merge, the first study of its kind has found. The University of Manchester and Calgary researchers publish their study today in ...

6 hours ago in Medical economics
Tech Xplore / 'Smartphone-only' internet access deepens digital inequality, study finds

A new study examining digital behavior in Taiwan suggests that simply having internet access is no longer enough to ensure digital inclusion—a finding with growing implications for the United States as governments, schools, ...

7 hours ago in Internet
Tech Xplore / Machines spot deepfake pictures better than humans, but people outperform AI in detecting deepfake videos

Artificial intelligence may be better than people at spotting fake faces in photos—but humans still have the upper hand when those fakes start moving. In a recent study, psychologists and computer scientists at the University ...

7 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Crime scene blood stains can be damning—even after cleaning

Cleaning blood from a violent crime scene can complicate crime scene investigations, particularly when accurate evidence is required for a conviction in court. A new study led by Flinders University, published in the Australian ...

7 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Survey finds most school administrators oppose arming teachers

Most superintendents and principals oppose the practice of arming teachers as a school-safety strategy, according to new research led by The University of Toledo's Dr. Brandon Wood.

7 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Poverty vs. wealth: New study shows biggest buyers and sellers of illicit kidneys

An international team of researchers from George Mason University, Harvard University, and the University of Tokyo have used artificial intelligence to map the global underground market for illegal kidney transplants, finding ...

7 hours ago in Surgery
Phys.org / Fries with that? Ordering from AI linked to selecting more indulgent foods

As a growing number of fast-food chains adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology for drive-thru ordering, customers are more likely to order indulgent food options when interacting with voice AI rather than a human employee, ...

7 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Houston, we have a problem: Study points to clotting glitch in space

A cut presumably draws blood anywhere in the universe, whether in an Earthly suburb or on some future interstellar voyage yet undreamed outside science fiction. In space, however, clotting's the challenge. A recent study ...

7 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Researchers find important clue to healthy heartbeats

A tiny region in a little-known muscle protein may hold the key to a healthy, steady heartbeat, as well as possible clues to future treatment of devastating heart ailments. Washington State University researchers have found ...

6 hours ago in Cardiology
Tech Xplore / Understanding the data center building boom

As artificial intelligence (AI) drives explosive growth in data centers, communities across the U.S. are facing rising electricity costs, new industrial development, and mounting strain on an aging power grid.

7 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Chondrocytes' behavior reveals novel targets for bone growth disorders

Achondroplasia, also known as short-limb dwarfism, is associated with neurological symptoms and complications due to narrowing of the skeletal structures surrounding the spinal cord. Despite achondroplasia being the most ...

12 hours ago in Genetics
Tech Xplore / New system designed to protect drones from cyber threats

Adelaide University researchers have initiated the development of a world-first cybersecurity system designed to protect drones from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. The new study led by the Industrial AI Research ...

7 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets