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Medical Xpress / No, autistic people are not 'mind blind'—here's why

For four decades, a controversial idea has shaped how autism is understood by researchers, health care professionals and the public: the claim that autistic people are "mind blind." The phrase suggests an inability to grasp ...

6 hours ago in Autism spectrum disorders
Medical Xpress / Experts call to improve survival rates for bile duct cancer patients

The international group of experts, including Professor John Bridgewater (UCL Cancer Institute), is calling for rapid improvements in diagnosis, treatment and research for cholangiocarcinoma, also known as bile duct cancer. ...

6 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Researchers create world's largest dog and cat tumor database

Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Veterinary Data Science Group and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria have created the world's largest open-source database of canine and feline tumors, containing more ...

7 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Study challenges beliefs on 'libido gap' between men and women

Young adulthood—that pivotal period of time around the ages of 17 and 18—often brings a series of firsts: first time living away from home, first love, and, for many in the Western world, the decision to have sex for ...

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Why is gout on the rise?

A condition once called the "disease of kings" is affecting even the general population. Rates of gout, a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes severe, sudden stabbing pain in the big toe, have increased by more than ...

Tech Xplore / SwRI develops magnetostrictive probe for safer, more cost-effective storage tank inspections

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has created a magnetostrictive transducer (MST) probe that uses ultrasonic guided wave technology to detect corrosion in storage tanks, a process that normally requires emptying the tank ...

6 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / How long do civilizations last?

It is one of the most famous questions in science, and it was asked, as legend has it, over lunch. Enrico Fermi, the physicist who helped build the first nuclear reactor and whose name graces a unit of length so small it ...

8 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Current climate pledges may miss Paris targets

International efforts to tackle climate change reached a major milestone with the Paris Agreement, adopted by more than 190 countries. The agreement aims to limit the average global temperature rise to well below 2 °C, preferably ...

7 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / How ultrasound is delivered matters when opening the blood-brain barrier

Focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles is increasingly being used to safely and reversibly open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) for the treatment of brain tumors and neurodegenerative disorders. While much attention ...

7 hours ago in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / Overcoming tribocorrosion in marine metals

A joint research team at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has successfully developed Korea's first high corrosion- and wear-resistant carbon coating technology to mitigate the severe corrosion and wear issues ...

7 hours ago in Engineering
Medical Xpress / AI model to improve prostate cancer care

Researchers and clinicians from six leading medical centers and academic institutions—including the University of California San Diego—have collaborated to develop a new artificial intelligence model of the male urinary ...

7 hours ago in Radiology & Imaging
Medical Xpress / Science of fitting in: Do best friends or popular peers shape teen behavior?

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think, and fit in. But who matters most—friends or the popular ...

7 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry