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Medical Xpress / Those with positive experiences or conflicts of interest dominate FDA drug advisory meetings
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committees play a key role in evaluating the efficacy and safety of new drugs. They include open public hearing sessions, whereby patients, clinicians, and advocates share ...
Medical Xpress / How a cheap, century-old drug can improve life with type 1 diabetes
A Garvan-led clinical trial has found that using a common and inexpensive type 2 diabetes drug reduces insulin needs in type 1 diabetes, opening doors for improved management of the condition.
Phys.org / Kelp farming is expensive, but a new resource points to lower costs
Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but also a costly one. One key barrier for new farmers is a lack of cost-analysis tools to help reduce expenditures ...
Medical Xpress / Most preschoolers failing to meet daily physical activity guidelines, study suggests
Fewer than 1 in 4 children aged 2 to 4 meet the recommended daily physical activity levels, a new study has found. Additionally, while children are much more active on days when they attend early years settings, most preschoolers ...
Tech Xplore / Five crucial ways LLMs can endanger your privacy
The privacy concerns around large language models like ChatGPT, Anthropic and Gemini are more serious than just the data the algorithms ingest, according to a Northeastern University computer science expert.
Medical Xpress / AI learns from the tree of life to support rare disease diagnosis
Researchers have created an artificial intelligence model that can identify which mutations in human proteins are most likely to cause disease, even when those mutations have never been seen before in any person.
Phys.org / COVID vaccine tech could limit snakebite venom damage
The same technology used in COVID-19 vaccines could help prevent muscle damage from snakebites, according to a study published in Trends in Biotechnology.
Medical Xpress / New platform tests AI fairness and accuracy in diabetic eye disease screening
Researchers have developed the world's first real-world head-to-head testing platform to determine whether commercial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect disease in a fair, equitable, transparent ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers reveal progressive, regional brain changes in Parkinson's disease
New research has revealed that Parkinson's disease causes significant and progressive changes to blood vessels in the brain, changing our understanding of the disease which may lead to new treatment methods.
Phys.org / Targeted inheritance of sex improves animal breeding
One of the fundamental rules of inheritance states that different alleles (gene copies) of a trait, such as sex, are inherited with equal frequency. "However, we have long known that there are genes that can increase their ...
Phys.org / AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient, and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets
Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space—and that number is set to grow dramatically with ambitious missions to the moon, Mars and beyond. But these dreams hinge on one critical challenge: ...
Tech Xplore / Tactile sensors enable robots to carry unsecured loads
If you've ever moved into a new home, you know the challenge of packing a moving truck—it's like solving a giant, three-dimensional puzzle. Everything needs to fit just right, and nothing can be left loose or unbalanced, ...
