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Medical Xpress / Widespread temptations bad news for people with a high risk of diabetes, says study

Type 2 diabetes is often triggered by a sedentary lifestyle or poor diet. At the same time, however, some people have genes that make it much more likely they will develop the disease. In other words, they are far more susceptible ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / What's that critter? New tech guidelines can help ensure we get the right answer

Have you ever been in the woods and wondered what bug you're hearing or which bird is singing? These days, new technologies are helping both scientists and the public identify what's trilling, scuttling, tweeting, rustling, ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Home-based program slashes post-stroke falls rate by 33%, study shows

New Australian research has shown that a tailored, home-based program can dramatically cut the number of falls, one of the most dangerous risks faced by survivors of stroke. The "falls after stroke trial" or FAST, published ...

13 hours ago
Phys.org / Iron-substituted MoOₓ catalyst boosts oxygen evolution for alkaline water electrolysis

A Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) research team, led by Dr. Dahee Park at the Hydrogen Energy Materials Research Center, has successfully developed a high-performance catalyst that significantly enhances the oxygen ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Caffeine helps restore memory function after sleep loss, study shows

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have demonstrated that caffeine can restore social memory impaired by sleep deprivation by targeting a defined brain pathway. ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / AI could spot the next financial crisis—but there's a catch

What if AI could predict the next financial meltdown? Sounds like a promising idea, yet as new research finds, the devil is in the details.

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study warns fluoride bans may raise tooth decay in children

Removing fluoride from drinking water could lead to more cavities in kids and higher health care costs, a new analysis suggests. Researchers estimate that if five states stop adding fluoride to public water, more than 132,000 ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New algorithm can better manage type 2 diabetes, study finds

A University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology-developed algorithm—paired with a continuous glucose monitor—can help users better manage their type 2 diabetes by recommending insulin-dose adjustments, a new study ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / AI avatars promise UK growth if laws can put people first

AI avatars are helping UK businesses save time and money, but without clear rules, workers are at risk and growth opportunities are being missed. A report published in the journal Synthetic Media Research Network, Replique ...

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New detector chip compresses X-ray data 100- to 200-fold in real time

Every second, scientific experiments produce a flood of data—so much that transmitting and analyzing it can slow down even the most advanced research. To help scientists better manage this data deluge, researchers at the ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Study finds overconfident CEOs are 10-15% less likely to delegate deal work

A new study finds overconfident CEOs are less likely to delegate responsibilities to underlings, particularly in settings that involve complex transactions—such as hammering out the details of high-stakes deals. The paper, ...

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / A faster route to solid-state batteries? Ultrasonic welding creates lithium-garnet interface in seconds

Bonding lithium metal to a ceramic surface should be a dream team combination for creating solid-state lithium metal batteries. However, getting them to bond is the hard part. Impurity layers tend to form on the surface, ...

18 hours ago