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Medical Xpress / Circadian gene variants offer new indicator of obesity risk in children
New research from the Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS) has found that circadian rhythm-related genes could influence the risk of obesity in children, highlighting an important connection between sleep and eating behavior.
Medical Xpress / Scientists develop a two-step system for detecting and classifying brain tumors from MRI images
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-based method that could significantly improve the detection and classification of brain tumors from MRI scans, achieving higher accuracy than conventional diagnostic ...
Phys.org / AI technology sees through leaves to transform horticulture
University of Canterbury (UC) computer science professor Richard Green leads UC Vision, with researcher Dr. Richie Ellingham developing AI and computer vision technology that can identify, measure and track fruit hidden behind ...
Medical Xpress / Resistance training activates the muscle repair machinery, study finds
Researchers from the Universities of Hildesheim, Bonn and Freiburg have uncovered how human skeletal muscle responds to resistance exercise at the molecular level. Their findings provide new insights that could help optimize ...
Phys.org / New cell-based method could expand human milk oligosaccharides available for infant formula
Researchers have developed a new cell-based approach to produce several sugars naturally found in human breast milk. Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex sugars in human milk that can act as prebiotics and influence ...
Medical Xpress / How US HIV funding cuts quickly affected care in East Africa
The U.S. government's withdrawal of funding for global HIV programs in January 2025 sharply reduced the number of people entering HIV care across East Africa within weeks, according to findings led by UC San Francisco researchers.
Medical Xpress / A potential sleep crisis among workers over 50: Study links work-related stress to range of well-being issues
Sleep disturbances are far more common among workers in middle to later life than previously believed, according to a study that links work-related stress to a range of well-being issues. Researchers found that nearly 70% ...
Medical Xpress / Being a mother affects health more than being a father, study shows
Having children marks a before and after in people's lives. It is a life event that brings significant biological, psychological and social changes. However, it does not affect the whole population equally. A study conducted ...
Medical Xpress / Novel hydrogel offers a smarter approach to wound healing
Any minor cut or scrape sets the body's natural healing process in motion. However, deep wounds are far more vulnerable to bacterial infection and the accumulation of harmful molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS), ...
Medical Xpress / Air filters don't stop you catching infectious respiratory diseases, study indicates
There was an energetic push to install air-filtering devices in schools and nursing homes when the COVID pandemic struck. However, these devices had rarely been tested in real-world situations for their effects on infection ...
Phys.org / The future of the UK's renowned Lovell radio telescope is in question after a funding cut
Scientists have reacted with alarm to news that the British government will cut funding to the world-famous radio telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest England that has been ...
Phys.org / Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation
The tropics cover less than one-third of Earth's surface but are home to more than half of all known species. Forests, savannas, grasslands and deserts: A vast array of environments stretches along the planet's equatorial ...
