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Medical Xpress / Science for living: Can using AI risk prediction in breast cancer screening improve early detection?

Artificial intelligence is transforming medicine, but what does that mean for breast cancer screening? Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are exploring how an AI-based tool might help identify women at higher risk for ...

12 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Clues in the bloodstream reveal the role androgen receptor alterations play in metastatic prostate cancer

A new study using serial liquid biopsies to track how metastatic prostate cancer evolves under treatment pressure showed that androgen receptor (AR) alterations consistently emerged and were linked to poorer outcomes across ...

11 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Quantitative imaging framework detects emerging form of dementia, limbic-predominant age-related

A novel quantitative PET- and MRI-based imaging approach can objectively identify a recently recognized type of dementia—limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, or LATE—that is often mistaken as Alzheimer's ...

10 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Australians are rethinking inner city living

In a post-COVID world, CBD living is losing appeal with Australian residents opting for lower-density housing, according to new research from Adelaide University. Published in Regional Studies, the research examined the future ...

12 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Scientists develop vitamin A-enriched tomato to fight global deficiency

University of Florida scientists have developed a tomato packed with significantly higher levels of vitamin A, a breakthrough that could help combat one of the world's most widespread nutritional deficiencies. In research ...

12 hours ago in Biology
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 ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Study identifies erythropoietin as a potential active ingredient in Primrose syndrome

A research team from Mannheim, Göttingen, Varna, and Princeton has discovered in animal studies with mice that the growth factor recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) can significantly improve cognitive and social problems ...

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.

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Rising rates of cosmetic surgery among patients in underrepresented groups

Use of cosmetic surgery by patients of underrepresented racial/ethnic minority patient groups has increased substantially in recent years—well beyond their relative increase in the US population, reports a study in the ...

11 hours ago in Surgery
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 ...

12 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
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, ...

12 hours ago in Internet
Medical Xpress / Largest study shows cardiac screening in young people identifies hidden heart risk and saves lives

New research led by City St George's, University of London has found that routine heart screening in young people can identify potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions and save lives, and that repeat checks are essential ...

12 hours ago in Cardiology