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Medical Xpress / Differing immune responses in infants may explain increased severity of RSV over SARS-CoV-2
Young infants hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) often become much sicker than those infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In a study published in Science Translational Medicine, scientists ...
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 ...
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 ...
Phys.org / Scientists discover 10 new species of Hawaiian moths
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers identified 10 new species and seven new groups (genera) of Hawaiian leaf-roller moths. While new species are frequently discovered, the description of a new genus of insects is ...
Medical Xpress / How ketogenic diets help prevent seizures
A ketogenic diet—one that is high in fat and extremely low in carbohydrates—has been known for decades to reduce seizures in some epilepsy patients. But how the highly restrictive diet achieves these effects has not previously ...
Medical Xpress / Poverty vs. wealth: New study shows biggest buyers and sellers of illicit kidneys
An international team of researchers from George Mason University, Harvard University, and the University of Tokyo have used artificial intelligence to map the global underground market for illegal kidney transplants, finding ...
Phys.org / AI gets water right: How a hydration shield helps proteins keep their shape
A study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports that artificial intelligence can enhance protein stability in an unexpected way—by engineering the water around a protein, not just the protein itself. ...
Medical Xpress / Keeping neurons on the right path: Scientists identify key driver of cortical layering during brain development
The cerebral cortex, the brain's outermost region responsible for higher cognitive functions, depends on a highly ordered, layered structure. Its proper development requires newly generated neurons to migrate to precise locations ...
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, ...
Medical Xpress / Teaching parents physical literacy for their kids
Canadian kids are spending more time on screens and far less time playing—throwing a ball or jumping around—and that's creating a big public health problem. Not only are they missing out on better health now, but inactive ...
Medical Xpress / Houston, we have a problem: Study points to clotting glitch in space
A cut presumably draws blood anywhere in the universe, whether in an Earthly suburb or on some future interstellar voyage yet undreamed outside science fiction. In space, however, clotting's the challenge. A recent study ...
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 ...
