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Medical Xpress / Scalable human neuron networks reveal brain-like rhythms and how drugs reshape them

An EEG (electroencephalogram) is a painless test that uses small sensors placed on the scalp to measure the brain's electrical activity. It provides a real-time readout of brain "waves"—rhythms generated by large groups ...

12 hours ago in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / Phosphorus addition could unlock safer, high-performance sodium-ion batteries

Researchers at Kogakuin University have discovered that adding phosphorus (P2O5) to sodium-yttrium-silicate glasses significantly enhances their performance as solid electrolytes for next-generation sodium-ion batteries. ...

12 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Rural Australians need mental preparation as much as sandbags ahead of disasters

Australia's 2026 summer season has been marked by fire and flood.

7 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Study finds 'dosed' nonlinearity can beat linear and fully nonlinear AI

Umbrella or sun cap? Buy or sell stocks? When it comes to questions like these, many people today rely on AI-supported recommendations. Chatbots such as ChatGPT, AI-driven weather forecasts, and financial market predictions ...

11 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / How a parent's concern may help flag a child's sudden severe illness in over 90% of cases

A parent's intuition about their child's condition is a significant medical indicator. A new study from the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital shows that even comprehensive digital symptom questionnaires may ...

11 hours ago in Pediatrics
Phys.org / 'Ridiculous' plan developed at Florida zoo saves wild rhino's eyesight in Africa

Corralling a wild rhinoceros into a small chute to give it eyedrops might seem like a crazy plan. But if it's crazy and it works, then it's not crazy.

13 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Two unexplored Vaccinia genome regions could allow more therapeutic genes in one virus

Genetic modification of viruses has long been used as a strategy to treat and prevent different types of diseases. Specifically, it consists of exploiting certain characteristics of viruses that make them suitable tools for ...

12 hours ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / How age, sex and genetics shape our antibodies

Age, biological sex, and human genetic factors influence the production of antibodies during the immune response. A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and the Collège de France have shown that these factors ...

12 hours ago in Immunology
Medical Xpress / Most pregnant women in Ireland avoid alcohol, research shows

Alcohol consumption during early pregnancy in Ireland is significantly lower than previously reported, according to new research. Previous estimates, based largely on self-reported data, suggested that between 20% and 60% ...

7 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Phys.org / Hundreds of young Chinook salmon found dead in Yuba River: What happened?

Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of juvenile Chinook salmon were found dead in the lower Yuba River after a large water pipe burst at the New Colgate Powerhouse on Friday, according to a local conservation group.

8 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Encapsulated ovarian donor tissue restores natural hormone cycles in mice

With the aim of restoring female hormone cycles for pediatric cancer survivors, a team of University of Michigan researchers has demonstrated that donated ovarian tissue, hidden from the immune system in a capsule, can produce ...

11 hours ago in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Tech Xplore / Can Europe be climate-neutral by 2050? New monitor tracks the pace of the energy transition

The EU is expected to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. How far along is it? "At its core, we simply don't know. We have a good picture of the supply side—how quickly wind turbines are being erected, grids expanded, and ...

12 hours ago in Business