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Phys.org / Reducing risks when modernizing packaging
Redesigns can cause serious harm to businesses. New research from Adelaide University explores what brands should consider when modernizing their packaging. "The study shows that successful redesign depends on increasing ...
Medical Xpress / Early signs of cognitive decline can be detected in middle-aged and older adults with problem alcohol use
Researchers have shown they can detect cognitive decline related to heavy alcohol use even before clinical dementia symptoms appear, according to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research. The study's ...
Medical Xpress / Need to X-ray soft tissue? New contrast agent offers a way to see cartilage
A doctor orders an X-ray for a patient with a knee ache. The bones look fine, and the most likely prognosis is arthritis, which occurs when the soft tissue between joints breaks down. But X-rays are much better with hard ...
Medical Xpress / Wawa recalls drinks over undeclared milk allergen
Several popular drinks sold at Wawa are being recalled because they may contain an undeclared milk allergen.
Phys.org / Matcha model makes drug candidate screening more than 30 times faster
Ligand Pro, founded by Skoltech professors and a Skoltech Ph.D. student, has presented Matcha, an AI-powered molecular docking model that performs virtual drug screening 30 times faster than the large co-folding models of ...
Medical Xpress / Who should pay for older adults' care? Caregivers answer differently
When it comes to opinions about paying for, and getting access to, care for older adults, direct experience appears to matter a lot, a new University of Michigan study finds. People aged 50 and over who serve as unpaid family ...
Medical Xpress / How far can automation and AI support psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy has always been a deeply human endeavor: a patient talking, a therapist listening and responding, and healing happening through words. But with the rapid rise of conversational artificial intelligence, particularly ...
Tech Xplore / New global model reveals hidden UV risk for next-generation solar panels
Engineers from UNSW have created a worldwide UV radiation map for solar panels, highlighting major differences in exposure depending on climate and mounting systems. Their new global study has revealed that ultraviolet (UV) ...
Tech Xplore / Intelligent monitoring pipe detects and predicts 3D soil settlement
Researchers have developed an intelligent monitoring pipe that combines optical sensing with machine learning algorithms to monitor and predict 3D soil settlement. With more development, the system could help provide early ...
Tech Xplore / Google adds Gemini crisis features amid lawsuit over user's suicide
Google on Tuesday announced updates to the mental health safeguards on its Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot, as the company faces a wrongful death lawsuit alleging the chatbot aided a user in his suicide.
Medical Xpress / Study finds rising rates of electric scooter injuries, with racial and ethnic disparities among those harmed
As electric scooters (e-scooters) become more available in cities and urban areas, injuries are becoming more common—especially among teenage boys. This is among the findings from a new study using a national database of ...
Phys.org / Natural disasters trigger 69% surge in public protests across Latin America, research finds
When a natural disaster strikes a Latin American community, the damage doesn't stop at downed power lines and flooded streets. A new study finds that disasters trigger a 69% spike in public protests in affected districts, ...
