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Medical Xpress / Heat dome coming: Tips to stay safe during extreme temps
A heat dome is expected to scorch most of the United States through the July 4 weekend, sending temperatures into the high double and even triple digits in the central and eastern regions of the nation.
Phys.org / Scientists devise new method for tracing environmental PFAS contamination better
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial processes and consumer products because of their resistance to heat, water and oil. However, these same properties ...
Tech Xplore / Chinese firm sells hyper-real, 'always loyal' humanoid robots
Their metallic frames covered in supple, lifelike skin, a posse of new Chinese robots meant for companionship can offer users AI-generated conversation or a hand to hold, complete with manicured nails.
Tech Xplore / Reliably detecting and clearly explaining deepfake images
Artificial intelligence can now generate images that are virtually indistinguishable from real ones. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB have developed RealOrRender, ...
Phys.org / Are you 'happee' or are you 'happeh?' Study links accents to social classes
Our accents give away more about social class than we think, according to new research led by Lancaster University. The new sociolinguistic study focusing on Mancunian accents, published in the journal, Language Variation ...
Tech Xplore / Ammonia from wastewater: How we're turning a pollutant into fertilizer and clean fuel
Ammonia rarely makes headlines, but much of modern life depends on it. The compound of nitrogen and hydrogen is the key ingredient in the fertilizers that help feed roughly half of the world's population. It is also attracting ...
Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's biomarkers may forecast dementia progression in people 80 and older
Cognitive decline in very old adults has been considered for decades to be an almost inevitable consequence of aging. In clinical practice, this has contributed to many memory problems in patients over age 80 being interpreted ...
Medical Xpress / Advancing personalized medicine requires close collaboration across stakeholders
The development of personalized medicine depends on collaboration among multiple stakeholders, who must navigate uncertainty while shaping expectations of future value. A recent study from the University of Eastern Finland ...
Phys.org / Perfluorooctanoic acid in the Seto Inland Sea: Variability, transport, and fate
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is one of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of substances within a broader universe of organofluorine compounds. PFOA has potential adverse effects on human health and environmental ...
Medical Xpress / Next-generation HIF-2α inhibitor shows promise in kidney cancer translational clinical trial
The first-in-patient, single-arm ARC-20 clinical trial, led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Toni K. Choueiri, MD, has evaluated casdatifan, a next-generation HIF-2α inhibitor, as monotherapy for metastatic clear cell renal ...
Phys.org / Galaxy groups hiding in the universe's emptiest places
Imagine standing in the emptiest place the universe has to offer, a stretch of cosmic ocean so vast that light takes tens of millions of years to cross it, and yet still finding company. That is the puzzle behind a new study ...
Medical Xpress / Connection or compulsion: How smartphones can deepen depression in older adults
Compulsive smartphone habits in older adults can be linked to a higher risk of depression, according to a study led by a Rutgers researcher.
