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Phys.org / Scientists illuminate ancient plant-fungus partnership at molecular level

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering phosphorus and other soil minerals in exchange for sugars and fats produced by the plant through photosynthesis. ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Lingering legacy: Brazil's 'dictatorship gen' faces premature aging

Health disparities between Afro-Brazilians and their white peers are most severe in midlife, not old age. Growing up under authoritarian rule put these groups at a greater disadvantage than older generations who experienced ...

19 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Red light therapy shows promise for protecting football players' brains

Punch-drunk syndrome, boxer's madness, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The name has changed over the years, but the cause is clear: repeated impacts can affect long-term brain health, with symptoms ranging from confusion ...

22 hours ago in Neuroscience
Tech Xplore / Nvidia CEO says AI will create jobs for electricians and plumbers

As artificial intelligence threatens to upend job markets in countries around the world, Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang brushed off longer term concerns and made the case that skilled vocational workers ...

Phys.org / Market freedom may impact homicide rates

Countries with a stronger market orientation may experience lower rates of homicide, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

21 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / The biological benefits of failure on learning and tools to manage the fallout

Albert Einstein once said, "Failure is success in progress." Indeed, while failure can be frustrating, painful, even demotivating, research shows it can be an effective tool for learning.

20 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Spending a lot of time with AI chatbots? You've a higher risk for depression, study finds

Do you find yourself spending hours chatting with AI programs like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, Claude or DeepSeek?

22 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Plant-based diets can fuel ultra-endurance athletes

Long-distance cyclists can preserve fat-free body mass while on a plant-based diet, according to new research involving a University of Alberta nutrition expert.

Medical Xpress / New approach offers hope for people with rare eye cancer

Researchers at Queen Mary's Barts Cancer Institute have found a more active approach to monitoring and treating people with a rare eye cancer (known as uveal melanoma) that has spread to the liver could help some patients ...

20 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / People with obesity may have a higher risk of dementia

People with obesity and high blood pressure may face a higher risk of dementia, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Medical Xpress / Ending dementia stigma could change its trajectory: Cancer's history shows why

At a recent party, another guest, a nurse, asked what I do for a living. I explained that as a health policy researcher, my work focuses on helping health-care systems coordinate care for dementia as effectively as for major ...

Medical Xpress / Accelerating pluripotent stem cell-derived therapies for patients

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) has released "Charting the Translational Pathway: ISSCR Best Practices for the Development of Pluripotent Stem Cell (PSC)-Derived Therapies," a new paper highlighting ...

19 hours ago in Health informatics