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Tech Xplore / AI model predicts which short videos on major platforms could spark suicidal thoughts
A new study published in Information Systems Research finds that certain short-form videos on major platforms can trigger suicidal thoughts among vulnerable viewers and that a newly developed AI model can flag these high-risk ...
Medical Xpress / How a new drug kills sleeping sickness parasites by damaging their DNA
Trypanosomatids are parasites that can result in more than 1 billion potentially fatal infections per year globally. In Africa, Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), better known as sleeping sickness, causes a devastating ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Hand, foot, and mouth disease cases are rising nationwide
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral infection usually seen in children under 5 years old, although adults can catch it, too. Outbreaks have been identified across the country since late August. While the illness ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers complete first real-world verification of maritime IoT communications network
Korean researchers have successfully verified the world's first real-world maritime Internet of Things (MIoT) communication network, which collects marine data by installing sensors and communication devices on ships, ports, ...
Medical Xpress / Pneumocystis pneumonia is striking unexpected patient groups, study shows
A seven-year study of 470 patients revealed that a severe fungal lung infection once mainly seen in specific high-risk groups is increasingly affecting elderly patients and those with common cancers who are not receiving ...
Phys.org / Small changes in turnout could substantially alter election results in the UK in the future, study warns
Small changes in turnout could substantially alter election results in the future because the U.K. now has a multiparty system with majoritarian voting rules, warns a new study published in Parliamentary Affairs.
Medical Xpress / Investing in nurses reduces physician burnout, international study finds
An international study finds that hospitals with better nurse staffing and work environments not only benefit nurses but are significantly associated with less physician burnout and job dissatisfaction. The research, published ...
Tech Xplore / Dual-mode design boosts MEMS accelerometer accuracy, study reveals
A research team led by Prof. Zou Xudong from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) has proposed a new solution to address two longstanding challenges in Micro-Electro-Mechanical ...
Medical Xpress / Novel imaging approach may improve treatment for spinal cord injuries
Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new imaging approach to more accurately assess blood flow in the spinal cord, a method that could be used to better inform treatment for neurological diseases and injuries, ...
Phys.org / Equatorial reefs may act as refugia for corals during marine heat waves
A global analysis of coral bleaching across 81 countries reveals that reefs in the equatorial Coral Triangle region were exposed to the weakest marine heat waves over the past two decades and may function as safe havens for ...
Medical Xpress / Aging spleen creates toxic environment that forces T cells into self-protective but weakened state, study shows
Researchers at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biology have identified a unique mechanism involved in the aging of the immune system—along with a framework for enhancing its function in older individuals. ...
Phys.org / NASA faces another shift in its leadership—and in its vision
NASA is facing increasingly sharp challenges as it pursues its goal of landing astronauts on the moon again before this decade is out—and as the space agency braces for another leadership change, it's clear that the year ...
