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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 ...

15 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 ...

15 hours ago in Pediatrics
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 ...

16 hours ago in Immunology
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 ...

15 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Will natural gas exports wreck the Gulf of California ecosystem?

As the effects of climate change intensify, it has become standard practice for major corporations to pledge their support for environmental sustainability. This is as it should be, because genuine corporate engagement is ...

11 hours ago in Biology
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 ...

16 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Neighborhood factors related to financial stress are linked to worse breast cancer outcomes

Research published in JAMA Network Open connects multiple residential factors generally associated with financial strain, such as high housing costs and crowded households, to worse overall outcomes among breast cancer survivors. ...

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 ...

15 hours ago in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Medical Xpress / Risk for nonscarring hair loss increased in association with GLP-1 receptor agonist use

The risk for nonscarring hair loss (NSHL) is increased in association with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

15 hours ago in Inflammatory disorders
Phys.org / Too many satellites? Earth's orbit is on track for a catastrophe—but we can stop it

On January 30, 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to 1 million satellites to power data centers in space.

20 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Study splits schizophrenia genetic risk into two pathways, one shared with bipolar disorder

A new study by researchers at King's College London has split schizophrenia risk into two genetically distinct pathways. One is characterized by a shared genetic risk with bipolar disorder and associated with higher educational ...

18 hours ago in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Complexity in graft materials could be key to preventing infection after heart surgery

Heart diseases requiring surgical intervention are becoming increasingly common, with nearly a billion people worldwide already suffering from them. These delicate procedures almost always require some sort of structural ...

16 hours ago in Biomedical technology