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Medical Xpress / Training device expands access to high-performance diagnostic testing
The rise of automation and AI has raised fears about job loss, but smart tools can also train workers rather than replace them. Meanwhile, a chronic shortage of trained personnel limits the reach of health care in both developing ...
Tech Xplore / New autonomous monitor prevents drone crashes in real time
A University of Houston engineer has built a new safety monitoring system for the operation of quadrotor drones that can keep them on course and out of danger in real time.
Medical Xpress / Astrocytes help preserve memories for weeks by stabilizing neural circuits
Some memories remain with us for years, shaping how we learn from experience and adapt to the world around us. Others disappear quickly, even when they once seemed important. Although scientists have long studied how memories ...
Medical Xpress / AI unlocks previously invisible cortical lesions in MS using legacy MRI scans
One of the uncomfortable truths about multiple sclerosis is that the part of the brain likely to reveal the most about the disease and how a patient will be affected has been mostly invisible to clinicians.
Tech Xplore / Ask an expert: Are data centers driving up my electricity bills?
Data center development has become a hot topic this summer. According to Hannah Wiseman, professor of law at Penn State Dickinson Law, homeowners may be in for a shock when they pay their power bills at the end of this month, ...
Phys.org / Red cards have more than tripled since the last World Cup, data show
In a reversal Sunday, FIFA announced that it was suspending U.S. striker Florian Balogun's one-game red-card ban, allowing the star player to compete in the U.S.'s World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium on Monday.
Phys.org / Cultural safety isn't a buzzword—it's a vital part of First Nations health care and healing
First Nations people in Australia have worse health and a lower life expectancy than other Australians.
Phys.org / If you flirt with an AI companion, does that count as cheating?
AI romantic companions—digital agents that can text, speak, flirt and are always available—are a rapidly growing social phenomenon.
Medical Xpress / What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?
Peptide may not yet be the 2026 Oxford Word of the Year, but it must surely be in the running. From your friendly neighborhood influencer to the gym bros, injectable peptides have been all over social media and are now making ...
Medical Xpress / TNF-alpha blocks new neurons in hippocampus, reveals inflammation pathway
A molecule linked to chronic inflammation disrupts the brain's ability to create new neurons, uncovering a pathway with therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative diseases and neurological conditions. The King's College ...
Phys.org / Sunlight-powered chemistry reduces hazardous oxidant risk
Researchers at the University of Osaka developed a light-driven method for synthesizing Davis reagents that generates the hazardous oxidant mCPBA only on demand and consumes it immediately. Kinetic analysis showed no detectable ...
Medical Xpress / Exposure to common endocrine disruptors carries increased risk of precocious puberty in girls
Research from the University of Granada published in the European Journal of Pediatrics has revealed that girls with higher levels of bisphenol A (a component of plastics and epoxy-phenolic resins) and benzophenones (ultraviolet ...
