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Tech Xplore / Taylor Swift files to trademark her voice amid AI clone boom

Taylor Swift has filed applications with the US intellectual property office to trademark her voice, a move similar to one made by actor Matthew McConaughey, as AI-generated content surges.

17 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Why deepfake ads may win trust faster when framed as 'artificial media'

A study into the use of deepfake technology in advertising has found that public acceptance of synthetic media generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is closely tied to how familiar someone is with technology and the way ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Battery-free airway device could spot stent complications early through remote monitoring

Vanderbilt researchers led by Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, have developed a novel device that can be used remotely to continuously monitor the airway stents of patients with diseases like ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Myeloma care still lacking practical tools to personalize treatment, study finds

Although patients with the same cancer diagnosis may respond very differently to treatment, clinicians still have limited tools at their disposal to predict who is most likely to benefit or suffer from a particular myeloma ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / 'Forever chemicals' may be linked to childhood leukemia

Early exposure to PFAS, a group of widely used compounds known as "forever chemicals," was associated with a higher risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer, according to University of California, ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Hurdles to a hobby: How climate change and 'runfluencer' culture impact our daily jog

If it feels like everyone around you (physically and digitally) has taken up an affair with running in the past few years, you're not imagining it. Since 2023, running has been the most uploaded activity on the exercise app ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry

At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said.

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New study suggests reduced newborn hepatitis B vaccination coverage may increase infant infections

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection acquired at birth or during early infancy can lead to lifelong health complications, including chronic liver disease. Despite longstanding recommendations for prenatal screening, an estimated ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Inside lungs, tumor position reveals immune shifts missed by other models

Researchers at VIB and VUB have developed a powerful new way to study how the immune system behaves inside lung tumors. By combining a patient-relevant mouse model with single-cell technologies, the team provides one of the ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain age matters: Waking EEG patterns shift with prior sleep in children and adults

Clinicians use electroencephalography (EEG) to assess brain activity in epilepsy and sleep pathologies, and this powerful tool has shown promise for other conditions. Emerging evidence suggests that brain development, age, ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / An acoustic device helps reduce bycatch of endangered Black Sea porpoises

The endangered Black Sea harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta) is facing a critical fight for survival. As Europe's smallest marine mammal, this isolated population is being pushed toward extinction by bycatch—the unintentional ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Scientists esteemed by public, with vaccine scientists seen as similar to scientists in general

Vaccines and scientists who work on them have been embroiled in controversy and subject to unfounded attacks over the past half-dozen years. The litany of attacks has included both debunked claims and claims that lack evidence—for ...

19 hours ago