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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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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?
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 ...
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 ...