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Medical Xpress / Brain recordings hint at how AI reads facial expressions differently from us

The human brain can recognize a person's face and expression in less than a blink of an eye, but current artificial intelligence (AI) models, although fairly accurate at doing the same, use a different process than the brain. ...

Aug 28, 2026
Phys.org / AI model designs potentially stable protein sequences beyond those found in nature

A protein's function is determined by its structure, and structure—the way a protein folds—is determined by its sequence of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

Aug 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Keto diet has greater health benefits than other popular weight-loss diets, according to clinical trial

A diet that severely limits carbohydrates but is high in fat has the greatest health benefits for people with obesity compared with a Mediterranean diet or a low-fat diet, according to a clinical trial published Aug. 27 in ...

Aug 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Major changes made to the ESC Guidelines on heart failure

Reflecting improved understanding and treatment advances, new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines on heart failure have been published online today in the European Heart Journal and will be presented at ESC Congress ...

Aug 30, 2026
Medical Xpress / Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators may benefit certain younger patients with mild–moderate heart dysfunction

A more than a decade-long medical trial has opened the way for potentially life-saving treatment options for patients with mild-to-moderate heart conditions. Internationally recognized cardiac expert Flinders University Professor ...

Aug 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / A liver signaling pathway may explain why colorectal cancer weakens muscle and bone

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a biological process that may help explain why colorectal cancer can cause severe muscle and bone loss, especially ...

Aug 28, 2026
Phys.org / Candida fungi can burst immune cells and shape-shift to evade immunity

Candida auris and Candida albicans are microscopic fungi that cause life-threatening human infections, killing almost a million people globally every year. The World Health Organization lists both species among the top four ...

Aug 27, 2026
Phys.org / Low oxygen could limit insects' uphill escape from climate warming

Reduced oxygen levels and air pressure at higher elevations may limit insects' ability to move upslope to escape a warming climate, with potential consequences for the essential services they provide, like pollination, according ...

Aug 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Three shifting immune states in sepsis could explain why treatments miss their window

Researchers have mapped how the immune response in people with sepsis changes over time. The work, led by King's College London, could help pave the way for treatments that target the specific parts of the immune system that ...

Aug 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Peroxisome structure can help protect insulin and maintain beta cell health

Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center have identified a previously underappreciated role for tiny structures inside cells called peroxisomes in protecting insulin and maintaining the health and maturity ...

Aug 29, 2026
Phys.org / Cowpea plants create underground defense system for the next generation after insect attacks

Plants might seem helpless when it comes to insect attacks, but they are known to employ various techniques to deter pests. One of these techniques involves sending out signals to recruit parasitoid wasps, and a new study, ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Compound with the potential to treat drug-resistant HIV identified

A large international team has developed a new compound that showed strong antiviral activity against HIV, including some drug-resistant variants.

Aug 28, 2026