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Medical Xpress / Want to reduce your risk of dementia? Pick up an instrument or take a foreign trip, say researchers
Playing the piano, foreign travel and socializing with friends are among the most powerful ways to reduce the risk of developing dementia, according to new research from Trinity College Dublin.
Medical Xpress / Teen views on tanning and sunscreen shape skin cancer risk behaviors
A new study finds that how high school students perceive the "costs" of sun protection and the "rewards" of tanning play a significant role in whether they practice sun-safe behaviors. The work will help inform more effective ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists identify a biomarker that improves risk prediction in a severe form of heart failure
The study shows that disease severity and poor prognosis in ATTR-CM are associated with elevated levels of mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM), a biomarker associated with disease severity across a broad range of ...
Phys.org / Euclid Space Warps citizen science project helps hunt for strong gravitational lenses
With the launch of Space Warps, a new citizen science project on the Zooniverse platform, you can now join in the search to find rare and elusive strong gravitational lenses in never-before-seen images captured by the European ...
Medical Xpress / How immune cell networks drive liver disease
A type of rare T cell triggers a cascade of signals amplifying inflammation and ultimately leading to liver fibrosis, according to a new study from Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg published in Nature Communications. ...
Tech Xplore / Slanguage: Why AI's stylistic negation—'it's not X, it's Y'—is both annoying and doesn't work
If you spend any amount of time on LinkedIn, you'll have certainly come across this type of phrasing: "This isn't a job, it's a calling" or "This isn't marketing, it's a movement" or "This isn't a tool, it's a paradigm shift."
Tech Xplore / From floppy disks to Claude Mythos, how ransomware grew into a multibillion‑dollar industry
When evolutionary biologist Joseph Popp coded the first documented piece of ransomware in 1989, he had little idea it would become a major criminal business model capable of bringing economies to their knees.
Medical Xpress / Advanced imaging uncovers immune cells' changing role during glioblastoma invasion
Glioblastoma, the most common and most aggressive brain tumor type in adults, remains difficult to treat because it can infiltrate surrounding brain tissue and spread far beyond the main tumor. Researchers from DZNE, University ...
Medical Xpress / Redo mitral valve surgery outperforms transcatheter option
A new multicenter study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery finds that reoperative surgical mitral valve replacement (rSMVR) is associated with significantly better long-term survival compared to transcatheter mitral ...
Phys.org / Less food waste: Supermarkets can save money by giving surplus food away
When supermarkets choose the right strategy for surplus food, they can both reduce food waste and improve their bottom line. An analysis from the University of Copenhagen shows that it is often more profitable to donate surplus ...
Tech Xplore / Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after flying under the radar for years
Apple's next CEO John Ternus is a company veteran who rose through the iPhone maker's hardware engineering ranks but until now has maintained a low profile.
Phys.org / 'Slopaganda': How AI-generated content becomes a political weapon
An Iranian propaganda video depicts Donald Trump, Netanyahu and Satan as Lego figurines, the White House combines real footage of airstrikes with clips from films and video games, and the American president shares AI-generated ...
