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Tech Xplore / A safety report card ranks AI company efforts to protect humanity

Are artificial intelligence companies keeping humanity safe from AI's potential harms? Don't bet on it, a new report card says.

50 minutes ago in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Fermentation makes ocean greens more palatable

Seaweed has long been praised as a sustainable superfood, but its characteristic "fishy" flavor has been a barrier for many Western consumers. Now, a new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that fermentation with ...

48 minutes ago in Biology
Phys.org / Musk denies reports of SpaceX seeking $800 billion valuation

Elon Musk has denied news reports that his rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is seeking a $800 billion valuation through a share sale.

59 minutes ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Doctors rail against weakening hepatitis B vaccine recommendation

On Dec. 5, the Committee on Immunization Practices voted to approve new recommendations delaying the child hepatitis B vaccine for infants, providing a win for the Make America Healthy Again movement while troubling many ...

50 minutes ago in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / New AI tool improves heart test evaluation

A new AI tool can rapidly evaluate data from echocardiography, an imaging test commonly used to diagnose heart disease, according to new research led by Cedars-Sinai. The study, published in JACC, found the tool could speed ...

1 hour ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Liver cancer prevention, treatment efforts are working

Prevention and treatment advances are reducing the number of new liver cancer patients and narrowing survival gaps among racial groups, a Cedars-Sinai Cancer study published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...

1 hour ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Survey honesty boosted by asking about good deeds first

Researchers have identified a surprisingly simple way to encourage people to admit to socially sensitive or morally questionable behaviors in surveys by reminding them of their good deeds first.

1 hour ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Cosmic gas flows, not collisions, explain Milky Way's double chemical signature

Clues about how galaxies like our Milky Way form and evolve and why their stars show surprising chemical patterns have been revealed by a new study.

3 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Wireless device uses light patterns to deliver information directly to the brain

In a new leap for neurobiology and bioelectronics, Northwestern University scientists have developed a wireless device that uses light to send information directly to the brain—bypassing the body's natural sensory pathways.

3 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Examining impact of federal relief program after major health care cyberattack

New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health provides the first detailed look at whether funding provided through a federal relief program effectively reached hospitals affected by a ransomware attack ...

1 hour ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Slow turning could be an indicator for Parkinson's disease

An international study has found that wearable technology could help detect Parkinson's disease (PD) up to nine years before clinical diagnosis simply by monitoring how people turn when they walk.

2 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Microbial molecule that disarms inflammation discovered, offering new diabetes treatment strategy

An international research team has uncovered a surprising ally in the fight against insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes: a microbial metabolite called trimethylamine (TMA). Published in Nature Metabolism, the study reveals ...

4 hours ago in Diabetes