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Medical Xpress / Study reveals urgent need for dental coverage reform for oral cancer patients

Older Americans with oropharyngeal and oral cancers face high medical costs but are missing out on needed dental care, according to a new study by Associate Professor Onur Baser and colleagues. The study, published in Cancer ...

6 hours ago in Dentistry
Phys.org / A 'Cosmic Positioning System' in the outer solar system

There have been plenty of attempts to resolve the "Hubble Tension" in cosmology. This feature describes how one of the most important variables in cosmology, the expansion of the universe, takes on different values depending ...

3 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Nanoparticle system shows promise for delivering mRNA to prevent type 1 diabetes

Research on preventing type 1 diabetes often focuses on limiting the autoimmune response that destroys the body's ability to produce its own insulin. A new technology developed by scientists at the University of Chicago takes ...

14 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Meekness isn't weakness. Once considered positive, it's one of the 'undersung virtues' that deserve defense today

What do you envision when you think of meekness? You probably see a mousy doormat, someone sheepishly acquiescing to the will of the stronger. When Jesus says, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth," you ...

7 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / The science of Ramadan fasting

The month of Ramadan, which began last week, is when many Muslims around the world fast from dawn to sunset, refraining from food, drink, and other physical needs as an act of worship and self-discipline.

7 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Frictionless AI comes at a human cost to learning, growth and connection

Artificial intelligence is rapidly making intellectual work and social interaction easier, but that ease may come at a substantial psychological cost, according to researchers from the University of Toronto. In an article ...

8 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / DNA study uncovers continental origins of Britain's Bronze Age population

When ancient DNA studies began to gain attention, little more than a decade ago, the view took hold among geneticists that everything we thought we knew about the peopling of Europe by modern humans was wrong. The story was ...

9 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / How China is betting cheap AI will get the world hooked on its tech

Artificial intelligence (AI) is at a very Chinese time in its life. Recent moves from Chinese AI labs are throwing the dominance of American "frontier labs" such as Google and OpenAI into question.

8 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / 'Fast-paced, fit, agile': Ableist words in job ads decrease applicants

An office job calls for a "fast-paced, fit and energetic" person who can "stand out" in a crowd. How likely are you to apply? A new University of Guelph study, led by Dr. Melissa Walker as part of her Ph.D., says that more ...

4 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Ivermectin was touted as a cure for COVID, now it's being tested for cancer. But what can it actually treat?

Ivermectin was originally celebrated as a revolutionary treatment for parasitic disease in humans and animals. It has since evolved into a focal point of misinformation and heated debate.

9 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / Hibernating bears reveal clues to fighting muscle loss

During hibernation, brown bears spend up to six months lying almost completely still, without eating, drinking or exercising. When spring arrives, they leave their dens with their muscles largely intact.

11 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Curiosity takes its closest look yet at Martian spiderwebs

In this age of Mars rovers, questions about the planet's ancient past have shifted. A growing body of evidence supports the idea that Mars was once warm and wet. Now researchers are focused on the timeline of the red planet's ...

11 hours ago in Astronomy & Space