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Medical Xpress / Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options—but with trade-offs
For the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there's still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium increases and the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies have led to larger-than-expected costs.
Phys.org / Genetic teamwork may be the secret to climate-resilient plants
A plant's success may depend on how well the three sets of genetic instructions it carries in its cells cooperate, according to a new study led by plant scientists at Penn State. In an analysis of the hybrids of two crossbred ...
Medical Xpress / First pediatric heart and liver dual organ transplant performed
Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) successfully performed the hospital's first-ever heart and liver dual organ transplant, with support from dozens of team members across 25 different multidisciplinary care ...
Tech Xplore / Volatile Oracle shares a proxy for Wall Street's AI jitters
For a reading of Wall Street's shifting mood on the artificial intelligence investment boom, take a look at the daily fluctuations of Oracle stock, analysts say.
Phys.org / Amplifying the beet: New tech makes for crunchier snacks
A new method of using microwave vacuum drying can create crispy beet snacks—a potential alternative to traditional drying or frying that could preserve nutrients while yielding shelf-stable products.
Medical Xpress / Electronic medical records help save lives of HIV patients
With 9.5% of its population estimated to be HIV-positive in 2019, Malawi has one of the highest rates of HIV prevalence in the world. While untreated HIV can lead to infection and death, antiretroviral therapy (ART)—a combination ...
Phys.org / Quantum mechanical molecular 'fingerprints' solve machine learning mystery
There is more than one way to describe a water molecule, especially when communicating with a machine learning (ML) model, says chemist Robert DiStasio. You can feed the algorithm the molecule's structural information: two ...
Phys.org / US congressmembers' responses on X to mass shooting events differ along party lines
Democratic congressmembers are significantly more likely to post on social media following a mass shooting event in the US compared to Republican congressmembers, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health ...
Phys.org / To feel lonely is to be human: Here's how to handle it at Christmas
Christmas is often considered a time of connection, warmth and belonging. That's the script, anyway. But for many people, the reality feels different; isolating, emotionally weighted and filled with comparisons that sting.
Phys.org / What does the November jobs report mean for workers and the economy? Q&A with professor of economics
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its November jobs report on Dec. 16, which details economic indicators like payroll numbers and the unemployment rate. The Federal Reserve uses the report to help set monetary ...
Tech Xplore / Flexible position encoding helps LLMs follow complex instructions and shifting states
Most languages use word position and sentence structure to extract meaning. For example, "The cat sat on the box," is not the same as "The box was on the cat." Over a long text, like a financial document or a novel, the syntax ...
Medical Xpress / How an antiviral defense mechanism may lead to Alzheimer's disease
One of the main proteins that contributes to Alzheimer's disease is called phospho-tau (p-tau). When p-tau gets too many phosphate groups attached to it (a process called hyperphosphorylation), it starts to stick together ...
