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Medical Xpress / AI can help cancer patients better understand CT reports

Medical reports written in technical terminology can pose challenges for patients. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated how artificial intelligence can make CT findings easier to understand. ...

2 hours ago in Radiology & Imaging
Medical Xpress / AI's double-edged impact on neurological care: A tool for innovation or a source of bias?

As artificial intelligence's role in health care rapidly expands, a comprehensive new report co-authored by UCLA Health states that the same technology that can help doctors detect strokes or seizures could also worsen health ...

2 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Astrocytes clear amyloid plaques and preserve cognitive function in Alzheimer's mouse models

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and preserves cognitive function. The mechanism involves ...

5 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Here's what Black Friday sales shopping does to your brain

Every November, Black Friday arrives with big claims of massive savings and "one-day-only" deals. We are bombarded with offers that seem too good to pass up. But beneath all this lies something far more strategic.

3 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / The world's new US$125 billion rainforest trust fund revives a 1990s idea—and shows its limits

A US$125 billion rainforest fund is being hailed as a flagship announcement from the 2025 UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The goal is noble: this is essentially a trust fund that will pay countries to keep their tropical ...

3 hours ago in Earth
Tech Xplore / Large language models and research progress: Q&A with an aerospace engineer

The rapid expansion of large language models' (LLMs) capabilities—including web search, code execution, data analysis and even hypothesis generation and experimental design—is outpacing critical reflection of how the ...

4 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Theia and Earth were neighbors, new research suggests

About 4.5 billion years ago, the most momentous event in the history of Earth occurred: a huge celestial body called Theia collided with the young Earth. How the collision unfolded and what exactly happened afterward has ...

20 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Victoria will force home sellers to reveal their reserve price: Will other states follow?

If you've ever tried to buy a home at auction, you know how frustrating it can be to show up thinking you can afford a particular property, only for it to sell for far more than the advertised price.

3 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Plant breeding discovery could pave way for new crop species

One of the great mysteries in plant biology is how, given the clouds of pollen released by dozens of plant species all at the same time, an individual plant can recognize which particular species' pollen grains will induce ...

7 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / How Home Depot's newest AI tool could give it an edge with pro contractors

Home Depot is leveraging artificial intelligence to help professional contractors with a complex task—measuring and quantifying all the materials needed for residential projects.

5 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / California regulators approve rules to curb methane leaks and prevent fires at landfills

In one of the most important state environmental decisions this year, California air regulators adopted new rules designed to reduce methane leaks and better respond to disastrous underground fires at landfills statewide.

5 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Psychiatrist explains how to talk politics during the holidays

Politics can be a stressful discussion topic, but when the holiday season arrives, political chatter is difficult to avoid, especially in a world that feels polarized and divided. A Baylor College of Medicine psychiatrist ...

5 hours ago in Other Sciences