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Medical Xpress / Advancing patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical trials
The SISAQOL-IMI consortium, co-led by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), has published a paper in The Lancet Oncology outlining how its recommendations for ...
Phys.org / Magnetically reconfigurable ribbons let scientists 'program' liquids on demand
Materials Science and Engineering Department professor and UConn IMS resident faculty member, Xueju "Sophie" Wang's group has unveiled a simple but powerful way to control liquids: magnetically reconfigurable, multistable ...
Medical Xpress / Tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma
An increasing number of Swedes are getting tattoos and Sweden's population is now one of the most tattooed in Europe. At the same time, the incidence of melanoma is increasing. A new epidemiological study from Lund University ...
Medical Xpress / Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world, evidence suggests
Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts. Are we born with a pre-configured brain, or do thought patterns only begin to emerge in response to our sensory experiences of the world around us? Now, science ...
Phys.org / Sloshing ferrofluids harness vibration energy: A new spin on powering tomorrow's wearables and IoT
Modern devices, from fitness trackers and smart garments to Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, require compact and sustainable power sources. In new research published in Scientific Reports, scientists present an energy harvester ...
Phys.org / Cosmic dust vital for sparking life in space, study suggests
Tiny particles of space dust could be vital for creating the complex molecules needed for life more quickly, scientists say.
Medical Xpress / Your gut's railway switch: How the 'second brain' decides between attack and repair
Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) in Lisbon shows that in mice this "second brain" helps decide whether the ...
Tech Xplore / Who is to blame when AI goes wrong? Study points to shared responsibility
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an integral part of our everyday lives and with that emerges a pressing question: Who should be held responsible when AI goes wrong? AI lacks consciousness and free will, which makes ...
Medical Xpress / 'Mental model' approach can reduce misconceptions about mRNA vaccination
In two experiments, researchers have found that introducing people to "mental models" about how mRNA vaccination works and how the body protects itself from foreign DNA can preemptively or reactively protect against misconceptions ...
Medical Xpress / Doctors still outperform AI in clinical reasoning, study shows
AI may ace multiple-choice medical exams, but it still stumbles when faced with changing clinical information, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Phys.org / Can narrating immigrants' pain and tragedy reduce perceived threat to Muslim immigrants in the US?
US media and politicians often celebrate beautiful stories of immigrants arriving in America, finding a new home, and thriving in the land of opportunity.
Phys.org / Malaria parasites move along right-handed helices to navigate host tissues, research reveals
With victims numbering in the millions, malaria is an infectious disease caused by the bite of a mosquito carrying the malaria parasite. After penetrating the skin, the pathogen moves with helical trajectories. It almost ...
