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Tech Xplore / China draws up safety rules for autonomous vehicles
China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory deactivation override, the government said Tuesday.
Medical Xpress / Replenishing a patient's blood cells after chemotherapy, radiation
Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators have identified a protein that helps repair damage to the bone marrow after chemotherapy and radiation. The protein restores the blood stem cell niche—the specialized ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drugs linked to lower fracture risk in adults with type 2 diabetes
New research by UCLA Health has found GLP-1 medications may reduce the risk of serious fractures for adults with type 2 diabetes.
Medical Xpress / Intratumoral Fusobacterium as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in resectable colorectal cancer
The first results from the multicenter FUSOMAP project, published in ESMO Open and led by VHIO's Molecular Oncology Group, show that the presence of intratumoral Fusobacterium in surgical tumor samples identifies a clinically ...
Phys.org / How the brain helps protect fertility from heat-induced damage
As global temperatures continue to rise, scientists are racing to understand why heat so profoundly threatens fertility across the animal kingdom. A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and collaborators has ...
Phys.org / Multiple threats endanger the world's rarest great ape, a new study on the Tapanuli orangutan reveals
Deep in the forests of North Sumatra, Indonesia, lives the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis), the world's rarest great ape. Fewer than 800 individuals remain, confined to the Batang Toru ecosystem, a landscape that ...
Phys.org / Reducing night lights in cities has ecological effects
Artificial light at night (ALAN) can cause plants to open their buds and sprout leaves earlier in the spring. ALAN can also cause trees to delay changing the color of their leaves in the fall. These changes can ripple through ...
Medical Xpress / Not all exercise is equal when it comes to metabolic syndrome risk
Not every disease announces itself with obvious symptoms. Some develop quietly, going unnoticed until they begin to take a serious toll on health. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of them. Rather than a single disease, it ...
Medical Xpress / A high-sugar diet may worsen asthma, even in the short term
Sugar consumption has been linked to an increased risk of cavities and weight gain. In the long term, it may also contribute to insulin resistance and diabetes. For people living with asthma, however, the impact can be even ...
Medical Xpress / Targeting aging cells could slow intervertebral disk degeneration
Neck and low back pain affect millions worldwide and are a leading cause of disability. Degeneration of the disks that cushion the spine is a leading cause. Current treatments can relieve symptoms but do little to slow the ...
Medical Xpress / Any degree of physical activity may slow cognitive decline, especially among Hispanic adults
Physical activity and controlling blood sugar in midlife are associated with a significantly slower rate of cognitive decline later in life, with exercise particularly beneficial for Hispanics, new research from UT Health ...
Medical Xpress / A skill becomes automatic as the brain rewires itself to bypass its own bottleneck, new study suggests
Riding a bike, reading a book or folding laundry while watching TV can feel effortless, almost like your brain does it on autopilot. This ease comes from repetition, built through practicing the same task again and again. ...
