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Medical Xpress / Measurement properties of kidney disease symptom score explored in non-dialysis-dependent CKD

The Kidney Disease Symptom Score (KDSS) has temporal stability for patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) with stable kidney function, but responsiveness of the KDSS for physical symptoms and ...

Medical Xpress / For community-treated hepatitis C patients, earlier cure confirmation shows promise

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But over the past decade, direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have proven effective against HCV, curing more than 95% of those who complete ...

Tech Xplore / Creating realistic 3D scenes from everyday online photos

A new approach is making it easier to visualize lifelike 3D environments from everyday photos already shared online, opening new possibilities in industries such as gaming, virtual tourism and cultural preservation.

Dec 19, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Medical Xpress / AI could help predict nutrition risks in ICU patients

A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could help predict which critically ill patients on ventilators are at risk of underfeeding, potentially ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Health
Medical Xpress / EACVI: Myocardial injury risk increased after AMI with elevated epicardial adipose tissue volume

Patients with elevated epicardial adipose tissue volume (EATV) exhibit greater acute myocardial injury following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study presented at the annual congress of the European Association ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Positive psychology experts don't follow their own advice. What they actually do may be the key to well-being

Positive psychology forms the backbone of well-being programs around the world. Many people aiming to improve their mental health and live a good life are told to follow a program of activities that focus on making an intentional ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Generative AIs fail at the game of visual 'telephone'

Generative AIs may not be as creative as we assume. Publishing in the journal Patterns, researchers show that when image-generating and image-describing AIs pass the same descriptive scene back and forth, they quickly veer ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Wildfires reshape forest soils for decades, with recovery varying by climate

Wildfires may disappear from the landscape within weeks, but their hidden effects on the soil can persist for decades. An international research team led by the University of Göttingen, together with partners in Tübingen, ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / When 1 + 1 ≠ 2: How mixed water contaminants rewrite toxicity rules

Pesticides and disinfection by-products are widely detected together in treated drinking water at trace levels worldwide. Both groups are associated with long-term health risks, including cytotoxicity and genotoxicity, raising ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Targeting bacterial 'decision-making' could help outsmart antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health crisis that makes common infections harder to treat and puts many medical procedures at risk. Now, Carnegie Mellon University researchers have uncovered a vulnerability in ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / How to sip smart this festive season

Almost half of Australian teenagers who drink alcohol say they get it from their parents, prompting fresh warnings from researchers as families prepare for Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Phys.org / Unexpected allies: DNA packaging aids gene expression

It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own version. Cornell researchers have discovered that DNA packaging structures called nucleosomes, ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Biology