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Tech Xplore / Concrete with a human touch: Can we make infrastructure that repairs itself?

As winter approaches, Canada's roads, bridges, sidewalks and buildings are facing a familiar problem: cracks caused by large temperature swings. These cracks weaken infrastructure and cost millions to repair every year.

Dec 8, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia squeals and squirms in park video

The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy, nursing well and showing other signs of good health, the conservation park where he was born said Sunday.

Dec 8, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Tiny turbulent whirls keep the Arctic ocean flowing

In the coming decades, climate change is likely to lead to a loss of sea ice in and an influx of warmer water to the Arctic Ocean, affecting the ocean's vertical circulation. Brown and colleagues recently investigated the ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Study measures behavioral markers of alliance in support groups, viability of machine learning in mental health

People have long turned to support groups to find assurance and connection from others with similar experiences in dealing with some of life's most difficult situations. But little is known about which nonverbal behaviors, ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Mental health professionals urged to do their own evaluations of AI-based tools

Millions of people already chat about their mental health with large language models (LLMs), the conversational form of artificial intelligence. Some providers have integrated LLM-based mental health care tools into routine ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / AI tool shows promise in accurately diagnosing brain tumors without surgery

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have developed an automated machine learning (AutoML) model that can accurately differentiate between two common types of brain tumors using preoperative MRI scans, potentially improving ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Surgery
Medical Xpress / CAR T cell therapy shows promising Phase II trial results in multiple myeloma

The chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy anitocabtagene autoleucel (anito-cel) continued to show strong results in treating relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to new trial data from researchers at The ...

Phys.org / Scientists enhance the flavor of carob-based chocolate alternatives with novel methods

With climate change and higher incidences of crop diseases, global cocoa production and supply is being threatened. A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS), motivated by these reports, set out to enhance ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / How student writing has evolved in the AI era

A University of Warwick-led analysis of almost 5,000 student-authored reports suggests that student writing has become more polished and formal since the introduction of ChatGPT in late 2022—but grades have remained stable.

Dec 8, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Novel AI technique can distinguish between progressive brain tumors and radiation necrosis

While targeted radiation can be an effective treatment for brain tumors, subsequent potential necrosis of the treated areas can be hard to distinguish from the tumors on a standard MRI. A new study published today led by ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / How maternal distress affects neurological development in children

The first few years of a child's life are at a stage of great brain plasticity and neurodevelopment, and form the foundation for their future cognitive, social, and emotional skills. This period, extending from fetal stage ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Results show long-lasting benefits of CAR T cell therapy for hard-to-treat lymphoma

New three-year follow-up results from the TRANSCEND FL trial show that patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma can achieve durable, multi-year remission with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, ...