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Medical Xpress / Experimental study points to systemic sclerosis treatment
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University used an experimental drug to reverse the effects of systemic sclerosis, a serious autoimmune disease. The study, conducted in a laboratory, was published in JCI Insight.
Medical Xpress / How losing the 'guardian of the genome' can damage DNA and drive cancer
A new study finds that when p53, one of the most important cancer-protecting genes, stops working, cells produce too much RNA and consume excessive amounts of the building blocks needed to copy their DNA. This shortage disrupts ...
Tech Xplore / AI technique preserves recommendation quality after user data is deleted
A research team led by principal researcher Sang-Chul Lee of the Division of Nanotechnology at DGIST has developed AI technology that automatically identifies and compensates for user groups whose recommendation performance ...
Phys.org / Arthropods inspire interdisciplinary solutions to global challenges, initiative shows
Arthropods are small, but they could play an outsized role in tackling some of the world's biggest challenges.
Medical Xpress / MASH may require personalized treatment as distinct disease subtypes emerge
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common chronic liver disease, affecting an estimated 38% of adults worldwide. Its progressive form, MASH, is characterized by inflammation and damage ...
Tech Xplore / How Facebook's News Feed introduced the age of the algorithm 20 years ago
It has been two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed—letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives.
Phys.org / How studying astronauts could help tackle aging on Earth
Astronauts who undergo long-duration spaceflight aboard the International Space Station often return with health problems that resemble some age-related conditions in people on Earth.
Medical Xpress / Cerebroid study hints at how maternal inflammation may influence fetal brain development
Past studies suggest that a mother-to-be's heightened immune responses during pregnancy are linked to a higher risk of conditions affecting their offspring's brain development. While this association is well documented, the ...
Medical Xpress / Why scientists are looking to provoke disagreement among AI brain models
When people wanted to create better artificial intelligence, they looked to the brain for inspiration. Now the tables are turning, and researchers are using AI models to better understand the brain. But how do we judge which ...
Phys.org / Fresh laundry scent leads to higher spending on second-hand clothes, study finds
The scent of fresh laundry in a store encourages people to spend more on secondhand clothes than the scent of citrus or the typical scent of secondhand clothes does. This is according to research by psychologists Matteo Perini ...
Medical Xpress / Researchers lay out the case for integrating psychologists into primary health-care settings
As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to host the inaugural Canada Investment Summit in Toronto this September, a new review co-led by researchers at UBC argues that the country is leaving one of its largest economic and ...
Phys.org / The extinct American 'cheetah' was not a cheetah after all
With their slender bodies and long front legs, Miracinonyx trumani—often nicknamed the "American cheetah"—was long thought to be a North American analog of the African big cat. But in a new study published in the journal ...
