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Medical Xpress / Lowest suicide rate is in December, but some in media still promote holiday-suicide myth
During the year-end holiday season, the suicide rate declines, U.S. health statistics show. The month of December typically has the year's lowest average daily suicide rate. Yet each year at this time, some news publications ...
Medical Xpress / AI is improving colon cancer diagnosis accuracy, study finds
A recent study reveals that integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into colon cancer diagnosis over the past five years has significantly improved the speed and accuracy of the detection of the deadly disease.
Medical Xpress / Two deaths linked to rabies-infected kidney transplant
A rare case of rabies linked to an organ transplant has resulted in two deaths, federal health officials announced.
Medical Xpress / 'ULM-Lite' technology uses ultrasound to visualize microvessels in the brain
A research team from the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) has improved blood vessel observation technology using ultrasound. The team developed "ULM-Lite," which significantly boosts the efficiency ...
Phys.org / Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain—and the consequences could be global
If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island—a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica—the first thing you'll notice is the wildlife. Elephant seals sprawl across dark beaches. King penguins ...
Medical Xpress / Study maps how psilocybin reshapes brain circuits linked to depression
An international collaboration led by Cornell researchers used a combination of psilocybin and the rabies virus to map how—and where—the psychedelic compound rewires the connections in the brain.
Phys.org / Public welfare policy benefits public safety
A new article that evaluated the impact of changes to the scope or generosity of social safety net programs concludes that public welfare policy has measurable benefits for public safety.
Medical Xpress / Prognostic tool could help clinicians identify high-risk cancer patients
Aggressive T-cell lymphoma is a rare and devastating form of blood cancer with a very low five-year survival rate. Patients often relapse after receiving initial therapy, making it especially challenging for clinicians to ...
Tech Xplore / New fiber-weaving method boosts dry battery electrode strength and performance
A joint research team has successfully developed a new dry-process manufacturing technology for secondary battery electrodes that overcomes the limitations of conventional electrode fabrication processes. The work is published ...
Medical Xpress / Comprehensive map reveals neuronal dendrites in the mouse brain in greater detail
Understanding the shape or morphology of neurons and mapping the tree-like branches via which they receive signals from other cells (i.e., dendrites) is a long-standing objective of neuroscience research. Ultimately, this ...
Phys.org / Gene editing creates compact goldenberry plants suitable for large-scale farming
Goldenberries taste like a cross between pineapple and mango, pack the nutritional punch of a superfood, and are increasingly popular in U.S. grocery stores. But the plants that produce these bright yellow-orange fruits grow ...
Phys.org / Archaeological study challenges paleo diet, revealing humans have long eaten 'processed plant foods'
Humans evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to be the ultimate flexible eaters—chasing carbohydrates and fats from plant and animal sources alike. A new study in the Journal of Archaeological Research by researchers ...
