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Medical Xpress / Cancer cells can rewrite RNA messages, creating new drug targets in aggressive tumors
Scientists have uncovered an unexpected way cells can generate cancer-driving proteins—by cutting RNA into shorter, functional fragments rather than following the standard blueprint. This process, newly termed as "RNA dicing," ...
Medical Xpress / Medical AI is moving faster than safety checks, experts warn
Flinders University experts are warning that artificial intelligence (AI) must be carefully evaluated and governed before it is adopted widely in health care, saying rapid advances do not automatically translate into safe ...
Phys.org / Replacing nitrogen with organic fertilizer found to improve soil and crops
A new collaborative study from The University of Western Australia has found that partially replacing synthetic nitrogen fertilizer with low amounts of organic components can improve soil quality, crop productivity and nitrogen ...
Phys.org / Egg-scanning AI may let hatcheries sort life, death and sex before chicks emerge
Eggs and poultry provide important sources of protein globally, driving a major industry with large economic impacts. Challenges to hatchery operations include embryo mortality, fertility, sex determination, and eggshell ...
Medical Xpress / Macaques reveal human-like genetic cause of inherited blindness, offering new disease model
An inherited form of blindness directly comparable to a common inherited optic nerve disease in humans has been discovered in rhesus macaques at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, ...
Phys.org / Perceptions of cultural foreignness may lead to job discrimination, study finds
Asian, Arab and Latino Americans may face more discrimination when seeking jobs that emphasize stereotypically American characteristics because they are deemed to be culturally foreign, according to research published in ...
Phys.org / AI-enhanced microscopy produces crisp, real-time video inside live cells
Using artificial intelligence, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new way to watch the inner workings of living cells in real time. The process both captures images that are twice as sharp ...
Medical Xpress / From fear to trust: How music is transforming dental care
Treating patients who have spent years—sometimes decades—avoiding dental care because of fear, disability, trauma or painful past experiences can be challenging. "They are afraid and don't want to be treated," said Adela ...
Medical Xpress / Health care costs reach a breaking point
With health care costs constituting a major source of concern across the U.S., the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone, everywhere, today released a Presidential Advisory ...
Phys.org / 'More empowered': How online gaming benefits people with disability
"You are more empowered because you get to be seen for who you are." These are the words of Link, an online gamer with disability—one of a group of 15 gamers with disability we interviewed as part of our new study, published ...
Tech Xplore / A solar cell moonlights as an LED, both absorbing and emitting light more efficiently
Imagine a display that harvests ambient light when it is not actively in use, offsetting some of its own energy consumption. Materials physics shows that this is possible; the same semiconductor material can, in principle, ...
Medical Xpress / Caregivers of ovarian cancer patients face high stress and major gaps in support
A new scoping review from the University of Toronto reveals that caregivers of loved ones with ovarian cancer face significant emotional strain, heavy caregiving responsibilities, and limited support throughout the disease ...
