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Medical Xpress / Cerebral-spinal fluid molecular test improves early and accurate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-based molecular tests can reliably distinguish multiple sclerosis (MS) from other neurological conditions, according to a new study that analyzed cryopreserved CSF samples from 160 individuals. The ...
Medical Xpress / Video: Cardiologist discusses heart disease in women
Heart disease affects women differently than men, and understanding those differences can be lifesaving. Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist and leading expert in the field of women's heart health, says progress ...
Phys.org / Could apes 'play pretend' like toddlers? A study tracks imaginary juice and grapes
In a series of tea party-like experiments, Johns Hopkins University researchers demonstrate for the first time that apes can use their imagination and play pretend, an ability thought to be uniquely human.
Medical Xpress / Mental health and heart attacks: What a 22-million-person review suggests
The Department of Medicine at University of Calgary led an analysis comparing several clinical mental disorders with risk of acute coronary syndrome, a term that includes heart attack and emergency chest pain resulting from ...
Tech Xplore / EU warns Meta it must open up WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots
The EU executive told Meta on Monday that it must let rival AI chatbots use its WhatsApp platform, after an antitrust probe found the US giant to be in breach of the bloc's competition rules.
Phys.org / Encapsulated PbS quantum dots boost solar water splitting without sacrificial agents
A research team affiliated with UNIST has developed stable and efficient chalcogenide-based photoelectrodes, addressing a longstanding challenge of corrosion. This advancement paves the way for the commercial viability of ...
Medical Xpress / Dream engineering can help solve 'puzzling' questions: Study offers insights to optimizing sleep
We've all heard the best approach to solve a problem is to "sleep on it." It turns out there may be more truth to this adage than previously thought. While stories abound of eureka moments surfacing from dreams, scientific ...
Medical Xpress / Therapy dogs ease loneliness among people hospitalized for mental illness
Regular visits by a therapy dog can aid the healing of people hospitalized for treatment of mental disorders, a new study says. Therapy dogs eased the loneliness and isolation of patients in a hospital for psychiatric care, ...
Medical Xpress / A new window into hemodialysis: How optical sensors could make treatment safer
For the millions of people living with end-stage kidney disease, hemodialysis is more than a medical procedure, it is a thrice-weekly lifeline that keeps the body's chemistry in balance. Yet even with decades of clinical ...
Phys.org / Scents of the afterlife: Identifying embalming recipes by 'sniffing' the air around Egyptian mummies
If you have ever stood close to an ancient Egyptian mummy, you may remember a distinctive, lingering odor. For a long time, it was assumed that this was simply due to age and decay. However, scientists have discovered that ...
Medical Xpress / Home visit program leads to sixfold increase in early childhood vaccines
Children in families who participate in a home visitation program in Maskwacîs, Alberta, are six times more likely to get their childhood vaccines than others in the First Nations community, according to new research from ...
Phys.org / Ordered 'supercrystal' could make lasers faster, smaller and more efficient
An advance from Monash University could pave the way for faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient lasers and other light-based technologies. Engineers have developed a new type of perovskite material arranged into an ordered ...