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Medical Xpress / AI blood test detects early pancreatic cancer with up to 94% accuracy

A team of researchers from Taiwan has developed PanMETAI, an AI-powered platform that analyzes metabolic fingerprints in a simple blood sample to detect pancreatic cancer at its earliest stages—when treatment is most effective—achieving ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Cost of physical therapy varies widely from state to state, study finds

Physical therapy (PT) is used in the management of many medical conditions. But variation in rates paid by commercial insurers can contribute to high out-of-pocket costs, leading some patients to underuse or stop PT altogether. ...

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Graphene-based 'artificial skin' brings human-like touch closer to robots

Robots are becoming increasingly capable in vision and movement, yet touch remains one of their major weaknesses. Now, researchers have developed a miniature tactile sensor that could give robots something much closer to ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / MRI supplemental to digital breast tomosynthesis averts additional breast cancer deaths

For women aged 40 years and older with extremely dense breasts, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with supplemental magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) averts additional breast cancer deaths and results in more false-positive ...

8 hours ago
Phys.org / Molecular 'catapult' fires electrons at the limits of physics

Electrons can be "kicked across" solar materials at almost the fastest speed nature allows, scientists have discovered, challenging long-held theories about how solar energy systems work. The finding could help researchers ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / The algorithm will see you now? Patients say not without a doctor nearby

Artificial intelligence may be reshaping modern medicine, but when it comes to their own health, patients still want to know a real person is watching the screen. Researchers at the University of Michigan and Michigan State ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / NASA now officially has no plans to use new mobile launcher for Artemis

When NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the revamped approach to the Artemis moon program, it was unclear whether the new mobile launcher that has been constructed over the last two years at Kennedy Space Center ...

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI model predicts Alzheimer's from MRI brain volume loss with 92.87% accuracy

WPI researchers have used a form of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze anatomical changes in the brain and predict Alzheimer's disease with nearly 93% accuracy. Their research, published in the journal Neuroscience, ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AAAAI: Peanut allergy risk increased in younger siblings of peanut-consuming children

Younger siblings of peanut-consuming children have an increased risk for peanut sensitization and allergy, which can be mitigated by early introduction of peanuts, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain-clearing cells offer clues to slowing Alzheimer's disease progression

Accumulation of the protein tau in the brain is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. In a paper published in Cell Press Blue, researchers report a previously unknown mechanism that appears to enable the buildup of ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study offers roadmap to navigate police presence in the ER

Clear policies, better training, and survivor advocates can help protect people after violence while letting police do their investigative work in the emergency room, according to researchers from MedStar Washington Hospital ...

9 hours ago
Phys.org / How Japanese red elder plants save two lives with one fruit drop

Japanese red elder plants safeguard their own survival when they drop fruits infested by Heterhelus beetle larvae, as well as the survival of these larvae. A Kobe University study changes the narrative on how a plant and ...

18 hours ago