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Medical Xpress / Human heart regrows muscle cells after heart attack, researchers discover

Pioneering research by experts at the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney has shown that heart muscle cells regrow after a heart attack, opening up the possibility of new ...

9 hours ago in Medical research
Phys.org / Observing the positronium beam as a quantum matter wave for the first time

One of the discoveries that fundamentally distinguished the emerging field of quantum physics from classical physics was the observation that matter behaves differently at the smallest scales. A key finding was wave-particle ...

12 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / Why we need to talk about the root causes of food insecurity

While it's true that many Canadians would benefit from more exercise and from improving the quality of their diet, research shows that society often blames nutrition problems and food insecurity on personal choices like lack ...

2 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Harm reduction vending machines in New York State expand access to overdose treatment and drug test strips

Two studies led by an opioid treatment program run by the University at Buffalo and UBMD Emergency Medicine have found that harm reduction vending machines installed across New York State are well utilized and provide critical, ...

2 hours ago in Addiction
Phys.org / 3D mapping of fault beneath Marmara Sea reveals likely sites for future earthquakes

According to researchers from Science Tokyo, a new three-dimensional model of the fault beneath the Marmara Sea in Turkey reveals where a future major earthquake could take place. Using electromagnetic measurements, the team ...

10 hours ago in Earth
Phys.org / Stem cell subpopulation found to be essential for bone fracture repair

In a study published in Cell Research, researchers have identified a fibrous-layer resident subpopulation of P-SSCs labeled by Angptl7. They found that these cells are crucial for bone fracture repair by mediating endochondral ...

5 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Artificially alive: How AI is bringing the dead back and what that means for the living

A new study shows that generative AI is already being used to "bring back" the dead, as entertainment icons, as political witnesses, and as everyday companions for grieving families. Tracing cases of AI "resurrections," the ...

5 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / Liquid metal powers a whole new kind of motor

Researchers at UNSW have developed a new type of motor that spins, not with rigid components, but with a droplet of liquid metal. The breakthrough could transform soft robotics, flexible electronics, and medical devices.

Medical Xpress / Turning MRI into a quantitative microscope to detect white matter injury

Early diagnosis and noninvasive monitoring of neurological disorders require sensitivity to elusive cellular-level alterations that emerge much earlier than volumetric changes observable with millimeter-resolution medical ...

4 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / AI model detects prediabetes using ECG data without need for blood tests

DiaCardia, a novel artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify individuals with prediabetes using either 12-lead or single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) data, has been developed. This breakthrough holds promise ...

5 hours ago in Diabetes
Medical Xpress / How our nasal passages defend against the common cold and help determine how sick we get

When a rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, infects the lining of our nasal passages, our cells work together to fight the virus by triggering an arsenal of antiviral defenses.

Phys.org / Stealth quantum sensors unlock possibilities anywhere GPS doesn't work

As commercial interest in quantum technologies accelerates, entrepreneurial minds at the University of Waterloo are not waiting for opportunities—they are creating them.

2 hours ago in Physics