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Medical Xpress / Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims, a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care
Medicare has launched a six-year pilot program that could eventually transform access to health care for some of the millions of people across the U.S. who rely on it for their health insurance coverage.
Phys.org / Nanobodies: A cure for treatment-resistant depression depression?
A new study led by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Kirill Martemyanov, Ph.D., and international collaborators highlights a new approach to treating depression that bypasses many limitations of traditional ...
Medical Xpress / Bamboo: Superfood or superfad? Here's what our study actually said
According to the New York Post, our research team has discovered a much-overlooked "superfood": bamboo shoots. Before you rush out to harvest the ornamental bamboo growing in your garden, there are a few things you should ...
Medical Xpress / WHO announces restart of preventive cholera vaccinations after nearly 4-year halt
Preventive cholera vaccination programs will restart globally after they were halted for nearly four years due to a vaccine shortage, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Phys.org / Lüften sounds simple, but 'house-burping' is more complicated in Pittsburgh
Recently, the German term "lüften" has been circulating on social media and trending on Google. The term refers to the practice of opening windows and doors to replace stale indoor air with outdoor air, a longtime practice ...
Phys.org / Funny teachers can make classes more enjoyable—if their jokes land
Instructors cracking a joke here and there could make students feel better about the class as a whole, according to new research from the University of Georgia published in the Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education. ...
Phys.org / Hudson Valley initiative puts food sovereignty into practice
A study by researchers from the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute gauges how an initiative in New York's Hudson Valley is helping farmers and community organizations build more equitable regional food systems and advance food ...
Phys.org / Neutron scans reveal hidden water in famous martian meteorite
New tools unlock new discoveries in science. So when a new type of non-destructive technology becomes widely available, it's inevitable that planetary scientists will get their hands on it to test it on some meteorites. A ...
Phys.org / New report unpacks the crises facing American journalism and offers solutions
Journalism in the United States is in crisis: Local newspapers are shuttering at an alarming rate, large cities that were once served by multiple daily local newspapers now barely sustain one or two major outlets, and the ...
Medical Xpress / Noninvasive brain stimulation may reduce intrusive PTSD symptoms, preliminary findings suggest
A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University introduces an innovative approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generating particular interest in light of the sharp rise in the number of individuals coping ...
Tech Xplore / Why reinforcement learning breaks at scale, and how a new method fixes it
From autonomous cars to video games, reinforcement learning (machine learning through interaction with environments) can have an important impact. That may feel especially true, for example, when you're a passenger late for ...
Phys.org / How cities primed spotted lanternflies to thrive in the US
Spotted lanternflies are adapting to the pressures of city life such as heat, pollution, and pesticides, according to genomic analyses of the invasive insects in the US and their native China. The findings, published in the ...
