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Medical Xpress / What one sleepless night does to brain connections and why sleep may reset them

A night without sleep produced increased markers of connections between brain cells, showing that sleep in humans may be important for restoring cellular balance in the brain, according to a study published in PLOS Biology ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / A new 'prescription' to address the environmental crisis

A new "prescription for the planet" aims to address the deepening environmental crisis.

8 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI may help avoid unnecessary chemotherapy for breast cancer patients

Research led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and University College Dublin (UCD) has identified immune markers that could help doctors more accurately determine which breast cancer patients are unlikely ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Researchers aim for hardier herds of worms for productive, resilient farming practice

The black soldier fly converts organic waste into biomass. The cricket brings crunchy protein to the dinner plate. The mealworm can break down plastic.

10 hours ago
Phys.org / Although woodland salamanders have looked the same for millions of years, their physiology has evolved rapidly

For her doctoral dissertation, Yale's Nathalie Alomar decided to study a small amphibian that appeared to have eluded the forces of evolution. She found that there is more to its evolution than meets the eye.

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Espresso 'pucks' stop behaving predictably above certain pressures

When a physics student asked baristas at the Warsaw Coffee Conference what their biggest question for scientists was, the baristas said they wanted to know how to stop channeling during brewing.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Sawdust, cellulose binders and beeswax combine into eco-friendly foam

Polystyrene—common in packing peanuts and box inserts—is manufactured from fossil fuels. To develop a sustainable alternative, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Polymer Materials tested an unconventional starting material: ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Looking at AI startups to predict which jobs AI will affect

A study of funded AI startups provides a glimpse of which jobs may be most affected by AI. As AI tools are embraced by industry after industry, the impacts of these tools on jobs remain unclear. Previous analyses have focused ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study finds AI-OCT-based system noninferior for secondary diabetic macular edema detection

Incorporation of an artificial intelligence-based-optical coherence tomography (AI-OCT) system as a secondary screening tool is noninferior to standard practice and can reduce unnecessary diabetic macular edema (DME) referrals, ...

8 hours ago
Phys.org / Scientists create optical skyrmions using a two-century-old light phenomenon

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have used a classic optical phenomenon known as the Poisson spot to create stable patterns of light called optical skyrmions, which are tiny, swirling ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Robots can improve the health of older people, trial shows

A new trial has shown that using telepresence robots to support the well-being and health of older people in their homes can improve physical strength and balance, as well as social interaction and confidence. The work is ...

8 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI and polygenic scores improve breast cancer risk assessment

A risk model that combines a mammographic artificial intelligence (AI) risk score with polygenic and clinical risk scores more accurately identifies women at high risk of developing breast cancer than clinical risk scores ...

10 hours ago