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Tech Xplore / Ice electrolyte can power battery: Researchers unlock lithium conduction in solid organic electrolytes

A research team affiliated with UNIST has demonstrated that liquid electrolytes, when frozen, can still facilitate lithium-ion conduction sufficient for battery operation—challenging the traditional view that electrolytes ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Hidden blood mutations drive severe inflammatory bowel disease, but a new treatment target is in sight

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have uncovered new evidence that an age-related blood condition may contribute to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Their findings suggest that a new drug strategy targeting ...

8 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Improving AI models' ability to explain their predictions

In high-stakes settings like medical diagnostics, users often want to know what led a computer vision model to make a certain prediction, so they can determine whether to trust its output. Concept bottleneck modeling is one ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Study finds shared genetic roots of multiple sclerosis across diverse ancestries

A new study published in Neurology, led by Queen Mary University of London, has revealed that people of South Asian, African and European ancestry share many of the same genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS).

15 hours ago
Tech Xplore / For precision tech, a hydrogen-tuned crystal could cancel thermal expansion

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a hydrogen-absorbing material shrinks in one direction upon heating, so-called negative thermal expansion (NTE). They found that this NTE is driven by a phase ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How post-stroke aphasia disrupts fluent speech

A study led by a speech neuroscientist at The University of Texas at Dallas sheds light on how damage from stroke disrupts the brain mechanisms required for fluent speech. The research, published in NeuroImage, could help ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Biomimetic platform developed to enhance CAR T cell therapy against leukemia

Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy represents a milestone in leukemia treatment. CAR T works by genetically engineering a chimeric antigen receptor on the surface of the patient's T cells to target specific ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Immune cells play key role in regulating eye pressure linked to glaucoma, research reveals

When the eye's drainage system clogs, pressure builds up and causes damage. The pressure can lead to glaucoma and vision loss. New research, published in the journal Immunity, reveals that a specialized set of immune cells ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Small drop in measles vaccinations tied to big jump in cases

Even a slight decrease in measles vaccinations could spark a seven-fold increase in new cases, a new report says. Just a 1% annual drop in the rate of MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) childhood jabs could prompt 17,000 measles ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Stay or stray? Why some gut microbes persist after fecal transplants

Scientists have identified why some gut microbes successfully stay in the gut after fecal transplants, while others are much more transient. The King's College London discovery could help make the treatment—which involves ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain activity reveals how well we mentally size up others

How quickly do we perceive whether a person we are interacting with is clever or predictable? Be it in a game, a conversation or a negotiation, we constantly infer what others are thinking and size up their intentions, and ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Policy change tied to higher kidney transplant rates for Black patients

A new national study evaluating a landmark U.S. transplant policy change finds that efforts to correct the harms of race-based kidney function equations are associated with increased kidney transplantation rates among Black ...

16 hours ago