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Phys.org / LimbLab: A tool to visualize embryonic development in 3D

Studying the shape of tissues and organs is critical to understanding how they are formed. Embryonic development happens in three dimensions, but many studies are limited by the use of two-dimensional approaches and images ...

16 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Pittsburgh study links dark roofs and roads to higher heat and social vulnerability

Cities are increasingly becoming the epicenter of climate-related risks, with research showing that impervious surfaces (e.g., roofs, streets, sidewalks, parking lots) are a major driver of urban climate impacts because they ...

9 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Sweet reset: How sugar tastings help the brain quiet old memories

Memories must be flexible so animals can adapt when the world changes. FMI neuroscientists have found that in fruit flies, simply tasting a sugar reward again can weaken all previous associated memories. This process may ...

15 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Controlling magnetism to unlock better hydrogen storage alloys

Hydrogen is expected to play a central role in future clean energy systems, but storing it efficiently and safely remains one of the biggest challenges to its widespread adoption. Solid-state hydrogen storage, in which hydrogen ...

16 hours ago in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / The bitter aftertaste of cannabis legalization: Effects on fertility, pregnancy and fetal development

The public debate on cannabis is dominated by a tone of normalization—less stigmatization, more freedom of choice. The promise of a "natural" alternative to medicines. Meanwhile, science, although still incomplete, is painting ...

9 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / AI tool can predict which trauma patients need blood transfusions before they reach the hospital

Severe bleeding is one of the most common and preventable causes of death after traumatic injury, yet currently available tools have poor ability to determine which patients urgently need blood transfusions. A new multinational ...

15 hours ago in Health informatics
Medical Xpress / Neural implant approach regrows surrounding skull, ensuring safe access to the brain

A study led by Dartmouth Engineering professors demonstrates a possible new technique for connecting electronic implants with the surface of the brain, as well as a new method for ensuring safe, long-term medical access to ...

16 hours ago in Biomedical technology
Tech Xplore / Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats up

Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI in the intensifying AI race.

10 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Peppermint oil plasma coating could cut catheter infections without releasing drugs

Australian researchers have developed a high‑performance coating made from peppermint essential oil that can be applied to the surfaces of many commonly used medical devices, offering a safer way to protect patients from ...

21 hours ago in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Gentle implant can illuminate, listen and deliver medication to the brain

A new type of brain implant may have implications for both brain research and future treatments of neurological diseases such as epilepsy. Researchers from DTU, the University of Copenhagen, University College London, and ...

16 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Powerful AI can help diagnose substance use disorder, could speed treatment

Diagnosing substance-use disorder can be difficult because of patient denial related to the stigma attached to addiction. Now a study by the University of Cincinnati has used a novel artificial intelligence to predict substance-use-defining ...

9 hours ago in Health informatics
Tech Xplore / Origami-inspired waveguides fold for launch, expand in space for satellites

High-powered satellites use electromagnetic waveguides to deliver energy from one component to another. Typically, they are made of heavy, inflexible metal tubes with an even heavier flange on either end, neither of which ...

18 hours ago in Engineering