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Medical Xpress / Alzheimer's changes appear early in patients with Down syndrome

Down syndrome is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Because of genes present on this chromosome that are known to contribute to Alzheimer's disease, patients with Down syndrome often develop the disease, sometimes ...

Tech Xplore / Digital twin system cuts idle device power use and reduces energy waste

Adopting digital twin technology to manage the power consumption of idle devices could save organizations thousands of pounds a year and help reduce their carbon footprint, new research suggests.

20 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Study highlights underrecognized link between kidney disease and cognitive decline

A new study published in the American Journal of Physiology—Heart and Circulatory Physiology reveals that chronic kidney disease (CKD) accelerates cognitive decline through interconnected damage to the heart and brain—and ...

Tech Xplore / Softbank's Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize

SoftBank CEO and AI investor Masayoshi Son said Friday that advanced artificial intelligence could surpass humans to the extent that "we become fish" and could even win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

21 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / A new jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in the endangered species' recovery

The spots gave it away. Just like a human fingerprint, the rosette pattern on each jaguar is unique so researchers knew they had a new animal on their hands after reviewing images captured by a remote camera in southern Arizona.

21 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Space shuttle lessons: Backtracks can create breakthroughs

What does the space shuttle have in common with the original iPhone? According to Francisco Polidoro Jr., professor of management of Texas McCombs, they're both breakthrough inventions that integrate webs of interdependent ...

21 hours ago in Engineering
Phys.org / A brown pelican 'feeding frenzy' is an encouraging sign for the often-struggling large seabirds

On a jagged coastline in Central California, brown pelicans gather on rock promontories, packed in like edgy commuters as they take flight to feed on a vast school of fish just offshore. The water churns in whitecaps as the ...

21 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Study reveals key psychological barriers to game meat consumption in Japan

A new study provides a crucial roadmap for Japan to address an escalating ecological challenge while advancing food sustainability: overcoming the psychological barriers to game meat consumption.

12 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / OpenAI strikes deal on US$4.6 bn AI center in Australia

ChatGPT maker OpenAI and an Australian data center operator have agreed to develop a multibillion-dollar AI center in Sydney.

21 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / Genetic variant may explain why some children with myocarditis develop heart failure

A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle—at higher risk of developing heart failure, which can be fatal, according to a study published in Circulation ...

21 hours ago in Genetics
Phys.org / The spread of AI in UK journalism comes with reservations

Professor Neil Thurman and Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri from the Department of Media and Communication (IfKW) at LMU have published comprehensive findings on the perception and professional use of artificial intelligence by journalists.

12 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Italy to open Europe's first marine sanctuary for dolphins

The Mediterranean's first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity will open off Italy next year, as demand for re-homing rises with the closure of marine parks across Europe.

21 hours ago in Biology