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Neuromorphic tactile sensors and haptic displays deliver distributed touch feedback in telepresence
A new approach to telepresence is bringing remote touch closer to reality by combining neuromorphic tactile sensing with a finely...
Human-Centered AI Strengthens X-Ray Analysis Through Holistic Self-Supervised Learning
A new study published in Nature Communications presents a human-centric approach to artificial intelligence that could make medical X-ray analysis...
Preterm infants on CPAP or high-flow support show comparable mesenteric blood-flow reduction
A study published in Pediatric Research reports that mesenteric blood flow—the circulation supplying the intestine—was similarly compromised in preterm neonates...
Network meta-analysis compares local anesthetic techniques for pain relief during newborn circumcision
A new network meta-analysis is putting the pain of neonatal circumcision under an unusually precise scientific lens, comparing the local...
Regional reductions in high-energy phosphorus metabolites characterize cerebellar multiple system atrophy
A distinctive chemical signature in the brain may help explain why some patients with multiple system atrophy develop severe problems...
MIT engineers develop improved controller for operating construction excavators
Anyone who has battled an arcade claw machine knows that success depends on more than simply moving a joystick. Players...
Colorectal cancer screening may cut mortality by more than 40%
A simple stool test mailed to the home may be associated with a substantially lower risk of dying from colorectal...
Digital wellness program reduces anxiety, depression among adults with chronic health conditions
An entirely online wellness program combining guided movement, breathing and meditation, coping-skills training, and disease education reduced symptoms of anxiety...
New Study Charts a Path Toward Democratizing Molecular Innovation
A new perspective published in Science presents a modular strategy that could change how small molecules are designed, assembled, and...
Molecular bypasses boost grass lignin and starch synthesis, aiding evolutionary success
A genetic “shortcut” that helped grasses become some of the most successful plants on Earth may have emerged millions of...
Brain activity shifts when different generations create together
Loneliness is often described as an absence of social contact, but a new study suggests that the brain may reveal...
Tandem Quantum-Dot Photodiodes Enable Spectrally Selective 1550-Nanometer LiDAR
Light detection and ranging, or lidar, has become one of the defining technologies of modern sensing. It maps the world...
Isoleucine and Valine Fuel Prostate Cancer Progression by Altering Cholesterol Metabolism
A pair of amino acids commonly associated with high-protein diets may be helping prostate tumors acquire the fuel they need...
JMIR Aging seeks research on invisible monitoring and AI-enabled aging in place
JMIR Publications has announced a new thematic section in its open-access journal JMIR Aging focused on the next generation of...
Federal and Industry Funding in U.S. Cancer Clinical Trials
A comparative analysis of 11,681 cancer clinical trials conducted in the United States has found a pronounced difference between the...
Malaria Resurges Across Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s malaria resurgence is being investigated through a new study examining whether changes in the malaria parasite and in the...
Scientists uncover ways to curb gas formation in ether-electrolyte lithium metal batteries
Lithium-metal batteries have long promised a dramatic leap beyond today’s lithium-ion technology. By replacing the graphite anode with metallic lithium,...
Bispecific CAR T Cells Eliminate AChR-Specific B Cells in Myasthenia Gravis Models
A Precision-Built T-Cell Therapy Targets the B Cells Behind Myasthenia Gravis Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder in which the...
Targeting SIRT1-TLR4 Pathway Eases Oxidative Inflammation in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Cell Model
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD, remains one of the most persistent complications facing extremely premature infants, whose immature lungs must function...
Wearable fans may cool workers while cutting office energy consumption
Small wearable fans that direct air at the face and neck may offer nearly the same comfort benefits as conventional...