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April 21, 2026

New measure for the wellbeing of populations could replace Human Development Index

Credit: IIASA IIASA researchers have introduced a new, simple measure for human wellbeing across countries, called the Human Life Indicator...

Study findings show promise in preventing heart disease in cancer survivors

November 7, 2018

Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - A new study by Washington State...

Tiny thorn snail discovered in Panama’s backyard

Credit: Dr. Adrien Favre Discoveries of biodiversity at the Lilliputian scale are more tedious than it is for larger animals...

Back pain shows significant association with mortality among older women

Researchers at Boston Medical Center found that frequent, persistent back pain is associated with earlier death in a study of...

Open source machine learning tool could help choose cancer drugs

November 7, 2018

Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech The selection of a first-line chemotherapy drug to treat many types of cancer is often...

First-in-class YEATS inhibitors that show promise for leukemia treatment

Credit: @The University of Hong Kong A research team led by Dr. Xiang David Li from the Department of Chemistry...

PharmSci 360: Tuesday’s program highlights

Highlights from the Tuesday, Nov. 6 program include: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. * Capturing, Counting and Identifying CECs: A...

ASU researcher helps develop prosthetic hand system, allowing user to ‘feel’ again

Arizona State University researcher James Abbas is part of a multi-institutional research team that has developed a new prosthetic hand...

North receives £10 million government investment for AI and digital pathology

(University of Leeds) Leeds researchers have been awarded a £10.1 million investment from UK Research and Innovation to expand a...

Exploring how lipids in our bodies and cell membranes affect aging and long-term health

Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - A professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is exploring aging on the...

Machine-learning system could aid critical decisions in sepsis care

Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when...

Pitt researcher uses video games to unlock new levels of A.I.

PITTSBURGH (November 5, 2018) ... Expectations for artificial intelligences are very real and very high. An analysis in Forbes projects...

Study could help explain how childhood stress contributes to anxiety, depression

SAN DIEGO - New research could help explain why stress early in life can create vulnerabilities to mood and anxiety...

Fire ant colonies could inspire molecular machines, swarming robots

Think of it as mathematics with a bite: Researchers at CU Boulder have uncovered the statistical rules that govern how...

Scientists find potential path for countering oxidative stress in a range of diseases

Scientists at Scripps Research have made a surprising discovery in their mission to understand how cells stay healthy, uncovering an...

Study: At-risk mothers receive less support, information on breastfeeding

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Single mothers, those with less education and mothers enrolled in the...

NASA sees Tropical Storm Xavier affecting Western Mexico

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Visible from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed the extent...

New attacks on graphics processors endanger user privacy

Computer scientists at the University of California, Riverside have revealed for the first time how easily attackers can use a...

Organisms with small genomes, cells found thriving in hot soils

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - As our planet warms, what life will survive and thrive? If the...

Detecting E. coli strains using molecular electronics