TRAILS AI Institute announces first round of Seed Funding
The Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) has unveiled an inaugural round of seed grants designed to integrate a greater diversity of...
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Walking fitness can predict fracture risk in older adults
The ability to walk one kilometre comfortably can help predict fracture risk, according to researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The findings, published...
Learning for life: The higher the level of education, the lower the risk of dying
Education saves lives regardless of age, sex, location, and social and demographic backgrounds. That’s according to the latest and largest study of its kind published...
Non-COVID-19 deaths among people with diabetes jumped during pandemic
Non-COVID-19-related deaths among people with diabetes increased during the pandemic, as did the diabetes complication of sight loss, according to a global study review led...
Live animal transport regulations not ‘fit for purpose’, major international study finds
A ‘fitness check’ of regulations in five countries meant to protect animals during transportation, has deemed that they all fall short of fully protecting animals...
Mind the (green) gap
Color mixing is the process of combining two or more colors: red and green make yellow, blue and red make purple, red and green and...
Injectable water filtration system could improve access to clean drinking water around the world
More than 2 billion people, approximately a quarter of the world’s population, lack access to clean drinking water. A new, portable and affordable water filtration solution...
RCSI-Serosep partnership aims to predict progression of ulcerative colitis
RCSI-Serosep partnership aims to predict progression of ulcerative colitisCredit: MAXWELLS RCSI-Serosep partnership aims to predict progression of ulcerative colitis Tuesday, 23 January 2024: A new...
Marine heat waves trigger shift in hatch dates and early growth of Pacific cod
Marine heat waves appear to trigger earlier reproduction, high mortality in early life stages and fewer surviving juvenile Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska,...
Few patients successfully treat their type 2 diabetes through weight loss
A new study finds that very few patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are able to achieve normal blood glucose levels through weight loss alone....
FAPESP School of Advanced Science on Biodiversity is now open for registration
Applications are now open for the São Paulo School of Advanced Science "Co-designing Biodiversity Assessments". The school will take place in São Pedro (SP), about...
When conditions cool down, a bacterial prey species becomes the predator
In a new study, two species of bacteria grown in a lab reversed their predator-prey relationship after one species was grown at a lower temperature....
New checklist to help researchers accurately and consistently report consensus methods used in biomedical research
Author Interview:Credit: Gattrell WT et al., 2024, PLOS Medicine, (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Author Interview: Why did you create this reporting guideline? We created this reporting...
A new 3D bioprinted model offers a novel tool to study common liver disease, and perhaps find an effective treatment
Metabolic dysfunction- associated steatohepatitis, or MASH, is an inflammatory, liver-scarring disease that has reached epidemic proportions, with an estimated 1.5% to 6.5% of U.S. adults...
Ageism, mistaken beliefs complicate acceptance of older adults’ sexuality
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More than 25% of the young adults surveyed in a recent study mistakenly believed that sexual activity increases older adults’ risk of...
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