Foundation Model Uses Sleep Data to Predict Health Risks and Clinical Outcomes
A New AI Foundation Model Could Turn Sleep Into an Early-Warning System for Health Risks Sleep may look like a period of biological inactivity, but...
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Overlooked Freshwater Giants May Become the World’s Next Climate Observatories
More than 100 shallow lakes extending across roughly 1,000 kilometers of coastline in southern Brazil and Uruguay could become one of the world’s most valuable...
How the Brain Sustains Motivation
Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified a brain mechanism that helps animals continue working toward a reward even when the effort required keeps...
How Living Alone and Socioeconomic Status Affect Older Adults’ Mortality
A question that sounds deceptively simple—whether an older person lives alone—may conceal a far more complex story about health, wealth and survival. A new population-based...
Mammary Stem Cells: Their Roles in Breast Development, Function, and Disease
For decades, mammary stem cells have been portrayed as the hidden architects of the breast: rare, self-renewing cells capable of producing the specialized cell types...
Changes could dramatically improve survival of orphaned grizzly cubs released into wild
A small study of orphaned grizzly bears released into the wild has raised troubling questions about whether conventional rehabilitation methods prepare the animals for survival—or...
Bentham Science launches Current Engineering Letters and Reviews for engineering innovation
Bentham Science Publishers has announced the launch of Current Engineering Letters and Reviews, a new international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal designed to accelerate the exchange of...
Habitat Advantage Helps Less-Fit Species Outcompete Rivals
A new mathematical study of competing populations suggests that winning the evolutionary race is not determined by reproductive fitness alone. When populations expand across space,...
Maternal Vitamin D Levels Alter Links Between Gestational Diabetes and Child Neurodevelopment
In the earliest stages of life, the developing brain is shaped by an intricate biological environment inside the womb. Glucose, hormones, inflammatory signals and nutrients...
KAIST AI Generates Feasible Delivery, Production, and Workforce Schedules
KAIST researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that can generate workable plans for complex real-world problems without depending on a specialized optimization solver to...
Managing Brain Function May Help Prevent Delirium in Critically Ill Older Adults
Delirium, a sudden disturbance in attention, awareness and thinking, remains one of the most dangerous complications faced by older adults in intensive care. It can...
Machine Learning Predicts Falls in Older Adults Using Dual-Task Gait Measures
Falls among older adults often begin with changes too subtle to be noticed during an ordinary walk. A person may still appear steady while moving...
How Inflammatory Markers Affect Physical Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Systematic Review
As populations age, scientists are looking more closely at a hidden biological process that may help explain why some older adults remain mobile and independent...
Older Adults’ Views on Managing Chronic Pain in Primary Care
Chronic pain is often treated as a medical problem that can be measured with scales, prescriptions, and clinical guidelines. For older adults, however, the experience...
Bentham Science Launches International Journal of Wireless and Communication Engineering Innovation
Bentham Science Launches Two New Journals to Accelerate Research in Wireless Communications and Engineering Bentham Science Publishers has announced the launch of two new peer-reviewed...