AI-Powered Stethoscopes May Miss Heartbeats in Pets
A digital stethoscope promoted as an intelligent aid for detecting heart disease may be far less reliable in dogs and cats than in humans, according...
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Over a decade of Seattle suburban observations reveals where sensitive birds avoid
A nearly 30-year bird survey in Washington’s Puget Sound lowlands has delivered a message that could reshape how residential development is planned: New housing does...
How Obesity Triggers Cellular Stress Through Unfolded Protein Response and NRF2 Signaling
Obesity is often described as a disorder of excess fat accumulation, but a new review argues that this familiar definition misses the biological turmoil unfolding...
Newborn Blood Spots Reveal Population-Wide Genetic Risk for Childhood Cancer
A routine newborn blood test could become an early-warning system for childhood cancer, according to a new population-based genomic study published in Nature Communications. Researchers...
How China’s Major Urban Agglomerations Link Urban Resilience and Carbon Efficiency
China’s biggest urban clusters are becoming the frontline of a global environmental experiment: how can densely populated regions remain resilient to shocks while producing economic...
Smithsonian and NASA Team Up to Study Tropical Forests Across Continents
Tropical forests are often treated as a single planetary machine for absorbing carbon, but a new satellite-based analysis suggests that the world’s great rainforest regions...
Genomic newborn screening may identify children at risk for early cancers
A few drops of blood collected from a newborn’s heel may contain clues about whether that child is at unusually high risk of developing cancer...
Light-Activated Switches Receive a Brighter, More Efficient Upgrade
A molecule that can be opened, closed, made to glow and even directed to form different products with different wavelengths of light could become a...
Running Parents Face Lower Overuse Injury Risk While Using Strollers
READING, Pa. — For parents trying to keep running in their lives after having a child, a stroller may be more than a way to...
Sensory overload impairs female treefrogs’ ability to choose mates
Female Cope’s gray treefrogs appear to suffer from the same problem that confronts humans in crowded stores, overflowing streaming menus and dating apps: too many...
AI Uses Drone Imagery to Detect Bridge Defects and Assess Structural Condition
A new study is turning ordinary drone flights into a high-tech early-warning system for aging bridges, combining aerial imagery with artificial intelligence to identify defects...
Rice’s Huang Named SPIE Fellow for Contributions to Optics and Photonics
Shengxi Huang, an associate professor in Rice University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elected a fellow of SPIE, the international society for...
NCI-Supported Obesity and Cancer Research, 2015–2022
Obesity and cancer research has built a substantial evidence base over the past decade, but a new analysis from the National Cancer Institute says important...
Rice Scientists Find New Method to Control Electron Flow in Altermagnet
Altermagnetism, a recently recognized form of magnetism that could reshape the future of computer memory, has taken a significant step toward practical control. Researchers at...
Men Face Higher Tuberculosis Infection Risk Than Women
Tuberculosis continues to affect men disproportionately around the world, and a new study led by researchers at University College London suggests that the disparity is...