Road verges provide opportunity for wildflowers, bees and trees
Credit: Ben Phillips Road verges cover 1.2% of land in Great Britain - an area the size of Dorset - and could be managed to...
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New AI technology protects privacy
Medical diagnostics algorithm identifies pneumonia in paediatric x-ray imagesCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Digital medicine is opening up entirely new possibilities. For example, it can...
Vitamin B6 deficiency enhances the noradrenergic system, leading to behavioral deficits
Credit: TMIMS Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous psychiatric disorder characterized by positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, negative symptoms such as apathy and lack of...
Data from smartwatches can help predict clinical blood test results
Long-term data gathered from wearables can quicky indicate illness and other abnormalities in a patient's healthCredit: Michaela Kane, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Smartwatches and...
From harmless skin bacteria to dreaded pathogens
Credit: NIAID The bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidisis primarily a harmless microbe found on the skin and in the noses of humans. Yet some strains of this...
Machine learning platform identifies activated neurons in real-time
Streamlined AI immediately and accurately maps activated neurons to help learn how the brain worksCredit: Yiyang Gong, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Biomedical engineers at...
Conservation success leads to new challenges for endangered mountain gorillas
As gorilla population increases, so may their risk of infectious diseasesCredit: Gorilla Doctors A study published today in Scientific Reports suggests that new health challenges...
‘Slow slip’ earthquakes’ hidden mechanics revealed
Credit: UT Jackson School of Geosciences/UTIG Slow slip earthquakes, a type of slow motion tremor, have been detected at many of the world's earthquake hotspots,...
Immune function of small chloroplasts in the epidermal cells of plants
Credit: HIROKI IRIEDA, SHINSHU UNIVERSITY It is said that 10 to 15% of the world's agricultural production loss is caused by diseases, which is equivalent...
Food scraps get a bold new life
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Most people don't think much about the food scraps they throw away; however,...
AI spots neurons better than human experts
Deep learning-based algorithm can potentially improve diagnosis of eye and brain diseasesCredit: Sina Farsiu, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A new combination of optical coherence...
Energy drives the universe. The application of thermodynamics provides the directions.
Opportunities in energy research and applications to contemporary energy needs.Credit: World Scientific The progress of civilization is dependent on the effective use of energy and...
Maximizing cancer survival, minimizing treatment side effects with AI
UIC computer scientists developing AI system to support head and neck cancer treatment decisionsCredit: UIC College of Engineering Computer scientists at the University of Illinois...
NTU Professor’s achievements recognised with ASME’s prestigious medalÂ
Research has seen him scrutinising geckos, bones, and conch shellsCredit: NTU Singapore As a child, Professor Gao Huajian, Distinguished University Professor at Nanyang Technological University,...
Antibodies that enhance SARS-CoV-2 infection — A possible factor for severe COVID-19
Osaka University researchers find that infection with SARS-CoV-2 produces not only neutralizing antibodies that prevent infection, but also antibodies that enhance infection (infection-enhancing antibodies)Credit: Cell...
