People more likely to trust machines than humans with their private information
GLASGOW, Scotland -- Not everyone fears our machine overlords. In fact, according to Penn State researchers, when it comes to private information and access to...
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Time of day associated with physicians ordering cancer screenings, patients completing them
Bottom Line: The time of day of a primary care appointment was associated with the likelihood of a physician ordering cancer screenings and of patients...
2D insulators with ferromagnetism are rare; researchers just identified a new one
Credit: Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy Collaborating scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Princeton University have discovered...
Measuring quality of life after pediatric kidney transplant
Credit: Children's National VANCOUVER, British Columbia - After receiving a kidney transplant, children may experience quality-of-life difficulties that underscore the importance of screening transplant recipients...
Believing machines can out-do people may fuel acceptance of self-driving cars
GLASGOW, Scotland -- In order for self-driving cars to hit the streets, more people may need to concede that machines can outperform humans, at least...
Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day
Compared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline significantly as the day goes on, according to...
A dance of two: Tailoring interactions between remote fluids of excitons
Credit: Paulo V. Santos, Mikhail Lemeshko, and Ronen Rapaport An international collaboration involving European, Israeli, and US scientists realize for the first time strong and...
A metal sheet stamping simulation promises improved car part production
Kanazawa University-led researchers simulate the industrial process of stamping features into metal sheets without causing the sheets to tear, twist, or bend to aid fabrication...
Increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among children with immigrant father
Children born in Finland who had an immigrant father were two times more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD than those with two Finnish parents,...
Eat or be eaten: Street food vendors resist and adapt to changing society
Kanazawa University study of Indonesian street vendors finds them continually grappling with aggressive urbanization, but resisting by forging relationships, engaging in local politics, and even...
Making a meal of it: Mosquito spit protein controls blood feeding
Kanazawa University-led researchers show that inactivation of the mosquito salivary protein AAPP affects feeding on host blood, thus significantly reducing mosquito fitness characteristicsCredit: Kanazawa University...
New efficient way to engineer nanostructures mimicking natural immune response complexes
Novel method to engineer large multi-antibody-like nanostructures using DNA nanotechnology; the results demonstrate the potential for assembly of multiple proteins and also other materials to...
HIV prevention drug can curb the epidemic for high-risk groups in India
Making pre-exposure prophylaxis available in India would be a cost-effective way to reduce the spread of HIV and increase survival Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a combination...
Study finds Wi-Fi location affects online privacy behavior
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Does sitting in a coffee shop versus at home influence a person's willingness to disclose private information online? Does the on-screen...
999 trial shows value of live video streaming
Using live video streaming from the scene of accidents and medical emergencies to the dispatch team of a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) has public...
