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Innovative program promotes positive adolescent romantic relationships and use of effective contraceptives

Romantic relationships play an important part in adolescent development. Most young people have had at least one romantic relationship by middle adolescence (ages 14 to17).

8 Aug 2024

Researchers identify distinct molecular profiles in Down syndrome

A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers from the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus reports a significant breakthrough.

7 Aug 2024

Research finds synaptic strength key to maintaining memory in old age

Over the course of life, memory fades with varying degrees, robbing older people of the ability to recollect personal experiences.

7 Aug 2024

New ear EEG earbuds monitor brain waves to combat workplace drowsiness

Everyone gets sleepy at work from time to time, especially after a big lunch. But for people whose jobs involve driving or working with heavy machinery, drowsiness can be extremely dangerous - if not outright deadly.

7 Aug 2024

The real cost of processed foods: How Western diets are harming global health

A recent study in Nature Medicine reviews the adverse effects of Western diets on human health, highlighting increased risks of chronic diseases and gut dysbiosis. Researchers call for global awareness and promotion of healthier dietary patterns.

6 Aug 2024

Urinary metals linked to higher cardiovascular disease risk and mortality

Research identifies associations between urinary metals and cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as all-cause mortality. The findings suggest that both essential and non-essential metals in urine can serve as risk factors for CVD and mortality, emphasizing the need for strategies to mitigate these risks.

5 Aug 2024

Researchers receive $9.5M to study polyphenols' impact on cognitive health

UCLA Health researchers, in collaboration with researchers from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, have received $9.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with support from European funding agencies - The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Public Health Agency Health & Social Care (HSC) - to study the effects of polyphenols on cognitive health and the brain-gut microbiome system.

5 Aug 2024

Stanford, Brazil researchers develop models to predict schistosomiasis risk amidst climate change

In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long efforts to fight a widespread and debilitating parasitic disease.

5 Aug 2024

Study links over 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant in Canada

A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada's two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant.

5 Aug 2024

New AI method accurately predicts male infertility from hormone levels, bypassing need for semen analysis

Study investigates the accuracy of an AI screening method for male infertility based on serum hormone levels, offering a non-invasive alternative to traditional semen analysis.

4 Aug 2024

New optical neural chip technology reveals unexpected dopamine dynamics

DGIST (President Lee Kunwoo) Department of Brain Sciences Professor Lee Kwang and his team have discovered a new correlation between neural signaling in the brain and dopamine signaling in the striatum.

2 Aug 2024

Study links fungal heteroresistance to fatal bloodstream infections in bone marrow transplant patients

Emory researcher David Weiss has spent years studying a baffling phenomenon called heteroresistance, in which a tiny fraction of bacteria remain resistant to antibiotics, while the remainder succumb.

2 Aug 2024

How machine learning is accelerating research in structural biology

For Lucas Farnung, there is no question more fascinating than how a single fertilized egg develops into a fully-functioning human.

2 Aug 2024

Groundbreaking method dmSLAY improves antimicrobial peptide effectiveness and safety

Researchers developed a high-throughput method, dmSLAY, to assess thousands of AMP variants, combining it with machine learning to enhance membrane selectivity and reduce toxicity.

1 Aug 2024

Higher urinary metal levels linked to increased cardiovascular risk

Higher levels of urinary metals such as cadmium, tungsten, uranium, cobalt, copper and zinc are linked to increased cardiovascular disease and mortality in a racially and ethnically diverse U.S. population, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

1 Aug 2024

AI unlocks potential of antimicrobial peptides for new antibiotics

In a hopeful sign for demand for more safe, effective antibiotics for humans, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have leveraged artificial intelligence to develop a new drug that already is showing promise in animal trials.

1 Aug 2024

AI reprograms glioblastoma cells into dendritic cells for cancer immunotherapy

In an innovative new study of glioblastoma, scientists used artificial intelligence (AI) to reprogram cancer cells, converting them into dendritic cells (DCs), which can identify cancer cells and direct other immune cells to kill them.

31 Jul 2024

AI-enhanced EEG analysis paves way for early dementia detection

Mayo Clinic scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to analyze electroencephalogram (EEG) tests more quickly and precisely, enabling neurologists to find early signs of dementia among data that typically go unexamined.

31 Jul 2024

Machine learning-based taste predictor developed for identifying bitter, sweet, and umami from other taste sensations

Researchers developed VirtuousMultiTaste, a machine-learning tool to distinguish between sweet, umami, and bitter tastes based on a compound's molecular structures and underlying physicochemical characteristics.

31 Jul 2024

Study links tissue-resident memory T cells to improved lung cancer outcomes

An extensive analytical study performed at the Terasaki Institute and published in Frontiers in Immunology highlights the crucial role of tissue-resident memory T cells and how they influence the immune environment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer and their overall prognosis.

30 Jul 2024

Machine Learning News and Research

Innovative program promotes positive adolescent romantic relationships and use of effective contraceptives

Researchers identify distinct molecular profiles in Down syndrome

Research finds synaptic strength key to maintaining memory in old age

New ear EEG earbuds monitor brain waves to combat workplace drowsiness

The real cost of processed foods: How Western diets are harming global health

Urinary metals linked to higher cardiovascular disease risk and mortality

Researchers receive $9.5M to study polyphenols' impact on cognitive health

Stanford, Brazil researchers develop models to predict schistosomiasis risk amidst climate change

Study links over 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant in Canada

New AI method accurately predicts male infertility from hormone levels, bypassing need for semen analysis

New optical neural chip technology reveals unexpected dopamine dynamics

Study links fungal heteroresistance to fatal bloodstream infections in bone marrow transplant patients

How machine learning is accelerating research in structural biology

Groundbreaking method dmSLAY improves antimicrobial peptide effectiveness and safety

Higher urinary metal levels linked to increased cardiovascular risk

AI unlocks potential of antimicrobial peptides for new antibiotics

AI reprograms glioblastoma cells into dendritic cells for cancer immunotherapy

AI-enhanced EEG analysis paves way for early dementia detection

Machine learning-based taste predictor developed for identifying bitter, sweet, and umami from other taste sensations

Study links tissue-resident memory T cells to improved lung cancer outcomes

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