People frequently exposed to racial or ethnic discrimination may be more susceptible to obesity and related health risks in part
Month: October 2023
Wearable sensor to monitor ‘last line of defense’ antibiotic
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, bacteria have evolved numerous ways to evade or outright ignore the effects of
Bioengineering breakthrough increases DNA detection sensitivity by 100 times
UMass Amherst researchers have pushed forward the boundaries of biomedical engineering one hundredfold with a new method for DNA detection
Type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30 can reduce life expectancy by up to 14 years
An individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 years could see their life expectancy fall by as much
Is AI in the eye of the beholder?
Someone’s prior beliefs about an artificial intelligence agent, like a chatbot, have a significant effect on their interactions with that
In forming long-term memories, vascular cells are crucial
Research on long-term memories has largely focused on the role of neurons — the brain’s nerve cells. However, in recent
Researchers blow whistle on forensic science method
Like fingerprints, a firearm’s discarded shell casings have unique markings. This allows forensic experts to compare casings from a crime
New internet addiction spectrum: Where are you on the scale?
Young people (24 years and younger) spend an average of six hours a day online, primarily using their smartphones, according
Calls for verbal abuse of children by adults to be formally recognized as form of child maltreatment
A new systematic review by researchers at UCL and Wingate University has highlighted the importance of identifying childhood verbal abuse
Breakthrough in the fight against resistance in metastatic breast cancer
A team of researchers at the Medical University of Vienna has discovered that dormant tumor cells surviving chemotherapy can be