New terahertz imaging system enables faster clinical diagnostics
Scientists at the University of Warwick have developed a fully fiber-coupled terahertz (THz) imaging system that significantly improves…
Major UK clinical trial finds surfactant therapy ineffective for severe bronchiolitis
A major UK-led clinical trial has found that a treatment commonly used to help premature babies breathe offers…
AI-assisted decision support system improves stroke care and long-term outcomes
A clinical decision support tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze scans after a stroke alongside treatment…
Oral semaglutide fails to slow early Alzheimer’s decline in two phase 3 trials
Despite hopes raised by earlier observational studies and biomarker shifts, The Lancet trials found that oral semaglutide did…
Physicists solved a decades-old mystery about static electricity
Rub two identical pieces of glass together and something strange happens. One picks up a positive charge. The…
Why do many patients develop scarring after cataract surgery?
Cataracts remain one of the world’s leading causes of vision loss, touching nearly every family at some point.…
Milk and wheat proteins identified as potent defenses against cholera
A glass of milk and a slice of bread do not look like medicine. But a new study…
Hands-on sound: IRCAM’s ASAP apps transform audio, free on iPad
Reach out and draw and manipulate sounds, directly from the spectrum. IRCAM Forum’s Pierre Guillot lets us know…
How a Melting Glacier in Antarctica Could Affect Tens of Millions Around the Globe
Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which…
Researchers use multiview deep learning to enhance echocardiogram analysis
Heart disease is the leading cause of adult death worldwide, making cardiovascular disease diagnosis and management a global health priority. An echocardiogram,…
‘The Karpathy Loop’: 700 experiments, 2 days, and a glimpse of where AI is heading
Earlier this month, Andrej Karpathy, a well-known AI researcher who was one of the founding employees of OpenAI…
Bowhead whales may hold the key to humans living up to 200 years
The Iñupiat people of Alaska have long said that bowhead whales live two human lifetimes. That oral knowledge…