The role of artificial intelligence, or machine learning, will be pivotal as the industry wrestles with a gargantuan amount of…
Impact of methamphetamine use depends on your genes
Researchers found that variations in the gene known as BDNF strongly determine the effects of methamphetamine in the brain. This…
AI improves breast cancer risk prediction
A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) can outperform existing models at predicting which women are at future risk of…
Watching TV makes us prefer thinner women
The more TV we watch the more we prefer thinner female bodies, according to a new comprehensive study on body…
When it’s story time, animated books are better for learning
Researchers found that digital storybooks that animate upon a child’s vocalization offer beneficial learning opportunities, especially for children with less…
Augmenting attention treatment therapies for difficult-to-treat anxiety in children and adolescents
Between 30 to 50 percent of youth in the United States diagnosed with an anxiety disorder fail to respond to…
Long work hours at the office linked to both regular and hidden high blood pressure
Office workers who logged 49-plus hours on the job weekly were 70% more likely to have a hidden form of…
Medical News Today: What causes cells to age?
A new cell culture study points to a novel role for the DNA damage repair protein CSB in protecting cells…
‘Why My Baby?’: How Measles Robbed Samoa of Its Young
When the virus arrived on its shores, the Pacific island nation was grievously unprepared. It had left the door to…
‘Why My Baby?’: How Measles Robbed Samoa of Its Young
When the virus arrived on its shores, the Pacific island nation was grievously unprepared. It had left the door to…