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Developing artificial intelligence tools for health care

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Reinforcement Learning, an artificial intelligence approach, has the potential to guide physicians in designing sequential treatment strategies for better patient outcomes but requires significant improvements before it can be applied in clinical settings, finds a new study.

Paranoia may be, in part, a visual problem

Paranoia linked to visual perception

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ScienceDaily / 45min

Could complex beliefs like paranoia have roots in something as basic as vision? A new study finds evidence that they might. When completing a visual perception task, in which participants had to identify whether one moving dot was chasing another moving dot, those with greater tendencies toward paranoid thinking (believing others intend them harm) and teleological thinking (ascribing excessive mea

How loss of urban trees affects educational outcomes

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Economists looked at test scores and school attendance for Chicago-area kids before and after a bug infestation wiped out the city's ash trees. Education outcomes for low-income students went down, highlighting how the impacts of ecosystem degradation are disproportionately felt by disadvantaged communities.

New virtual reality-tested system shows promise in aiding navigation of people with blindness or low vision

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A new study offers hope for people who are blind or have low vision (pBLV) through an innovative navigation system that was tested using virtual reality. The system, which combines vibrational and sound feedback, aims to help users navigate complex real-world environments more safely and effectively.

Using drones, researchers assess the health of humpback whale mother-calf pairs across the Pacific Ocean

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Biologists used drone imagery to understand how nursing humpback whale mothers and their calves fare as they cross the Pacific Ocean. Recent declines in North Pacific humpback whale reproduction and survival of calves highlight the need to understand how mother-calf pairs expend energy across their migratory cycle.

Wildfire surges in East, Southeast US fueled by new trees and shrubs

Wildfire risk rises from tree growth

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The eastern U.S. has more trees and shrubs than three decades ago. This growth, driven by processes such as tree and understory infilling in unmanaged forests, is helping fuel wildfires, contributing to changing fire regimes in the eastern half of the country, according to a new study.

Nano drug delivery system heralds safer era for drug development

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A team of researchers has created an innovative drug delivery system with outstanding potential to improve drug development.

How to print a car: High-performance multi-material 3D printing techniques

Multi-material 3D printing breakthroughs

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ScienceDaily / 45min

A future where lightweight car parts can be made with a 3D printer is here, thanks to multi-material additive manufacturing research.

Research shows solitude is better for your health when it's not too intense

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Hiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restore energy and enhance social connectedness as less complete forms of solitude, such as reading in a cafe or listening to Spotify while commuting.

World Cup soccer is getting faster for men and women alike

World Cup soccer intensifies for players

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ScienceDaily / 45min

If the experience of watching a FIFA World Cup soccer final is intense, spare a thought for the players, who are competing at an ever increasing intensity, according to a new study.

Significant advancement made in engineering biology and clean energy

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Engineers have reported a significant advancement in engineering biology and clean energy. A team of researchers has developed an innovative light-driven hybrid nanoreactor that merges natural efficiency with cutting-edge synthetic precision to produce hydrogen -- a clean and sustainable energy source.

Is fake meat good to eat? Processed plant-based meat alternatives linked to depression risk in vegetarians

Fake meat linked to depression risk

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ScienceDaily / 45min

Researchers found that vegetarians who consumed PBMAs had a 42% increased risk of depression compared to vegetarians who refrained from PBMAs.

String figures shed light on cultural connections and the roots of mathematical reasoning

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New research suggests that the making of string figures, a globally documented practice, may point to shared cultural heritage stretching back millennia. The research offers a new way to investigate the evolution and distribution of cultural phenomena using mathematical methods.

Study shows drop in use of antiviral medications in young children with influenza

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Despite national medical guidelines supporting the use of antiviral medications in young children diagnosed with influenza, a recent study reports an underuse of the treatment.

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Brain cells remain healthy after a month on the International Space Station, but mature faster than brain cells on Earth

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Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cogni tion, but little is known about its specific impact on the brain. To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity, scientists sent tiny clumps of stem-cell derived brain cells called 'organoids' to the International Space Station.

The social cost of carbon, a crucial tool for setting climate policy, omits key effects

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The social cost of carbon -- an important figure global policymakers use to analyze the benefits of climate and energy policies -- is too low, finds a new study.

Images of crucial cell receptors show promising new drug targets

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New research combines two powerful imaging techniques to study the complete structure of a common aGPCR, including how its long and complex extracellular region interacts with the transmembrane region embedded in the cell surface. The different positions and movements of the extracellular region appear to be an important way to activate the receptor.

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