Discovery could improve survival of bladder cancer patients

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a discovery that could improve the survival of bladder cancer patients, Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a biomarker signature test to predict which tumors will…

A model that generates complex recipes from images of available ingredients

The combination of a large language model and image detector can convert any ingredient list to a full recipe with instructions and portion sizes. Credit: Noever and Noever, (2023). Artificial…

Out of gas in orbit? This US space company is here to help

Daniel Faber, CEO of Orbit Fab, says in-orbit refueling will free up a key factor in rocket launches: weight. The US company Orbit Fab is aiming to produce the go-to…

Study finds inhaling ethanol can disable influenza A in mice

The study found that mice treated with ethanol vapor are protected from lethal respiratory infections caused by the influenza A virus. Credit: Dr. Miho Tamai and Prof. Hiroki Ishikawa (OIST)…

Pandemic Pet Pals: Exploring the Complex Relationship Between Pet Ownership, Stress, and Loneliness During Lockdown

Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, US dog and cat owners became closer to their pets, though pet ownership did not consistently alleviate stress and loneliness. The relationship between mental health…

New side-channel attack vulnerability found in Intel CPU

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Add one more vulnerability to the list of side-channel attacks that have long dogged Intel CPUs. Researchers at Tsinghua University, the University of Maryland and Beijing…

Correlation Between Social Vulnerability and Elevated Suicide Risks Discovered

Summary: Social determinants of health are linked to suicide risk, with the suicide rate nearly doubling between the least and most socially vulnerable counties. The study proposes several public health…

New study finds unintentional weight loss often goes unrecognized by primary care physicians

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is a common and serious problem, and according to several studies, it could be a sign—sometimes the only sign—of an underlying malignancy,…

Counting photons for quantum computing

Experimental setup. A pulsed source is evenly split into three segments, and each is coupled to a transition-edge sensor detector channel. Credit: DOE’s Jefferson Lab and University of Virginia Experts…

Pets and people bonded during the pandemic. But owners were still stressed and lonely

If you feel like you bonded with your pet during the pandemic, you’re not alone. Cat and dog owners in the United States gradually grew closer to their pets during…