Radiologists could soon be using AI to detect brain tumors

Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels A paper titled “Deep Learning and Transfer Learning for Brain Tumor Detection and Classification” published in Biology Methods and Protocols shows that scientists can train…

Brain injury rehabilitation study reveals neural mechanisms of sleep-dependent motor learning

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published by scientists at Kessler Foundation provides critical insights into the role of sleep in motor learning for individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury…

Clinical trial finds daily tablet increases growth in children with achondroplasia

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A promising daily tablet is effective at increasing height and improving proportional limb growth in children with achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, according to…

Risk for mortality up with low income in type 2 diabetes

Adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have an increased risk for mortality in association with low income, with the most prominent increase seen for adults aged 20 to 39 years,…

Bloated after that holiday meal? what’s normal, what’s not

As the holidays approach, most folks are familiar with a common side effect of the overindulgence that can come with all those meals with family and friends: Bloating. Luckily, Baylor…

Exploring how stressful life events affect internalizing and externalizing symptoms of psychopathology in childhood

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Past psychology studies have consistently highlighted the link between adverse and traumatic life events and mental health problems. Better understanding the intricate relationship between stressful life…

Traditional Mayan practices have long promoted unique levels of family harmony. But what effect is globalization having?

Credit: Carolina Basi from Pexels A new paper in the journal Child Development shows how some aspects of family interaction among Indigenous people in Guatemala have fundamentally shifted with rapid…

New microfluidic device shows tumor shape predicts cancer aggressiveness

The image shows culture, release and transfer of the tumoroids from the ReSCUE platform, as well as the released breast cancer disk-, rod-, and U-shaped tumoroids cultured in EKGel over…

New study shows how salmonella tricks gut defenses to cause infection

Colorized SEM (scanning electron micrograph) of the foodborne pathogen Salmonella enteritidis. Blue is growth medium. Picture is colored in false colors to illustrate difference. Photo by Jean Guard, ARS. Credit:…

Multi-quantifying maxillofacial traits via a demographic parity-based AI model

The schematic of the challenges in highly variable maxillofacial traits versus generalized intelligent multi-quantifications. Credit: BME Frontiers (2024). DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0054 A study published in BME Frontiers has unveiled a novel…