Diagnosing deception: How doctors solved a woman’s dramatically faked condition
The woman said she had a rare, serious condition, but the details didn't add up. Enlarge / A health care worker in a medical intensive care unit. (credit: Getty | BSIP) Diagnosing medical conditions is not easy. Patients.....»»
US says AI models can’t hold patents
Inventors must be human, but there's still a condition where AI can officially help. Enlarge On Tuesday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published guidance on inventorship for AI-assisted invention.....»»
A Virus Found in Wastewater Beat Back a Woman’s ‘Zombie’ Bacteria
Viruses called phages are a promising treatment option for bacterial infections when antibiotics stop working, but they have limitations......»»
China"s doom loop: A dramatically smaller (and older) population could create a devastating global slowdown
China has announced that in 2023 its population declined from 1.4118 to 1.4097 billion people. Forecasting by the UN suggests China's population will dip to 1.313 billion by 2050 and then down to about 800 million by 2100. This is a significant chang.....»»
Couple credits Apple Watch for detecting silent heart condition requiring medical intervention
Apple Watch added atrial fibrillation detection several years ago, and customers have benefited from the feature ever since. The latest example of making a difference comes from a couple out of Summerville, South Carolina. more….....»»
Apple’s anti-stalking features credited with alerting woman to AirTag hidden on her car
Apple’s robust set of anti-stalking features for AirTag alerted a Connecticut woman to a tracker hidden on her car. According to a report from local news outlet WTNH, the woman received a notification on her iPhone that an AirTag had been following.....»»
Apple Vision Pro showdown -- for and against Apple"s newest device on the AppleInsider Podcast
Apple Vision Pro is the most exciting new Apple device and/or it's the least useful. Host Wes Hilliard and AppleInsider managing editor Mike Wuerthele have both had the Apple Vision Pro since the day it was released yet they have dramatically differe.....»»
Demography and reproductive rights are environmental issues: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa's population is growing three times faster than the rest of the world with an average of 4.6 births per woman in 2021. By comparison, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.3 births per woman in 2022......»»
A novel micrometer-thick porous coating with unparalleled biomarker detection abilities
Aging populations and the tendency to lead a more sedentary lifestyle in many parts of the world are thought to dramatically increase the number of people living with multiple chronic conditions. Moreover, climate change, as well as shifting patterns.....»»
Dealers want better answers to used EV questions, including reliability and valuation
Better valuation processes could help dealers and consumers understand a used EV's condition, and more low-cost EVs and incentives could kindle shopper demand......»»
Ice cores provide first documentation of rapid Antarctic ice loss in the past
Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey have uncovered the first direct evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrunk suddenly and dramatically at the end of the Last Ice Age, around eight thousand years ago......»»
Revolutionizing Web Design: How AI Website Builders Are Changing the Game
In the fast-paced digital world, the creation and design of websites have evolved dramatically. Gone are the days when building a website required extensive coding knowledge or hiring a developer. The advent of AI website builders has transformed the.....»»
A new approach for fast and cost-effective pathogen detection
The ability to detect diseases at an early stage or even predict their onset would be of tremendous benefit to doctors and patients alike. A research team led by Dr. Larysa Baraban at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) develops intellige.....»»
RNA splicing regulation discovery provides insight into bone diseases
In today's aging societies, bone and joint diseases are becoming increasingly common. For example, in Japan alone, over 12 million people suffer from osteoporosis, a condition that severely weakens bones and makes them fragile. If we are to find effe.....»»
Complex tree canopies found to help forests recover from moderate disturbances
Extreme events wipe out entire forests, dramatically eliminating complex ecosystems as well as local communities. Researchers have become quite familiar with such attention-grabbing events over the years. They know less, however, about the more commo.....»»
A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The gruesome footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial
A woman stole a memory card from a truck. The gruesome footage is now key to an Alaska murder trial.....»»
Mathematicians finally solved Feynman’s “reverse sprinkler” problem
We might not need to "unwater" our lawns, but results could help control fluid flows. Light-scattering microparticles reveal the flow pattern for the reverse (sucking) mode of a sprinkler, showing vortices and complex f.....»»
Ice and fire: Antarctic volcano may hold clues to life on Mars
On Deception Island in Antarctica, steam rises from the beaches, and glaciers dot the black slopes of what is actually an active volcano—a rare clash of ice and fire that provides clues to scientists about what life could look like on Mars......»»
Exploring Reddit’s third-party app environment 7 months after the APIcalypse
Apollo dev: "I don’t believe Reddit’s leadership... cares about developers anymore." Enlarge (credit: Getty) Last year, Reddit sparked massive controversy when it dramatically changed the prices and rules associated.....»»
130 poisonous frogs seized at Bogota airport
Authorities in Colombia seized 130 poisonous frogs being trafficked through the Bogota airport on Monday and arrested the Brazilian woman carrying them......»»
Measles is “growing global threat,” CDC tells doctors in alert message
Since December, there have been 23 measles cases in the US, including two outbreaks. Enlarge / A baby with measles. (credit: CDC) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is putting clinicians on alert about the g.....»»