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New machine algorithm could identify cardiovascular risk at the click of a button

An automated machine learning program developed by researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in conjunction with the University of Manitoba has been able to identify

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Nudges improve food choices and cut calories when shopping for groceries online

A team of Duke-NUS Medical School researchers designed and tested a new digital toolkit that helps consumers make healthier grocery choices online — an innovation

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Are ‘zombie’ skin cells harmful or helpful? The answer may be in their shapes

Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without ever quite dying, have existed in the human body

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Less intensive farming works best for agricultural soil

The less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. Such as not ploughing as often or using more grass-clover mixtures as

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Physicists uncover hidden order in the quantum world through deconfined quantum critical points

In the intricate world of quantum physics, where particles interact in ways that seem to defy the standard rules of space and time, lies a

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Can technology revolutionize health science? The promise of exposomics

Every breath we take, every meal we eat, and every environment we encounter leaves a molecular fingerprint in our bodies — a hidden record of

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Scientists trick the eye into seeing new color ‘olo’

In Frank Baum’s original novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Emerald City is said to be such a brilliant shade of green that visitors

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Range expansion in lesser goldfinches

New research published in the journal Ornithology shows that Lesser Goldfinches, a small songbird traditionally found in the Southwest, are expanding their range northward through

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High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function

New research from the University of Sydney links fatty, sugary diets to impaired brain function. The findings build on a growing body of evidence showing

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Throwing a ‘spanner in the works’ of our cells’ machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease… and hair loss

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the ‘powerhouses’ of our cells, allows us to