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JMIR Report: Why Mental Health Tech Needs Systems, Not Just Tools
18+ hour, 45+ min ago (42+ words) (IMAGE)Eurek Alert! Trevor van Mierlo, DBA. , JMIR Correspondent Credit must be given to the creator. More on this News Release JMIR report: Why mental health tech needs systems, not just tools...
NTU Singapore scientists invent AI-powered biochip that detects genetic markers in 20 minutes
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (769+ words) Technology achieved 99 per cent accuracy in identifying micro RNA targets image: NTU Assoc Prof Y. C. Chen (right)holding the new biochip, which can detect mi RNA in 20 minutes using AI, with his Ph D student Fu Bowenbehind him (left). view more…...
Do faces behind us appear more emotionally intense?
17+ hour, 1+ min ago (164+ words) image: Figure: (Left) Experimental setup. " Direct viewing of a face presented in front, and " direct viewing of a face presented behind the observer. Using tools, " indirect viewing of a front stimulus through a framed glass panel, and " indirect viewing of…...
UT Arlington social work professors Ling Xu, Noelle Fields
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (46+ words) (IMAGE)Eurek Alert! Ling Xu (left) and Noelle Fields (right), School of Social Work professors, are working to ensure Alzheimer's research reaches front lines. More on this News Release UT Arlington connects dementia research to real care...
Pediatric Investigation study uncovers the link between academic burnout, internet gaming, and depression
22+ hour, 2+ min ago (779+ words) Chinese researchers report that academic burnout can push adolescents towards excessive online gaming. Using a large-scale cross-sectional survey, the researchers assessed the associations among academic burnout, internet gaming, depressive symptoms, and attentional bias. They found that academic burnout can lead…...
Schematic of the distinct mechanisms of five classes of immunotherapeutic drugs: programmed death-1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) inhibitors specifically bind to PD-1 or PD-L1, blocking their interaction
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (496+ words) This releases the inhibitory state of T cells, restoring their activity so they can recognize and attack tumor cells once again. After specifically recognizing and binding to antigens on the surface of tumor cells, the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) is internalized…...
Ferrocene-modified nanoscale covalent organic frameworks for ferroptosis-based sonodynamic therapy inhibit breast cancer and its bone metastasis
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (838+ words) Eurek Alert! TAPP, tetra (p-amino-phenyl) porphyrin; BPTA, 2, 5-bis(2-propynyloxy) terephthalaldehyde; DHTA, 2, 5-dihydroxyterephthalaldehyde; O-DCB, o-dichlorobenzene; Bu OH, n-butanol; HMGB1, high mobility group box 1 protein; CRT, calreticulin; DC, dendritic cell. Credit: Ming Wu, Gongli Hospital of Pudong New Area. Breast cancer remains one…...
Korea University College of Medicine research team demonstrates potential of AI for early detection of self-harm behavior
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (530+ words) A research team led by Professor Hyun Ghang Jeong from the Department of Psychiatry at Korea University College of Medicine (Korea University Guro Hospital), in collaboration with the research team at Geovision Inc. , has published the results of a large-scale…...
Smart" drugs to fight cancer
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (211+ words) A team from UNIGE has designed a molecular system that distinguishes and neutralises cancer cells with unprecedented precision, paving the way for autonomous, self-regulating drugs. To address this issue, researchers at UNIGE have developed a new technology based on DNA…...
Do our body clocks influence our risk of dementia?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (335+ words) Circadian rhythm is the body's internal clock. It regulates the 24-hour sleep-wake cycle and other body processes like hormones, digestion and body temperature. It is guided by the brain and influenced by light exposure. The study involved 2, 183 people with an…...