by Susan Keown | Dec 16, 2023 | ScienceWire
Anna Marie Yanny coauthored a piece for the Stanford Medicine Magazine about how artificial intelligence is having an impact on medical care — primarily, for now, in imaging — with a focus on research based at Stanford. It shines a light into new advances coming in...
by Susan Keown | Dec 16, 2023 | ScienceWire
In an essay for Scientific American, KC Cole looks at the aftermath of the United States’ China Initiative, which was designed to ferret out cases of economic espionage and other misdeeds by China in the U.S. but had the side effect of disrupting productive...
by Susan Keown | Dec 16, 2023 | ScienceWire
In STAT, Wudan Yan covers a first-of-its-kind experimental program in North Carolina that helps at-risk families access healthy foods and safe housing. The program aims to address some of the social factors that can have major impacts on health. Yan talks to several...
by Susan Keown | Nov 19, 2023 | ScienceWire
Streams in the Seattle area, whose population has exploded in recent decades, are nevertheless showing signs of improving health, Isabella Breda writes for the Seattle Times. Recent research by King County demonstrates that populations of aquatic invertebrates are...
by Susan Keown | Nov 19, 2023 | ScienceWire
A high-sugar diet impairs the brain cells responsible for removing toxic debris from the brain, Sabrina Richards writes for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The research could provide a link between diet and Alzheimer’s disease and similar neurodegenerative disorders,...
by Susan Keown | Nov 19, 2023 | ScienceWire
Pee is a remarkable resource. Full of nutrients that are vital for plant growth, and often home to chemically active microorganisms, urine has a range of relatively untapped powers, Jenny Morber writes for Leaps.org. Morber highlights work by scientists and engineers...
