Study shows AI-generated fake reports fool experts

Priyanka Ranade, PhD Student in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

If you use such social media websites as Facebook and Twitter, you may have come across posts flagged with warnings about misinformation. So far, most misinformation – flagged and unflagged – has been aimed at the general public.

When Big Companies Fund Academic Research, The Truth Often Comes Last

Lisa Bero

Over the last two decades, industry funding for medical research has increased globally, while government and non-profit funding has decreased. 

The race is on between research and the virus

Yap Boum, Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Are viruses the best weapon for fighting superbugs?

David Pride, Associate Director of Microbiology, University of California San Diego

Why We Have To Wait For Scientific News?

Vivian Siegel, Visiting Instructor of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Extra, extra! The embargo’s lifted, read all about it. Rumors were flying through the blogosphere this winter: physicists at the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) may finally have directly detected gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time predicted by Einstein 100 years ago in his general theory of relativity. Gravitational waves were predicted to be produced by cataclysmic...

How To Avoid Bogus Health Information On The Web

Andy Tattersall, University of Sheffield

Health is one of the biggest topics searched for on the web, yet despite its importance a large portion of this information is inaccurate, anecdotal or biased.

Real-time data from patients could shape a brave new world in health

Super User

There is great enthusiasm for using “big data” to enable better biomedical research across the globe. But big data isn’t just about collating lots of old and new records. Including ongoing real-time data from patients can be part of a brave new world in health research.

Technique Visualizes Brain Tumors During Surgery

National Institute Of Health

Recognizing the difference between tumors and normal brain tissue during surgery is a major challenge. Removing healthy tissue can cause neurologic problems, but leaving tumor tissue behind can allow the cancer to spread again.

Half Of US Adults Eligible For Statins

Jo Adetunji, The Conversation

Nearly 13m more adults in the US will be eligible for statins after new guidelines widened the criteria for use of the drugs to treat high cholesterol and prevent heart attacks and strokes.

How Microbes Contribute To Skin Health And Disease

National Institute Of Health

A genomic survey of the fungi living on our skin provides a framework for understanding how these microbes contribute to skin health and disease.

Working Bionic Ears With A 3-D Printer

Carol Torgan, Ph. D.

Researchers used 3-D printing to create functional bionic ears that receive radio signals. Using similar techniques, it may one day be possible to create bionic implants and prostheses....

Betatrophin Protein Could Be the Key to Beating Diabetes

National Institute Of Health

A hormone called betatrophin prompts cells in the pancreas to multiply and produce more insulin. The finding, in mice, may lead to new ways to combat diabetes....

Lab-Grown Kidneys Function in Rats

National Institute Of Health

Scientists have created artificial kidneys that can filter blood and produce urine when transplanted into rats. With further development, this approach could help the many patients who await organ transplants because their own kidneys no longer work.

Biofilm Streamers Clog Medical Devices

Carol Torgan, Ph. D.

Bacterial communities called biofilms can quickly clog medical devices such as stents and catheters by forming 3-dimensional streamers that block flow. The finding will inform future approaches to prevent these deadly clogs....

Understanding How We Speak

Harrison Wein, Ph. D.

A new study revealed the patterns of brain activity that produce human speech. This research may one day lead to new methods for treating speech disorders....

Stem Cells Discovered in Deadly Parasitic Flatworms

Carol Torgan, Ph. D.

The flatworms that cause the tropical disease schistosomiasis can survive inside infected people for decades. The discovery of the stem cells that may be responsible could now lay the groundwork for new strategies to treat the disease....

Liver Stem Cells Discovered in Mice

National Institute Of Health

Scientists successfully identified and grew a renewable population of liver stem cells for the first time, a new study reported. The findings could eventually lead to approaches that help rejuvenate damaged livers in people....

Boosting Cell Defenses

National Institute Of Health

Scientists designed a compound that induces a cell "housekeeping" process that may help fight cancer, infection, neurodegenerative disease and aging. The compound successfully protected laboratory mice from deadly infections....

Study Finds Association Between Biological Marker and Susceptibility to the Common Cold

NCCAM

Sensing Positive Touch

Harrison Wein, Ph. D.

Scientists have identified a rare type of neuron in mice that's responsible for detecting the pleasant stroking of skin. The finding opens the door to exploring the molecules and neural pathways that recognize a positive touch....