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New study highlights AI’s potential to help doctors detect congenital heart defects
In a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers will unveil findings that suggest that AI can help ...
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Community racial and ethnic representation among physicians in US internal medicine residency programs
In this cross-sectional study, underrepresented in medicine internal medicine residents remained underrepresented compared with their program’s county populations. These findings should inform racial ...
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New study finds high concentrations of plastics in the placentae of infants born prematurely
In a new study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers will unveil findings that suggest that microplastics and ...
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New national study finds homicide and suicide is the #1 cause of maternal death in the U.S.
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers will unveil findings that suggest that nationwide more pregnant ...
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Carbon sequestration in marshes depends on many variables
The total productivity of plants at sequestering carbon varies based on the ecosystem it lives in. To identify different factors that influence photosynthesis and respiration in plants, a study of ...
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Regular dental flossing may lower risk of stroke from blood clots, irregular heartbeats
People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an irregular heartbeat ...
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Smarter memory paves the way for EU independence in computer manufacturing
New technology from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is helping the EU establish ...
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Future of UK peatlands under threat due to climate change
The UK’s peatlands face an uncertain future amid the escalating impacts of climate change. Peatlands are critical ecosystems ...
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society awards Dr. Mikael Simons with Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research
Mikael Simons, MD, a neurologist and researcher at Technical University Munich and the Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases ...
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More efficient batteries with quantum photonics
The QLASS project, coordinated by Politecnico di Milano, aims to develop a quantum photonic computer, a computer that ...
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Low-level traffic air pollution linked to liver damage and fatty liver disease
Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice suggests.
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Cutting back on alcohol may be more effective than immediately abstaining for preventing misuse among college students
Researchers stressed that taking a harm reduction approach does not condone nor subtly encourage high-risk alcohol use among college students; instead, this theoretical application allows for a ...