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Use of endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by occlusions in distal vessels has failed to show a benefit in three new randomized trials.

Inhibitory repetitive TMS was associated with significant improvement in psychomotor slowing in schizophrenia, a new study suggested.

Rock music could offer patients with type 1 diabetes the means to stimulate insulin release and achieve real-time diabetes control via adapted pancreatic cells and speakers, suggests a novel study.

"Wham, Bam, Kapow" - all traditional comic book style fight words that evoke memories of Batman and other iconic cartoons from the 1950s and 60s. Contrast this with comics in China, Korea and Japan today, sometimes partially generated by a computer and available online, and you have the story of a constantly evolving form of art and narrative. EPFL Pavilions' new Cut/Paste exhibition takes visitors from…

Early progression independent of relapse activity is tied to poorer outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) and warrants reconsideration of how relapsing-remitting MS is classified, experts say.

Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes from damage. This image shows telomeres (green) and DNA (blue) during DNA repair activities.Click here for a high-resolution image.Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA—As we age, the end caps of our chromosomes, called telomeres, gradually shorten. Now, Salk scientists have discovered that when telomeres become very short, they communicate with mitochondria, the cell's…

New research led by University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Joanna Blaszczak shows hypoxia in rivers and streams is generally much more prevalent across the globe than previously thought. Hypoxia is low or depleted oxygen levels in surface waters that can be harmful to aquatic species and can in some cases increase production of harmful greenhouse gases from rivers.

How ants and robots pull-off a prison escape without a plan or a planner

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For decades, the dynamics of how and when a wave breaks have been too complex to accurately predict. Now, using machine learning along with data from wave tank experiments, MIT engineers have found a way to model how waves break.

How do we assess the needs of people with severe multiple disabilities? Unable to communicate verbally and physically, this population has nearly no possibility of expressing itself. Thanks to eye-tracking technology, a team has succeeded in identifying and evaluating certain perceptive and social-emotional abilities in nine children and adolescents with multiple disabilities, opening the way to personalized care.

Lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and many other devices depend on the high mobility of ions in order to work properly. But there a large number of obstacles to such mobility. Researchers have now shown that light can be used to increase the mobility of ions and improve the performance of such devices.

Engineers have demonstrated for the first time how light can be used to significantly improve the performance of fuel cells, lithium batteries, and other devices that are based on the movement of charged atoms, or ions.

Sham therapy without deception proved at least as effective as drug treatment in new study.

MIT CSAIL researchers created an AI-powered method for low-discrepancy sampling, which uniformly distributes data points to boost simulation accuracy.

A new machine-learning model can identify the stage of disease in ductal carcinoma in situ, a type of preinvasive tumor that can sometimes progress to a deadly form of breast cancer. This could help clinicians avoid overtreating patients whose disease is unlikely to progress.

Photonic bound states could advance medical imaging and quantum computing. For the first time, scientists at the University of Sydney and the University of Basel in Switzerland have demonstrated the ability to manipulate and identify small numbers of interacting photons – packets of light energy –

"Thiazides are standard of care for calcium-containing stone formers, so this [new study] has significant potential to upset that apple cart," says one observer.

Three different dosages of hydrochlorothiazide no better than placebo

Sodium bicarbonate to correct metabolic acidosis in kidney transplant is unnecessary and elimination could reduce pill count. The new finding 'fills an important information gap,' say editorialists.