A new, exploratory study has revealed statistical links between the performance of medical detection dogs and their scores on behavioral and affective tests, finding that more “optimistic” dogs tended to perform better overall on detection tasks,…
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Conceptualizing psychological contract theory in the context of digital labor platforms, app workers, gig economy
Psychological contracts are the beliefs, perceptions, and informal obligations between an employer and an employee. Such contracts have long been conceived of as targeting a person, but with the emergence of algorithmic-enabled forms of…
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A new smartphone-sized device can test for tuberculosis: Here’s why that matters for children
Tulane University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind handheld diagnostic device that can deliver rapid, accurate tuberculosis diagnoses in under an hour, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.
The…
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Researchers identify precision medicine approach for preventing kidney failure
New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a potential precision medicine approach to…
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A new robotic gripper made of measuring tape is sizing up fruit and veggie picking
It’s a game a lot of us played as children — and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would extend before bending. But to engineers at the University of California San Diego, this game was an inspiration,…
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Discovery reveals protein involved in Parkinson’s disease also drives skin cancer
A small protein involved in neurodegeneration leading to Parkinson’s disease also drives a type of skin cancer known as melanoma, new research led by Oregon Health & Science University finds.
The study, published today in the journal Science…
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Mapping mercury contamination in penguins of the Southern Ocean
In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson pennedSilent Spring, alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds — the bald eagle in particular — that spurred people to action.
Six…
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Antiviral Chewing Gum Might Revolutionize How We Tackle Infectious Diseases
Beyond the heavy hitters like COVID-19, bird flu, and Ebola, more common viral infections — such as the annual flu — cost the U.S. an estimated $11.2 billion each year in lost productivity alone, leaving a huge burden on our health system and…
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Tim-3 identified as promising therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease
Tim-3 is an immune checkpoint molecule involved in immunity and inflammation recently linked to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but its role in the brain was unknown until now. In a paper published in Nature, researchers from…
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