The story could have been straight out of science fiction—scientists have grown human brain cells in a lab, and taught them to play the video game Pong, similar to squash or tennis. But this didn't happen on the big screen. ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Colleges and universities across the U.S. have seen a decades-long push for scholars to carry out "multidisciplinary" research—academic work that combines experts from different fields who mix know-how to work on a certain ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Radiologists and artificial intelligence systems yield significant differences in breast-cancer screenings, a team of researchers has found. Its work, which appears in the journal Scientific Reports, reveals the potential ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Understanding how infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 (causative pathogen—SARS-CoV-2), spread requires a deep understanding of our social connections and networks. It is the way forward for efficient infection prevention ...
Apr 27, 2022
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We all know we should exercise and eat healthy. But doing that isn't just good for maintaining your figure as you age.
Mar 8, 2022
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The omicron-fueled surge in COVID-19 cases is likely to peak by mid-January, according to new projections, after which the numbers are expected to plummet just as quickly as they soared.
Jan 7, 2022
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While parents have a more favorable view of COVID-19 vaccinations for their children than they did earlier in the year, sharp differences between mothers and fathers have hardly budged, with moms remaining more skittish about ...
Jul 20, 2021
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Many countries are relying on corona contact tracing apps to identify the contacts of infected persons and isolate those affected in order to break the infection chains. Germany has now also published an app that uses Bluetooth ...
Jun 18, 2020
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With an approach that combines big data, network science and stochastic systems, a Michigan Engineering professor is working to develop algorithms that can quickly and accurately identify COVID-19 "patient zero" as the virus ...
Jun 12, 2020
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Never before have we experienced social isolation on a massive scale as we have during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. A new paper published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences explores the wide-ranging, negative ...
Jun 5, 2020
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