A four-year field experiment conducted on the shores of restored Lake Mustijärv in Viljandi, Estonia, has revealed that recycling phosphorus-rich lake sediments back to agriculture could have positive impacts on crop production
Publicly funded healthcare systems in developed countries fared better in terms of excess mortality and case fatality associated with COVID-19 than private sector healthcare. A study compared the performance of healthcare systems in 43 developed countries during the coronavirus pandemic.
Using lasers, researchers can directly control a property of nuclei called spin, that can encode quantum information.
Public health outreach efforts often strive to overcome communication barriers by using interpretation and translation to present information to communities in their native language.
The sensor sends out its location as it moves through the GI tract, revealing where slowdowns in digestion may occur.
The method enables a model to determine its confidence in a prediction, while using no additional data and far fewer computing resources than other methods.
A large-scale registry study in Finland has identified several factors associated with uptake of the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination. In particular, persons with low or no labor income and persons with mental health or substance abuse issues were less likely to vaccinate.
The chatbot’s success on the medical licensing exam shows that the test — and medical education — are flawed, Celi says.
A study based on expert interviews urges increased attention on possible faults within systems. Anticipating things going wrong is necessary, as are appropriate mechanisms for correcting errors.
A study from the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki identifies what kind of nature-based solutions in urban planning work best as carbon sinks and for biodiversity conservation.
Researchers have developed a molecule that is, when administered nasally, extremely effective in preventing the disease caused by all known variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The molecule can be a key tool in preparing for future pandemics, as it is aimed at preventing both the transmission and spread of the virus.
McMaster researchers have developed an on-the-spot rapid test for salmonella that is easier to conduct than a home COVID test.
Post-doctoral research fellow Sneha Shanbhag and PhD candidate Rong Wu from McMaster’s Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials have developed an effective compostable and breathable air filter made from corn-based protein.
Jianping Xu is a professor of biology at McMaster University and a member of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research.
McMaster University professor Neeraj Narula has discovered that consuming large amounts of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can increase the risk of Crohn’s disease, but not ulcerative colitis (UC).
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a new method for targeting tumors with cancer drugs by exploiting the clotting propensity of blood platelets.
In an advance they consider a breakthrough in computational chemistry research, University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical engineers have developed a model of how catalytic reactions work at the atomic scale.
Factoring in changing demographics and physician work trends can help with physician workforce planning, according to a new analysis by McMaster University researchers.
For a long time, scientists have debated whether or not growing up with a cat or a dog would influence either the risk of allergy or an asthmatic condition. A new study from the University of Copenhagen brings answers to the table.
A new study shows how large language models like GPT-3 can learn a new task from just a few examples, without the need for any new training data.