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Diagnosing Pulmonary Hypertension Through Non-Invasive Methods

Pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the lungs, is a common complication of interstitial lung disease, an array of conditions that cause scarring of the lungs.

Understanding The Links Between US-China Trade and Inequality

A review of new findings on the links between US-China trade and inequality

Researchers Discover A New Hardware Vulnerability In The Apple M1 Chip

CSAIL scientists’ novel hardware attack against the Apple M1 chip defeats the last line of security while leaving no trace.

Faster Computing Results Without Fear Of Errors

Researchers developed a new system that can make computer programs run faster, while guaranteeing accuracy.

21 Million Americans May Take A Hypothyroidism Drug They Don’t Need

As many as 90 percent of those who take levothyroxine [Synthroid] may have been unnecessarily prescribed the hypothyroidism medication.

Hallucinating To Better Text Translation

A machine-learning method imagines what a sentence visually looks like, to situate and ground its semantics in the real world, improving translation, like humans can.

Molecules Found In Mucus Can Thwart Fungal Infection

Harnessing the strength of these specialized sugar molecules could help researchers develop new antifungal drugs.

Higher Lithium Levels in Drinking Water May Raise Autism Risk

For the first time, researchers report a possible link between autism disorder and lithium in drinking water

SMART Researchers Enable Early-Stage Detection Of Microbial Contamination In Cell Therapy

Rapid and accurate analytical test method enhances the production of high-quality cell therapy products.

MIT Engineers Boost Signals From Fluorescent Sensors

The advance allows the particles to be placed deeper within biological tissue, which could aid with cancer diagnosis or monitoring.

Toward Customizable Timber, Grown In A Lab

Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste.

Uncovering The Mental Health Impacts Of COVID-19 In Low- And Middle-Income Countries

A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Mushfiq Mobarak investigated how mental health fared after the pandemic arrived in eight low- and middle-income countries, and found signs of a sharp, and lasting, deterioration. Now he is training his sights on possible solutions.

Researchers Unveil A Secret Of Stronger Metals

Study shows what happens when crystalline grains in metals reform at nanometer scales, improving metal properties.

Early in mpox Outbreak, Access to Vaccines Was Unequal Across Racial Groups

Yale researchers found mpox vaccine distribution was in proportion to cases at the peak of the outbreak, but Black and Hispanic populations had less access.

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Patients’ Race From Their Medical Images

Study shows AI can identify self-reported race from medical images that contain no indications of race detectable by human experts.

Research Suggests Avenues Toward Gene Therapies for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common potentially lethal genetic disease—about a half million people in the United States alone suffer from the condition.

Charting A Safe Course Through A Highly Uncertain Environment

A new technique can safely guide an autonomous robot without knowledge of its environmental conditions or the size, shape, or location of obstacles it might encounter.

A New Approach to Optical Sensing, an Increasingly In-Demand Technology

In the past decade, optical sensing tasks have become more demanding. As a result, it has become critical to build miniaturized, inexpensive sensors that can be integrated on-chip to enable mobile applications in smart phones, autonomous vehicles, robots, and drones.

On The Road To Cleaner, Greener, And Faster Driving

Researchers use artificial intelligence to help autonomous vehicles avoid idling at red lights.

3 Questions: Daniel Anderson On The Progress Of Mrna Vaccines

Following the successful development of vaccines against Covid-19, scientists hope to deploy mRNA-based therapies to combat many other diseases.