Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are developing AI-powered computational tools that can identify and characterize the biological “control switches” that help keep eyes healthy and reveal what causes eye disease.

A new study by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and Integrated System Technologies Ltd has developed a low-cost, privacy-preserving home monitoring system that could help older people live independently for longer. The technology combines millimetre-wave radar, thermal sensors and smart plugs, using artificial intelligence to build a picture of a person's daily routines and identify potential health emergencies such as falls, strokes and heart attacks, without relying on cameras or wearable devices.

The researchers found that integrating data from all three technologies provided the most accurate monitoring of movement, posture and everyday activities. By learning an individual's normal behaviour patterns, the system can detect sudden emergencies as well as gradual declines in mobility or wellbeing, alerting carers or family members when intervention may be needed. The team believes the technology could form part of future assisted-living homes, enabling older adults to remain safely in their own homes while protecting their privacy.

More than half of LGBTQ+ adults in Massachusetts experienced food insecurity in 2024, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers also found that food insecurity increased from 2022 to 2024 and remained significantly more common among LGBTQ+ adults than among non-LGBTQ+ adults.

LMU researchers challenge a decades-old model: genetically modified embryos lacking interferon tau can establish pregnancies and develop into healthy calves.

Public health and law enforcement agencies face a growing challenge in combating the fentanyl epidemic: They lack detailed and timely information on the harmful and potentially deadly substances that drug suppliers increasingly mix into the illicit fentanyl supply. 

Now, a new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reveals how the prevalence of these adulterants changes over time and across different regions of the country.  Alerting first responders to the prevalence of specific adulterants in local supplies of fentanyl may make the difference between life and death.

“Our goal is that if some new additive pops up, say in Philadelphia, we’ll be able to tell public health officials when that additive is likely to show up in Delaware, Maryland or the West Coast,” said NIST chemist Ed Sisco.