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15-Apr-2025

Poor agreement between diagnostic tests for breast cancer-related lymphedema

Wolters Kluwer Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Various tests – ranging from a tape measure to sophisticated imaging technology – show only low to moderate agreement in diagnosing breast cancer-related lymphedema (BRCL), reports a study in Rehabilitation Oncology, official journal of APTA Oncology, an academy of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Journal: Rehabilitation Oncology

15-Apr-2025

Sound wave research for breast cancer receives $5.5 million

University of Virginia Health System
Grant and Award Announcement

Natasha D. Sheybani, PhD, is exploring the potential of focused ultrasound to improve the effectiveness and precision of immunotherapy for breast cancer.

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

15-Apr-2025

Adjusting trees’ internal clocks can help them cope with climate change

Umea University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from Umeå University has revealed that the trees’ circadian clock guides their growth and the timing of seasonal events like the appearance of leaves in spring. The researchers investigated the growth of genetically modified poplars in greenhouse and field conditions, combining statistical learning and plant biology methods. Their findings suggest that adjusting clock-associated genes could help trees better synchronize with changing climates, offering new opportunities for forestry.

Journal: npj Biological Timing and Sleep

15-Apr-2025

Molten Martian core could explain red planet’s magnetic quirks

University of Texas at Austin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

First ever supercomputer simulations of Mars with a fully molten core could explain the Red Planet's unusual magnetic field. Billions of years ago, Mars had an active magnetic field. Mysteriously, its imprint is strongest in the southern hemisphere. Research led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics found that Mars could have produced a one-sided magnetic field with a fully molten core, rather than the traditional, Earth-like solid inner core setup.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters
Funder: NASA Headquarters, Maryland Advanced Research Computing Center

15-Apr-2025

Busted! Researchers revolutionize fraud detection with machine learning

Florida Atlantic University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In the U.S., credit card fraud costs $5 billion annually, identity theft adds $16.4 billion, and Medicare fraud drains $60 billion each year. A new machine learning breakthrough generates accurate fraud labels from large, imbalanced datasets without costly, time-consuming labeled data. It outperforms traditional methods by reducing false positives and minimizing cases needing further inspection, crucial for sectors like Medicare and credit card fraud, where fast data processing is vital to preventing losses and improving efficiency.

Journal: Journal Of Big Data

15-Apr-2025

Study identifies U.S. hotspots for drinking water quality violations and lack of access to safe, clean water

Society for Risk Analysis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To investigate how private vs. public water systems affect water quality and equal access to safe, clean water, researchers mapped the distribution of water system ownership, water system violations, and water injustice nationwide. Their findings are published in the journal Risk Analysis. The study is the first to integrate geospatial mapping of water violations, social vulnerability, and, importantly, perceptions of water access in relation to public versus private ownership of water systems on a national scale.

Journal: Risk Analysis

15-Apr-2025

Study finds flaws in tools used to enforce online ad standards

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study finds about 10% of websites that claim to comply with online advertising standards are running ads that violate those standards. The finding tells researchers that the ad-filtering rules browser extensions use to enforce the standards have flaws advertisers can take advantage of to display non-compliant ads.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Meeting: ACM Web Conference