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9-Oct-2025

Research conducted during 2024 eclipse reveals importance of light on bird behavior

Indiana University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Indiana University teamed up to create a free smartphone app to engage the public to collect data on bird behavior during the 2024 solar eclipse in Bloomington, Indiana. A study showcasing their findings is out now in Science.

Journal: Science

9-Oct-2025

New digital therapeutic approach to health literacy can enhance patients’ engagement with educational materials

Carnegie Mellon University

In a new study, researchers developed an automated approach to assess how easily understandable patient educational videos are for individuals looking for information on diabetes. The study’s findings offer insights for content creators and health care organizations on improving users’ engagement with online materials by developing a digital therapeutic approach that uses evidence-based digital health technologies to change behavior persuasively.

Journal: Journal of Medical Internet Research

9-Oct-2025

An AI system with detailed diagnostic reasoning makes its case

Harvard Medical School
Peer-Reviewed Publication

“Dr. CaBot” goes head-to-head with a human expert to work through a challenging medical case

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine

9-Oct-2025

Portable sensor detects synthetic cannabinoids in e-cigarettes and biological fluids

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers develop technology that identifies highly potent and dangerous psychoactive substances. The device can be used in emergency medical facilities and to help inform users and reduce the harm associated with consumption.

Journal: Talanta
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

9-Oct-2025

New framework could defend factories from cyber-attacks

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Once cyber attackers gain access to a facility’s industrial control systems, the priority shifts from threat prevention to ensuring that critical operations can continue safely and without severe consequences. Led by Dr. Faisal Khan, department head of the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC) at Texas A&M University, researchers have published a paper addressing the challenge of protecting processing facilities from cyber threats through a newly established framework, which highlights current problems and outlines proposed solutions.

Journal: Reliability Engineering & System Safety

9-Oct-2025

UMass Amherst researchers create nanoparticle vaccine that prevents cancer in mice

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peer-Reviewed Publication

AMHERST, Mass. — A study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers demonstrates that their nanoparticle-based vaccine can effectively prevent melanoma, pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancer in mice. Not only did up to 88% of the vaccinated mice remain tumor-free (depending on the cancer), but the vaccine reduced—and in some cases completely prevented—the cancer’s spread.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine

9-Oct-2025

Poultry growers: Have you checked your water lines lately?

University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Water quality could impact the kind of microbial populations in poultry drinking water lines and lead to the buildup of a biofilm that can harbor pathogenic bacteria like Salmonella, according to a recently published study by researchers with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

Journal: Poultry Science