Urine tests detect high-risk HPV as effectively as DIY vaginal swabs
Several countries now offer at-home vaginal swabs to detect HPV status in place of traditional cervical cancer screening, but urine…
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Mathematicians create a tetrahedron that always lands on the same side
With the help of powerful computers, researchers discovered a four-sided shape that naturally rests on one side, and built a…
Living at high altitude may help ward off obesity
Children seem to be less likely to be obese if they live at high altitude, which may be due to…
Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method
AI-powered deepfake videos with altered facial expressions can display realistic heartbeats through skin colour changes, which may hinder one deepfake
Typos and slang spur AI to discourage seeking medical care
AI models change their medical recommendations when people ask them questions that include colourful language, typos, odd formatting and even…
Brain implant lets man with paralysis fly a virtual drone by thought
A man with paralysis was able to fly a virtual drone through a complex obstacle course simply by thinking about…
Most quakes on Mars happen during the summer – and we don’t know why
NASA’s InSight lander recorded surprisingly large quakes that indicate Mars is more seismically active than we first thought. Mysteriously, they…
MDMA therapies hit a roadblock – what’s next?
The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected the psychedelic drug MDMA as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, leading…
The first teeth were sensory organs on the skin of ancient fish
Teeth are good for chewing and biting, but they are also sensitive – and that may have been their original…
How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
As the US grapples with an ongoing bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, the country’s health agencies are ramping up…