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In an example of the wide-reaching and growing impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) worldwide, Western University has created a senior executive role dedicated to overseeing a university-wide AI strategy. The role also positions…

The areas of the US where Alzheimer's is most rife have been revealed — with seniors on the East Coast and South East most likely to be struck down by the memory-robbing disorder.The new report by the Alzheimer’s Association International…

Malaria remains one of the world's deadliest diseases. Each year malaria infections result in hundreds of thousands of deaths, with the majority of fatalities occurring in children under five. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

A landmark US climate trial over whether the state of Montana is violating young people’s right to a healthy environment came to an early close on Tuesday. Its outcome could shift policy in a state with one of the biggest coal reserves in…

Metals are typically used as active materials for negative electrodes in batteries. Recently, redox-active organic molecules, such as quinone- and amine-based molecules, have been used as negative electrodes in rechargeable metal-air…

California lawmakers are closer than ever to banning common food additives found in snacks and chewy candies that have been linked to cancer and memory loss.The first-in-the-nation bill passed with an overwhelming majority in the state…

Admission will be through IISER Aptitude Test. Candidates must have passed Class XII exam in a science stream in 2022 or 2023.(Representational Image: News18/File)Courses include BS in medical sciences and engineering (four-year programme),…

A team of doctors from Boston Children’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.Doctors in the US have performed remarkable brain surgery on an unborn baby for the first time, saving it from suffering a deadly genetic disorder.Babies…

Deadlines are part and parcel of modern knowledge work. Journalists must serve their weekly columns, managers must turn in their monthly reports, and researchers must submit their papers and proposals on time. Despite their ubiquity,…

New research out of the University of Cincinnati examines the impact that maternal stress during pregnancy has on the neurodevelopment of babies. The study was published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. Prenatal maternal stress life…