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With huge patient dataset, AI accurately predicts treatment outcomes
New model compares drug effectiveness – without a clinical trial
Scientists have designed a new artificial intelligence model that emulates randomized clinical trials at determining the treatment options most effective at preventing stroke in people with heart …
Protecting endangered monkeys from poachers, habitat loss
Scientists make a case for stepped-up biodiversity conservation
The Tai Forest Monkey Project has operated a research field station in west Africa’s Ivory Coast for 30 years, but on the one day since its opening that the site was unstaffed because of conflict …
Study details a common bacterial defense against viral infection
Complex of 2 proteins enhances blockage of phage replication
One of the many secrets to bacteria’s success is their ability to defend themselves from viruses, called phages, that infect bacteria and use their cellular machinery to make copies of …
Job losses help explain increase in drug deaths among Black Americans
Study finds link between employment growth, lower mortality
New research points to an economic factor that might be overlooked when considering why drug-related deaths among Black Americans increased significantly after 2010 in U.S. regions reporting …
A university lecture, with a dash of jumping jacks
Study finds possible value in class exercise breaks
A university professor has found a way to help students – and himself – power through long lecture classes: exercise breaks.
After spinal cord injury, neurons wreak havoc on metabolism
Mouse study finds common drug prevents injury effects on fat tissue
Conditions such as diabetes, heart attack and vascular diseases commonly diagnosed in people with spinal cord injuries can be traced to abnormal post-injury neuronal activity that causes abdominal …
In psychedelic therapy, clinician-patient bond may matter most
Study links relationship strength to reduced depression for up to 1 year
Drug effects have dominated the national conversation about psychedelics for medical treatment, but a new study suggests that when it comes to reducing depression with psychedelic-assisted …
Older adults in Ohio are among the most vulnerable to extreme weather
Study finds who are least prepared and have experienced weather disruptions
Nearly 1 in 5 older adults in central Ohio report not being prepared for emergencies, such as extreme weather events, or not knowing if they are ready. That is concerning because …
Eight Ohio State scientists named AAAS Fellows
Recognition is one of the most prestigious honors for U.S. scholars
Eight scientists at The Ohio State University have been elected to the 2023 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows.
Higher rates of arrest for Black adults with psychological disorders
At same symptom severity, risk of arrest is higher for Black individuals, study finds
Black adults who are experiencing emotion dysregulation and/or psychological disorders, particularly Black men, are more likely to be arrested than are white American adults with symptoms of the …
In paleontology, correct names are keys to accurate study
Researcher resolves historical inconsistencies in name of popular fossil
When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked one of the earliest paleontological finds in American history.
