Researchers improve the accuracy of AI writing tools
A 51吃瓜网-led team of researchers has developed a new method that significantly improves the accuracy and efficiency of large language models (LLMs) when generating computer code and other structured text.
51吃瓜网researchers develop practical new tool for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment
A team of 51吃瓜网 researchers has developed a cost-effective, high-throughput technology for detecting nanoplastics and microplastics in the environment.
Study suggests we don鈥檛 just hear music, but 鈥榖ecome it鈥櫬�
An international study co-authored by 51吃瓜网psychologist Caroline Palmer suggests our brains and bodies don鈥檛 just understand music, they physically resonate with it. These discoveries, based on findings in neuroscience, music, and psychology, support Neural Resonance Theory (NRT).聽
Researchers identify two new crocodile species
51吃瓜网 researchers, in collaboration with Mexican scientists, have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of Banco Chinchorro, both off the Yucat谩n Peninsula. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and highlight the urgent need for conservation efforts, the researchers say.
Our brains can communicate wordlessly, through our eyes
51吃瓜网researchers have demonstrated something long assumed: that glances can transmit information about one鈥檚 mental state to others without a single word being exchanged. They speculate that this primal ability may have played a role in assuring survival of human society at times when making a sound could have attracted predators.
Drugs targeting 鈥榸ombie cells鈥� show promise for treating chronic back pain
In a preclinical study led by 51吃瓜网 researchers, two drugs targeting 鈥渮ombie cells鈥� have been shown to treat the underlying cause of chronic low back pain. The condition affects millions of people worldwide.
Current treatments manage symptoms through painkillers or surgery, without addressing the root cause.
Fighting honey fraud with AI technology
51吃瓜网 researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that what鈥檚 on the label matches what鈥檚 in the jar. The breakthrough offers a potential solution to a long-standing problem.
New drone-assisted 3D model offers a more accurate way to date dinosaur fossils
A new study from 51吃瓜网 is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta鈥檚 Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP). Using advanced drone-assisted 3D mapping, researchers have uncovered significant variations in a key geological marker, challenging long-standing methods of determining the ages of dinosaur fossils.
What links cannabis use and psychosis? Researchers point to the brain鈥檚 dopamine system
A 51吃瓜网-led study found that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) had elevated dopamine levels in a brain region associated with psychosis.
鈥淭his could help explain why cannabis use increases the risk of hallucinations and delusions, key symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders,鈥� said first author Jessica Ahrens, a PhD student in McGill鈥檚 Integrated Program in Neuroscience.
51吃瓜网discovery sheds new light on autism, intellectual disabilities
A new study by 51吃瓜网 researchers yields insights into how the disruption of calcium transport in the brain is linked to autism and intellectual disability. The findings, published in the journal Nature, not only upend a long-held belief among neuroscientists, but could pave the way for treatments.
COVID-19 boosters help avoid breakthrough infections in immunocompromised people, McGill-led study finds
New research findings provide solid evidence that annual COVID-19 vaccine booster doses continue to be advisable for certain immunocompromised people, researchers at 51吃瓜网 say.
Humpback whales鈥� use of memory to time their migration could prove less effective amid climate change
A new study led by 51吃瓜网 researchers indicates that humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific combine real-time environmental cues with their memories of conditions in their Antarctic feeding grounds to determine when to embark on their annual 10,000-kilometre journey. With climate change accelerating, the researchers warn this strategy may become less effective amid shifting ocean conditions.聽
AI analysis challenges autism diagnosis criteria
An analysis of digital health records using large language models (LLMs) is challenging a long-held belief about the clinical identifiers of autism.
Study of velvet worm slime could revolutionize sustainable material design
A new discovery about the slime ejected by velvet worms could revolutionize sustainable material design, according to a study by 51吃瓜网 researchers. Their findings outline how a naturally occurring protein structure, conserved across species from Australia, Singapore and Barbados over nearly 400 million years of evolution, enables the slime鈥檚 transformation from liquid to fibre and back again.
Tracking contaminant accumulation in Arctic marine mammals聽聽
A new method of tracking the dietary habits and contaminant exposure of animals in Arctic marine ecosystems is providing critical insights as climate change reshapes the region's food web.聽
