Difficulty speaking is a common Parkinson’s symptom SvetaZi/Shutterstock Parkinson’s disease lacks a conclusive test, so it is generally diagnosed by assessing symptoms. But now, scientists have shown that AI models can identify signs of the condition in a person’s voice with more than 90 per cent accuracy, and possibly before the onset of any movement-related…
Physics is tough. Want to spot a ripple in space-time? You just need a detector capable of seeing a length change less than one-millionth the size of an atom. Want to find a Higgs boson? No problem – so long as you have $7 billion, 14 years and 6000 scientists to hand. Still, one experiment…
Sinking Cities, Waving Cuttlefish and Falling Spacecraft A spacecraft is set to fall from the skies, 28 U.S. cities slowly sink, and a new study pinpoints how the overindulgence of the wealthy contributes to massive warming. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Anaissa Ruiz Tejada/Scientific American Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific…
The drug rizatriptan is often recommended for different types of migraines Aleksandr Zubkov/Getty Images A medication commonly prescribed for migraines actually seems to do little to ease vestibular ones, which cause vertigo, along with more typical symptoms like headache and sensitivity to light. This is despite the drug, called rizatriptan, sometimes being recommended for these…
Knitting’s Complex Shapes Explained in New Physics Model A new mathematical model helps to advance the centuries-old art of knitting By K.R. Callaway edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier A test knit shows complex curvature. In the core of a knitting machine or at the tips of a skilled knitter’s needles, a strand of fiber can…
The intense pain of a migraine can seriously affect a person’s day-to-day life ALFRED PASIEKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A drug called ubrogepant, which is already used to treat migraines, has now been found to reduce the non-headache symptoms that often hit in the hours preceding a migraine itself – making it the first drug that is…
A common chemical in household plastics has been linked with heart disease deaths. In 2018, about 13.5 percent of the more than 2.6 million deaths from cardiovascular disease among people ages 55 to 64 globally could have been related to exposure to a type of chemical called a phthalate, researchers report April 28 in eBioMedicine….
The Science of ParentingMondays Ways To Cope When Your Child Gets A Life-Altering Diagnosis Parents often struggle with the news that their child has a major health issue. Learning how to manage new routines and expectations is key to everyone’s happiness By Beth S. Russell “What am I supposed to do now?” This was the…
Photons could upend the standard model of particle physics Eduard Muzhevskyi/Alamy If photons possess more quantum states than expected, it would overhaul our understanding of all particle physics – and now physicists have identified a way to test this radical idea in an experiment. Certain elementary particles have a property called spin. For particles of…
Add a little-known species of assassin bugs to the list of animals that can fashion and wield tools. And true to their name, the insects use that tool to draw their prey into an ambush, researchers report May 12 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Found in Thailand and China, Pahabengkakia piliceps is…
