Ancient “Syphilis-Like” Disease in Vietnam Challenges Key Scientific Assumptions

Ancient skeleton evidence suggests congenital infection doesn’t prove syphilis, pointing instead to multiple treponemal ...

Study identifies low sensitivity of standard, modified two-tiered testing for Lyme disease

For patients with early infection with Lyme disease (LD), standard and modified two-tiered testing (STTT and MTTT) diagnostic ...
STAT

Removing race from kidney function algorithm helped more Black patients access transplants

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Several years ago, nephrologists attempted a first-of-its-kind effort ...
Wired

Drip Coffee Was My First Taste of Adulthood. The Ratio Four Brewer Offers It Pure

I test a lot of coffee machines. Like, a lot of them. The Ratio Four is the small-batch brewer I use to try new kinds of coffee. Coffee is the original office biohack and the nation’s most popular ...
AOL

Syphilis drug shortage adds urgency to free STD testing in eastern Idaho

POCATELLO — Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) will offer free testing for hepatitis C, HIV and syphilis throughout March at its clinics across the region. Although the screenings are offered ...
pv magazine International

Test tracking algorithms for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics

Researchers at Spain's Technical University of Madrid (UPM) developed a model framework to simulate the performance of vehicle integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) modules under realistic dynamic shading ...
Medical Xpress

New method accelerates resistance testing in urinary tract infections

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method for diagnosing urinary tract infections that significantly accelerates antibiotic resistance testing in urine. Because ...
Digital Trends

Spotify’s latest feature hands you control of its algorithm

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by Spotify‘s algorithm recommending songs that don’t match your taste, there’s some good news. The streaming giant is finally giving you a way to take control of its ...
The Verge

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly, exactly the way you want it.’ With its playlist chatbot, Spotify says you could ‘curate your next Discover Weekly ...
Engadget

Spotify's new playlist feature gives users more control over their recommendation algorithm

Spotify is attempting to give users more control over the music the streaming service recommends with a new playlist feature called "Prompted Playlist." The beta feature is rolling out in New Zealand ...
TechCrunch

Spotify tests more personalized, AI-powered ‘Prompted Playlists’

Spotify announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it’s giving users more control over the streaming service’s algorithm. That’s at least how the company is framing the launch of its new ...