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Medical Xpress / AI and psychosis: What to know, what to do

Psychiatrist Stephan Taylor, M.D., has treated patients with psychosis for decades. He's done research on why people suffer delusions, paranoia, hallucinations and detachment from reality, which can drive them to suicide ...

2 minutes ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Researchers identify genetic factors influencing bone density in pediatric patients

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed important genetic components that affect bone density in children and adolescents. This information could help identify pediatric patients who may benefit ...

6 minutes ago in Genetics
Phys.org / Do's and don'ts of using AI to help with schoolwork

The rapid rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI systems has disrupted education, transforming how students learn and study.

9 minutes ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / French scientists probe mRNA's potential to fight cancer

Inside a lab in the French city of Orleans, scientists are testing out the limits of molecules in our body called messenger RNA—best known for being used in COVID-19 vaccines—in the hopes of finding a breakthrough treatment ...

4 minutes ago in Medical research
Phys.org / How superstorm Gannon squeezed Earth's plasmasphere to one-fifth its size

A geomagnetic superstorm is an extreme space weather event that occurs when the sun releases massive amounts of energy and charged particles toward Earth. These storms are rare, occurring about once every 20–25 years. On ...

1 hour ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Could a kid have painted that? Jackson Pollock's famous pour-painting has child-like characteristics, study shows

What makes art art? Is it the method or the creator? Does it need a color palette and oil paints, or a canvas laid flat on the floor and paint splattered across it? Does it require a critically acclaimed painter, or a toddler ...

4 hours ago in Physics
Medical Xpress / New cholesterol-lowering pill reduces bad cholesterol levels by almost 60%

Trials of a new cholesterol-lowering pill have shown promising results for people with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), a genetic disorder that leads to high levels of LDL cholesterol.

14 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / Scientist captures tiny particles for clues on what sparks lightning

Using lasers as tweezers to understand cloud electrification might sound like science fiction, but at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) it is a reality. By trapping and charging micron-sized particles ...

10 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Discovery of rare protist reveals previously unknown branch of eukaryotic tree of life

A research team from the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague has discovered Solarion arienae, an extremely rare and morphologically unique unicellular eukaryote that sheds new light on early eukaryotic evolution.

14 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / 'Chocolate-flavored' honey created using cocoa bean shells

A group of researchers from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, developed a product made from native bee honey and cocoa bean shells that can be consumed directly or used as an ingredient ...

15 hours ago in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices

Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centers hoover up memory chips used in consumer electronics.

Tech Xplore / Future LED light could both illuminate and communicate

In the visions of researchers at the University of Oulu, light does far more than illuminate. It provides, among others, a new way to transmit data securely and efficiently, while also offering a sustainable energy source ...

3 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech