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Tech Xplore / Samsung aims to turn its next generation of Galaxy smartphones into AI companions

Samsung is injecting another dose of artificial intelligence into its next lineup of Galaxy smartphones, escalating an effort to simplify people's lives while deepening their dependence on a device that accompanies them almost ...

15 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Parents have big influence on children's anxiety, says psychologist

How do parents communicate anxiety to their child via body language and words? Psychologist Cosima Nimphy studied this question for her Ph.D. research. Experiments show that children of anxious parents are not more sensitive ...

15 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Medicare to negotiate prices for 15 more drugs, including Ozempic

Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with disabilities, federal health officials announced in a news release.

15 hours ago in Medications
Phys.org / Civil organizing persisted during Syrian civil war, finds study

Where, when and how did civilians organize during the Syrian civil war that started in the aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2011 and lasted until the toppling of President Bashar Assad in late 2024? According to new research ...

16 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Q&A: How do you keep your dog safe in the snow and cold?

Winter is not coming; it's here. Snow-covered football fields in Philadelphia and Buffalo last weekend were the result of a month full of winter storms across the country, and more of the same could be coming this week, particularly ...

16 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / To save Australia's animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they're getting it wrong?

Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction. Keeping track of what's left is vital to conserving biodiversity.

16 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / How artificial intelligence can make MRI more accurate and reliable

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most effective technologies to assess the innermost structures of the human brain. The technology, which uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce images of soft tissue, ...

15 hours ago in Radiology & Imaging
Medical Xpress / Childhood epilepsy may predispose patients to memory disorders later in life

Researchers have demonstrated that individuals who had childhood epilepsy have an increased accumulation of brain amyloid later in life, potentially predisposing them to late-onset brain amyloid disorders, such as Alzheimer's ...

14 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / We're turning waste bread crusts into nutritious food with ancient Asian fermentation

Do you find yourself tossing away the crusts of your bread? You're not alone, but the scale of bread waste is staggering. Around 10% of the 185 million tons of bread baked worldwide each year is wasted. While some of this ...

16 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Why your retirement fund might soon include cryptocurrency

Pension funds are investment pools that manage people's retirement savings. They aim to encourage long-term saving and provide financial security for retirees. But some pension funds in the US, UK and elsewhere have recently ...

16 hours ago in Business
Medical Xpress / Why more twins are being born than ever before—even though birthrates are falling

Globally, mothers are having fewer children. Yet despite this latest observed decline in birth rates, the number of twins and triplets being born today is higher than ever before.

15 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Ultrasensitive test detects and serially monitors intact virus levels in COVID-19 patients

Investigators from Mass General Brigham have found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts of SARS-CoV-2 intact viral particles in blood and other fluids from ...