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Medical Xpress / What Pennsylvania's AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust
In May 2026, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration filed suit against Character Technologies Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot platform Character.AI. A state investigation found that a chatbot character ...
Phys.org / Study reveals deception and confusion in bankruptcy filings
Accounting is usually associated with corporations. "In accounting, we traditionally think more about the firm and less about the household," says Fabian Nagel, an assistant professor of accounting at Stanford Graduate School ...
Medical Xpress / New clinical AI learns when to be confident and when to hold back
Combining clinical expertise and experience with the vast and ever-increasing knowledge of artificial intelligence has the potential to transform health care by providing earlier diagnoses and predicting outcomes. However, ...
Tech Xplore / Blockchain framework could curb credential fraud in online degrees, tests suggest
Research in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology has looked at potential security and privacy weaknesses in remote higher education systems, focusing on centralized virtual learning platforms.
Medical Xpress / Congestion relief zone results after year one suggest notable road safety benefits
Early trends have pointed to reductions in traffic congestion, travel times, and air pollution within the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ), the initiative launched by New York City in 2025. Traffic crashes also declined significantly ...
Medical Xpress / Blood test may predict immunotherapy response in head and neck cancer
A new Northwestern Medicine study suggests that a simple blood test could help identify which patients with head and neck cancer will be most likely to benefit from immunotherapy, according to a study published in the Journal ...
Phys.org / 'From STEM to earn': High school programs aimed at diversifying the field drive gains in college, salaries
High school students participating in pipeline programs aimed at increasing diversity in STEM fields are more likely to enroll in—and graduate from—elite colleges with a related degree. In addition, such improvements raised ...
Phys.org / Antibiotics drive resistance in waterways—even after they break down
Antibiotics continue to drive resistance in bacteria, even after they are broken down in wastewater treatment plants and discharged into rivers and seas, new research published on World Oceans Day has shown for the first ...
Medical Xpress / Why one diabetes drug may sharply cut heart failure risk for genetically vulnerable patients
Rare genetic variants known to cause cardiomyopathy, an inherited cause of a weak heart, can increase the risk of patients developing heart failure. However, new research from Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute ...
Tech Xplore / A low-tech solution to the 6G problem—metacrystal panels offer cheap way to guide wireless signals around corners
Basements, tunnels, large buildings—a weak Wi-Fi or mobile signal in these hard-to-reach places is frustrating. The usual solution is to add more electronics like routers, repeaters and base stations. Yet, as we move towards ...
Phys.org / Why does the Y chromosome retain UTY?
A study, published in the journal Development, is the first to precisely map endogenous UTY occupancy across the human genome and demonstrate that UTY remains functionally involved in transcriptional regulation during early ...
Medical Xpress / Reducing side effects from breast cancer treatment
Most breast cancers are worsened by estrogens. To combat the recurrence of these cancers, clinicians treat patients with inhibitors for estrogen production, like letrozole. But many patients do not adhere to this treatment ...
