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Medical Xpress / Strategies to keep drug discovery research alive in the US despite funding cuts

In the face of US federal funding cuts, biomedical researchers propose strategies for continued progress in drug discovery. Publishing in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, their recommendations include harnessing AI and ...

17 hours ago in Medical research
Phys.org / Study asks AI to generate male and female body images—with predictable results

Researchers say today's AI platforms often default to common biases and stereotypes when prompted to generate images of people, including athletes.

21 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Bird sex fascinated medieval thinkers as much as it does today

Earlier this year, a group of researchers published a paper on the remarkable phenomenon of sex reversal in several Australian birds, including wild magpies and kookaburras.

19 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / B.C. kindergarteners' health declines post-COVID, research shows

More than one in three kindergarten children in B.C. are entering school with challenges in one or more core areas of development—a rate higher than ever recorded in the province, according to new research from the Human ...

16 hours ago in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Vitamin B6 products are set to be restricted. Here's what you need to know

On Tuesday, Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced a raft of changes to how products containing vitamin B6 are packaged and sold.

19 hours ago in Medications
Medical Xpress / Fractional-dose vaccines could save millions during shortages

New research shows that using smaller, fractional vaccine doses during epidemics can significantly reduce infections, especially when vaccines are scarce or distribution is limited.

18 hours ago in Medical economics
Phys.org / Should we 'get over' print books in the digital age—or are they more precious than ever?

Ebooks have been popular for decades and audiobooks are increasingly so. But physical books are still the decided favorite: a survey of Australian publishers after last Christmas reported print books made up a comfortable ...

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Q&A: The paradox of extremist families

Ph.D. candidate Layla van Wieringen examined how extremist beliefs are passed on within households. In her dissertation "Rotten Trees, Bad Apples? Understanding the Intergenerational Transmission of Extremism," she reveals ...

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / How food assistance programs can feed families and nourish their dignity

The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits had ...

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / US-China tension fuels decoupling in tech research, study shows

U.S.-China collaboration in technology research has fallen steadily to the lowest in 20 years, a shift an Australian think tank warns could reshape global innovation vital to security and economic growth.

20 hours ago in Business
Phys.org / A backlash against AI imagery in ads may have begun as brands promote 'human-made'

In a wave of new ads, brands like Heineken, Polaroid and Cadbury have started hating on artificial intelligence (AI), celebrating their work as "human-made."

19 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / After nearly 100 years, scientists may have detected dark matter

In the early 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky observed galaxies in space moving faster than their mass should allow, prompting him to infer the presence of some invisible scaffolding—dark matter—holding the galaxies ...

Nov 25, 2025 in Astronomy & Space