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Medical Xpress / Can shoes alter your mind? What neuroscience says about foot sensation and focus

Athletic footwear has entered a new era of ambition. No longer content to promise just comfort or performance, Nike claims its shoes can activate the brain, heighten sensory awareness, and even improve concentration by stimulating ...

14 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Scientists once thought the brain couldn't be changed. Now we know different

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during childhood, settled into a stable form in early adulthood, and then resisted ...

14 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Most AI assistants are feminine—and it's fueling dangerous stereotypes and abuse

In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) voice assistants worldwide surpassed 8 billion, more than one per person on the planet. These assistants are helpful, polite—and almost always default to female.

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Researchers explore new diagnostic tools, genetic roots for early-onset dementia

Researchers at the new Center for Brain Health at UT Health San Antonio are studying midlife testing for early-onset dementia with blood-based biomarkers to see if they can detect disease activity up to 20 years before symptoms ...

Phys.org / Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers—and an important food source

Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation's premier animal weather forecaster has been making headlines as Punxsutawney Phil for decades.

15 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Smoking, blood pressure and diabetes each show distinct dementia-related brain changes

Almost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we can potentially influence ourselves, such as smoking and high blood pressure. A new study from Lund University shows which risk factors are associated ...

14 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / Usage-based car insurance can improve driver safety

Drivers whose car insurance rates are based on data of their driving habits and who then also got tips about improving them were less likely to speed, brake hard, or rapidly accelerate than those who didn't participate in ...

14 hours ago in Automotive
Phys.org / New report reveals scale, causes and consequences of UK South West octopus bloom

A new report has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) off the South West coast is having significant effects on fisheries and marine ecosystems.

16 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year

Historically, corporate boardrooms have been mostly white and mostly male. Yet the trend started shifting in the 1970s, in part due to gains from the civil rights era and pro-diversity efforts by activists and business groups.

14 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Back to school: What are the money lessons to teach your kids at every age?

As parents prepare for another school year, there's one subject that often gets overlooked: money.

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Ensuring equitable technological transitions: AI use in the workforce

Much of the public conversation about generative AI and work focuses narrowly on job loss or productivity gains. But research by Professor of Sociology Chris Benner draws on lessons from past technological transitions and ...

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / ChatGPT Health promises to personalize health information. It comes with many risks

Many of us already use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT for health advice. They give quick, confident and personalized answers, and the experience can feel more private than speaking to a human.

15 hours ago in Health informatics