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Phys.org / Economists examine how people infer, revise beliefs in face of new information

When people hear something new about a topic, they should update their beliefs to reflect the new information. But many people either underreact or overreact, with their responses varying based on different factors, including ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Turning a potent greenhouse gas into a valuable pharmaceutical building block using light

The trifluoromethyl group, or CF₃, is widely used in pharmaceuticals. When added to organic molecules, it can improve metabolic stability and membrane permeability, making it highly valuable in drug development. One useful ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Scientists target gum disease with bacteriophage virus

Scientists have shown that a naturally occurring virus can dismantle complex bacterial communities responsible for severe gum disease, offering a potential alternative to traditional antibiotics. In the first study to demonstrate ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Only 1 out of every 5 amphibian type localities in Ecuador are in protected areas

In taxonomy, the location where specimens used to formally describe a new species are collected is called a type locality. These sites can be thought of as the species' formal birthplace, much as the scientific article containing ...

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Medical Xpress / Teen cannabis surveys may be missing rise in diagnosed disorder, study of 637,000 adolescents finds

New diagnoses of cannabis use disorder (CUD) among adolescents in Northern California began climbing after recreational cannabis was legalized in California in 2016, reversing a steady decline in the three years prior, according ...

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Should we give self-aware AI systems a dignified death, leading futurologist asks

The question of how to ethically decommission an AI system may sound like the least of humanity's current concerns, but a world-renowned AI expert says it's a challenge we need to address now—before synthetic consciousness ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Neutral radicals unlock porous organic semiconductors without chemical doping

Researchers at the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) have developed a new strategy for producing covalent organic frameworks (COFs) ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Car owners beware! Lessons from the 'Kia Boys' crime spree

If you live in Los Angeles and own a Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima or one of 18 other models from these vehicle lines, UCLA anthropologist Jeffrey Brantingham has some advice: Get a steering wheel locking device, take advantage ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Cultural adaptation strengthens cardiovascular disease and diabetes prevention strategies in Latin America

A study of employees at organizations connected to the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) demonstrates why cultural adaptation of this type of intervention must consider a population's real living and working conditions ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Stroke diagnosis improved by AI support, multinational study finds

Dr. Chi Kyung (CK) Kim of the Department of Neurology at Korea University Guro Hospital and his research team successfully conducted a multinational validation of AI technology that precisely detects large vessel occlusion ...

18 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Alarm over AI grows as divided U.S. Congress struggles to act

The U.S. Congress returned from recess Monday facing urgent warnings that artificial intelligence could spin dangerously out of control—and little agreement over whether, or how, Washington should intervene.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Researchers say parents should combine words with gestures to help their children learn

As children return to school, new research from the University of Iowa shows how parents can help their kids learn while literally being on the same wavelength.

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