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Medical Xpress / Certain brain injuries may be linked to violent crime. Identifying them could help reveal how people make moral choices

On Oct. 25, 2023, a 40-year-old man named Robert Card opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a bowling alley and nearby bar in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people and wounding 13 others. Card was found dead by suicide ...

12 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / 'Sponge city' construction fuels major gains in urban biodiversity, study reveals

A research team led by Prof. Zhu Yongguan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) at the CAS Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, has identified the mechanisms by which sponge city construction significantly ...

13 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Whether it's Valentine's Day notes or emails to loved ones, using AI to write leaves people feeling crummy

As Valentine's Day approaches, finding the perfect words to express your feelings for that special someone can seem like a daunting task—so much so that you may feel tempted to ask ChatGPT for an assist.

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Nigerian women and contraceptives: Study finds big gaps between the haves and the have-nots

Nigerian women who are wealthier, more educated and urban are more likely to use modern contraceptives than poorer, less educated and rural women. This is one of the findings of a study that assessed patterns of inequality ...

12 hours ago in Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical Xpress / Eczema in older people is more than a skin condition—its effects can extend to mood

Eczema is a group of inflammatory and chronic skin conditions, and it is the most common skin disease among older people. As many as one in two people aged over 60 suffer from some form of eczema. A large population-based ...

12 hours ago in Inflammatory disorders
Tech Xplore / AI is coming to Olympic judging: What makes it a game changer?

As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embraces AI-assisted judging, this technology promises greater consistency and improved transparency. Yet research suggests that trust, legitimacy, and cultural values may matter ...

12 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / Pathological lying in teens is associated with executive function deficits, study indicates

Teenagers who are pathological liars also tend to struggle with executive function deficits, such as poor memory or impulse control, researchers have found. This means practitioners may be able to consider treatments centered ...

13 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Shared purpose outperforms specialization, study shows

A new study published in the Strategic Management Journal challenges long-standing assumptions about managerial specialization by examining when organizations perform better by having leaders collectively pursue multiple ...

14 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Four out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO

Nearly four out of every 10 cancer cases could be prevented if people avoided a range of risk factors including smoking, drinking, air pollution and certain infections, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

6 hours ago in Addiction
Phys.org / High-tech imaging could improve cultivation of trees essential to Alberta's forestry industry

University of Alberta researchers have, for the first time, captured a much better view of what may be contributing to failures in lodgepole pine seed orchards—a tree essential to Alberta's forest industry. The researchers ...

14 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / NASA targets a March launch of the moon rocket after test run reveals fuel leaks

NASA said Tuesday it will now target a March launch of its new moon rocket after running into exasperating fuel leaks during a make-or-break test a day earlier.

14 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Study shows strong evidence for effectiveness of metastasis-directed radiation therapy in prostate cancer

Metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) significantly improved outcomes in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center published ...

13 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer