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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 ...

16 hours ago in Other Sciences
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 ...

15 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
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.

16 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 ...

15 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Does AI understand word impressions like humans do?

By now, it's no secret that large language models (LLMs) are experts at mimicking natural language. Trained on vast troves of data, these models have proven themselves capable of generating text so convincing that it regularly ...

17 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Microplastics behave differently in aquatic environments depending on whether they are fragments or fibers

Researchers led by Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1357 Microplastics at the University of Bayreuth have overturned a common scientific assumption in a new study: Microplastic particles do not all exhibit similar transport ...

17 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Risk for Lyme disease in Ohio is equal to Connecticut, study shows

The risk for being bitten by a tick infected with bacteria that cause Lyme disease is as high in Ohio as it is for those living in Northeast states that have dealt with Lyme disease for over 50 years, according to a new study.

Medical Xpress / Clinical data gaps keeping life-saving antibiotics from children

Life-saving antibiotics that could treat severe infections in babies and children aren't accessible due to a lack of data around safety and dosage, new research shows. Two wide sweeping reviews, led by Murdoch Children's ...

16 hours ago in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / How a common immunosuppressive drug injures liver blood vessels

In a human organoid-based mechanistic investigation, researchers revealed how an immunosuppressive drug, antithymocyte globulin (ATG), induces injury to blood vessels in the liver. According to the study, ATG first triggers ...

16 hours ago in Medications
Tech Xplore / OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social media

Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media—all in just a few weeks.

18 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / Emphasizing the strengths of people with depression can help those affected

People suffering from depression demonstrate strength in dealing with their illness on a daily basis, but this is often not perceived as such. Previous studies have shown that instead, they often encounter a contrary narrative ...

16 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / 'Masculinity crisis': Social media influencers promoting testosterone treatments to young men

Young men are being encouraged to undergo testosterone testing and start hormone therapy through Instagram and TikTok content that promotes unproven health claims while downplaying medical risks, a new international study ...

15 hours ago in Health