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Phys.org / Study shows hearing children of deaf adults experience stigma but show agency and resilience
Hearing children of deaf adults can experience stigma, discrimination and social exclusion because of their association with their deaf parents, while also demonstrating significant resilience and agency in responding to ...
Medical Xpress / Signs of Alzheimer's disease are detectable far earlier than previously thought
A new study suggests that Alzheimer's disease may be detected by brain imaging more than seven years earlier than previously assumed. Researchers from the Department of Psychology at the University of Oslo led the study, ...
Tech Xplore / Could robots help tackle loneliness? BBC's Ann Droid raises questions about the future of care
New BBC sitcom Ann Droid imagines a near future in which robots provide care and companionship to older people at home.
Phys.org / Offloading work tasks to AI comes with a cost—to our brains
Imagine your team has been tasked with delivering a high-stakes policy paper under intense time pressure. Everyone turns to generative artificial intelligence (AI), and within minutes, it delivers a full draft complete with ...
Medical Xpress / Evaluating a screening questionnaire for lifelong face-recognition difficulties
Recognizing a familiar face, whether it's greeting a colleague or spotting a friend in a crowd, plays an important role in social interactions. However, for people with lifelong difficulty processing familiar faces, these ...
Medical Xpress / Specialized imaging reveals hormone-driven brain changes
A new study from the University of Delaware shows that fluctuations in estrogen influence the brain, helping reshape connections between neurons. Researchers showed that a specialized imaging technique called magnetic resonance ...
Medical Xpress / Single-gene edits fail to protect transplanted insulin-producing cells
In people with type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakenly destroys the pancreatic beta cells responsible for producing insulin. Patients therefore require lifelong insulin therapy to regulate their blood glucose levels.
Phys.org / New research: Extreme heat is altering when, where and how we travel
Before booking a vacation, it pays to check the weather.
Phys.org / Why many birds add fresh plants to their nests remains unclear despite signs of healthier offspring
As they build their nests, many birds are known to interweave dried grasses and other materials with green plants, such as fresh leaves, grass stems, herbs and aromatic leaves. While this behavior is well documented, why ...
Medical Xpress / France recalls rare disease drug Tavneos after deaths
A drug called Tavneos, used to treat rare autoimmune diseases, will be pulled from shelves in France, the country's medicine watchdog said Wednesday, after it was linked to 20 deaths in Japan.
Phys.org / VR supports research into spaceflight-related mental health
As humanity gets closer to the possibility of long-term interplanetary travel, psychologists have started raising concerns about astronauts' mental health. Researchers at Texas A&M University conducted research on sailors ...
Phys.org / Students need more than AI skills—they need accountable AI literacy
As students return to Canadian colleges and universities soon, many will enter classrooms where generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is already part of everyday academic life. Many might use tools such as ChatGPT and ...
