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Medical Xpress / Social media spreading misleading claims about Alzheimer's blood tests

Researchers are raising concerns about the promotion of Alzheimer's disease blood tests on social media, particularly posts making claims that do not align with current clinical recommendations. In the first published study ...

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Phys.org / A third of Americans cannot name the three branches of government

Over a third of U.S. adults (35%) cannot name all three branches of the government, and under half can name four of the five rights protected by the First Amendment, according to the 2026 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics ...

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Tech Xplore / In-orbit test advances deployable phased-array transceiver for small satellites

A satellite phased-array transceiver that folds up for launch and unfolds in space has been shown to work successfully in orbit, as reported by researchers from Science Tokyo. By using an innovative approach to correct nonplanar ...

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Phys.org / Plasma and electricity convert CO₂ into methanol, butane and other useful chemicals

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) can be harmful to the environment in large amounts but can be used in the production of fuels and other useful chemicals. Doing so isn't easy, though. Now, Yale researchers have developed a new way to ...

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Medical Xpress / New dementia warning sign is hiding in our muscles

Losing muscle as we age could be an important warning sign for dementia, according to new Curtin University research. Researchers analyzed more than 80 studies examining the links between body weight, body fat, muscle health ...

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Medical Xpress / Why some adults under 50 may develop early-onset cirrhosis from fatty liver disease

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published the first study to define early-onset cirrhosis caused by metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a condition ...

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Phys.org / Sibling interactions are an untapped resource for early engineering education, study suggests

While parents' roles in a child's education are well studied, new research examines the role siblings play in collaborating on educational projects. Researchers found that siblings often develop a few key roles in these working ...

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Do pimple patches actually work? Here's what the science says

You're standing in the skin care aisle, and pimple patches are everywhere—clear ones, flesh-colored ones, stars, hearts. They promise to flatten a pimple overnight.

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Phys.org / Fewer than half of Americans expect free and fair midterms

Americans are heading into the 2026 midterm elections with widespread uncertainty about the integrity of the vote, according to a new national survey from the University of California San Diego.

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Phys.org / 'Invisible work' of AI falls disproportionately to middle managers, women

It's a common refrain that AI is changing how we work, but new research conducted by the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab, housed in the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, shows that AI is creating new forms of work ...

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Medical Xpress / Australians support voluntary assisted dying, but with clear limits

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found that Australians broadly support voluntary assisted dying (VAD) as an end-of-life choice, but most believe access should remain limited to people experiencing terminal ...

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Tech Xplore / AI is reshaping open source software and straining the systems that sustain it

Open source software underpins much of the modern digital world, from mobile phones and automobiles to cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Now, the rapid adoption of AI is creating new opportunities to improve that ...

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