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Phys.org / Retro phone trend reveals growing desire to disconnect
From wall-mounted smartphone docks to old-fashioned coiled-phone handsets, a growing trend for retro phone accessories may be a sign that many people are looking for ways to create distance from their smartphones.
Medical Xpress / New stem cell treatment improves vision for previously untreatable condition
A new stem cell treatment for ARK (aniridia-related keratopathy) improved patients' vision in a first-in-human clinical trial for this previously untreatable rare genetic eye condition at Moorfields Eye Hospital and University ...
Phys.org / How workplace conflict expression shapes team performance
Workplace conflict has played a foundational role in theories about how people interact on the job. In a recent paper, researchers developed a new measure of how conflict is expressed among workers that highlights how the ...
Medical Xpress / 'No difference' results may be wrong conclusion from medical data research, scientists warn
Researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Oxford and Arkansas are urging scientists to stop treating "nonsignificant" results as proof that nothing happened. The common statistical mistake, they warn in a new paper ...
Tech Xplore / AI creates new jobs in over half of UK firms: Study
Artificial intelligence has created new jobs in more than half of UK firms, according to a study by British bank Lloyds released Tuesday, even as fears about its impact on employment grow.
Medical Xpress / How hormone‑disrupting chemicals in everyday products can affect your thyroid and health
Endocrine disruptors are compounds capable of altering the production, transport, metabolism or action of hormones. They are found in various everyday products, such as plastic containers, the inner linings of cans, food ...
Tech Xplore / OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot
OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers—the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence—who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship.
Phys.org / The link between incoherent beliefs and conspiracism
Simultaneous belief in logically incompatible claims is linked to conspiratorial thinking, according to a study that models belief using a Bayesian framework.
Medical Xpress / Improving the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism
A simple new method based on the results of two studies from Christofer Juhlin's research group can make it easier to identify the underlying cause of a common form of high blood pressure and help predict who will benefit ...
Medical Xpress / Up to half of life-threatening kidney disease cases may go undiagnosed
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is currently ranked the ninth-leading cause of death globally. However, up to half of cases may remain undetected despite the availability of simple urine and blood tests.
Phys.org / AI reconstructs hidden history of Earth's mantle flow from surface clues
The mantle, a rocky layer accounting for more than 80% of Earth's volume, circulates at rates of only a few centimeters per year. This circulation drives plate tectonics and influences major geological phenomena such as earthquakes ...
Medical Xpress / Babies born under sugar rationing grew into adults with lower cancer risk
Could how much sugar you consumed before your second birthday shape your health decades later—even into your 70s?
