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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 ...

22 hours ago
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, ...

23 hours ago
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.

21 hours ago
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 ...

23 hours ago
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 ...

19 hours ago
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 ...

22 hours ago
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.

20 hours ago
Phys.org / New research: Extreme heat is altering when, where and how we travel

Before booking a vacation, it pays to check the weather.

22 hours ago
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 ...

Aug 19, 2026
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.

20 hours ago
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 ...

23 hours ago
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 ...

23 hours ago