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Phys.org / Human–AI relationships in fiction: Theoretical cultural framework developed to understand AI representations
Researchers at University of Tsukuba examined how artificial intelligence (AI) is represented in fictional media, including films, animation, literature, and games. Published in the journal AI & SOCIETY, their analysis indicates ...
Medical Xpress / Study tracks 2,539 teens: Most IBS symptoms ease by age 24
Two out of three adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) start adulthood without the disease, according to a long-term study that followed more than 2,500 individuals. The researchers also note that several factors ...
Medical Xpress / MET signaling's protective role shows promise for treating acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure
A new study has found that MET (hepatocyte growth factor receptor) signaling plays a critical protective role in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure (ALF). This pathway is shown to work as a dual-action mechanism that ...
Medical Xpress / Study reveals better hearing with cochlear implants leads to increased music listening time
A new study examining music habits among cochlear implant users has found that better hearing ability with the implant—as measured by standard speech tests—significantly correlates with increased time spent listening ...
Tech Xplore / Multi-layer flax fiber fabric developed for alternative seating furniture with flexible geometries
Seating furniture is frequently not designed for long-term use or simple assembly and disassembly and has a tendency to break after just one move. This does not apply to the benches, chairs, and stools that were created as ...
Dialog / Can front-of-pack labels ease hospital strain? A Canadian blueprint as the U.S. considers FDA's Nutrition Info box
Hospital beds are a brutally concrete resource. When they're full, surgeries get delayed, hallways become overflow wards, and staff burn out. So a question I keep coming back to is simple: can the way we label food, those ...
Phys.org / Is time a fundamental part of reality? A quiet revolution in physics suggests not
Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds tick, days pass and everything from planetary motion to human memory seems to unfold along a single, irreversible direction. We are born and we die, in exactly that ...
Medical Xpress / It takes two: Genes ATP13A2 and GBA1 interact to drive neurodegeneration
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, affecting more than 10 million people worldwide. People with this condition may experience tremors, limb stiffness, gait ...
Medical Xpress / Intravenous tenecteplase not recommended for central retinal artery occlusion
Intravenous tenecteplase administered within 4.5 hours after onset of central retinal artery occlusion does not improve vision recovery at 30 days compared with oral aspirin, according to a study published in the Jan. 29 ...
Medical Xpress / Cesarean and assisted vaginal births show similar long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes
A new population-based cohort study of more than 500,000 births in British Columbia offers reassuring evidence about the long-term safety of cesarean delivery and assisted vaginal delivery (with forceps or vacuum) when it ...
Medical Xpress / Revenues from drugs subject to price reduction under Inflation Reduction Act not essential for R&D
New research from the Center for Integration of Science and Industry at Bentley University shows that public companies with products subject to price negotiations in the first two years of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ...
Medical Xpress / Five things to know about measles
In light of a sustained surge in measles outbreaks last year, a pediatric infectious disease physician from Stanford Medicine shares key insights. After a sustained surge of measles outbreaks last year, the United States ...
