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Phys.org / People are marrying holograms and making friends with chatbots. But can AI bring true happiness?

Can technology really replace human relationships? As philosophy scholars who focus on human happiness and on artificial intelligence (AI), we tackle this question in a recent paper.

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Seven years after Ebola, survivors still live with neurological scars left by the disease

Ebola virus disease is caused by infection with an orthobolavirus found primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and can be fatal in 50% of those infected, on average. Among those who survive the disease, it leaves behind its imprint ...

Jun 16, 2026
Phys.org / Describing past relationship as a story may help women process breakups

Breaking up with a loved one is often a painful life experience, one that is difficult to recover from. Researchers from SWPS University, however, suggest that a simple step can help. Writing down the story of a past relationship ...

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Gene tied to energy production in brain could lead to new treatment for cognitive disorders

Researchers in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo have discovered a connection between a specific gene and healthy brain function. "The hope is that this discovery could eventually ...

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Community reservoir of drug-resistant Klebsiella emerges across U.S., analysis shows

A common bacterial strain that lives naturally in people's guts can cause a dangerous or deadly infection for some, especially when it becomes multidrug resistant and causes chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) in elderly ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Study yields new insights on what makes conversation engaging

What makes a speaker engaging? Both what is said and how it is said matter, but in different, complementary ways, a new study conducted at the McGill School of Communication Sciences and Disorders has found.

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Two new medical AIs for diagnosis and treatment decisions are at least as good as doctors, researchers find

Two independent AI models that can assist with multiple stages of patient management, from diagnosis to treatment decisions, are presented in Nature this week. The systems—MIRA (Medical Intelligence for Reasoning and Action) ...

Jun 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Update to 89-year-old motor homunculus model shows brain's motor cortex isn't as neatly organized as previously thought

For almost a century, budding neuroscientists have been taught that the headband-like strip of brain tissue over our ears that controls our movements, called the motor cortex, contains an orderly map of our bodies. Brain ...

Jun 18, 2026
Phys.org / Messi or Ronaldo? Your political ideology may play a part

Whether someone prefers Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo—arguably two of the world's greatest footballers today—may be associated with their political outlook, according to the results of an international survey led by Nanyang ...

Jun 19, 2026
Phys.org / Burned as waste for years, this overlooked plant material is poised to reshape how nylon gets made

Most people have seen nylon listed as a material on their clothing tags, but nylon is used in an array of other products, too, including automotive parts, wire insulation and medical supplies. Unfortunately, one of the building ...

Jun 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / FDA approves Welireg with pembrolizumab for renal cell carcinoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck's Welireg (belzutifan) in combination with pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph (Keytruda Qlex) for the adjuvant treatment of renal cell carcinoma ...

Jun 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Next-generation database reduces AI hallucinations and improves accuracy by 78%

One of the greatest weaknesses of AI agents that read and understand vast amounts of enterprise data is "hallucination"—the generation of plausible-sounding but factually incorrect information. KAIST researchers have developed ...

Jun 19, 2026