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Phys.org / Before you swipe right, know the red flags

As online dating continues to grow, so do risks of romance scams that exploit trust for financial gain. Fangzhou Wang, assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Texas at ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Machine learning model predicts serious transplant complications months before symptoms appear

A powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tool could give clinicians a head start in identifying life-threatening complications after stem cell and bone marrow transplants, according to new research from MUSC Hollings Cancer ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Health informatics
Phys.org / Using NBA, study finds that pay differences among top performers can erode cooperation

NBA teams that paid their core players inequitably won fewer games as a result of reduced cooperation, according to a Washington State University study with implications for workplace management. While it draws on data from ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Study suggests toddlers' ultraprocessed diets at age two linked to lower IQ

A new analysis from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort suggests that dietary patterns at just 2 years of age are associated with cognitive performance at ages 6 and 7. The findings add to growing global evidence that early childhood ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Health
Phys.org / Jupiter-family comet 41P/TGK slows down and reverses spin after perihelion

New analysis on 2017 Hubble images of the Jupiter-family comet, 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresak (41P/TGK), indicates that the comet underwent a spin reversal between April and December 2017. While this behavior is not unheard ...

Feb 12, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / AI governance is not just top-down in China, research finds

China watchers arguing that Beijing's artificial intelligence controls are dependent on its authoritarian government are peddling a "stereotypical narrative," according to new research. Xuechen Chen, associate professor in ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Business
Phys.org / Costa Rica digs up mastodon, giant sloth bones in major archaeological find

Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday, calling it the biggest such find here in decades.

Feb 14, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Study finds fewer overdose deaths among needle and syringe program participants

A recently published study from Karolinska Institutet shows that mortality among people who inject drugs enrolled in the Stockholm needle and syringe program declined over a 10-year period, with a marked reduction in opioid ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Addiction
Medical Xpress / AI in neonatal intensive care units: Investigating its use and impact

A team of researchers from the SABIEN group at the ITACA Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has led an international study that comprehensively analyzes the use and impact of artificial intelligence ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Pediatrics
Tech Xplore / Study maps seven roles for generative AI in fighting disinformation

Generative AI can be used to combat misinformation. However, it can also exacerbate the problem by producing convincing manipulations that are difficult to detect and can quickly be copied and disseminated on a wide scale. ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / The intensity and perfectionism that drive Olympic athletes also put them at high risk for eating disorders

Olympians—athletes at the top of their sport and in prime health—are idolized and often viewed as superhuman. These athletes spend their lives focusing on building physical strength through rigorous training and diets ...

Feb 16, 2026 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Microfluidic chip finds viable eggs for IVF that doctors may have missed

Infertility affects approximately 8% to 12% of couples of reproductive age worldwide, and IVF (in vitro fertilization) is often the go-to treatment option. Typically, to increase the odds of a successful pregnancy, doctors ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Obstetrics & gynaecology