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Phys.org / Shared fandom as undervalued social 'medicine' for division, isolation

The state of the American social fabric—enormous, diverse and rent by stark partisan divides—is daunting enough that it can be hard to think about, let alone try to mend. At the Harvard Kennedy School, two social scientists ...

10 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show

Tech firms are racing to roll out advanced smartphones that use artificial intelligence to do everything from ordering food to composing messages with a simple voice command.

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Wildfire haze hangs over eastern US—and World Cup final

Heavy, acrid wildfire smoke blanketed much of the eastern United States on Saturday, marring preparations for the weekend's highly anticipated World Cup final to be held in an open stadium in New Jersey.

23 hours ago
Phys.org / Cinematic VR immerses viewers inside the narrative, research shows

Virtual reality and the metaverse are being discussed more and more, but for many people, these concepts still seem foreign, technical and difficult to grasp. At the same time, there is increasing experimentation with storytelling ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Scientists develop DNA-delivered immunotherapy that targets ovarian cancer more effectively

Wistar scientists have developed a new type of bispecific T cell engager, or BTE, that is effective against ovarian cancer in preclinical studies. It's a major development for this type of immunotherapy, which has been used ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Excessive weight gain during pregnancy increases risk of serious complications, no matter your weight

A study of more than 1 million women has found that excessive weight gain during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of potentially life-threatening complications, regardless of whether starting weights were considered ...

13 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI detection not automatically better for colorectal cancer screening in Lynch syndrome, study shows

People with Lynch syndrome, the most common hereditary predisposition to colorectal cancer, face a markedly increased cancer risk and therefore undergo regular colonoscopies. Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Carnaby's cockatoos exposed to dangerous pesticide concentrations in WA's Wheatbelt

A new Murdoch University study has uncovered alarming levels of pesticide contamination in the food sources of endangered Carnaby's cockatoos in the Wheatbelt—including concentrations well above regulatory limits found in ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / When work and family collide, job flexibility helps shape who adjusts

When schools closed and child care disappeared during the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of working parents faced the same difficult question: Whose job would have to change?

14 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New driving AI ranks possible routes for safer, clearer decisions

A research team led by Jun Won Choi, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University College of Engineering, has developed SafeDrive, an end-to-end (E2E) autonomous driving ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Polish families in Spain navigate cultural identity across generations, study finds

Emigration often means a profound life upheaval. What challenges do Polish families face after moving to Spain? A researcher from SWPS University, in collaboration with her doctoral supervisors and a researcher from the University ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / When healing injuries, timing of regenerative cues matters

For decades, medicine has chased a simple but elusive goal of delivering the right drug to the right place at the right time. New research from the University of Oregon suggests that when it comes to healing from injury, ...

18 hours ago