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Medical Xpress / Focused ultrasound passes first test in treatment of pediatric brain cancer

Columbia University researchers are the first to show that focused ultrasound—a noninvasive technique that uses sound waves to enhance the delivery of drugs into the brain—can be safely used in children being treated ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / How watching dance activates your brain

Dance styles engage the brain in different ways depending on the movements, aesthetics, and emotions associated with the dance, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The findings offer insights into the ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / ChatGPT is smart, but no match for the most creative humans, study indicates

A new Australian study has smashed the myth that generative AI systems such as ChatGPT could soon replace society's most creative playwrights, authors, songwriters, artists and scriptwriters.

Nov 21, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Using AI to predict earthquakes: Machine learning detects subtle changes before lab-scale fault failures

Predicting earthquakes has long been an unattainable fantasy. Factors like odd animal behaviors that have historically been thought to forebode earthquakes are not supported by empirical evidence. As these factors often occur ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Study finds Indigenous-led hunting most effective for tackling deer overabundance on B.C. islands

As ecosystems in coastal British Columbia disappear due to long-term browsing pressures from overabundant black-tailed deer, a new study led by UBC with Coast Salish Nations and regional research partners identifies the most ...

Nov 21, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Disrupting bacterial 'chatter' could tip the balance for better oral health

Like all living things, bacteria adapt to survive. Over time, bacteria have been developing resistance to common antibiotics and disinfectants, which poses a growing problem for health care and sanitation. However, many species ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Medical research
Phys.org / Open spaces in cities may be hotspots for coyote-human interaction

Open semi-natural settings in urban areas—like parks and golf courses teeming with plants and small mammals—are possible hotspots for interaction between coyotes and humans, a new study suggests.

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / AI's blind spot: Tools fail to detect their own fakes

When outraged Filipinos turned to an AI-powered chatbot to verify a viral photograph of a lawmaker embroiled in a corruption scandal, the tool failed to detect it was fabricated—even though it had generated the image itself.

Nov 21, 2025 in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / Victoria will force home sellers to reveal their reserve price: Will other states follow?

If you've ever tried to buy a home at auction, you know how frustrating it can be to show up thinking you can afford a particular property, only for it to sell for far more than the advertised price.

Nov 21, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Exercise-induced vesicles boost neuron growth when transplanted into sedentary mice

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report that extracellular vesicles released into the bloodstream during aerobic exercise can, on their own, drive a robust increase in adult hippocampal neurogenesis ...

Nov 15, 2025 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Rocks on faults can heal following seismic movement, scientists discover

Earthquake faults deep in Earth can glue themselves back together following a seismic event, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The work, published in Science Advances, adds ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction under climate change

A team of Colombian botanists has issued an urgent wake-up call after discovering a remarkable new orchid species, only to project its likely extinction within decades due to climate change.

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology