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Phys.org / How AI English and human English differ—and how to decide when to use artificial language
Suspicion and affection. Apprehension and excitement. Most people have mixed feelings about AI English, whether or not they always recognize it. When reading text generated by AI, people feel it sounds off, or fake. When ...
Medical Xpress / Do you love sleeping with your pet? Science reveals there's a tricky trade‑off
For some pet guardians, their pets are present in their lives from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to bed. This happens because cats, dogs and other companion animals are increasingly perceived as family members. ...
Tech Xplore / Photon framework scales AI vulnerability discovery
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Center for Artificial Intelligence Security Research (CAISER) is shining a light on AI vulnerabilities. While AI models offer tremendous economic, humanitarian and national security potential, ...
Medical Xpress / Listening to music for 24 minutes may ease anxiety, study finds
A short music session may help ease anxiety and researchers say there's a "sweet spot" for how long to listen.
Medical Xpress / Meningitis kills a quarter million people a year, study estimates
More than a quarter of a million people worldwide die from meningitis a year, a large new study estimated on Saturday, following a recent outbreak of the disease in the UK.
Phys.org / Giant craters may reveal if Psyche is a lost planetary core
When we think of asteroids, we almost immediately think of giant rocks bouncing around like the iconic chase scene in "The Empire Strikes Back," and we often hear how they are remnants from the birth of the solar system. ...
Medical Xpress / Solving the oxygen problem in cell-based drug delivery
Implanting living cells as long-term drug producers could transform treatment for numerous diseases, but it is difficult to house the tiny workers in quantities high enough to ensure dosage needs are met while also keeping ...
Phys.org / Chemists harness electricity to create biomass-based building blocks
Chemists at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Utrecht University have developed a new method to produce a promising chemical building block from biomass. This compound can serve as a precursor for useful products ...
Medical Xpress / FDA approves gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency-I, a rare immune disorder
Dr. Donald Kohn has been developing gene therapies for rare pediatric immune disorders for over 30 years. This week, his role in a clinical trial has culminated in the first-ever U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved ...
Medical Xpress / Wondering if you really need that dental treatment? What to ask and how to get a second opinion
If the dental bill has ever made you gulp, you're far from alone. Around three in 10 Australian adults say they avoid or delay dental care due to costs. In Aotearoa New Zealand, almost half of adults overall have unmet dental ...
Phys.org / College students are writing with AI, but a pilot study finds they're not simply letting it write for them
Debates about generative AI in higher education have been informed by studies of completed student papers, or self-reported survey data. Research shows that artificial intelligence tools can support learning, but has also ...
Medical Xpress / Second-hand smoke exposure down 96% since Scotland's smoking ban, study shows
Second-hand smoke exposure in Scotland is down 96% since the country's landmark smoke-free legislation came into force on March 26, 2006, new research by the University of Stirling and Public Health Scotland has shown.
