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Phys.org / When both partners work from home: The hidden cost of always-on technology

When partners work from home, constant digital interruptions increase after-work frustration, strain couples' relationships, and place a heavier psychological burden on women, UNSW research has found.

20 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Researchers discover genetic ancestry is a critical component of assessing head and neck cancerous tumors

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why African-American patients survive for half as long as their counterparts of European ancestry, according to a ...

19 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?

An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, have ...

Medical Xpress / Social media fuels surge in UK men seeking testosterone jabs

Social media claims by clinics promoting testosterone treatment for men to improve their physique and mood are driving large numbers to pay for unnecessary medication that can have serious side effects, doctors say.

19 hours ago in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Tech Xplore / AI is failing 'Humanity's Last Exam'—so what does that mean for machine intelligence?

How do you translate ancient Palmyrene script from a Roman tombstone? How many paired tendons are supported by a specific sesamoid bone in a hummingbird? Can you identify closed syllables in Biblical Hebrew based on the latest ...

22 hours ago in Machine learning & AI
Phys.org / 'Are You Dead?' China's viral app reveals a complex reality of solo living and changing social ties

A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead?—recently rebranded as Demumu—has gone viral in recent weeks, attracting widespread media attention.

22 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / How design of public housing can lift future prospects of children

Public housing high-rises, common in the late 20th century, often siloed residents from surrounding communities. "You had these big towers that were in the middle of large courtyards, spaced far away from other residents," ...

20 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Mapping surprise in the human mind, with help from AI

We build AI systems to mimic the human brain: writing emails, answering questions and predicting what comes next. But new research aims to turn that relationship around—using large language models (LLMs) to explore how ...

20 hours ago in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Why hospitality skills can help all businesses adapt to the AI revolution

The future of work is being rewritten by artificial intelligence (AI)—but technology competence alone will not be enough to empower the workforce of the future. While AI has massive potential to improve efficiency, accuracy, ...

21 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / NASA-ISRO radar mission peers through clouds to see Mississippi River Delta

A U.S.-Indian Earth satellite's ability to see through clouds, revealing insights and characteristics of our planet's surface, is on display in a colorful, newly released image showing the Mississippi River Delta region in ...

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / The Sierra snowpack is dropping fast: Experts say it's not as bad as it seems

The Sierra Nevada snowpack, the source of nearly one-third of California's water supply, is looking a little like a New Year's resolution: full of hope and promise at the beginning of January, but now struggling with a bothersome ...

23 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Emotional support from social media found to reduce anxiety

Anxiety is the second leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Roughly a third of adults in the United States will experience an anxiety disorder within their lifetime, and the median age of onset is 17 years ...

20 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry