Zoning out could be beneficial—and may actually help us learn faster
Credit: Pexels Aimlessly wandering around a city or exploring the new mall may seem unproductive, but new research from HHMI's ...
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AI chatbot safeguards fail to prevent spread of health disinformation, study reveals
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study assessed the effectiveness of safeguards in foundational large language models (LLMs) to protect against ...
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What’s behind the recent surge and why West Africa is at risk
Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO ...
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Is it time to see an audiologist? Know the signs
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When you think about getting your health checked, you probably think of visiting a primary care ...
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How AI controls your health insurance coverage
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over the past decade, health insurance companies have increasingly embraced the use of artificial intelligence algorithms. ...
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Trading diet sodas for water can help control diabetes and lose weight, research suggests
Want to lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes? Trade diet soda for a tall glass of water, a new ...
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Antibiotics and energy inhibitors effectively kill aggressive melanoma cells by blocking mitochondrial pathways
Mitochondria. Credit: Wikipedia commons Researchers have discovered that the most aggressive melanomas, the deadliest form of skin cancer, overactivate two ...
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‘Closed loop’ learning barriers prevent doctors from using life-saving bedside ultrasound
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Many doctors abandon a potentially life-saving medical scanning technology soon after training, because systemic barriers prevent ...
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Simple insulin resistance test may also predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients
Credit: Artem Podrez from Pexels Insulin resistance detected by routine triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index can flag people with early Alzheimer's who ...
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Tinnitus linked to impaired cognitive function
Individuals with versus those without tinnitus have significantly lower scores on cognitive function tests, according to a study published online ...
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