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Chatbot Bias Can Sway What You Buy, UC San Diego Study Finds

Chatbots that summarize product reviews can quietly shift how people feel about what they read — and what they buy …

New AI Model Spots Foodborne Bacteria Faster and More Accurately

A new AI model can detect live bacteria in foods like spinach, chicken and cheese within hours, while avoiding false …

Fish-Skin Biofilm From Amazonian Species Shows Promise for Greener Food Packaging

Brazilian scientists have transformed the skin of an Amazonian farmed fish into a clear, durable biofilm that could one day …

Study Finds How Hospitals Can Bring Nurses Back to the Bedside

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing finds that many nurses who left hospital jobs are …

New AI Tool Maps Hidden Brainstem Pathways to Track Disease

An MIT-led team has created an AI algorithm that can finally map the brainstem’s tiny white matter pathways on standard …

Massive Global Study Reveals Early-Life Risks for Food Allergies

A landmark McMaster University study of 2.8 million children worldwide has identified key early-life factors that raise the risk of …

Two Decades Later, Brain Training Still Lowers Dementia Risk

A landmark 20-year study of nearly 3,000 older adults finds that a short course of computerized brain training can lower …

Daily Coffee or Tea Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Sharper Mind

A massive decades-long study suggests that 2–3 cups of coffee or 1–2 cups of tea a day are linked with …

Study Links Mental Sharpness to 40 Extra Minutes of Daily Work

A new U of T Scarborough study shows that how mentally sharp you feel on a given day can make …

New AI Tool Reads and Triages Brain MRIs in Seconds

A new AI system from the University of Michigan can scan a brain MRI in seconds, spot serious conditions and …
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AI

Chatbot Bias Can Sway What You Buy, UC San Diego Study Finds

Chatbots that summarize product reviews can quietly shift how people feel about what they read — and what they buy …

New AI Model Spots Foodborne Bacteria Faster and More Accurately

A new AI model can detect live bacteria in foods like spinach, chicken and cheese within hours, while avoiding false …

New AI Tool Maps Hidden Brainstem Pathways to Track Disease

An MIT-led team has created an AI algorithm that can finally map the brainstem’s tiny white matter pathways on standard …

New AI Tool Reads and Triages Brain MRIs in Seconds

A new AI system from the University of Michigan can scan a brain MRI in seconds, spot serious conditions and …

Why Most Medical AI Fails in Clinics — And How to Fix It

A new Harvard-led study argues that medical AI will not be ready for routine clinical use until it can understand …
Career

Career & Education

Girls Thrive at School, but Study Says Boys Need Changes Too

A large Norwegian study finds young girls feel happier and safer at school than boys, and that students do best …

Nursing Student Debt and Loan Caps Could Deepen US Care Shortages

A new University of Michigan study finds that heavy student debt is pushing nurses out of the profession and that …

What 2025 Research Revealed About the Future of Learning and Student Success

In 2025, research on education and human development offered new insights into how learning is changing and what actually helps …

How ChatGPT Is Quietly Reshaping Student Writing, Not Grades

A large study of nearly 5,000 student reports shows that writing has grown more polished, formal and upbeat since ChatGPT’s …

New Federal Loan Caps May Disrupt Medical Field: Harvard Study

A new study from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute reveals that upcoming federal loan caps could pose significant financial challenges …
Sustainability

Climate & Sustainability

Fish-Skin Biofilm From Amazonian Species Shows Promise for Greener Food Packaging

Brazilian scientists have transformed the skin of an Amazonian farmed fish into a clear, durable biofilm that could one day …

Turning Wet Food Waste Into Clean Energy: HKUST Study Shows a Better Way

By rethinking what happens to leftovers after they leave our plates, HKUST researchers show that sending wet food waste through …

Bottled Water Can Carry More Nanoplastics Than Tap, Study Finds

New research from Ohio State shows some bottled water brands contain three times as many nanoplastic particles as treated tap …

Wood-Based ‘Thermal Battery’ Could Help Buildings Slash Energy Use

Engineers at UT Dallas have turned ordinary wood into a kind of thermal battery that can store and release heat …

Turning Desert Sand Into Sustainable Building Material

Concrete is straining the planet’s sand supplies, but researchers in Norway and Japan have found a way to turn fine …
Wellness

Health & Wellness

Massive Global Study Reveals Early-Life Risks for Food Allergies

A landmark McMaster University study of 2.8 million children worldwide has identified key early-life factors that raise the risk of …

Two Decades Later, Brain Training Still Lowers Dementia Risk

A landmark 20-year study of nearly 3,000 older adults finds that a short course of computerized brain training can lower …

Daily Coffee or Tea Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Sharper Mind

A massive decades-long study suggests that 2–3 cups of coffee or 1–2 cups of tea a day are linked with …

Monthly Therapy May Ease Life for Kidney Transplant Patients

A new pilot study points to a future where kidney transplant patients may swap daily pills for a monthly infusion, …

New Blood Test Tracks Epigenetic Instability to Spot Early Cancer

Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a blood test that looks for epigenetic instability in DNA, rather than fixed genetic changes, …
Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Used Electric Cars Now Beat Gas Vehicles on Lifetime Costs

A new University of Michigan study finds that three-year-old used electric vehicles now offer the lowest lifetime cost of ownership …

Scientists Propose First THC Unit Limits for Safer Cannabis Use

University of Bath psychologists have proposed the first evidence-based THC unit thresholds to guide safer cannabis use, echoing alcohol unit …

Indoor Tanning Makes Young Skin Genetically Decades Older

A new study from UCSF and Northwestern finds that indoor tanning leaves young adults’ skin genetically older than that of …

Vegan Diet Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 51%: New Study

A recent study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine reveals that a low-fat vegan diet can slash greenhouse gas …

Cannabis Use Reduces Alcohol Consumption in the Short Term, New Study Shows

A Brown University-led study finds that cannabis use may lead to less alcohol consumption in the short term, supporting the “California …
Culture

People & Culture

New Tool Reveals Why Some People Embrace Political Debate

A new psychology tool from the University of Basel measures how far we will go to talk with people who …

Teen Drug Use in U.S. Stays Near Record Lows, Survey Finds

A major national survey shows most U.S. teens continue to avoid alcohol, nicotine and other drugs at historically high rates, …

New Study Links Parental Attitudes to College Binge Drinking

A Washington State University-led study has found a significant link between parental permissiveness toward drinking and increased binge drinking among …

Dating Advice From Researchers: Knowing What You Want Is Key

A new study by McGill University highlights the importance of “relationship clarity” in reducing loneliness and enhancing life satisfaction for …

New Study Reveals Why Consumers Are More Likely to Opt for Premium Products

A new study by Washington State University reveals that consumers are more inclined to opt for premium products when attributes …
Science

Science

UCLA’s New Mineral Sunscreen Cuts White Cast With Zinc Tetrapods

UCLA researchers reshaped zinc oxide into microscopic tetrapods to create a mineral sunscreen that offers strong UV protection with far …

Ultra-Sensitive Test Strip Could Transform Cancer Diagnosis

A La Trobe University team has developed an ultra-sensitive, single-use test strip that detects disease-linked microRNAs at extremely low levels …

Light-Activated Nanoparticles Promise Gentler, More Precise Cancer Care

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers have engineered light-activated nanoparticles that can both find and destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. The …

New Immunotherapy Clears Artery Plaque in Mice, Offering Hope for Heart Disease

A team at Washington University School of Medicine has adapted a cancer-style immunotherapy to strip away dangerous plaque in mouse …

Power of the Nap: How a 45-Minute Rest Boosts Learning and Focus

A new brain imaging study shows that even a brief afternoon nap can reset overloaded neural circuits and restore the …
Technology

Technology

Light-Activated Nanoparticles Promise Gentler, More Precise Cancer Care

NYU Abu Dhabi researchers have engineered light-activated nanoparticles that can both find and destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. The …

MIT’s Portable 3D Ultrasound Could Transform Breast Cancer Screening

MIT researchers have created a smartphone-sized 3D ultrasound system designed to make breast cancer screening more frequent, affordable and accessible …

Penn Engineers Design Tethered Solar Data Centers in Space

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have designed a solar-powered data center that would orbit Earth on long, plant-like tethers …

Robots at Work: Study Says Collaboration Beats Replacement

A new study argues that companies chasing full automation may be missing the real competitive advantage: people and robots working …

Soft ‘Revoice’ Collar Helps Stroke Patients Speak Again

A new soft, washable collar called Revoice uses ultra-sensitive sensors and AI to turn a few mouthed words into full, …