Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Monash IVF CEO Michael Knaap has resigned after one of the company’s Melbourne clinics mistakenly transferred the wrong embryo to a patient. The patient wanted her…
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Can AI help you identify a scam? An expert explains
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Imagine that you’ve received an email asking you to transfer money to a bank account. Some of the details look right, but how can you be…
Strontium optical lattice clock in China surpasses key benchmarks for precision timekeeping
The setup of the NTSC SrII optical lattice clock. Credit: NTSC A research team led by Prof. Chang Hong from the National Time Service Center (NTSC) of the Chinese Academy…
Older adults with dementia misjudge their financial skills – which may make them more vulnerable to fraud, new research finds
Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of…
June full moon shines on SpaceX Dragon photo of the day for June 12, 2025
The month of June hosted some stunning moon watching in the night sky, as this photo from SpaceX shows. What is it? On June 11, 2025, SpaceX’s X account posted…
Adolescents who smoke or vape may believe tobacco’s perceived coping benefits outweigh accepted health risks
Tobacco use in a variety of forms is common in adolescent life today, with over 2.25 million youth using. Huge progress has been made over the past few decades in…
Negative Surroundings Skew Emotions in People with Depression
Summary: People with depressive symptoms are more likely to interpret neutral images as negative when those images are surrounded by unrelated negative visuals. This emotional “spillover” effect shows how peripheral…
Researchers achieve record-breaking RF GaN-on-Si transistor performance for high-efficiency 6G power amplifiers
Cross-sectional TEM image of the gate structure in imec’s GaN-on-silicon transistor. The image shows the finely etched gate region that enables the device’s e-mode operation. Credit: imec Imec researchers have…
New way of measuring blood pressure could be a lifeline for thousands of people
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new method improving the accuracy of interpreting blood pressure measurements taken at the ankle could be crucial for people who cannot have their arm blood…
Prolonged use of desogestrel pill linked to small increased brain tumor risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Taking the progestogen-only contraceptive pill desogestrel continuously for more than five years is associated with a small increased risk of developing a type of brain tumor…
