Credit: AI-generated image This presidential cycle has already seen several high-profile examples of people using deepfakes to try to influence voters. Deepfakes are images, audio recordings, or videos generated or…
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Happy Partners Help Reduce Stress in Older Adults
Summary: Having a happy intimate partner can lower stress levels in older adults by reducing the production of cortisol, a stress hormone. Couples with higher relationship satisfaction experience an even…
Simple risk score model could help with weaning patients from mechanical circulatory support
A study led by researchers from Shinshu University propose a simplified risk-scoring model helps clinicians assess when patients with cardiogenic shock can be safely weaned off from MCS devices, such…
Dangers of the metaverse and VR for US youth revealed in new research
32.6% of U.S. youth own a virtual reality (VR) headset (41% of boys vs. 25.1% of girls). Credit: Florida Atlantic University The metaverse, a space where the lines between physical…
NOAA releases imagery from world’s first operational space-based coronagraph
Credit: NOAA Headquarters NOAA today shared the first images from the Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), a powerful solar telescope onboard the new GOES-19 satellite. CCOR-1, the world’s first operational, space-based coronagraph,…
Supergiant star Betelgeuse may have a ‘BetelBuddy’
Could the giant star Betelgeuse have a buddy? A Betelbuddy? Betelgeuse, the second-brightest star in the constellation Orion, is a giant star whose strange dimming has sparked debate over when…
Emotional Blindness Drives Empathy Deficits in Psychopathy
Summary: A new study links psychopathy with alexithymia, or emotional blindness, which may explain the emotional deficits seen in people with psychopathic traits. Individuals with strong psychopathic traits struggle to…
Mental Fatigue Increases Temptation for Rewards
Summary: New research reveals that mental fatigue makes rewards like unhealthy snacks more tempting. Both rats and humans who exerted cognitive effort sought out more rewards, with rats self-administering more…
A new view of the in-between years of our universe
A line intensity map (left) shows how galaxies are clustered in the distant past. While a high-resolution telescope (bottom right) can identify individual galaxies, a lower-resolution image (upper right) can…
