Bridging Motivation Gaps: LLMs and Health Behavior Change

Summary: A new study explores how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Llama 2 address different motivational states in health-related contexts, revealing a significant gap in their…

Simulating ejecta on titanium spacecraft surfaces under re-entry extreme environment conditions

Credit: University of Sheffield The upper-stage helium tank of the Ariane 3 that was launched in 1985 was recovered in Uganda in 2002 after re-entry. Molten aluminum splashes were discovered…

Immunotherapy Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

Summary: Researchers unveiled a novel approach to combat Alzheimer’s disease by activating microglia, the brain’s immune cells, to devour amyloid beta plaques, a hallmark of the condition. This study highlights…

A breakthrough in monolithic Fabry-Perot microcavities

Researchers explore diagnostic role of the systemic inflammation index

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A routine blood test that measures a patient’s inflammation levels could improve the early diagnosis and management of a wide range of debilitating autoimmune diseases. The…

A century after the EEG was discovered, it remains a crucial tool for understanding the brain

Jena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, the psychiatrist Hans Berger observes rhythmic electrical activity from the scalp of human subjects. He is convinced the activity arises…

Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?

Sleeping with your dog in the same room could be negatively affecting your sleep quality, according to my team’s recently published research in Scientific Reports. We recruited a nationally representative…

New Wireless Tech Helps Service Dogs Battle Veterans’ PTSD

Canine Companions, a service dog company, will announce new technology this week that enables trained canines to perform tasks, such as tamping down anxiety and interrupting nightmares, after receiving wireless…

Researchers find a simple way to harvest more ‘blue energy’ from waves

Fine-scale thermal heterogeneity drives summertime limpet distributions – Functional Ecologists

In this blog post, Spencer Virgin, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, discusses his study “Behavioural thermoregulation and food availability drive fine-scale seasonal habitat partitioning in…