Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a pill to treat postpartum depression, a condition believed to affect around half…
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Artificial intelligence is gaining state lawmakers’ attention, and they have a lot of questions
The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT, March 21, 2023, in Boston. As state lawmakers rush to get…
Cyberattack forces US hospital closures
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A cyberattack on a US hospital group has forced the closure of urgent care and other critical health services at its facilities across at least four…
NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 after ‘interstellar shout’
Launched in 1977 to serve as a beacon of humanity to the wider universe, Voyager 2 is currently more than 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from our planet —…
3 new offshore wind power projects proposed for New Jersey Shore; 2 would be far out to sea
Land-based windmills in Atlantic City turn on July 20, 2023. On Aug. 4, a German wind power company and a New York utility applied for permission to build an offshore…
A Fresh Look at Free Will: Challenging the Libet Paradigm
Summary: A recent study challenges the long-standing Libet paradigm about free will. The team discovered that the EEG activity, dubbed readiness potential, registered before decision-making in Libet’s original experiment has…
Cognitive behavioral therapy aids outcomes one year after bariatric surgery
Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (tele-CBT) delivered one year after bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in disordered eating and psychological distress, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in…
Survival similar for Black, White prostate cancer patients in clinical trial setting
For metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), overall survival and progression-free survival are similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generation androgen receptor pathway inhibitors within a clinical trial,…
TikTok unveils changes to meet tough new EU rules
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Video-sharing platform TikTok announced Friday changes to meet strict EU rules including allowing European users to turn off the addictive feature that shows content based on…
A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states
Manchester Memorial Hospital is seen Friday, Aug. 4, 2023 in Manchester, Conn. A cyberattack has disrupted hospital computer systems in several states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances…
