The measles outbreak that started in Texas in late January continues to grow. As of March 18, 2025, confirmed cases in the outbreak, which now spans Texas, New Mexico and…
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Shaken baby syndrome can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disabilities or death – a pediatrician examines the preventable tragedy
In the early 1990s when I was a young pediatrician, I was responsible for evaluating children with developmental and learning problems. Two unrelated boys, ages 7 and 9, were found…
Chatbots show signs of anxiety, study finds
by I. Edwards Turns out, even artificial intelligence (AI) needs to take a breather sometimes. A new study suggests that chatbots like ChatGPT may get “stressed” when exposed to upsetting…
Gender gap in teenage depression is twice as large in London as in Tokyo, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the study aimed to provide robust insights into adolescent mental health trajectories in two different cultural contexts by…
“Structurally sound” historic vessels discovered beneath fishpond
Two preserved wooden vessels have been discovered in Thuận Thành, a town in the Vietnamese province of Bắc Ninh. According to a press statement issued by the Department of Culture,…
Bystander PTSD Alters Brain Differently Than Direct Trauma
Summary: New research reveals that witnessing trauma triggers unique brain changes, distinct from those caused by experiencing trauma firsthand. The study found that indirect trauma leads to different protein degradation…
Verbal Fluency Might Predict Human Longevity
Summary: A recent study reveals a surprising link between longevity and verbal fluency—the ability to effectively recall and utilize vocabulary. Researchers analyzed cognitive data from the Berlin Aging Study, involving…
Combating the measles threat means examining the reasons for declining vaccination rates
Illustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHES Measles was supposedly eradicated in Canada more than a quarter century ago. But today, measles is…
New AI tool visualizes a cell’s ‘social network’ to help treat cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence (AI)-based neural network can rapidly analyze and interpret millions of cells from a patient sample, predicting molecular changes in the tissue. It…
