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AI Finds Signs of Awareness in Coma Patients Before Docs

Artificial intelligence can track facial twitches to reveal early signals

(Newser) - A new study suggests artificial intelligence could spot signs of consciousness in comatose patients—well before doctors do. Researchers at Stony Brook University developed a tool called SeeMe, which uses AI to analyze subtle facial twitches in patients with brain injuries, per Scientific American . These micromovements, sometimes imperceptible to...

You Might Want to Rethink Taking Your Phone to the Toilet

Study links phone use with extra toilet time, higher odds of hemorrhoids

(Newser) - Scrolling through your phone during bathroom breaks may be a more significant health risk than you realize, according to a new study. Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that people who brought their smartphones to the toilet spent noticeably longer time there—often over five minutes—compared...

Ultraprocessed Foods May Harm Male Hormones, Boost Body Fat
Ultraprocessed Food
Shows a 'Big Shocker' for Men
NEW STUDY
Aug 29, 2025 4:14 PM CDT

Ultraprocessed Food Shows a 'Big Shocker' for Men

Study links packaged foods to weight gain, hormone disruption for men

(Newser) - A new study suggests that diets high in ultraprocessed foods may negatively affect not just overall metabolic health, but also male reproductive health. In their research published Thursday in the journal Cell Metabolism , scientists from the University of Copenhagen enrolled 43 healthy men, ages 20 to 35, and assigned...

A Chicken-or-Egg Mystery on Early Life May Be Solved

Lab experiment shows how simple chemistry may have bridged gap between RNA, protein synthesis

(Newser) - A new study published this week in Nature offers potential answers to a long-standing question in biology: How did the first proteins form on Earth, setting the stage for life? Researchers at University College London, led by chemist Matthew Powner, have demonstrated in the lab that simple chemistry could...

The Toll of Deforestation: 500K Dead Humans
The Toll of Deforestation:
500K Dead Humans
NEW STUDY
Aug 27, 2025 1:10 PM CDT

The Toll of Deforestation: 500K Dead Humans

Tropical land clearance brings deadly heat to millions, per new research

(Newser) - Deforestation in the world's tropical rainforests has claimed over half a million human lives due to heat-related illnesses in the past 20 years, a new study reveals. Researchers found that as rainforests are cleared in areas like the Amazon, Congo, and Southeast Asia, local temperatures rise. The loss...

Billionaires Face Lower Tax Rates Than Most Americans

Researchers find that ultra-wealthy benefit most from recent tax changes in the US

(Newser) - America's wealthiest citizens are paying a lower share of their income in taxes than the rest of the country, according to a new study by economists at UC Berkeley. Researchers found that billionaires—specifically the top 400, as listed by Forbes —had an average effective tax rate...

At High Risk for Dementia? This Diet Helps
At High Risk for Dementia?
This Diet Helps
NEW STUDY
Aug 25, 2025 6:53 AM CDT

At High Risk for Dementia? This Diet Helps

Mediterranean diet found to cut risk by at least 35% in those with 2 copies of APOE4 gene

(Newser) - A new study finds that sticking to a Mediterranean diet can slash the risk of dementia—especially in those with the highest genetic risk. Researchers tracked more than 5,700 participants over 34 years and found that those who closely followed the Mediterranean diet lowered their dementia risk, in...

Where Aliens Might Actually Pick Up Our Deep Space Signals

Researchers map Earth's strongest space transmissions to guide SETI efforts

(Newser) - A new analysis by researchers at Penn State and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory takes a closer look at where and when alien civilizations might catch signals from Earth, reports IFL Science . The study, published in Astrophysical Journal Letters and discussed at the 2025 Penn State SETI Symposium, maps...

Scientists Create 'Superfood' to Boost Honeybee Survival Rates
Scientists Have a New Plan
to Save the Honeybees
NEW STUDY
Aug 22, 2025 10:24 AM CDT

Scientists Have a New Plan to Save the Honeybees

Lab-made 'superfood' helps colonies produce more surviving young bees

(Newser) - Researchers at the University of Oxford have created a new "superfood" designed to help honeybees survive amid environmental pressures like habitat loss and changing climate. The supplement, developed after 15 years of study, contains the six sterols—special lipids essential to bee development—that bees typically obtain from...

There's Been a Huge Slump in Reading for Fun
Reading for Fun
Is Apparently
Not Too Popular
NEW STUDY
Aug 21, 2025 8:11 AM CDT

Reading for Fun Is Apparently Not Too Popular

Number of Americans who read daily has dropped 40% over the last 2 decades

(Newser) - Americans are putting down books in record numbers, with a new study revealing that daily reading for pleasure has dropped by 40% over the past two decades. As technology vies for attention, only 16% of Americans now make time for leisure reading each day (including magazines and newspapers), down...

Devices Like Neuralink Can Decode Your Thoughts
Devices Like Neuralink
Can Decode Your Thoughts
NEW STUDY
Aug 20, 2025 1:28 PM CDT

Devices Like Neuralink Can Decode Your Thoughts

Brain-computer interfaces found to process inner speech, not just imagined speech

(Newser) - Brain-computer interfaces give people with disabilities the ability to communicate by decoding signals in the brain. But what happens when these people don't want to communicate? A new study finds that a person's inner speech can be decoded in much the same way as attempted speech, raising questions...

Most Distant Star in Universe May Not Be a Star After All

New JWST data hints that Earendel could be lots of stars banded together in a cluster

(Newser) - Astronomers have called into question the identity of the most distant star in the universe ever detected, Earendel, first spotted by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2022. New research using the agency's James Webb Space Telescope suggests this far-flung light source, located 12.9 billion light-years away...

Blowing Into Conch Shell May Ease Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Have Sleep Apnea?
Blow on a Conch Shell
NEW STUDY
Aug 14, 2025 3:00 PM CDT

Have Sleep Apnea? Blow on a Conch Shell

Small study finds fewer apnea events, less daytime fatigue after subjects blew into a conch shell

(Newser) - A small study out of India suggests that blowing into a conch shell—a practice rooted in Indian tradition—may provide relief for people suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, the most common sleep-tied breathing disorder . OSA is a condition where throat muscles block the airway during sleep,...

ADHD Drugs May Lower Risks Beyond Symptoms
ADHD Drugs May Do
More Than Help ADHD
NEW STUDY
Aug 14, 2025 7:29 AM CDT

ADHD Drugs May Do More Than Help ADHD

Largest study yet links such medications to lower real-world risks, including suicidal behavior

(Newser) - A new study out of Sweden suggests that medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could help reduce more than just the core symptoms of the condition. For their research published in the BMJ journal , scientists looked at medical records for nearly 150,000 people diagnosed with ADHD and...

Watchdog Slams 'Ineffective' ChatGPT Guardrails for Teens

Center for Countering Digital Hate says AI chatbot offers kids detailed plans for self-harm, drug use

(Newser) - ChatGPT will instruct 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, tell them how to conceal eating disorders, and even compose a suicide letter to their parents if asked, per new research from a watchdog group. The AP reviewed three-plus hours of interactions between ChatGPT and researchers posing as vulnerable teens....

Cockatoos Have Dozens of Dance Moves at Their Disposal
Researchers
Count 30
Cockatoo
Dance Moves
NEW STUDY
Aug 8, 2025 8:54 AM CDT

Researchers Count 30 Cockatoo Dance Moves

Scientists also find in new research that parrots dance just for fun

(Newser) - Think you've got better moves than a parrot? New research suggests you may want to reassess that. A study published in PLOS One has catalogued 30 distinct dance moves performed by cockatoos, with 17 of them never previously documented. The findings come from analyses of 45 online videos...

Dementia Diagnosis Often Lags for Years After First Symptoms

Delays tied to misdiagnosis, stigma, health care system gaps, per new research

(Newser) - A new study led by University College London reveals that people with dementia typically wait 3 1/2 years from initial symptoms to hear an official diagnosis—a delay that stretches to 4.1 years for those facing early-onset forms, reports the Independent . The analysis, published in the International Journal ...

Ancient Greeks Offered the Gods a Sticky 'Superfood'
Ancient Greeks Offered the
Gods a Sticky 'Superfood'
NEW STUDY
Jul 31, 2025 12:38 PM CDT

Ancient Greeks Offered the Gods a Sticky 'Superfood'

Scientists confirm honeycomb offering in ancient jars at Paestum, formerly Poseidonia

(Newser) - A decades-old archaeological mystery has finally been cracked: A strange sticky residue found in 2,500-year-old bronze jars unearthed in southern Italy is now confirmed to be ancient honeycomb. Researchers had long suspected the jars—discovered in a sixth-century BC underground shrine in Paestum—contained honey, an offering to...

Liver Cancer Cases Could Nearly Double by 2050
Liver Cancer Cases Could
Nearly Double by 2050
NEW STUDY
Jul 29, 2025 7:04 AM CDT

Liver Cancer Cases Could Nearly Double by 2050

Obesity, alcohol, hepatitis are the main drivers worldwide—but 60% of cases may be preventable

(Newser) - A new global study points to a striking stat: About 60% of liver cancer cases—currently killing more than 700,000 people worldwide each year—could be prevented by tackling a handful of risk factors. Published in the Lancet journal , the study highlights chronic hepatitis B and C, heavy...

Why Some Families Seem to Have Only Boys or Girls
Why Some Families Seem
to Have Only Boys or Girls
NEW STUDY
Jul 26, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Why Some Families Seem to Have Only Boys or Girls

Research finds that family patterns involving siblings influence the odds

(Newser) - A Harvard University study is challenging the long-held assumption that the odds of having a baby boy or girl are a simple coin toss. Drawing on records from more than 58,000 women in the Nurses' Health Study, researchers uncovered a pattern, per NPR : In families with at least...

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