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A study of users of generative artificial intelligence found that people with high levels of narcissism were more likely to use generative artificial intelligence in problematic ways. For women, this association was fully mediated by vertical individualism, an orientation that emphasizes personal independence and autonomy alongside competition, achievement, status, and acceptance of interpersonal inequality. For men, this association was partially mediated by vertical individualism and intolerance of uncertainty. The paper is BMC Psychology. Problematic use of generative AI refers to patterns of excessive, poorly controlled, or harmful engagement with generative AI tools that cause significant difficulties in a person’s daily…

According to NPR, PFAS are chemicals found in many consumer products that are extremely difficult to eradicate because they are resistant to water, oil, and heat. These chemicals are also difficult to remove from the body. No significant research has been done on PFAS, but scientists are trying to change that. The same NPR report said that early studies found “a possible link” between PFAS and medical conditions such as kidney cancer and thyroid disease. Test after test determined that the Benetucci farm’s crops forever contained chemicals. The Air Force base and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment…

Older people may retain visual strategies learned early in life, but less consistent eye movements may make it difficult to execute those routines, which helps explain why recognizing familiar faces becomes harder with age. Study: The role of eye movement consistency in age-related decline in face recognition. Image credit: CGN089/Shutterstock.com Recent research published in journals npj science of learning Researchers found that increasing age is associated with less consistent eye movements when viewing faces, which in turn is associated with age-related declines in face recognition performance. How does facial recognition change with age? As the world’s population ages rapidly, understanding…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified El Salvador as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. I congratulate El Salvador on this great achievement. This is a testament to the power of political engagement, strategic investment, and community engagement. El Salvador’s success is an important step towards our global goal of eliminating trachoma worldwide by 2030 and a clear signal that a healthier and more just future is within reach. ” Dr. AS WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus This verification follows a rigorous, multi-year process to determine…

NASA’s Perseverance rover has reached a remarkable milestone on Mars, completing the equivalent of a full marathon across Mars (26.2 miles, or 42.195 kilometers). A new image taken on June 13, 2026, just one day before officially reaching the distance milestone, shows the rover as a small green speck against the background of the Martian landscape. Perseverance completed the marathon distance after five years and four months of operation, reaching its goal on 1,890 Martian days (sols) of its mission. This pace far outpaced NASA’s previous record-holder, the Opportunity rover, which took 11 years and two months to cover the…

EpilepsyGTx, a biotechnology company developing cutting-edge gene therapies to treat refractory epilepsy, and ClearPoint Neuro (“ClearPoint”), a global therapeutics company providing precise navigation and delivery to the brain, today announced a collaboration to support targeted delivery of EPY201, EpilepsyGTx’s lead gene therapy candidate for focal refractory epilepsy (FRE). Under the agreement, EpilepsyGTx will use the ClearPoint SmartFlow cannula and ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System to administer EPY201 in an upcoming first-in-human Phase 1/2a clinical trial for FRE. ClearPoint’s MRI-guided stereotactic navigation and delivery platform is designed to support sub-millimeter precision in delivery to defined targets within the brain, allowing intraprocedural visualization…

Examination of two widely used health datasets reveals poor data provenance and potential reliability issues, raising concerns about clinical predictive models built from them and increasing calls for more rigorous research standards. Research: Evidence of unreliable data and insufficient data provenance in clinical predictive model research and clinical practice. Image credit: Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com New research published in BMC Medicine We conducted an exploratory analysis to examine the data and reporting quality of two large public datasets on stroke and diabetes that are widely used in clinical prediction models. High research churn raises concerns about data quality By 2024, researchers have published…

Vaccination with a recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with a reduced risk of developing dementia in older adults who have recently spent time in a skilled nursing facility. The results of this study suggest that this routine immunization may provide protection against cognitive decline over a four-year period. The study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Shingles is a painful viral infection caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. This is the exact same virus that causes chickenpox in childhood. The virus remains dormant in the nervous system and tends to reactivate in adults over 50 and people…

NASA has selected three commercial space companies to fly four new lunar missions in late 2028, marking another major step in the agency’s efforts to establish a permanent human presence on the moon. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will deliver scientific equipment to the moon as part of NASA’s growing Lunar Base Program, which aims to build the first long-term outposts on another world. “New awards to our commercial partners totaling nearly $600 million to land more missions to the lunar surface with scientific payloads demonstrate our commitment to accelerating efforts to build a long-term presence on the lunar…

It’s going to be another hot summer in Florida. The most vulnerable are those with the least resources to cope with the heat: underserved communities and communities of color, who are often excluded from environmental and climate protections. That includes the state’s more than 150,000 farmworkers who are responsible for growing the food that nourishes us. Jeannie Economos is the Pesticide Safety and Environmental Health Project Coordinator for the Florida Farm Workers Association. Her research focuses on pesticide protection for farmworkers, as exposure to pesticides can lead to disease and birth defects. This interview has been edited for length and…