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China’s research hospitals push for prominence
The country’s output in quality health research is going from strength to strength, but can it overcome questions about the integrity of its publishing practices? Increasing…
Canis familiaris? Maybe Less Than You Think
We think of them as pets, but the vast majority of the world’s dogs live free-range in the environment. Understanding them could be key to helping…
Will your study change the world? This AI tool predicts the impact of your research
A tool called Funding the Frontier visualizes all the downstream impacts of funding — and predicts which studies will have the biggest societal impact. Scientific research…
The chatbots claiming to be Jesus: spreading gospel or heresy?
Jesus chatbots aren’t the only AI technologies seeping into religious practice. Some worshippers don’t agree with the use of them. The canonization of Carlo Acutis by…
Report on mystery brain disease delayed while feds check the data
A report on cases of undiagnosed neurological illnesses in New Brunswick has been delayed until the end of the year, after the provincial government asked the…
Heart Failure Guidelines May Miss Risk in People With Obesity
Current US heart failure guidelines that use a single cut point for natriuretic peptides (NPs) can underestimate the risk for the disease for people with obesity,…