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Rarely does one single study fully answer a scientific question. Science News writers and editors work hard to place the findings of each new study ... a distinct fact-checking process. Read More

Lower your risk of dementia with these 2 drinks and 1 food: new study

This is tea-riffic news for chaophiles! A new study finds that consuming six additional servings of flavonoid-rich foods a day can lower the risk of dementia by 28%, especially for those with high ... Read More

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according to a new ... Having a Sweet Tooth Is Linked to Higher Risk of Depression, Diabetes, and Stroke, Study Finds Oct. 9, 2024 — People with a preference for sweets are at a higher risk of ... Read More

Vaping is harming college students' brains, study shows

Vaping may look cool when you're young, but it appears to be dulling the brains of college students, a new study warns ... Paucar said in a meeting news release. Because these findings were ... Read More

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A new study finds that supplementing with blackcurrant can ameliorate a host of conditions, including postmenopausal bone loss ... Sport-Related Stress May Affect Whether College Athletes Eat ... Read More

New study finds top medical schools value left-wing activism over science

That’s my conclusion in a new study ... on the medical science on which individual and public health depend — a fact that should terrify policymakers and patients alike. My study — the ... Read More

Study reveals sharp increase in vaping among never-regular smokers in England

The number of adults vaping in England who have never regularly smoked has increased sharply since 2021, when disposable e-cigarettes first became popular, according to a new study by UCL researchers. Read More

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Daniel Dale, Washington… Education Dec 13 Column: Most teens can’t tell fake from real news In the age of so-called fake news, students would benefit by learning the strategies fact-checkers ... Read More

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This week’s news roundup: Jellyfish clones are multiplying in British Columbia’s lakes, measles cases are on the rise in Oregon, and a new study finds cell phones aren’t linked to brain cancer. Read More

Study uncovers nearly quarter of Congress members doubt fundamental scientific fact: 'It's definitely concerning'

A recent study has revealed that nearly a quarter of ... Only about 11% of Americans dismiss climate science findings, according to polling from Yale University, but nearly 23% of Congress members ... Read More

AI is better than humans at crucial aspect of scientific research: study

A study has found that the AI models behind widely used platforms like ChatGPT produce more original research ideas than human experts. In the Standford University study, titled "Can LLMs Generate ... Read More

OpenAI unveils o1, a model that can fact-check itself

Unlike GPT-4o, o1’s forebear, o1 can’t ... alluded to the fact that OpenAI leveraged a new optimization algorithm and training dataset containing “reasoning data” and scientific literature ... Read More