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22 Apr 2026

Africa at a turning point on World Malaria Day

On World Malaria Day (25 April) Africa faces slowing health gains after two decades of progress. In 2024 most global malaria cases and deaths were in Africa; experts call for local research, integrated care and stronger institutions.

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20 Apr 2026

AI advice changes when users disclose autism

A Virginia Tech study finds that telling large language models about autism often changes the social advice they give. In many cases the changes follow common stereotypes and some users felt upset.

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15 Apr 2026

Retina cells work together to detect weak visual signals

A Yale study in Neuron found that channels in the retina are more connected than thought. Electrical connections between bipolar cells help share signals and may improve detection of low-contrast or low-light images.

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8 Apr 2026

How narcissism affects romantic relationships

New research followed over 5,000 couples for up to six years to study narcissism in relationships. It found that narcissistic rivalry links to lower satisfaction for both partners, while narcissistic admiration showed no clear effect.

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31 Mar 2026

Is face-to-face conversation quietly fading?

New research suggests people are speaking less in daily life. A study reports a loss of about 338 spoken words per person each year, a decline that has continued for at least a decade and a half.

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28 Mar 2026

Alternative medicine linked to lower breast cancer survival

A Yale analysis found that patients who used only complementary and alternative medicine had much lower survival for breast cancer. Combining alternative and traditional care was also linked to worse outcomes.

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28 Mar 2026

Personal attacks in Congress win media attention, study finds

A study led by Marc Jacob at Notre Dame examines public statements from the 118th US Congress. It finds that personal attacks bring much more media coverage but not more votes, money, or legislative success.

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26 Mar 2026

Reducing unsafe responses in large language models

Researchers studied how large language models (LLMs) handle safety and tested training methods to reduce unsafe outputs while keeping performance. They identified key challenges and a technique that preserves safety during fine-tuning.

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26 Mar 2026

Robots move faster with new SAIL system

Researchers at Georgia Tech created SAIL, a tool that helps robots trained by imitation learning move faster while keeping control. Tests show faster task completion in many cases, though some tasks remain difficult at high speed.

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26 Mar 2026

Three basic needs linked to safer drinking

A study in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors finds that meeting three needs — autonomy, competence and connection — is linked to safer alcohol choices and a lower risk of misuse. Researchers studied college students and adults.

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20 Mar 2026

Nasal swab may detect Alzheimer’s early

A study in Nature Communications reports that a simple nasal swab can find early biological changes linked to Alzheimer’s before thinking or memory problems appear. Researchers sampled cells high inside the nose and measured gene activity.

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28 Feb 2026

Certain infant formula fats linked to early liver fat

An animal study using newborn pigs found that formulas high in medium-chain fats from coconut oil led to faster liver fat accumulation than formulas with long-chain animal fats. Researchers say this finding is not a reason to stop using formula.

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28 Feb 2026

Study: Video Games Can Help Manage Stress

A Boston University study found that many students use video games to cope with stress. The survey links play motives and game types to changes in emotions before, during and after gaming.

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