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13-Nov-2025

Study: Disadvantaged neighborhoods face barriers to access cultural institutions

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Less educated and lower income neighborhoods are consistently farther away from cultural institutions – such as elite universities, museums, and theaters – that can help advance one’s social mobility, according to a new study from the USC Price School of Public Policy.

Journal: Journal of Economic Geography

13-Nov-2025

Teaching robots how to interact with their surroundings

Ohio State University

When it comes to navigating their surroundings, machines have a natural disadvantage compared to humans.

13-Nov-2025

Scientists call on better regulation for chemical cocktails in Europe

University of Gothenburg
Reports and Proceedings

In a policy brief published in Science, scientists call on European Union for a new approach to protect people and nature from the hidden risks of chemical cocktails.

Journal: Science

13-Nov-2025

Collaborations key to unlocking the potential of AI in transforming medical education: Duke-NUS study

Duke-NUS Medical School
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Healthcare institutions, medical schools, industry partners and government bodies need to work together to develop responsible and effective solutions.

Journal: The Lancet Digital Health

13-Nov-2025

COP30 climate pledges favour land-based carbon removal over emission cuts

University of Melbourne
Reports and Proceedings

An analysis of national climate plans released today at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil warns that countries are failing to carry out core work required to reduce emissions by halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation, and are instead pushing unrealistic carbon removal schemes, such as large-scale tree planting.

13-Nov-2025

New study could help your doctor make smarter treatment decisions

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study involving 402 U.S.-based primary care physicians, researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Sydney identified a “sweet spot” in clinical decision-making. By presenting just the right number of treatment alternatives in the electronic health record (EHR) system, physicians were more likely to choose a high-quality alternative rather than defaulting to the status quo.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney

13-Nov-2025

The link between the gut microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say

Cell Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

There’s no scientific evidence that the gut microbiome causes autism, a group of scientists argue in an opinion paper publishing November 13 in the Cell Press journal Neuron. They point to the fact that conclusions from past research that supported this hypothesis—including observational studies, mouse models of autism, and human clinical trials—are undermined by flawed assumptions, small sample sizes, and inappropriate statistical methods.

Journal: Neuron