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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-Nov-2025 03:11 ET (8-Nov-2025 08:11 GMT/UTC)

25-Sep-2025

Artificial intelligence in society and research: Leopoldina Annual Assembly opens in Halle (Saale)

Artificial intelligence in all its facets is the focus of this year’s Annual Assembly of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, which takes place in Halle (Saale) today, Thursday 25 September, and tomorrow, Friday 26 September. The event brings together renowned experts from various disciplines to discuss current developments in AI research, their possible uses, and what this means for society. To open the event, Dr Lydia Hüskens, Deputy Minister President and Minister for Infrastructure and Digital Affairs of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, and Dr Rolf-Dieter Jungk, State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), will give welcome addresses. All the Annual Assembly lectures will also be livestreamed.

24-Sep-2025

Editage China launches first-of-its-kind academic solution combining Ethical AI and Human Expertise

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Business Announcement

Editage China today announced the launch of a pioneering academic solution that combines human expertise with ethical AI to address the evolving needs of researchers in China. The new offering goes beyond traditional editing services to deliver a unique blend of human expertise, advanced AI tools, and hybrid solutions. This approach offers researchers a responsible, future-ready solution to navigate both opportunities and blind spots of AI in publishing.

24-Sep-2025

Study finds most cancer patients exposed to misinformation. Researchers pilot 'information prescription.'

University of Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Doctors should always address common cancer myths with patients because misinformation is so prevalent, new research says.

Journal: Journal of Cancer Education

24-Sep-2025

Brazilian researchers warn that healthcare for transgender people is under threat

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Article published in Nature Medicine points to the risk of setbacks in research focused on this population. Experts question new rules in Brazil and other countries. Researchers believe that a resolution by Brazil’s Federal Council of Medicine could lead young people to seek out untrained doctors or even self-medicate, putting their health at risk.

Journal: Nature Medicine
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

24-Sep-2025

UT launches industrial affiliates program to research sustainable data center growth

University of Texas at Austin
Business Announcement

The University of Texas at Austin has launched a new research consortium to help inform industry partners on options for more sustainable growth of this new industry. The consortium – called Collaborative Optimization & Management of Power Allocation, Surface & Subsurface strategies (COMPASS) – was announced last week at a data center workshop for industry leaders and policy makers led by the UT Bureau of Economic Geology, which is part of the Jackson School of Geosciences.

24-Sep-2025

Hospital price markup and outcomes of major elective operations

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This cross-sectional study found that considerable variation in price markup exists across hospitals and that high-markup hospitals demonstrated both lower quality and value of care. These findings underscore that high-markup hospitals represent a key initial target for national policy efforts targeting pricing regulation, transparency, and quality improvement.

Journal: JAMA Surgery

24-Sep-2025

Majority of US children enroll in Medicaid, many face coverage gaps by age 18

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

By age 18, three in five U.S. children have enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and two in five have experienced a period of being uninsured, according to a microsimulation model developed by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, the first to estimate cumulative insurance experience over the full course of childhood, highlights the broad reach of Medicaid and CHIP, programs that have recently undergone significant policy changes.

Journal: JAMA