Changing habits like quitting smoking or managing stress is hard – but crucial. Motivational interviewing (MI), a proven counseling method that sparks internal motivation, works well but isn’t widely used due to time and training demands. Now, AI tools like ChatGPT are stepping in, simulating MI conversations anytime, anywhere. A new review shows these tools are promising and well-received, but questions remain: Do they truly reflect MI’s core principles? Can they drive real, lasting change? The answer could reshape digital health interventions.

Agricultural innovations made the food supply in the Rhineland more resilient and flexible / Publication in the ‘Journal of Archaeological Science’

Research conducted at West Virginia University suggests consuming alcohol with fentanyl and other drugs may explain, in part, why more men than women die from unintentional overdoses.

Two-part international conference on the first ecumenical council 1,700 years ago to resume in Münster on 15 October – What does the Council of Nicaea mean for ecumenism and relations with Judaism and Islam? – Invited by Professor of Dogmatics Michael Seewald, researchers from nine countries will focus on the Council and its varied reception over the centuries – Involved are the disciplines of theology, philosophy, history, Jewish studies and Islamic studies – University of Münster in cooperation with Pontifical Gregorian University

A new report found the Fourth Estate in the US is under threat: 86% of Americans have seen or heard of attacks on journalists; Trump is the primary distributor of disinformation in POC media; and disinformation is spreading through WhatsApp groups which are not fact-checked. The report was co-authored by the International Center for Journalism, City St George's, University of London, the University of Maryland and Arizona State University.

An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher investigated factors influencing older adults’ acceptance and use of demand-responsive transport (DRT) in Senboku New Town, Osaka. The study found a significant relationship between citizen engagement and behavioral intention to use DRT.

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open, titled “Hospital Decision-Making and Adoption of Health-Related Social Needs Programs in US Hospitals,” reveals surprising insights into how primary care providers in Ohio perceive and treat opioid use disorder (OUD) differently from other chronic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes.