EurekAlert! In the Spotlight - Artificial Intelligence

Welcome to In the Spotlight, where each month we shine a light on something exciting, timely, or simply fascinating from the world of science.

This month, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence (AI), a topic that continues to capture attention everywhere. Here, you’ll find the latest research news, insights, and discoveries shaping how AI is being developed and used across the world.

Latest News Releases

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Jun-2026 03:16 ET (26-Jun-2026 07:16 GMT/UTC)

Researchers create first-of-its-kind index of evolving policy landscape around health care AI

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New York, NY — [June 1, 2026] —As hospitals and health systems rapidly adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, a new study by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai finds that the policies governing health care AI are expanding quickly but remain fragmented across regulators, governments, and standards organizations. Their findings were published in today’s online issue of npj Digital Medicine [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-02734-y]. The researchers analyzed 240 health care AI-related policies published between 2016 and 2025 using their newly developed framework called the Health & AI Policy Index. The analysis found that oversight efforts are accelerating worldwide, though no single, unified framework currently exists to guide how AI should be deployed, monitored, and governed in clinical settings.

Journal: npj Digital Medicine

Take Pride in learning CPR: You may save the life of someone you love

American Heart Association

This June, during Pride Month, the American Heart Association, devoted to changing the future to a world of healthier lives for all, is encouraging LGBTQ+ communities and allies to learn Hands‑Only CPR and be ready to act when every second counts.

SwRI expands deep-sea, high-pressure testing with new 30-inch pressure vessel

Southwest Research Institute
Business Announcement

SAN ANTONIO — June 1, 2026 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has upgraded its Ocean Simulation Laboratories with a new 30-inch diameter pressure vessel. This new vessel allows SwRI to test larger equipment at conditions that simulate full-ocean depth and features a novel SwRI-designed quick-acting closure.

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance invites submissions on occupational health and digital safety

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new section focused on Occupational Health and Digital Safety in its open access journal JMIR Public Health and Surveillance.

Teachers’ emotions can make or break student learning

American Psychological Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Teachers’ emotions in the classroom play a critical role in how students learn, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Journal: Journal of Educational Psychology

Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of fat accumulation in liver and pancreas

Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and intrapancreatic fat deposition (IPFD) are disorders associated with dysfunctional lipid metabolism and obesity. In a recent study, researchers have reviewed and compared the definition, causes, diagnostic methods, and emerging treatments of MASLD and IPFD that could help improve patients’ outcomes. In addition, they shed light on recent advances in artificial intelligence applications and presented personalized therapy integrated with the liver‐pancreas axis, providing novel insights for disease management.

Journal: Portal Hypertension & Cirrhosis

Transparency is not the same as truth: what platforms need to consider when labeling AI-generated images

CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Peer-Reviewed Publication

AI-generated images are widespread on social media. Starting in August 2026, platforms will be required under the EU AI Act to label certain types of such content. A study by CISPA researcher Sandra Höltervennhoff investigates how users perceive these so-called AI labels and how they influence the credibility of information. The paper, “That’s another doom I haven’t thought about”: A User Study on AI Labels as a Safeguard Against Image-Based Misinformation, was presented at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2026) and received an Honorable Mention.

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