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The University of Southampton will be part of a new national study to investigate the long-term effects of lung inflammation and scarring from COVID-19. The study, launched with £2 million of funding from UK Research and Innovation…

CPU algorithm trains deep neural nets up to 15 times faster than top GPU trainersRice University computer scientists have demonstrated artificial intelligence (AI) software that runs on commodity processors and trains deep neural networks…

Hanszen College junior Syed Shams and Will Rice College junior Jim Zhang started the spring semester as lab partners in Advanced Experimental Biosciences. And as recently announced winners of Goldwater Scholarships for 2021-2022, they’ll…

A chemical found in the kōwhai seems just as good as a more expensive medicine for helping people quit smoking.A University of Auckland study, funded by the Health Research Council, showed the role cytisine can play in helping Māori kick…

Sleep experts have developed a new tool to help more accurately measure young people’s ability to disengage from social media before bed.The University of Glasgow researchers who developed the Index of Nighttime Offline Distress, or iNOD,…

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE A new pioneer centre for artificial intelligence research is expected to open in Copenhagen at the end of 2021. Headed by world-leading American AI researcher, Serge Belongie, and with a good DKK 350 million to…

PSYCHOLOGY Both Danes and Germans with prosocial personality traits are more likely to follow health recommendations, while people with traits that make them more susceptible to negative emotions are more likely to see COVID-19 as a risk…

According to the famous marshmallow test, people who can postpone their needs are happier and more successful in the long run. Now psychologist Katharina Bernecker is turning this hypothesis on its head. Her findings suggest that enjoying…

The way we move says a lot about the state of our brain. While normal motor behaviour points to a healthy brain function, deviations can indicate impairments owing to neurological diseases. The observation and evaluation of movement…

Analysis by international team including University of Warwick of the first transiting exoplanet that was discovered has revealed six different chemicals in its atmosphere.It is the first time that so many molecules have been measured,…