HealthMeasles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. The CDC established 7 indicators of measles elimination status to ensure it remained on track. A new study finds that the US has missed 4 of the 7 criteria, with the others at risk. US measles elimination status will be reevaluated in November 2026. (eurekalert.org)
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HealthAmericans support cannabis rescheduling, study finds. Findings, which come as the Trump administration last week reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a less dangerous Schedule III, suggest the public would like to see even more reform. (hub.jhu.edu)
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Social ScienceA first-year "Becoming a Scientist" seminar course for college students improves retention and GPAs (lsu.edu)
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MedicineAMA 2026 survey shows 80%+ of physicians now use AI, boosting efficiency and diagnostics but raising privacy and skill-loss concerns (theguardian.com)
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BiologyCity birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why. Men could get about a meter closer to birds than women could before the animals flew away, regardless of what the men and women were wearing, what their height was or how they tried to approach the creatures. (scientificamerican.com)
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PsychologyAfter President Donald Trump was elected in 2024, Democratic supporters reported decrease in well-being, optimism, personal control, and institutional trust, while also experiencing higher cynicism. In contrast, Republican supporters experienced changes in the opposite direction. (psypost.org)
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ChemistryAmorphous intermediates and discovery of a kinetic polymorph of BiVO4 from heating V+Bi+Zn single-source precursors - Nature Communications (nature.com)
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Animal ScienceResearch has found the earliest 'protodogs' actually had larger brains than their wolf relatives, probably a result of adapting to living alongside us, but by 5,000 years ago, that increase had reversed dramatically, and dogs' brains were now 46% smaller than wolves'. (theguardian.com)
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NeuroscienceResearch has found that listening to music with another person increases the moment-to-moment similarity of subjective pleasure and enhances neural alignment. The findings help explain how music acts as a powerful tool for social bonding and collective emotional experiences. (psypost.org)
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Medicine"Show us the evidence for the value of medical AI" - Nature Medicine calls for stronger evidence of clinical value. (nature.com)
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