Katherine Stiles

Can AI read papers like a scientist? A new benchmark shows where LLMs fail To stay up to date and work forward in their fields, scientists must have at their fingertips and in their minds thousands of published studies. Large language models (LLMs) show promise as a tool for...

Can AI read papers like a scientist? A new benchmark shows where LLMs fail

UH Researcher Disputes Claim that Multilingualism Promotes Better Brain Aging  | University of Houston Not so fast: A University of Houston professor of psychology is disputing a high-profile study claiming that people who live in multilingual countries show healthier brain aging, claiming instead that...

UH Researcher Disputes Claim that Multilingualism Promotes Better Brain Aging | University of Houston www.uh.edu/news-events/...

ENHERTU® Granted Priority Review in the U.S. as Post-Neoadjuvant Treatment for Patients with HER2 Po The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Priority Review to ENHERTU (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) for adults with HER2-positive breast cancer who have residual invasive disease afte

New potential treatment for HER2-positive early breast cancer just got priority review! ENHERTU (a targeted therapy) reduced recurrence or death by 53% in trials. That's a significant improvement for folks who don't respond to initial treatment.

Study finds no evidence that prostate cancer drugs interact with anticoagulants to increase bleeding, clotting risks In a study of adults with advanced prostate cancer taking androgen-receptor pathway inhibitors and different types of anticoagulants, investigators found no evidence of an increase in patients' bleedi...

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New research published in Cancer finds no evidence that androgen‑receptor pathway inhibitors raise bleeding or clotting risks when taken with common anticoagulants in adults with advanced prostate cancer — a reassuring result after earlier lab concerns.

AI disclosure labels may do more harm than good, study warns The growing use of AI-generated scientific and science-related content, especially on social media, raises important concerns: these texts may contain false or highly persuasive information that is di...

AI disclosure labels may do more harm than good, study warns

"The same AI label pushes credibility in opposite directions depending on whether the information is true or false: it reduces the credibility of true messages and increases the credibility of false ones."

Behind Enemy Lines: My Deep Dive Into the Grammar Gene Debate A Personal Perspective: Facing the interplay between genetic factors and linguistic development prompted a question: Should I trust my instincts or those of others?

Today on International Women's Day I share a post that I wrote about Elizabeth Bates, my doctoral advisor. She was truly inspiring, as an advisor and as a model of what mentorship and guidance really means. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

'AI will be the end of us': Is Colm Tóibín right about the threat to creative writing? In 1950, William Faulkner delivered a famous acceptance speech for the Nobel prize in literature in which he rallied for the "inexhaustible [human] voice" and his belief in its supremacy—not merely to...

"This idea [that] no machine could ever replace my sensibility, which is so rich, varied, complex, and arising from experience and from history—that's all rubbish. You can actually manufacture that. … And the novelist can go and do something more useful." —Colm Tóibín

A potential broad coronavirus drug target: Blocking tRNA-modifying enzymes slows viral proteins Coronaviruses not only use the machinery of the human cells they infect: they modify them to achieve optimal conditions to produce viral proteins and thus spread more quickly. This is the main conclus...

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Coronaviruses not only use the machinery of the human cells they infect: they modify them to achieve optimal conditions to produce viral proteins and thus spread more quickly. This is the main conclusion of a study by Pompeu Fabra University published in Nature Communications.

Debate about PhD system shifts from numbers to impact As South Africa’s socio-economic pressures and unemployment challenges persist, a fundamental question is resurfacing: what kind of doctoral system ...

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Debate about PhD system shifts from numbers to impact
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University of Manchester announces new partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières to drive expertise exchange amid global crises On 3 March, The University of Manchester signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) UK, a leading body in international medical assistance and humanitarian response.At a ...

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University of Manchester [ @manchester.ac.uk ] announces new partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières to drive expertise exchange amid global crises

COVID lockdowns set back children's development by years, study reveals The COVID pandemic disrupted children's ability to self-regulate, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new study reveals that the pandemic hampered children's ability to reg...

A new study reveals that the pandemic hampered children's ability to regulate their behavior, stay focused and adapt to new situations—skills known collectively as executive functions. The work appears in Child Development.

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Florida Board Approves Ban on H-1B Visas https://bit.ly/4lfkBic

Teach students to think like researchers Expanding undergraduate research benefits not only the institution, but the students too. Here’s how to embed a research mindset in your undergraduate cohort

Expanding undergraduate #research benefits not only the institution, but the students too. Here’s how to embed a research mindset in your undergraduate cohort: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/teach-students-think-researchers #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Why We Repeat Decisions That No Longer Make Sense - Neuroscience News The brain favors repeating past actions over rational choice, explaining why we stick to habits even when better options exist.

Why do people often make decisions in the same pattern and choose the tried and tested, even when there are apparently better alternatives?

Frictionless AI comes at a human cost to learning, growth and connection Artificial intelligence is rapidly making intellectual work and social interaction easier, but that ease may come at a substantial psychological cost, according to researchers from the University of T...

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly making intellectual work and social interaction easier, but that ease may come at a substantial psychological cost, according to researchers from the University of Toronto.

Intercultural universities can help forge better societies It is crucial that universities promote cultural change in their own environment and, in this way, contribute to recognising and valuing intercultural...

"it is vital that #universities are aware of their responsibility to contribute to cultural #change, with interculturality being a central issue for the country’s comprehensive development", writes the former rector of PUC #Chile for @uniworldnews.bsky.social

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DNA Mutations Discovered in The Children of Chernobyl Workers The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the children of those originally exposed, researchers have found – the first time such...

The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the children of those originally exposed, researchers have found – the first time such a transgenerational link has been clearly established.

How will we know if AI is smart enough to do science? New tests gauge whether large language models can use their deep troves of knowledge to actually make discoveries

How will we know if AI is smart enough to do science?

Sixty Applications On the lone wolf myth, Michael Jordan, and why the node always wins

What does Michael Jordan have to do with why universities break people?

Everything.

New essay on networks, fractals, and why DEI produced language but didn't redistribute nodes.

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Vitamin K Refusal Puts Newborns at High Risk for Brain Injury - Neuroscience News A new review reveals a concerning rise in parents refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, increasing the risk of life-threatening brain bleeds by 81 times.

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Vitamin K Refusal Puts Newborns at High Risk for Brain Injury

Infants without the vitamin K injection are 81 times more likely to experience life-threatening bleeding.

The AI Apocalypse Is Not a Real Existential Threat - Neuroscience News New research debunking AI existential threats argues that social, physical, and regulatory constraints prevent an AI apocalypse, favoring sector-specific policy instead.

Since the debut of generative AI, headlines have been dominated by fears of “superintelligence” wiping out humanity. However, new research suggests these anxieties are largely misplaced.

The study argues that computer scientists often overlook the social, political, and physical constraints that…⮛

A broader vision of open research is needed to include the arts, humanities and social sciences - LSE Impact Discussing the findings of a new report on open practices in the arts, humanities and social sciences, Jenni Adams, Miranda Barnes, Samuel Moore and Stephen Pinfield argue to support open research in ...

A broader vision of open research is needed to include the arts, humanities and social sciences

#OpenAccess #OpenScience #WCRI2026 #WCRI

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Neanderthal males, human females? How ancient attraction shaped the human genome The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia. Genomic research by members of Sarah Tishkoff's lab at the University of Penns...

Neanderthal males, human females? How ancient attraction shaped the human genome

Neanderthal males, human females? How ancient attraction shaped the human genome The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia. Genomic research by members of Sarah Tishkoff's lab at the University of Penns...

Neanderthal males, human females? How ancient attraction shaped the human genome

Single-celled organism becomes multicellular via three different pathways Some single-celled organisms are known to transition to multicellularity during their lifetimes, usually either by cloning themselves or when many similar cells come together to form a larger multicel...

Single-celled organism becomes multicellular via three different pathways

A photo illustration of a robot AI doing work at a computer while a student plays around on their cellphone while relaxing in the dorm.

Agentic AI Can Complete Whole Courses for Students. Now What?

A young tech entrepreneur launched the tool Einstein this week, marketing it as a way to free students from busywork—and triggering robust faculty debate. Einstein’s creator says that was the whole point. https://bit.ly/3MVPOKi

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Would you tell a journalist how many people you make redundant each year? Telling the press that you put hundreds of people out of a job each year probably doesn't sound like the best idea. But for some organisations (in the UK at least), it is a legal obligation.

A look at obtaining information about university redundancies.

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Five ways to spot when a paper is a fraud Science sleuths share their common-sense tips for sniffing out fishy articles.

Delicious irony: a publishing giant making billions supposedly to filter out dodgy papers highlighting how unpaid volunteers outperform them at it. 🤷‍♂️🤡

#NatureRipoffs #ScienceCrisis @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Cancer-screening debate needs researchers to defend nuance - Research Professional News Experts should help policymakers to communicate complexities of benefits and harms, says Sarah Batson

Opinion: Cancer-screening debate needs researchers to defend nuance.

Experts should help policymakers to communicate complexities of benefits and harms, says Sarah Batson.

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