For an academic researcher who first trained as a philosopher, then as a psychologist, Robyn Dawes was a practical fellow. He would tell a story from his time working in a psychiatric ward in the ...

Background Comparative evidence on the diagnostic yield of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided sampling techniques for ...

Jesse Ridgway and Ashley terminated their pregnancy after a Down syndrome diagnosis, igniting a fierce national debate. The post Jesse Ridgway and Wife Terminate Pregnancy After Down Syndrome ...

The subthalamic nucleus contains subpopulations with different contributions to deliberative decision-making based on noisy evidence and reward-driven preferences.

Fine-scale exogenous attention within the foveola selectively enhances contrast gain at low-to-mid spatial frequencies while increasing response gain across a broad spatial frequency range.

Background Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis (AKI-D) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide, with ...

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Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can. By Alexander Nazaryan Researchers in Switzerland ...

A 20-hour expansion introducing new mechanics, an underground base to build, and a refined gameplay loop centred on terraforming parts of the planet into lush, oasis-like biomes, Last Variable will ...

Decades ago, Paul Erdős used randomness to illuminate the vast and weird world of networks. Now mathematicians are making his ...

Your liver handles metabolic, detoxification, and immune functions, including processing nutrients, making bile for fat digestion, producing blood-clotting proteins, and removing toxins like ammonia ...