Science
Persistent Relational Continuity: Building AI That Remembers You - Without Storing Everything
A low-energy dynamical approach could give companion AI the gift of long-term relational memory - especially valuable for eldercare.
Health & Biology
Nutritional Psychiatry: Food Is Medicine
Explaining The Reciprocity Between Your Brain and Your Belly For the past decade, the scientific community has increased its focus on mental health disorders including anxiety, depression,
Health & Biology
Promising Latest Treatment That Could Calm Anxiety for Millions of Americans
Today, generalized anxiety disorder is affecting millions of Americans. The disorder usually traps the sufferers in cycles of fear and isolation in a way that even standard treatments cannot relieve completely. UCSF neuroscientist Jennifer Mitchell, PhD, is testing a surprising brand-new approach that can ease symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder by reshaping how the brain thinks and feels.
Health & Biology
Common Misconceptions About Hypertension
For many people, it is often assumed to be a “Stress disease”. Others casually refer to it as an “Old man’s disease” based on the myth that it affects only the elderly. These assumptions, however banal, are misleading and potentially lethal.
Health & Biology
Debunking the myths surrounding toilet infections
As a pharmacist during clinical clerking, I frequently encounter patients who use the term “toilet infections” to describe symptoms that clinically align with bacterial vaginosis, urinary tract infections, or yeast infections. This widespread misconception often stems from the assumption that symptoms occurring after the use of public toilets must be caused by them.
