o Elon Musk's Neuralink Has Implanted Its First Chip in a Human Brain. What's Next? By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 23:30:00 GMT The wealthiest person on Earth has taken the next step toward a commercial brain interface Full Article Health Care Mind & Brain Neurology Biotech
o Here's the Happiness Research that Stands Up to Scrutiny By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:45:00 GMT From meditation to smiling, researchers take a second look at studies claiming to reveal what makes us happy Full Article Mind & Brain Psychology
o People Have Very Different Understandings of Even the Simplest Words By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT Distinctive meanings for a word like “risk” can have a big impact on public messaging, especially when it comes to issues like climate change Full Article Mind & Brain Psychology
o 'Gas Station Heroin' Is a Dangerous and Often Contaminated Supplement By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:00:00 GMT Tianeptine, an addictive drug at high doses, is being sold as a dietary supplement in gas stations and convenient stores. But such products could be contaminated with metals, microorganisms or other undisclosed drugs Full Article Health Drug Use Mind & Brain Mental Health
o Aggression Disorders Are Serious, Stigmatized and Treatable By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT Researchers have a clearer picture than ever before of how common conditions that involve aggressive behavior emerge and how treatment can help Full Article Mind & Brain Mental Illness
o You Can't Fix Burnout With Self-Care By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 22:00:00 GMT Individual interventions for burnout don’t work. Researchers explain why. Full Article Mind & Brain Mental Health
o Jeopardy! Winner Reveals Entwined Memory Systems Make a Trivia Champion By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT A former Jeopardy! winner led a new study that probes how linked memory systems may give trivia buffs an edge in their game Full Article Mind & Brain Cognition Memory
o Valentine's Day Got You Blue? There's an Upside By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:15:00 GMT Unpleasant emotions like sadness and anger can feel overwhelming, but recent research suggests they can trigger behaviors that lead to something better Full Article Mind & Brain Cognition Neuroscience
o Farmers in Crisis, Long Overlooked, Are Finally Getting Mental Health Support By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:45:00 GMT Amid a mounting mental health crisis among farmers, experts are working to make help more accessible Full Article Agriculture Health Mind & Brain Mental Health
o Dominatrices Are Showing People How to Have Rough Sex Safely By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:30:00 GMT Research shows rough sex is becoming more common. Dominatrices are helping the general public catch up. Full Article Mind & Brain Sexuality
o How Sleep Engineering Could Help Heal the Brain By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:00:00 GMT Stimulating the sleeping brain may ease suffering from memory loss, stroke or mental health problems Full Article Features Mind & Brain Neuroscience
o Anger Can Help You Meet Your Goals By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:30:00 GMT This emotion can push people to overcome obstacles, though results are best when people keep their long-term aims in mind Full Article Mind & Brain Psychology
o How to Close the 'Orgasm Gap' for Heterosexual Couples By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:00:00 GMT Researchers once faced death threats for asking women what gives them pleasure. Now they’re helping individuals and couples figure it out themselves. Full Article Mind & Brain Sexuality
o Political Ads Can Target Your Personality. Here's What Could Go Wrong By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:15:00 GMT This banner year for elections worldwide may witness the arrival of advertising tailored to your personality Full Article Mind & Brain Politics
o CDC: Youth tobacco use reaches 25-year low By www.upi.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:56:22 -0400 About 2.25 million U.S. middle- and high-school students this year say they use tobacco products, which is 500,000 fewer than a year ago, the Centers for Disease Control said Thursday. Full Article
o Despite improvements, salt in restaurant meals remains high, can hurt the heart By www.upi.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:00:07 -0400 Consumers thinking of dining out for their next meal may want to consider one instruction for the server -- hold the salt. Full Article
o Low-carb diet may enable type 2 diabetics to reduce medication By www.upi.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:15:15 -0400 A low-carbohydrate diet may help adults with type 2 diabetes gain better blood sugar control and make it possible to decrease diabetes medication, a new study suggests. Full Article
o Four farmworkers in Washington state test positive for bird flu By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:01:59 -0400 Four agricultural workers in Washington state have tested positive for bird flu, the first human cases of H5N1 virus to be reported in the state. Washington is the sixth state to report a human infection of avian flu. Full Article
o Halloween candy binges can overload gut microbiome, spooking helpful bacteria By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:50:45 -0400 While no candy is truly healthy, some options are better for your gut than others. And there are ways you can help wake your gut from its sugar "spell" after holiday indulgence. Full Article
o Nutritional supplements with curcumin could curb macular degeneration, study suggests By www.upi.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:17:08 -0400 Nutritional supplements that contain curcumin -- a natural anti-inflammatory compound -- may protect the eyes from the development and progression of age-related macular degeneration, a new study suggests. Full Article
o Discrimination may cause gut inflammation, digestive woes, study says By www.upi.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:00:06 -0400 Discrimination -- prejudiced actions toward people based on their identity -- may cause stress that impairs gut health and lead to the growth of unhealthy bacteria that promote inflammation, a new study has found. Full Article
o Blood tests for colon cancer screening not ready to replace colonoscopy, study indicates By www.upi.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:29:27 -0400 New blood tests screen for colorectal cancer in a much less invasive way than colonoscopy, but deaths will increase if many people choose this alternative, a new study indicates. Full Article
o 'Weekend warrior' exercise can cut risk of cognitive decline, study indicates By www.upi.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:54:07 -0400 Being a "weekend warrior" -- engaging in exercise once or twice per week -- may be as beneficial as regular sessions in decreasing the risk of cognitive decline that often leads to dementia, a new study concludes. Full Article
o Weight-loss surgery in teens brings long-term health benefits, study concludes By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:29:38 -0400 Weight-loss surgery in adolescents with severe obesity can lead to long-term health benefits, such as more frequent remission of type 2 diabetes than in adults who undergo the same treatment, a large, NIH-funded study. Full Article
o CDC confirms onions caused McDonald’s E. coli outbreak By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:05:33 -0400 Slivered onions served on McDonald's Quarter Pounders and other menu items caused a recent E. coli outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. Full Article
o First human case of new mpox virus detected in Britain By www.upi.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 01:16:26 -0400 Health officials in Britain have detected the country's first confirmed human case of a new strain of mpox that has been spreading throughout Africa. Full Article
o Biden invokes wartime powers to address IV fluids shortage By www.upi.com Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:59:40 -0400 The nation's depleted supply of IV solutions is recovering after a North Carolina facility recently resumed production after Hurricane Helene temporarily put it out of business. Full Article
o Have chronic low back pain? Try virtual yoga, study suggests By www.upi.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:33:48 -0400 Virtual yoga can be a successful and accessible way to manage chronic low back pain -- a common ailment with major consequences, a new study suggests. Full Article
o Final phase for polio vaccinations resumes in northern Gaza By www.upi.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 16:49:25 -0400 The third and final phase of polio vaccinations is underway in the northern Gaza strip after being postponed due to a lack of access and safety concerns, UNICEF announced on Friday. Full Article
o Study tracks Americans' 'stubborn' mistrust of science behind COVID-19 vaccines By www.upi.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:43:23 -0500 A new study indicates what researchers describe as an ongoing "stubborn mistrust" in science among the American public as it relates to COVID-19 vaccines. Full Article
o Two additional cases of new mpox strain diagnosed in Britain By www.upi.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 23:36:48 -0500 Two additional cases of a new strain of mpox have been detected in Britain, national health officials said Monday, less than a week after the first case was announced to the public. Full Article
o Excessive daytime sleepiness can lead to dementia, study indicates By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:10:39 -0500 Experiencing excessive daytime sleepiness as an older adult can spell dire consequences that ultimately may lead to full-blown dementia, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Aging. Full Article
o Additional case of new mpox strain detected in Britain for a total of four By www.upi.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:31:05 -0500 An additional case of a new strain of mpox has been detected in Britain, bringing the total number of infections in the country to four. Full Article
o FDA says commonly used decongestant 'not effective,' proposes removal By www.upi.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:52:29 -0500 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and has proposed its removal from over-the-counter nasal decongestants. Full Article
o Study: Deaths from cardiovascular disease surge among adults 25-64 in rural areas By www.upi.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:39:14 -0500 Deaths from cardiovascular disease have surged among adults ages 25 to 64 living in rural areas, a new study shows. Full Article
o Costco recalls nearly 80,000 pounds of butter due to possible mislabeling By www.upi.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:31:56 -0500 Costco voluntarily recalled 79,200 pounds of two types of its store-brand butter over the past month because their labels may not have said the products contain milk. Full Article
o Report from HALO Details Issues Facing HPC-AI Industry By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 23:45:38 +0000 Intersect360 Research has released a comprehensive new report concerning the challenges facing the combined fields of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI). Titled “Issues Facing the HPC-AI Industry: Insights […] The post Report from HALO Details Issues Facing HPC-AI Industry appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article Features China cpu EU FPGA GPU HALO HPC/AI NPU
o AI Has a Data Problem, Appen Report Says By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:26:30 +0000 AI may be a priority at American companies, but the difficulty in managing data and obtaining high quality data to train AI models is becoming a bigger hurdle to achieving […] The post AI Has a Data Problem, Appen Report Says appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article Features AI data availability data bottleneck data challenge data management data pipeline data quality GenAI Ryan Kolln Si Chen State of AI 2024 State of AI report
o NANO Nuclear Energy Raises Over $40M from Recent Underwritten Follow-On Offering By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:05:29 +0000 NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2024 — NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. has announced the October 29, 2024 closing of the sale of an additional 317,646 shares of its common stock at […] The post NANO Nuclear Energy Raises Over $40M from Recent Underwritten Follow-On Offering appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article
o DeepL to Debut Nvidia DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 Systems in Europe By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:21:40 +0000 COLOGNE, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024 — DeepL has announced it will be among the first to commercially deploy the Nvidia DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 systems. The Nvidia DGX SuperPOD, […] The post DeepL to Debut Nvidia DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 Systems in Europe appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article
o Rackspace and AWS Expand Partnership to Accelerate Generative AI and Cloud Solutions By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:32:20 +0000 SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 1, 2024 — Rackspace Technology, a leading hybrid, multicloud, and AI technology services company, announced that it has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web […] The post Rackspace and AWS Expand Partnership to Accelerate Generative AI and Cloud Solutions appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article
o Fujitsu and AMD to Begin Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Open-source AI initiatives By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:20:20 +0000 KAWASAKI, Japan and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2024 — Fujitsu and AMD have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic partnership to […] The post Fujitsu and AMD to Begin Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Open-source AI initiatives appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article
o Google Cloud Sporting a New Look in HPC and AI Hardware By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:16:54 +0000 It’s raining hardware at Google Cloud, with the company making major upgrades in advance of bringing Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs into its fold next year. The upgrades announced in late October […] The post Google Cloud Sporting a New Look in HPC and AI Hardware appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article Features Armv9 axion Blackwell ConnectX-7 CPUs GB200 Gemma2 GKE GPUs HBM Hypercomputer JAX Llama3 MaxText PyTorch slurm TPUs Trillium
o Building the Quantum Economy — Chicago Style By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 19:17:58 +0000 Will there be regional winner in the global quantum economy sweepstakes? With visions of Silicon Valley’s iconic success in electronics and Boston/Cambridge’s repeat of that model in pharma/biotech, there are […] The post Building the Quantum Economy — Chicago Style appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article Features
o IBM and NASA Launch Open-Source AI Model for Advanced Climate and Weather Research By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 04:00:22 +0000 IBM and NASA have developed a new AI foundation model for a wide range of climate and weather applications, with contributions from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. […] The post IBM and NASA Launch Open-Source AI Model for Advanced Climate and Weather Research appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article Features AI climate foundation model Hugging Face IBM Watson JPL NASA Oak Ridge National Lab Prithvi-WxC weather
o Research Insights, HPC Expertise, Meaningful Collaborations Abound at TACCSTER 2024 By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:23:31 +0000 It’s a wrap! The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at UT Austin welcomed more than 100 participants for the 7th annual TACC Symposium for Texas Researchers (TACCSTER). The event exists […] The post Research Insights, HPC Expertise, Meaningful Collaborations Abound at TACCSTER 2024 appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article Features star formation Storm Surge Modeling TACC TACCSTER-24
o Xeon 6 vs. Zen-5 HPC Benchmark Showdown By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:09:08 +0000 In this GPU age, CPUs are often considered second citizens because most of the performance comes from the GPU. In most systems, GPUs are separate PCIe devices used by the […] The post Xeon 6 vs. Zen-5 HPC Benchmark Showdown appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article Features cpu EPYC Granite Rapids GROMACS HPCG miniBUDE MRDIMM OpenFOAM Phoronix Turin Xeon 6 Zen-5
o Archetype AI’s Newton Model Masters Physics From Raw Data By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:18:18 +0000 Physicists have developed a deep understanding of the fundamental laws of nature through careful observations, experiments, and precise measurements. However, what if artificial intelligence (AI) could uncover governing laws of […] The post Archetype AI’s Newton Model Masters Physics From Raw Data appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article Features physics zero-shot learning
o NCC France & NCC Slovakia Announce Numerical Computing With Rust on CPUs Training By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:07:46 +0000 Nov. 1, 2024 — NCC France & NCC Slovakia announce a free online training on Numerical Computing With Rust on CPU. The training is spread over three days, from November […] The post NCC France & NCC Slovakia Announce Numerical Computing With Rust on CPUs Training appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article
o Collaboration Speeds Complex Chemical Modeling By www.hpcwire.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:41:38 +0000 A recent collaboration among researchers from HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics in Hungary and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with industry collaborators SandboxAQ and […] The post Collaboration Speeds Complex Chemical Modeling appeared first on HPCwire. Full Article Features GPU PNNL Schrödinger equation