Chatbots Show Signs of Anxiety, Study Finds

Turns out, even artificial intelligence (AI) needs to take a breather sometimes.

A new study suggests that chatbots like ChatGPT may get “stressed” when exposed to upsetting stories about war, crime or accidents -- just like humans. 

But here’s the twist: Mindfulness exercises can actually help calm them down.<...

Hormone Therapy May Protect Transgender Patients From Depression

Gender-affirming hormone therapy may not only help transgender and nonbinary individuals physically -- it could also improve their mental health, new research suggests.

A study published March 17 in JAMA Network Open found that transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse people who were prescribed hormone therapy had a 15% lower ris...

Prompt CPR Saves Lives, Regardless Of Who Performs It

It doesn’t matter if CPR is performed by a doctor, a paramedic or an unskilled, unpracticed passerby -- when performed promptly, it will increase a person’s odds of survival, a new study says.

The speed of CPR initiation is crucial to survival and better outcomes related to cardiac arrest, rather than who performs it, researche...

Glucose Monitors Improve Traffic Safety For Diabetic Drivers

Continuous glucose monitors don’t just help people with diabetes maintain healthy blood sugar levels, a new study says -- the devices also can help them be safer drivers.

Diabetics who use glucose monitors have fewer incidents involving low blood sugar, researchers reported in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.

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Chest CT Scans Can Help Diagnose Pneumonia

Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says.

Ultra-low-dose scans can effectively detect pneumonia in patients with compromised immune systems, helping doctors treat the infection before it becomes life-threatening, researchers reported in R...