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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Discovery of bacteria's defense against viruses becomes a piece of the puzzle against resistance

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the mechanism of how bacteria build up defenses against being infected by viruses. It is about genes in the bacterium that interfere with the attacking virus's ability to multiply.

How can science benefit from AI? Risks?

Researchers from chemistry, biology, and medicine are increasingly turning to AI models to develop new hypotheses. However, it is often unclear on which basis the algorithms come to their conclusions and to what extent they can be generalized. A publicationnow warns of misunderstandings in handling artificial intelligence. At the same time, it highlights the conditions under which researchers can most likely have confidence in the models.

Fear of rejection influences how children conform to peers

The fear of rejection -- familiar to many children and adults -- can significantly impact how kids behave in their peer groups, according to new research.

Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’

With his back to the camera, a young man sits on a wooden bench looking at trees and greenery.

Over the past few years, experts have been sounding the alarm ^[1] over how much time Americans spend alone.

Statistics show that we’re choosing to be solitary for more of our waking hours than ever before ^[2], tucked away at home ^[3] rather than mingling in public. Increasing numbers of us are dining alone ^[4] and traveling solo ^[5], and rates of living alone ^[6] have nearly doubled in the past 50 years.

These trends coincided...

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