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  • ChatGPT Performs Worse Than Students at Accounting Exams, Struggles With Mathematical Process

    Researchers found students to have fared better at accounting exams than ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot product. Despite this, they said that ChatGPT’s performance was “impressive” and that it was a “game changer that will change the way everyone teaches and learns – for the better.” The researchers from Brigham Young University (BYU), US, and 186 other […] More

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    Sarcopenia in IBD patients associated with worse outcomes

    USA: A review article published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics entitled “Putting some muscle into sarcopenia—the pathogenesis, assessment and clinical impact of muscle loss in patients with inflammatory bowel disease” written by author Stephanie L. Gold and the team has concluded that the routine assessment of muscle health is essential in all IBD patients. Nearly […] More

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    Sleep irregularities contribute to worse symptoms in schizophrenia patients: Study

    Sleep irregularities contribute to worse symptoms in schizophrenia patients: Study

    A team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with researchers in Italy described shared patterns of sleep disturbances and irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity across patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, or SSD. The paper was published recently in Molecular Psychiatry. By using wrist monitors that measured activity and rest […] More

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    Mint-flavored E-Cigarettes linked to worse lung function

    Mint-flavored E-Cigarettes linked to worse lung function

    Adding mint flavor to e-cigarette liquids produces more vapor particles and is associated with worse lung function in those who smoke, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh in Respiratory Research today. Using a specially designed robotic system that mimics the mechanics of human breathing and vaping behavior, researchers showed that commercially available e-cigarette liquids […] More