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HIV self-test kits were developed to make it easier for people to access HIV testing. However, our research team has found that many people who use self-test kits do not go on to receive needed HIV treatment or start preexposure…

Dog breeds differ in pain sensitivity, but these differences don't always match up with the beliefs people -- including veterinarians -- hold about breed-specific pain sensitivity. The results appear in a new study from North Carolina State…

Don’t say farewell to Ted Lasso quite yet.In a recent interview with Deadline, series executive producer and star Brendan Hunt teased a potential future for the Apple TV+ comedy following Season 3. “It’s not necessarily the end of…

People with higher incomes also score higher on IQ-tests -- up to a point. At high incomes the relationship plateaus and the top 1% score even slightly lower on the test than those whose incomes rank right below them. This suggests that one…

Imagine messaging an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot about a missing package and getting the response that it would be "delighted" to help. Once the bot creates the new order, they say they are "happy" to resolve the issue. After, you…

By Coen Lammers* in Doha The Qatar FIFA World Cup has been bigger but not necessarily better than previous editions. Photo: AFP The international press corps at the FIFA World Cup hardly raised an eyebrow when the traditional…

Hey, you! Sorry to interrupt. I was wondering if you’d heard of a term to describe a particular conversational style. It might resonate with you as it did with me. “Co-operative overlapping” was coined by the American linguist Deborah…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Have you ever been accused (or accused someone else) of wasting too much time by looking at a cellphone?…

With many employers testing a four-day working week, Eugene Farrell argues that it is vital occupational health practitioners provide clarity on what is expected of employees when moving to compressed working, and explains why it won’t…

Actor Tusshar Kapoor became father to a boy in 2016 when he welcomed son Laksshya through surrogacy. Tusshar has chosen to be a single parent and continues to raise Laksshya on his own, with help from his family of course. In a recent…