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Researchers have created contracting muscle implants that can mimic some of the benefits of exercise, including improving muscle mass, strength and bone density while also slowing age-related muscle ...

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Scientists and publishers are testing a new breed of software that promises impressive accuracy at spotting AI-written text.

As the world debates how to regulate artificial intelligence, Europe’s lawmakers are doing a lot of the heavy lifting.

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Science sleuth’s findings raise questions for researchers working to improve the reliability of commercial antibodies.

Health-care partnerships can provide other nations with cheap diagnostics, medicines and more — but global institutions ...

The brains of people with depression seem to be worse at producing new neurons than are those of people without the disorder.