The use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in mental health highlights the need to understand their responses to emotional content. Previous research shows that emotion-inducing prompts can elevate “anxiety” in LLMs, affecting behavior and amplifying biases. Here, we found that traumatic narratives increased Chat-GPT-4’s reported anxiety while mindfulness-based exercises reduced it, though not to baseline. These findings suggest managing LLMs’ “emotional states” can foster safer and more ethical human-AI interactions.

These pioneering women were behind some of history’s greatest discoveries, from the greenhouse effect and nuclear fission to the structure of DNA and breakthrough leprosy treatment.

His job was to make wildlife monitoring at the NPS faster and cheaper—so getting dismissed for “government efficiency” was a bitter irony.

Dr. Burhan Gharaibeh, Teaching Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, is prioritizing active learning and taking a dynamic approach to his teaching methodologies. By incorporating digital learning...

“Unethical, unlawful, inhumane”: NIH-backed scientist decries termination of study collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity of cancer patients

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The HAPS 39th Annual Conference will be held in Pittsburgh, PA on May 21 – 25, 2025 The conference is split into two parts: Update Seminar and Workshops. However, attendees can go to both by registeri...

Researchers facing “a lot of uncertainty, fear, and panic”

How can you fight something if you don’t know it exists? Legendary environmentalist George Monbiot joins us to take on the ideology that controls our lives.

A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the

Two-year-old George, from Camden, is the youngest person in the world to have the procedure.

The airline didn't want public funds to be used for a bullet train project decades ago. And it likely didn't want the competition either.

This Review focuses on currently available literature describing sex differences in skeletal muscle metabolism in humans, as well as highlighting current research gaps within the field. These discussi...