Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk.

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On Tuesday, OpenAI announced Sora 2, its second-generation video-synthesis AI model that can now generate videos in various styles with synchronized dialogue and sound effects, which is a first for ...

It’s been over a year since OpenAI announced Sora - its video and audio generation model. OpenAI is now introducing the first major update with Sora 2, which can generate more realistic and physically ...

Emergency department (ED) mortality rose, and transfers from the ED and the ICU increased in the wake of a facility’s private equity (PE) acquisition, a new study shows. Researchers from the ...

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...

A South African man created a humorous skit showcasing a creative way to lie to his boss about taking sick leave, using a microwave to mimic hospital sound effects The TikTok video resonated with many ...

Connecticut’s health care leaders and state officials have been warning for months about the potentially devastating impacts of President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act on access to care ...

Introduction Postoperative delirium is a serious complication occurring in 10.09%–51.28% of geriatric patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures. Delirium has resulted in poorer functional recovery ...