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Implicit preferences are malleable, but does that change last? We tested 9 interventions (8 real and 1 sham) to reduce implicit racial preferences over time. In 2 studies with a total of 6,321 participants, all 9 interventions immediately reduced implicit preferences. However, none were effective after a delay of several hours to several days. We also found that these interventions did not change explicit racial preferences and were not reliably moderated by motivations to respond without prejudice. Short-term malleability in implicit preferences does not necessarily lead to long-term change, raising new questions about the flexibility and stability of implicit preferences. (PsycINFO Database Record
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Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health
September 2025
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
Objective: To systematically examine how digital health startups define and operationalize engagement in the post- coronavirus disease environment (2020-2025).
Patients And Methods: Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines adapted for web-based literature, we systematically reviewed publicly available information from digital health startups founded or significantly operating between 2020-2025. We extracted engagement definitions from company websites, white papers, blog posts, and press releases.
J Med Ethics
September 2025
Uehiro Oxford Institute, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Warnings that large language models (LLMs) could 'dehumanise' medical decision-making often rest on an asymmetrical comparison: the idealised, attentive healthcare provider versus a clumsy, early-stage artificial intelligence (AI). This framing ignores a more urgent reality: many patients face rushed, jargon-heavy, inconsistent communication, even from skilled professionals. This response to Hildebrand's critique argues that: (1) while he worries patients lose a safeguard against family pressure, in practice, time pressure, uncertainty and fragile dynamics often prevent clinician intervention.
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September 2025
Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, Beijing, China
Introduction: Facing the profound health impacts and economic challenges posed by the high maternal mortality ratio worldwide, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has shown its potential to enhance diagnostic efficiency, reduce healthcare costs and improve health outcomes. However, concerns regarding the explicit and implicit costs as well as actual clinical outcomes of POCUS also exist. This systematic review protocol aims to synthesise existing evidence regarding the costs and cost-effectiveness of POCUS in obstetric care to provide a clearer understanding of its economic and clinical impact, ultimately guaranteeing global maternal and neonatal health and supporting the vision of the 2030 sustainable development goals.
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September 2025
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut.
This study investigated whether 221 undergraduates (123 males, 98 females) with varying levels of cannabis use displayed a conditioned place preference (CPP) for a virtual reality (VR) room that previously contained virtual cannabis stimuli compared to a neutral VR room that was not paired with cannabis cues. We hypothesized that cannabis-using participants ( = 180) would spend a greater amount of time in, report greater subjective enjoyment in, and explicitly prefer a VR room that was previously paired with virtual cannabis stimuli relative to a neutral room, while participants with nonuse ( = 41) would not. Overall, participants did not demonstrate an implicit or explicit CPP for a VR room that was previously paired with cannabis cues.
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September 2025
Cognitive Psychology Unit, Leiden University.
Are people able to tell apart a random configuration of lines and dots from a work of art? Previous studies have shown that untrained viewers can distinguish between abstract art made by professional artists, children, or apes. Pieces made by artists were perceived as more intentionally made and organized than the rest. However, these studies used paintings by prominent abstract artists (e.
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