WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49189) on Aug. 14, 2026, entitled "AI Chatbots as Companions: Overview, Uses and Considerations for Congress" by science and technology policy analyst Dominique T. Greene-Sanders. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY A chatbot is an application or a program that simulates human conversation by generating responses to user prompts. Chatbots have existed for approximately 60 years. Technical advances in artificial intelligence (AI) allow chatbots more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49189) on Aug. 14, 2026, entitled "AI Chatbots as Companions - Overview, Uses and Considerations for Congress:" (Continued fromPart 1 of 2) * * * Selected Issues: AI Chatbot Use As mentioned, much of what is known about AI chatbot interactions is from short-term studies or company disclosures. Some surveys indicate that the use of AI chatbots for companionship is becoming more prevalent,/71 particularly among teens./72 The widespread use of more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Anti-immigrant 'Public Charge' Policy May Have Contributed to Rise in HIV among Hispanic Populations *. health inequities Following the Trump administration's 2018 announcement of changes to a public charge rule that would penalize immigrants for using public health services, antisanctuary counties in the US saw a 16.8-percent increase in HIV cases among Hispanic populations. Aggressive immigration policies and rhetoric have de more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Aug. 22 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School issued the following news: * * * Notre Dame Law School Welcomes New Faculty Members for 2026-27 Academic Year Notre Dame Law School is pleased to welcome six new faculty members and one visiting professor for the 2026-27 academic year. Collectively, they bring extensive scholarly, teaching, and practical experience across a wide range of legal fields. "Our new faculty bring extraordinary breadth to Notre Dame Law School, with expertise spanning business law and entrepre more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 22 -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Roy Jackson, titan of fluid mechanics, dies at 94 By Scott Lyon, Office of Engineering Communications Princeton professor Roy Jackson, who applied mathematical rigor to the study of flowing mixtures to shape a new era of chemical engineering, died on July 20. He was 94. Jackson, the Class of 1950 Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus, and professor of chemical engineering, emeritus, joined the Princeton faculty in 1982 and transferred t more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Some prostate cancers could be diagnosed from MRI alone New research from UCL and UCLH suggests that prostate cancer in some men can be identified from an MRI scan with a very high degree of confidence, potentially reducing the need for a biopsy. - Four experienced radiologists, working both individually and as a group, identified a subset of patients in whom they were '99% sure' there was tumour. Every one of these patients (69/69, 100%) tu more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 22 (TNSjou) -- The Washington University St. Louis George Warren Brown School issued the following news: * * * Housing may shape death risks for low-income older renters Neil Schoenherr For low-income older adults, where they live may affect how long they live, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis. The study (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795362600657X?via%3Dihub), forthcoming in the September print issue of the journal Social Science & Medicine, examined the re more PR