(Press-News.org) Special Report
CHART Guideline Provides 12 Key Reporting Items for AI Chatbot Health Advice Studies
Background and Goal: In response to the growing need for reporting standards for evaluating artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot health advice studies for clinical purposes, researchers created the Chatbot Assessment Reporting Tool (CHART) so stakeholders can interpret results with confidence.
Key Insights: CHART was developed through a systematic review; a Delphi consensus process (a series of anonymous expert surveys to build agreement) with 531 international stakeholders; and three consensus meetings with a 48-member expert panel. The CHART statement outlines 12 key reporting items for chatbot health advice studies in the form of a checklist and methodological diagram.
Why It Matters: The CHART checklist and corresponding diagram of the method can support key stakeholders, including health system administrators, clinicians, researchers, editors, peer reviewers, and readers in reporting, understanding, and interpreting the findings of chatbot health advice studies.
Permanent link: Reporting Guideline for Chatbot Health Advice Studies: Chatbot Assessment Reporting Tool (CHART) Statement
Bright Huo, et al
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
END
CHART guideline provides 12 key reporting items for AI chatbot health advice studies
Reporting guideline for chatbot health advice studies: Chatbot Assessment Reporting Tool (CHART) statement
2025-09-22
ELSE PRESS RELEASES FROM THIS DATE:
George Mason public health researchers enter new phase of NIH funded research on child health
2025-09-22
Scientists, nurses, and researchers in George Mason University’s College of Public Health (CPH) have successfully progressed to the third phase of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program studying a broad range of early life exposures on child health.
The NIH grant provides more than $157 million in awards for Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO), and George Mason will receive $1.35 million annually until 2030 to conduct the study.
George Mason is one of 45 research sites across the country gathering longitudinal data on more than 30,000 children; 1,059 of those children are enrolled in George Mason’s ...
Heatwaves in US rivers increasing up to four times faster than air heatwaves
2025-09-22
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As the frequency and intensity of heatwaves increase across the U.S., a similar but more striking phenomenon is occurring in American rivers. Analysis of data from nearly 1,500 sites in the contiguous United States between 1980 and 2022 revealed that heatwaves in rivers are accelerating faster than and lasting nearly twice as long air heatwaves, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State.
“Rivers are often thought of as safe and cool havens protected from extreme temperatures,” said Li ...
Dried fish – the hidden superfood vital for millions of women and children in Africa
2025-09-22
STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 8PM UK TIME (3PM EASTERN TIME) ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Hidden in plain sight, dried fish are an overlooked yet vital nutrient-packed superfood helping to feed millions of people across Africa, a new study reveals.
And new evidence quantifies for the first time the essential nutrients in sun-dried and smoked fish in Africa, suggesting they could play an important role in tackling malnutrition across the tropics – provided the right policies are in place, researchers argue.
Dried fish are an affordable and readily available food across the tropics. Yet despite this prevalence, because they are often ...
Research shows there are no easy fixes to political hatred
2025-09-22
Tune into American politics today, and you'll hear something far more sinister than simple disagreement. The language has escalated: political parties trash talk each other—blaming rival parties for policy failures or even for causing incidents with national implications.
And reducing polarization and "partisan animosity"—the distrust and hatred of the other party—is remarkably difficult, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences evaluating past attempts.
The research was led by the Polarization ...
A recipe from two eras: How conifers ward off their enemies
2025-09-22
To the point:
Conifers use resin to protect themselves against pests. This resin contains diterpenes, which are defensive substances.
Some of these diterpenes originated over 300 million years ago, before conifers evolved. Other diterpenes developed independently in different conifer species much later, presumably to protect against bark beetles.
This repeated evolution was only possible because enzymes that produce diterpenes had previously undergone changes that unlocked evolutionary pathways towards certain substances. This is based on a mechanism called “epistasis”, which allows new traits to evolve once preparatory ...
An important signaling system for developing social skills
2025-09-22
Endocannabinoids are similar to the cannabinoids present in cannabis, but they are found naturally in the body. Endocannabinoids—and cannabinoids—work through a signaling system that supports neurodevelopment, but whether manipulating this system prenatally has long-lasting effects remains unclear. In a new JNeurosci paper, researchers led by Ismael Galve-Roperh, from the Complutense University of Madrid, used mice to explore this unknown.
The researchers decreased expression of an endocannabinoid receptor in the prefrontal cortex of prenatal mice and assessed the impact of this manipulation on gene expression, ...
How the brain responds to bullying
2025-09-22
In a collaboration between Turun yliopisto and the University of Turku, researchers led by Birgitta Paranko and Lauri Nummenmaa explored the immediate effects of bullying on the brain.
As reported in their JNeurosci paper, the researchers measured neural and attentional responses while tweens (aged 11 to 14) and adults watched first-person videos of either people being bullied or more positive social interactions. For participants of all ages, bullying triggered distressful alarm states, activating social and emotional brain networks as well as autonomic threat response systems. Measuring eye-tracking responses and pupil sizes in a separate group of adults during video viewing supported ...
Koala stress linked to disease threat
2025-09-22
Australian researchers have revealed a clear relationship between stress and increased disease risk in koalas in South East Queensland and on the New South Wales North Coast.
A study led by Dr Michaela Blyton at The University of Queensland measured and tracked the level of koala retrovirus (KoRV) in groups of captive and wild koalas.
“We wanted to see what happened to their KoRV loads over time and how it related to chlamydial infection and levels of the stress hormones cortisol and corticosterone in their faeces,” Dr Blyton said.
“Virus load likely weakens the immune system, so those ...
Medical University of South Carolina professor to receive the 2025 Population Research Prize
2025-09-22
DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2025 — Daniel T. Lackland, Dr.P.H., FAHA, professor of epidemiology and neurology at the Medical University of South Carolina, will receive this year’s Population Research Prize at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025. The meeting, to be held Nov. 7-10, 2025, in New Orleans, is a premier global exchange of the latest scientific advancements, research and evidence-based clinical practice updates in cardiovascular science. Dr. Lackland will be presented with the award during the Presidential Session on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.
Dr. ...
Over 62,700 deaths associated with record-breaking heat during the summer of 2024 in Europe
2025-09-22
-. The year 2024 broke several temperature records: it was the hottest ever recorded, and its summer was also the warmest to date. A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, has estimated that 62,775 heat-related deaths occurred in Europe between 1 June and 30 September of that year. These mortality figures are 23.6% higher than the approximately 50,800 estimated for the summer of 2023, and 8.1% lower than the nearly 67,900 estimated for the summer of 2022. These results have ...
LAST 30 PRESS RELEASES:
Dramatic rise in young people using mental health services
Be careful trusting TikTok for gout advice
A study by the University of Seville links the vanishing of the specific heats at absolute zero with the principle of entropy increase
Anxiety and insomnia may lower natural killer cell count, potentially repressing immune function
How parasitic, asexual plants evolve and live
Research spotlight: A subset of patients with depression could benefit from anti-inflammatory treatment
New fully digital design paves the way for scalable probabilistic computing
Membrane electrode assembly design for high-efficiency anion exchange membrane water electrolysis
U.S. debt ceiling disputes show measurable impact on global crude oil markets
Climate extremes triggered rare coral disease and mass mortality on the Great Barrier Reef
Direct observation reveals “two-in-one” roles of plasma turbulence
Humans rank between meerkats and beavers in monogamy ‘league table’
US fossil reveals early mass-burial event and ancient microbial attack
Sedative choice could improve outcomes for breathing tube patients
New superconducting thin film for quantum computer chips
Simulations reveal protein "dynamin" constricts cell membranes by loosening its grip
Nearly 1 in 5 UK emergency department patients cared for in corridors/waiting rooms
Heavy energy drink intake may pose serious stroke risk, doctors warn
Violence against women and children among top health threats: New global study reveals disease burden far larger than previously estimated
Predicting who is at risk of developing type 1 diabetes, as new drugs now available
New gene-mapping method unlocks hidden drivers of cancer
Ocean current and seabed shape influence warm water circulation under ice shelves
Call to increase funding for ‘invisible’ Deaf victim-survivors of domestic abuse
University of Maryland School of Medicine names distinguished scientist and academic leader Gerald M. Wilson, PhD, as Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu
Icy hot plasmas
Treating adults with autism: Maryland Clinical Center offers national blueprint for care after pediatric transition
University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies releases white paper on reclaiming control to build workforce resilience
NCCN Summit seeks to improve care for veterans and first responders with cancer from line-of-duty exposure
ERC Consolidator Grant for soft robotics researcher
[Press-News.org] CHART guideline provides 12 key reporting items for AI chatbot health advice studiesReporting guideline for chatbot health advice studies: Chatbot Assessment Reporting Tool (CHART) statement