12 A worrying trend revealed in a study by Zhou et al. 13 has been that current approaches to scale-up of LLMs are resulting in them becoming less reliable and the authors called for “a fundamental shift in the design and development of general-purpose artificial intelligence, particularly in high-stake areas”.
In China, cardiovascular-related deaths account for 44.3% of total mortality, with a worrying trend toward younger individuals 2 .
Assuming the increased mental healthcare expenditure we found among young adults in the Dutch context is linked to poorer mental health in these generations, this is a worrying trend.
Dengue is showing a worrying trend of progression in Africa.
Although contamination levels are still considered suitable for recreational use according to World Health Organization (WHO) standards, the increase indicates a worrying trend.
However, recent studies indicate a worrying trend of young-onset stroke, defined as stroke occurring in younger individuals (e.g. under 55 years of age) 2 , with the age of stroke onset shifting toward younger populations 3 , 4 .
This could signal a worrying trend of rising tobacco consumption among younger women, possibly fuelled by shifting social norms and the increasing availability of alternative tobacco products. 2 7 This finding emphasises the urgent need to broaden public health efforts beyond cigarette smoking to include emerging tobacco forms popular with youth and young women.
These findings underscore a worrying trend, as dyslipidemia often remains undiagnosed and inadequately treated in both urban and rural populations, contributing silently to the growing burden of ischemic heart disease and stroke.
A worrying trend toward a higher and increasing incidence of kidney failure (dialysis or transplantation) over time was observed during the trial and in the early post-trial follow-up (up to 6–7 years).
A worrying trend is the increasing prevalence of Pfdhfr 164L and Pfdhps 581G in Kenya and Uganda, as increasing mutations in both genes confer higher levels of SP resistance.
A reluctance to seek help amongst nurses is a worrying trend given the importance placed upon disclosure and help-seeking by recent high-profile initiatives such as the World Health Organization's (WHO) Duty of Care report and the CDC's and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Impact Wellbeing campaign [ 1 , 2 ].
Post-2019 trends highlighted regional disparities, with Low SDI regions showing a worrying trend of stagnation and gradual increase in several metrics.
In short, in the current context, where Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have transformed the social interaction of the native digital generations, there is a worrying trend towards the normalization of CVAWG behaviors content and uses of social networks from a very early age.
A worrying trend is the high antibiotic resistance of S. pneumoniae , which has continued to rise in recent years in Bulgaria and different geographic regions [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ].
While men continue to represent the majority of these cases, recent data highlight a worrying trend: the incidence among young women appears to be rising or, at the very least, not declining at the same rate.
These figures highlight a worrying trend in which dental caries remains prevalent, particularly in developing countries where access to dental care is limited.
This correlation points to a worrying trend: despite its detrimental impact on agriculture and the livelihoods of the rural population, the issue of stock theft continues to be inadequately addressed in South Africa (Aerni-Flessner et al. 2021 ; Lombard and Bahta 2019 ).
4 These figures signal a worrying trend and mark the early stages of a nutrition transition.
coli , signals a worrying trend that necessitates further study.
However, in recent years, there has been a worrying trend of increasing incidence among younger people under the age of 50.
However, the increased reliance on large-scale models and extensive parallelization has also led to a worrying trend of rising energy costs 7 .
It's a worrying trend because, down the line, they might face serious health issues they never saw coming.
The epidemics and increasing incidence since 2017 indicate a worrying trend of intensified malaria transmission in an archipelago previously on track to achieving malaria elimination.
For some scholars, clinicians, and policymakers, this is a worrying trend, particularly for LMICs like Pakistan, whose C-section rates have risen in line with global trends [ 43 , 45 ].
32 They also point to a worrying trend: promotional materials often prioritize esthetic appeal and persuasive messaging over educational value, which may mislead audiences.