Inside the high-stakes battle over vaccine injury compensation, autism and public trust

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has floated a seismic idea: adding autism to the list of conditions covered by the…

Chatbot dreams generate AI nightmares for Bay Area lawyers

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Palo Alto, California, lawyer with nearly a half-century of experience admitted to an Oakland federal judge this summer that legal cases he referenced in an…

Bees in distress: Climate change is depressing the aroma that attracts bees for pollination. Scientists are scrambling for a solution

Across 120 publications from 19 countries, ozone pollution decreased performance of beneficial invertebrates by more than 31%, while nitrogen oxides (NOx) decreased it by 24%. The results suggest that pollution’s…

Novel blood test for chronic fatigue achieves 96% accuracy

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at the University of East Anglia and Oxford Biodynamics have developed a high accuracy blood test to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic…

Flash Joule heating lights up lithium extraction from ores

A new one-step, water- acid- and alkali-free method for extracting high-purity lithium from spodumene ore has the potential to transform critical metal processing and enhance renewable energy supply chains. Credit:…

Bronze temple-façade box among new discoveries in Turda

Excavations of a Roman canabae legionis (civilian settlement) in Turda, Romania, have revealed a bronze box depicting a classical temple façade. The canabae legionis developed around the military camp of…

As long as the cybercriminals’ business model works, companies are vulnerable to attack

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When cybercriminals targeted the UK nursery chain Kido, it represented a disturbing new low for the hackers. They threatened to expose personal data about young children…

The mental toll of menopause: What women really feel

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Hormonal changes during menopause can drive suicidal thoughts—a crisis that health care services have failed to recognize or adequately address. The devastating link is laid bare…

Five Sleep Types Revealed: How Your Brain Wiring Reflects Rest

Summary: A new study has identified five distinct “sleep-biopsychosocial” profiles that connect how we sleep with our brain networks, mental health, cognition, and lifestyle. Using data from over 700 participants,…

What You Choose to Remember Shapes Memory More Than Emotion

Summary: A new study reveals that intentional memory control—deciding what to remember or forget—is more powerful than emotional influence when forming long-term memories. Participants were more likely to recall words…