Summary: Experts urge healthcare providers to screen new fathers for mental distress, citing strong evidence that paternal mental health affects child development. Depression, anxiety, and stress in new dads are…
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Fewer scavengers could mean more zoonotic disease
Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of vultures speak for themselves. But the bodies of the dead…
Climate talks delayed by agenda fight
Warning not to add ‘contentious’ items ignored A month ago, ahead of the mid-year UN climate talks, the Brazilian COP30 Presidency warned governments against “introducing potentially contentious new agenda items…
Discovery of DIAL syndrome links faulty DNA repair to childhood cancer risk and chemo sensitivity
Cells lacking DIAPH1 display an inability to repair DSBs. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59553-0 A new hereditary condition has been discovered that affects patients’ ability to repair DNA—leaving them…
Researchers develop ultra-low noise, high sensitivity photodetector
OPDs using 2PACz and 3PAFCN electronic blocking layers were tested under simulated fog conditions. The 3PAFCN-based device demonstrated clearer shape reconstruction under scattering conditions. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and…
Milky Way arcs over Kitt Peak National Observatory photo of the day for June 16, 2025
On a warm June evening, viewers in Arizona watched the sky burst with color from the clouds of gas and dust that help create our home galaxy, the Milky Way.…
Psilocybin provides benefit for people with cancer and major depression, clinical trial reveals
Credit: Ivan Samkov from Pexels New results from a clinical trial reveal that a single dose of psilocybin—a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in mushrooms—can provide sustained reductions in depression…
Viewpoint: Controversy heats up over ‘informed consent’ for trans-identifying teenagers seeking a sex change operation
In the U.S., the mainstream medical (and legal) community strongly supports gender-affirming care for young people. Most American doctors “maintain… that “gender-affirming care is essential, life-saving medical treatment that supports individuals…
