Summary: A new study suggests that amlodipine, a widely used blood pressure medication, could help manage ADHD symptoms. Researchers tested five potential drugs in rats bred for ADHD-like behaviors, and…
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Optimism and Pessimism Shape Resilience and Risk
Summary: Researchers examined how optimism and pessimism influenced well-being and behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzing data from a large-scale study of older adults, they found that optimism was linked…
‘Active recovery’ after exercise is supposed to improve performance—but does it really work?
Credit: Tobi from Pexels Imagine you have just finished a workout. Your legs are like jelly, your lungs are burning and you just want to collapse on the couch. But…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 149 — SpaceX, Moon Missions, and Killer Asteroids?
SpaceX, Moon Missions, and Killer Asteroids? – 2024 YR4, ISS Deorbiting, and NASA Budget Cuts – YouTube Watch On On Episode 149 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and…
Elon Musk calls for deorbit of International Space Station as soon as possible
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Elon Musk’s latest space-related hammer throw is to call for it to be deorbited as soon as two years from now. In posts to X, Musk…
Cryptocurrency exchange says it was victim of $1.5 billion hack
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A major cryptocurrency exchange says it was the victim of a sophisticated hack that stole about $1.5 billion worth of digital currency, marking one of the…
Enhanced geothermal systems promise wider access to clean energy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Historically, access to geothermal energy has hinged on real estate’s famously three most important factors: location, location, and location. Because conventional geothermal power plants require hot,…
Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what you should know
Measles and tetanus vaccine vials are ready to be administered at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas, on March 8, 2019. Credit: Vernon Bryant/The Dallas…
How Earth can defend itself against asteroid
The asteroid discovered in December is estimated to be 40-90 metres wide — roughly half the size of Dimorphos. There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of…
Vaccine shows promise for pancreatic cancer, study finds
Adding a personalized mRNA vaccine to standard treatment could offer new hope for pancreatic cancer patients, a small yet promising study from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The study followed…
