Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation’s 4th biggest killer

A beach goer exercises as the sun rises above the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 1, 2023, in Surfside, Fla. Credit: AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File The majority of strokes could be prevented,…

Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the spiral galaxy NGC 1672 with a supernova. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, O. Fox, L. Jenkins, S. Van Dyk, A. Filippenko, J. Lee…

High-speed 3D bioprinter can fabricate structures that closely mimic diverse tissues in human body

The 3D bioprinter at the Collins BioMicrosystems Laboratory at the University of Melbourne. Credit: University of Melbourne Biomedical engineers from the University of Melbourne have invented a 3D printing system,…

Governments are pushing teen social media bans—but behind the scenes is a messy fight over science

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As governments worldwide move to restrict teenagers’ access to smartphones and social media, a fierce scientific debate has erupted over whether these digital technologies actually harm…

Implementing topologically ordered time crystals on quantum processors

What do people think about smartglasses? New research reveals a complicated picture

Credit: Vika Glitter from Pexels Smartglasses, a type of wearable device, have evolved rapidly since the pioneering yet ill-fated Google Glass received social backlash in 2013. Early adopters were nicknamed…

AI Tool Reveals Long COVID May Affect 23% of People

Summary: A new AI tool identified long COVID in 22.8% of patients, a much higher rate than previously diagnosed. By analyzing extensive health records from nearly 300,000 patients, the algorithm…

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 136 — SpaceX Ascendant

SpaceX Ascendant – Can Anyone Compete? – YouTube Watch On On Episode 136 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with journalist and author Eric Berger…

Why Human Culture Never Stops Evolving

Summary: A new study proposes that human culture’s unique power lies not in its ability to accumulate knowledge, as once thought, but in its “open-endedness.” Unlike animal cultures that reach…

Childhood Stress Disrupts Attention, Sleep, and Dopamine Balance in Adults

Summary: New research links childhood adversity with later attention deficits, sleep disruptions, and specific dopamine imbalances in the brain. Focusing on critical developmental windows, scientists found that disrupted care early…