Frequent social media use is potentially harmful for adolescent mental health among U.S. high school students, according to research published in a supplement to the Oct. 10 issue of the…
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Scientists sound AI alarm after winning physics Nobel
US physicist John Hopfield and British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won the Physics Nobel. British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton and American John Hopfield won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for their…
Electricity-free circuit helps free up space for robots to ‘think,’ say scientists
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Engineers have worked out how to give robots complex instructions without electricity for the first time, which could free up more space in the robotic ‘brain’…
To tell a right-trunked elephant from a lefty, check the wrinkles
There’s a Sherlock Holmes tale in here somewhere: A clever observer could check wrinkles and whiskers on an elephant trunk to catch a left-trunker pachyderm perp masquerading as a righty,…
Harris proposes that Medicare cover more in-home health care, filling a large gap for older Americans and their caregivers
Vice President Kamala Harris outlined a proposal to allow Medicare to expand its coverage of home health care for older Americans. The Democratic presidential nominee announced this plan on the…
Heat stress impacts infant growth rates up to age of 2, new analysis suggests
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Exposure to high levels of heat may both impact the growth of fetuses during pregnancy and infants up to the age of 2, a new analysis…
Ceramic urns discovered in Przeworsk culture cemetery
Archaeologists from the University of Lodz have discovered ceramic urns at a Przeworsk culture cemetery near Kutno in Lodz Province, Poland. The Przeworsk culture emerged in the 3rd century BC…
Optimism Boosted by Psilocybin, Hinting at Depression Relief
Summary: Researchers have discovered that psilocybin, a psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, increases optimism and motivation in rats, suggesting potential therapeutic benefits for treating depression. Using computational modeling, scientists observed…
A study on Indigenous healing and Western client experiences
Dayak women are taking a rest during the ritual. Credit: Radmila Lorencova A recent study published in the Explore journal sheds light on an emerging trend in mental health care:…
Copper, silver and pectin from apples will protect
Scientists at BFU named after Kant Immanuel have synthesized copper- and silver-based microparticles, stabilized with apple pectin. Experiments have shown that such particles effectively bind organic sulfur-containing compounds. Since substances…
