First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals at work influencing social behavior

Scientists discuss their work to discover insights into the complexities of the brain and mind. Recently, the researchers, including (from left) Dan Bang of Aarhus University in Denmark, Ken Kishida…

‘Fake love’ crypto scammers ensnare US victims

The use of romance as a hook to commit financial fraud is provoking new alarm. The “wine trader” wooed her online for months with his flirtatious smile and emoji-sprinkled texts.…

Preserved temples from the Badami Chalukya era found in India

Archaeologists from the Public Research Institute of History, Archaeology, and Heritage (PRIHAH) have announced the discovery of two temples dating from the Badami Chalukya era. Badami Chalukya was the foremost…

Drug limits dangerous reactions to allergy-triggering foods, pediatric study finds

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A drug can make life safer for children with food allergies by preventing dangerous allergic responses to small quantities of allergy-triggering foods, according to a new…

know your risks and how to prevent it

SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2024 (HeathDay News)—Colon cancer rates are on the rise among young Americans and Americans of color, so much so that the disease is now the leading cause…

Growing black hole is the most luminous object ever observed by astronomers

ERS-2 spotted by other satellites during descent

ESA’s European Remote Sensing 2 satellite (ERS-2) was recently spotted tumbling as it descends through the atmosphere. These images were captured by cameras on board other satellites by Australian company HEO on…

NASA Experiment Sheds Light on Highly Charged Moon Dust

Researchers are studying data from a recent suborbital flight test to understand lunar regolith, or Moon dust better, and its potentially damaging effects as NASA prepares to send astronauts back…

A Prelude to Speech: How the Brain Forms Words

Summary: Researchers made a groundbreaking discovery on how the human brain forms words before speaking. By utilizing Neuropixels probes, they’ve mapped out how neurons represent speech sounds and assemble them…

Shaping Empathy: Adult Brains Can Learn Compassion

Summary: Empathy, often considered a fixed trait, has been shown to be malleable in adults, influenced by observing the empathetic reactions of others. The study utilized Computational Modeling and functional…