Mice study shows middle-brain region prompts females to kill or care for their young

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A middle-brain region tied to the control of emotions likely prompts females to kill their young, a new study in mice shows. With the region also…

Mounting research documents the harmful effects of social media use on mental health, including body image and development of eating disorders

Media influences and conventional beauty standards have long plagued society. This issue took on new urgency in May 2023 when the U.S. surgeon general issued a major public advisory over…

Chemicals in cosmetics threaten college-age women’s reproductive health

When you walk through the personal care aisles of your local store, you likely see dozens of products that promise to soften your skin, make you smell better, extend your…

AI ‘Hallucinations’ a Rising Threat to Enterprise Security

Researchers at an Israeli security firm on Tuesday revealed how hackers could turn a generative AI’s “hallucinations” into a nightmare for an organization’s software supply chain. In a blog post…

Unveiling the Complexity of Musical Taste: Subgenres and Preferences Explored

Summary: Researchers report personal musical preferences aren’t just about genre, but also about sub-genres within those categories. Surveying over 2,000 individuals, they discovered that fans within the same genre can…

Confusion surrounds China’s pledged climate finance towards the Global South 

China is not obligated to provide financial aid but has pledged to “make available’ $3.1bn to other developing countries  The delivery of a multi-billion climate fund pledged by China nearly…

Webb’s NIRISS Maps an Ultra-Hot Jupiter’s Atmosphere

Using the Canadian NIRISS instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope, astrophysics PhD student Louis-Philippe Coulombe has mapped the atmosphere of the intriguing exoplanet WASP-18 b. There’s an intriguing exoplanet…

Apple’s Vision Pro goggles unleash a mixed reality that could lead to more innovation and isolation

The Apple Vision Pro headset is displayed in a showroom on the Apple campus after it’s unveiling on Monday, June 5, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. The Vision Pro is a…

Fixed-duration ibrutinib plus venetoclax may benefit patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Credit: CC0 Public Domain First-line ibrutinib (Imbruvica) plus venetoclax (Venclexta) led to high response and survival rates in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) whether or not their cancer harbored…

Alexithymia & Childhood Trauma: Unraveling The Mysterious Connection

Summary: Researchers reveal an alarming correlation between alexithymia (difficulty in identifying and describing emotions) and various forms of child maltreatment. Analyzing a staggering 78 sources involving 36,141 participants, the research…