Link Between Childhood Adversity and Muscle Dysmorphia in Youth

Summary: A new study reveals a significant association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and symptoms of muscle dysmorphia in adolescents and young adults. The research highlights how ACEs, such as…

Impacts of gestational weight gain seen 50+ years later

Gestational weight gain might have implications that extend beyond the pregnancy window to long-term health, according to a study published in the Nov. 18 issue of The Lancet. Stefanie N.…

Clusters of ancient qanats discovered in Diyala

An archaeological survey has identified three clusters of ancient qanats in the Diyala Province of Iraq. A qanat, also known as a kārīz, is a system for transporting water from…

5 ways AI has changed the world

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT was unleashed onto an unsuspecting public exactly one year ago. It quickly became the fastest-growing app ever, in the hands…

Are we witnessing the death of the password?

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Once considered a near iron-clad weapon of defense against cyber criminals, the password has begun to fall from grace. Effective passwords often require human efforts that…

Doxycycline tied to lower risk for C. difficile in pneumonia patients

For patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), doxycycline is associated with a reduced risk for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the American Journal…

Chico State part of effort to create a lighter, better battery

by Ed Booth, Chico Enterprise-Record, Calif. Credit: CC0 Public Domain With the increase in solar panels on houses and plug-in cars patrolling the roads, batteries are going to be ever…

A new possible explanation for the Hubble tension

The image shows the distribution of matter in space – (blue; the yellow dots represent individual galaxies). The Milky Way (green) lies in an area with little matter. The galaxies…

US tees up Congress battle with $3bn Green Climate Fund pledge

Vice-president Kamala Harris pledged $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund at Cop28, which Congressional Republicans will likely try to block The US has promised $3 billion to the Green…

With outburst, Musk puts X’s survival in the balance

Even after Elon Musk gutted the staff by two-thirds, X, formerly Twitter, still has around 2,000 employees, and incurs substantial fixed costs like data servers and real estate. Elon Musk’s…