The best way to prevent cervical cancer in women is to give HPV vaccines to both boys and girls, a new study argues. That way, herd immunity could help eradicate…
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Brain’s Laughter Circuit: Unraveling Humor’s Neural Pathways
Summary: Recent neuroimaging research has delineated the distinct brain processes involved in understanding and enjoying humor. The study demonstrates the involvement of the dorsal striatum (DS) in humor comprehension and…
Unraveling Psychedelics’ Potential in Mental Health
Summary: Research delves into the potential of psychedelics like psilocybin for treating psychiatric disorders. Studies show varying effects of psilocybin on fear learning in rats and mice, dependent on sex…
Electric heavy lorries poised to overtake hydrogen trucks
Mercedes Benz Trucks’ eActros 600 electric long-distance lorry. Hydrogen-powered heavy lorries were once seen as the future of emissions-free road transport but they could soon be relegated to niche markets…
Worried Chinese shoppers scrimp, dimming the appeal of a Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza
A resident passes an advertisement for Singles’ Day in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Shoppers in China have been tightening their purse strings, raising questions over how faltering consumer confidence…
Actors union explains AI guardrails in strike deal
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland set out new protections against the use of artificial intelligence in Hollywood. From computer-generated “extras” to AI “zombies,” new restrictions against…
Record-Smashing Black Hole Born in Universe’s Infancy
An international team of astrophysicists, including Princeton’s Andy Goulding has discovered the most distant supermassive black hole ever found, using two NASA space telescopes: the Chandra X-ray Observatory (Chandra) and the James…
Scientists Find 14 New Transient Objects in Space by Peering Through a Galaxy “magnifying glass”
MU researcher Haojing Yan and a team of scientists make the discovery by studying the “Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster” using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. An international team of scientists,…
Fitness Shapes Teen Brains – Neuroscience News
Summary: A novel study finds a link between childhood physical fitness and cerebellar grey matter volume in adolescents. The research, part of the FitBrain study, shows that adolescents with better…
