Summary: A large study analyzing over 60,000 mother-child pairs found that a Western diet during pregnancy—high in fat, sugar, and processed foods—was associated with a significantly increased risk of ADHD…
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Brain Changes From Early-Life Stress May Be Reversible
Summary: A new study reveals how prenatal infections followed by early-life stress—known as “two-hit stress”—can lead to brain dysfunction and psychiatric-like behaviors. Researchers found that affected mice showed abnormal cerebellar…
Study Links Spite to Conspiracy Theory Beliefs
Summary: A new study finds that spite—driven by feelings of uncertainty, threat, or disadvantage—plays a key role in conspiracy theory belief. Researchers analyzed data from 1,000 participants and found that…
A 3D tree reconstruction algorithm contributes to a new era of urban planning
Using an input image, the Tree-D Fusion creates a 3D tree model that can be used to simulate various stages of development. Credit: Tree-D Fusion Team Trees compete for space…
Neuromorphic system enhances machine vision in extreme lighting environments
NEC can be applied on moving vehicles and headsets. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54789-8
Thousands report outage affecting Microsoft services like Outlook
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers reported having issues with services like Outlook on Saturday. In a series of posts on the social platform X, the company…
China signals renewed tech sector support, but concerns linger
The Alibaba logo is seen outside its offices in Beijing in February 2025. A simple handshake between President Xi Jinping and once-shunned entrepreneur Jack Ma sent Chinese tech stocks booming…
Multilingualism Starts Early: Study Challenges View on Language Learning
Summary: A new study of 121 infants in Accra, Ghana, reveals that babies regularly hear between two and six languages from multiple caregivers. Unlike the Western model of learning one…
Intel slows $28 bn chip factory project in Ohio
Intel says new chip making plants in Ohio are not slated to begin production until 2030, five years later than originally planned. Struggling US chip maker Intel on Friday pushed…
