Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Chinese internet giant Baidu posted flat second-quarter revenue on Thursday, as an uncertain economic outlook in the country weighs on household consumption. Baidu, which operates China’s…
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High-Dose Psilocybin Shows Potential as an Antidepressant Treatment
Summary: A meta-analysis suggests that high doses of psilocybin may alleviate depressive symptoms similarly to the SSRI drug escitalopram. While the effect size was small, psilocybin outperformed placebo in clinical…
Childhood Inflammation Linked to Later Mental Health Risks
Summary: Children with persistent inflammation are at a higher risk of developing mental health disorders like psychosis and depression in early adulthood. A study found that elevated inflammation markers, particularly…
Neuroticism Alters How Personality Affects Self-Control
Summary: Personality traits like conscientiousness and extraversion are linked to higher self-control, while neuroticism can weaken this effect, especially in specific types of self-control like resisting temptation or initiating proactive…
Protecting connected, self-driving vehicles from hackers
This Lincoln MKZ is an open connected and automated vehicle for academic and industry testing at Mcity, a world-class proving ground for advanced mobility vehicles operated by University of Michigan’s…
Shape-shifting robot inspired by insect swarms and tree roots is teaching itself to mark contamination zones
Loopy, a multicellular robot at the center of research in the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, could fundamentally alter understanding of autonomy, adaptability and design…
Solar streetlights designed in Florida may illuminate roads across southern US
by Emily L. Mahoney, Tampa Bay Times Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Sidewalks lining new neighborhoods across the southern U.S. could soon be lit by solar-powered streetlights made by a startup…
The influence of optimism bias and loss aversion in cyber risk management decisions
by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. The left panel displays indifference curves describing the optimality of staying on the reference point, whereas the right panel shows the indifference curve of the…
New device captures CO₂ and converts it to useful products
Yang Yang, an associate professor in UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center, works with a device that helped develop his triple-phase device that captures and converts carbon dioxide. Credit: Antoine Hart In…
Molecule Discovery Could Revolutionize Chronic Pain Treatment
Summary: Researchers have identified a natural molecule, phosphatidic acid, that reduces the sensitivity of touch-sensing ion channels, providing a promising new avenue for managing chronic pain. By increasing levels of…
