The researchers evaluated their robot on multiple recipes. Credit: Wang et al. Home robots could assist humans with the completion of various chores and manual tasks, ranging from washing dishes…
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Healthy Diet Slows Aging and Lowers Dementia Risk
Summary: Researchers linked healthier diets to a reduced risk of dementia and a slower pace of biological aging, unveiling the partial mechanism behind this protective effect. Researchers applied the DunedinPACE…
African internet access hit by damaged undersea cables
Credit: AI-generated image Major internet access cuts struck several African countries Thursday because of damage to submarine communications cables, telecom operators said. “Breaks in multiple major undersea cables have affected…
Molecular Alterations in Brain Tissue Provide Clues to Suicidal Ideation
Summary: Researchers have identified molecular alterations in the blood and brain tissues of individuals who committed suicide, offering new insights into susceptibility factors and therapeutic targets. The study analyzed genetic,…
Study exposes failings of measures to prevent illegal content generation by text-to-image AI models
Concept Inversion (CI) on Erased Stable Diffusion (ESD), Negative Prompt (NP) and Forget-Me-Not (FMN) for art concept. The first three columns demonstrate the effectiveness of concept erasure methods when using the prompt:…
Unlocking Fear’s Roots in the Brain
Summary: Researchers provide new findings on how the brain’s response to stress can lead to generalized fear, a condition that can severely impact mental health and contribute to disorders like…
Australia PM rules out US-style TikTok ban
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australia’s prime minister said Thursday his government has no plan to copy a move by US legislators to ban TikTok unless it agrees to divest from…
TikTok devotees say platform unfairly targeted for US ban
TikTok creators opposed to a bill that could result in the platform shutting down in the United States say accusations it is controlled by the Chinese government lack proof. TikTok…
A quadrupedal robot can do parkour and walk across rubble
The quadrupedal robot Anymal practices parkour in a hall at ETH Zurich. Credit: ETH Zurich / Nikita Rudin The robot known as ANYmal has, for some time, had no problem…
Touch and See: Unlocking Early Self-Recognition in Toddlers
Summary: A new study reveals the role of touch in early self-recognition among toddlers. By using vibrating discs to encourage babies to touch their faces, researchers found these children developed…
