Cat Ownership Linked to Increased Schizophrenia Risk

Summary: Researchers systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed research from 1980 to 2023 to investigate the relationship between cat ownership and schizophrenia-related disorders. Out of 1915 studies initially identified, 17 were included…

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Toddlers Who Eat Fish Have Lower Developmental Delay Risks

Summary: Introducing fish to toddlers’ diets could reduce their risk of neurodevelopmental delays. The study, involving 142 children, found that eating fish at least once a week was associated with…

Analyzing interactions between radiation and matter for a long-term plutonium storage strategy

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Long-running research between the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory and The University of Manchester, UK, has probed the complex interplay between the surface features of plutonium dioxide…

Threads countdown teases app’s potential EU launch

Instagram parent company launched Threads in July but EU users have been unable to access the platform. The wait could be over for internet users in the European Union keen…

French AI start-up Mistral AI raises 385 mn euros

Credit: CC0 Public Domain French artificial intelligence start-up Mistral AI announced Sunday it had raised 385 million euros ($414 million), becoming one of Europe’s two AI leaders. Founded in May…

Using hierarchical generative models to enhance the motor control of autonomous robots

Wasabi Compound Enhances Memory – Neuroscience News

Summary: A recent study investigated the impact of 6-MSITC, a compound found in wasabi, on cognitive functions in older adults. Over 12 weeks, participants took either a 6-MSITC supplement or…

Technology built the cashless society. Advances are helping the unhoused so they’re not left behind

A vendor selling Street Sense, a local paper that covers issues related to the homeless and employs unhoused individuals as its vendors, takes a donation for a paper while wearing…

4 east African countries are going for nuclear power—why this is a bad idea

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average. The region is…