Summary: Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can restore fear extinction and help treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study found that psilocybin promotes the growth of new neurons…
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Apple and Google aim to expose Bluetooth tracker abuse
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Apple and Google on Tuesday proposed a tech standard to make sure people get tipped off when their movements are being tracked with Bluetooth devices like…
Women are More Prone to Alzheimer’s Disease and Stress May Be the Culprit
Summary: Stress may be a factor in why women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Amyloid beta rose sharply in the brains of female…
Emirates airline boss welcomes Saudi competition
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says there is a long way to go for Saudi airlines and other competitors. The UAE’s Emirates airline does not feel threatened by ambitious expansion…
Sensor enables high-fidelity input from everyday objects, human body
A sensing system called SAWSense takes advantage of acoustic waves traveling along the surface of an object to enable touch inputs to devices almost everywhere. Here, a table is used…
Twitter-like Bluesky creates invite envy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As influencers and celebrities fret over chaos at Twitter, a new platform called Bluesky is being hyped as a promising alternative. Bluesky was created by Twitter’s…
Cracking the Code of VR Sickness: Why Some Experience Motion Sickness While Gaming and Others Don’t
Summary: The way our senses adjust while playing virtual reality (VR) games affects the severity of cybersickness experienced. Researchers measured how participants perceived the orientation of vertical lines before and…
Alibaba’s Jack Ma turns up in Japan as college professor
Founder of Alibaba group Jack Ma arrives for the Tech for Good summit, May 15, 2019 in Paris. Jack Ma, a cofounder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, will be…
Focusing on Mental Imagery Helps Teens Break Free From Negativity
Summary: A new study reports that negative rumination can be improved by using mental imagery for teens. The researchers reported that mental imagery improves negative affect and helps regulate the…
