Summary: In a unique real-world study, researchers examined the psychological effects of trauma on survivors of the October 7 Nova Festival attack in Israel, focusing on their use of mind-altering…
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Team achieves 3D recognition of transparent objects in less than two seconds
The measurement scene is irradiated with a thermal point pattern in the single-shot method. The 3D result is processed in just a few seconds. Credit: Fraunhofer IOF What used to…
Nostalgic Tunes Trigger Stronger Urge to Dance Than Familiar Hits
Summary: A new study reveals that nostalgia plays a powerful role in making us want to dance, even more so than familiarity with a song alone. Researchers asked young adults…
Bedtime Procrastination Linked to Personality Traits
Summary: New research reveals that bedtime procrastination in young adults is linked to specific personality traits, especially higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness and extraversion. These associations remained significant even after…
Outdoor earthquake shake table contributes to greater structural safety
In June, this 10-story, cold-formed steel-framed building will be put to the test at the UC San Diego outdoor earthquake simulator. This is the latest in a long line of…
Dormant Stem Cells May Hold Key to Restoring Sense of Smell
Summary: Researchers have created a 3D mouse organoid model to study how neurons in the nose regenerate, revealing that a type of stem cell once considered dormant may be crucial…
Exploring the real reasons why some people choose not to use AI
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Generative artificial intelligence is everywhere, but not everyone is ready to embrace it—and it’s not just people who fear that AI might replace their jobs or…
Shared Genetic Signatures Found Across Psychiatric Disorders
Summary: Researchers have uncovered shared biological mechanisms across major psychiatric disorders by analyzing postmortem brain samples from the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Instead of looking at gene expression broadly, they zoomed…
