Summary: A new study shows that oxidative stress—an imbalance between damaging molecules and antioxidants—may contribute to repetitive behaviors observed in mice, similar to those seen in autism spectrum disorder and…
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Early Trauma Hardwires the Brain for Aggression and Self-Harm
Summary: A new study reveals that aggression and self-harm share a biological foundation in the brain’s response to early-life trauma. Researchers discovered that trauma increases activity in calcium channels within…
Artificial proteins offer new path for fast, sustainable and biocompatible energy storage devices
The modified proteins are deposited onto electrodes for their conductivity to be characterized. Credit: CIC biomaGUNE Researchers have managed to modify a class of proteins to give them the ability…
Antibiotic Doxycycline May Cut Schizophrenia Risk
Summary: A large population-based study suggests that doxycycline, a common antibiotic, may reduce the risk of schizophrenia when prescribed to adolescents receiving mental health care. Researchers analyzed data from more…
AI Can Spot Lies, But Not as Well as Humans Can
Summary: A large-scale study tested whether AI personas can detect when humans are lying—and found that while AI can sometimes spot deception, it’s still far from trustworthy. Across 12 experiments…
Volkswagen to develop own assisted driving chip in China
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Germany’s Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would develop an in-house assisted driving chip for its business in China as it seeks to recover from sagging sales…
Fast, accurate drag predictions could help improve aircraft design
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Surrey have proposed a computational approach that can provide aerodynamic drag data more efficiently during the early stages of aircraft design.…
AI Maps the Brain’s Hidden Bridge, Revealing Genetic Links to Mental Health
Summary: For the first time, scientists have mapped the genetic architecture of the brain’s communication bridge—the corpus callosum—using AI and MRI data from over 50,000 people. The study uncovered dozens…
How AI personas could be used to detect human deception
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Can an AI persona detect when a human is lying—and should we trust it if it can? Artificial intelligence, or AI, has had many recent advances…
