Summary: Researchers have shown that astrocytes in the lateral hypothalamus play a pivotal role in how stress shapes behavior, particularly after early-life adversity. In mice, stress led to smaller, less…
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Tragedy has struck Lisbon’s funicular railway. Transport expert explains how these old-fashioned trains work
The Stoosbahn in Switzerland is the steepest funicular in the world. Credit: Stéphane Gottraux/Wikipedia, CC BY Some 15 people have died after the Gloria funicular railway car in Lisbon, Portugal,…
Super-sensitive sensor detects tiny hydrogen leaks in seconds for safer energy use
Zeng’s lab creates sensors that help protect the health of people and the environment. Credit: Yvonne Groner Researchers at the University of Missouri are working to make hydrogen energy as…
Bio-oil made from crop and wood waste could plug orphaned fossil fuel wells
Injecting bio-oil made from corn stalks and forest debris into the deep shafts of abandoned crude oil wells could be a viable form of carbon sequestration, a new Iowa State…
AI Robots Learn Touch and Vision to Handle Objects Like Humans
Summary: A new breakthrough shows how robots can now integrate both sight and touch to handle objects with greater accuracy, similar to humans. Researchers developed TactileAloha, a system that combines…
Sex Shapes the Course of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Summary: A large multicenter study has revealed that sex influences the course and characteristics of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Women with schizophrenia tended to begin treatment later, while men with…
YouTube’s AI editing scandal reveals how reality can be manipulated without our consent
Disclosure, consent and platform power have become newly invigorated battlefields with the rise of AI. The issue came to the fore recently with YouTube’s controversial decision to use AI-powered tools…
Metal organic frameworks enable a key step toward greener lighting and display technologies
Microscopy images. TEM images provide evidence of the core-shell morphology in the synthesized MOF-on-MOF structures. a TEM images of MOF-on-MOF-BS reveals a well-defined core-shell architecture, highlighting the successful assembly of…
How multilingual AI often reinforces bias
Credit: AI-generated image Johns Hopkins computer scientists have discovered that artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT are creating a digital language divide, amplifying the dominance of English and other commonly spoken…
Chronic Stress Sends Immune Cells to Brain, Driving Depression
Summary: A new study shows that chronic stress causes immune cells called neutrophils to leave bone marrow in the skull and collect in the brain’s protective membranes, where they contribute…
