Summary: In this week’s round-up of top neuroscience breakthroughs, machine learning has been utilized to predict patterns of repetitive negative thinking, potentially revolutionizing depression treatment. A link has been discovered…
Category: Humans
British WW2 Hurricanes found in Ukrainian forest |
The remains of 8 WW2 British Hurricane fighter planes have been found buried in a forest south of Kiev. The Hurricane is a single-seat aircraft used by the Royal Air…
Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
Artwork on display is seen at the Psychedelic Science conference in the Colorado Convention Center Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Denver. Australia is the first country to allow psychiatrists to…
Hungry ticks can use this static trick to land on you and your pets
This photo provided by researcher Sam England in June 2023 shows a tick sitting on a flower. Hungry ticks have some slick tricks. They can zoom through the air using…
Study of the Cañada Real dolmen reveals existence of other underground structures |
A recent study of the Cañada Real dolmen has revealed evidence of further underground structures using geophysical prospecting. The Cañada Real dolmen is an ancient funerary monument found in a…
Much of what we’re told about gym exercises and resistance training is from studies of males, by men
Credit: Shutterstock When you lift weights, why are you doing what you are doing? Who told you to train that way—coach, a personal trainer, an online exercise guru? And where…
Gene variant linked to multiple sclerosis severity
People with multiple sclerosis who inherited the genetic variant from both parents needed a walking aid almost four times faster, the study said. Scientists have discovered a genetic variant linked…
Suicides in Singapore rise to 22-year high: report
Singapore. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Suicides in Singapore rose nearly 26 percent last year to their highest level in more than two decades, reflecting the “unseen mental distress” in the…
Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe
A vending machine is stocked with emergency contraceptives at Odegaard Library on the campus of the University of Washington, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Seattle. After a student-led campaign to…
Study finds we articulate more when speaking to babies and puppies
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Babies and puppies have at least two things in common: aside from being newborns, they promote a positive emotional state in human mothers, leading them to…
