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Serotonin Affects How People Learn From and React to Negativity

Neuroscience, Science /

According to a new study in Nature Communications, increasing serotonin can alter how people learn from negative information and enhance their response to it. Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry and the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Center (OH BRC) discovered that increasing serotonin levels […]

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8 Minutes on TikTok Can Harm Young Women’s Body Image

Healthcare, Science /

Almost half of young Australians are unhappy with their body appearance. Social media has exacerbated body image concerns among youth, causing them to compare themselves to others and pursue often unrealistic and unhealthy beauty standards. TikTok, a platform where users create and view short videos, has gained over 1 billion users. However, harmful content, such

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New Compound Restores Memory Function in Alzheimer’s Cases

Healthcare, Neuroscience, Science /

Instead of focusing on fighting the plaques associated with Alzheimer’s, researchers decided to explore the possibility of increasing electrical oscillations in the brain. They created a molecule that successfully achieved this in mice, offering hope for a new treatment approach in humans. Rethinking the Role of Brain Plaques in Alzheimer’s Disease It’s increasingly clear that

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A Soft Robotic Glove Restores Grip Strength to Weakened Hands

Healthcare, Medicine, Science /

Individuals weakened by osteoarthritis or myositis may require assistance with daily tasks like watering plants, filling the kettle, or peeling potatoes. The Carbonhand robotic glove is designed to aid with these activities and is now available to everyone in the US. However, Bioservo’s development of a soft robotic glove to enhance human grip for rehabilitation,

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Turmeric and Green Tea Among Supplements Causing Liver Issues

Healthcare, Medicine, Science, Uncategorized /

Rising Risks: Botanical Supplements and Liver Health Over 15 million Americans might be jeopardizing their liver health while attempting to improve their overall wellness. Recent research has highlighted the potential harm from widely used botanical supplements, including turmeric, green tea, ashwagandha, and Garcinia cambogia. Researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, analyzed data from

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Space Radio Signal Repeats Hourly, Defying Explanation

Astronomy, Planetary Science /

Astronomers Detect Unusual Hourly Radio Signal from Space Astronomers have detected a highly unusual radio signal from space that repeats every hour, cycling through three distinct states. Despite some hypotheses about its origin, it remains unexplained by current physics. Detected by the ASKAP radio telescope in Australia, the signal, named ASKAP J1935+2148, repeats every 53.8

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Figure Unveils a Redesigned Humanoid Robot with the Sleek New F.02 Model

Robotics, Science /

California-based robotics company Figure has announced its second-generation humanoid robot. Initially targeting commercial production lines, the company promises that a bipedal butler for home use will be available soon. Figure was established in 2022 by entrepreneur Brett Adcock, known for Vettery and Archer Aviation, with the goal of introducing a “commercially viable general-purpose humanoid robot.”

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Ancient Hydraulic Lift Systems may Have Aided Pyramid Construction

History, Science, Social /

The ingenuity of ancient Egyptian engineers might have been even more advanced than previously thought. A new study proposes that an unexplained ancient structure could have been part of a water purification system, powering a hydraulic lift to raise massive stone blocks for pyramid construction. From our perspective thousands of years later, we have lost

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Wall-Building Robot Considered for Constructing Blast Shields on the Moon

Astronomy, Planetary Science /

Living on the Moon means that rockets will be your sole mode of transportation to Earth or Mars. However, each launch will create a storm of debris. Autonomous rovers might one day be responsible for building walls to contain this mess. During the Apollo 12 mission in 1969, astronauts retrieved parts from the Surveyor III

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Quantum Nonlocality: A Breakthrough in Quantum Entanglement

Physics, Quantum Physics, Science /

In August 2023, researchers in Hefei, China, achieved a groundbreaking milestone in the realm of quantum physics by demonstrating three-way quantum nonlocality. This experiment, conducted at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), involved the entanglement of three photons and their subsequent separation by hundreds of meters, proving a fundamental principle of quantum

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