A recent study published in Neurology explored whether high doses of nicotinamide, a derivative of vitamin B3, could reduce a protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease progression. Despite promising results in animal models, the study found no significant reduction in the…

A recent study demonstrated that the ingestion of 2 mg of estradiol facilitates the extinction of a fear response but also contributes to its stronger return later. In contrast, the administration of progesterone did not show any effect on fear…

The art of space mission patches is now more than six decades old, dating to the Vostok 6 mission in 1963 that carried Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova into low-Earth orbit for nearly three days. The patch for the first female…

A recent study published in Biological Psychology provides new insights into the link between loneliness and cardiovascular health. The research found that loneliness is associated with reduced heart rate variability during acute social stress, which suggests a decreased ability of…

A study published in Appetite sheds light on the potential impact of parenting practices involving food on children’s emotional and eating behaviors. Researchers at the University of North Florida found that coercive food practices are associated with poorer emotional regulation…

Researchers have uncovered promising insights into Alzheimer’s disease through a study focusing on a Colombian family with a high genetic risk for early-onset Alzheimer’s. A rare genetic variant known as APOE3 Christchurch (APOE3Ch), found in members of this family, appears…

An analysis of data from studies conducted in Denmark, Mexico, and Canada found that prenatal exposure to high concentrations of fluoride is associated with lower IQ scores in children at age 7. However, this association depended on the dose. In…

A new study published in The Journal of Social Psychology confirms that individuals prefer closer connections with those they perceive as more similar to themselves, even in contexts that emphasize intergroup differences. The research examined attitudes among ethnic, religious, and…

Melissa, a 30-year-old educator, came to the emergency department with a sudden onset of double vision. She had not been in an accident or suffered any trauma and had never experienced this symptom before. However, she noted that a few…

It feels like tech workers have caught very few breaks over the past several years, between ongoing mass layoffs, stagnating wages amid inflation, AI supposedly coming for jobs, and unpopular orders to return to office that, for many, threaten to…

A new study recently published in Psychophysiology has used machine learning to identify brain structures and networks associated with small animal phobia. The findings reveal distinct gray matter features and macro-networks that differentiate individuals with this phobia from those without…

After a long day of stops and starts that stretched well into the evening, and on what appeared to be the company’s fifth attempt Friday, Blue Origin successfully ignited the seven main engines on its massive New Glenn rocket. The…

A brave YouTuber has managed to defeat a fake Nintendo lawyer improperly targeting his channel with copyright takedowns that could have seen his entire channel removed if YouTube issued one more strike. Sharing his story with The Verge, Dominik “Domtendo”…

‘Tis the season for many holiday traditions, including the Ugly Christmas Sweater—you know, those 1950s-style heavy knits featuring some kind of cartoonish seasonal decoration, like snowflakes, Santa Claus, or—in the case of Mark Darcy from Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001)—Rudolph the…

New research published in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory sheds light on how psilocybin, a compound found in certain psychedelic mushrooms, affects behaviors involving the balance of reward and punishment. Conducted on male and female rats, researchers at Oregon Health…

Apparently Hertz’s purging of electric vehicles from its fleet isn’t going fast enough for the car rental giant. A Reddit user posted an offer they received from Hertz to buy the 2023 Tesla Model 3 they had been renting for…

OpenAI has finally shared details about its plans to shake up its core business by shifting to a for-profit corporate structure. On Thursday, OpenAI posted on its blog, confirming that in 2025, the existing for-profit arm will be transformed into…

Accelerated biological aging is strongly associated with reductions in brain volumes, according to a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Chen Liu and colleagues conducted this study to explore how biological aging relates to brain structure. While chronological…

There are thousands of YouTube videos in which DIY science enthusiasts cut grapes in half—leaving just a thin bit of skin connecting them—and put the grapes in the microwave, just to marvel at the sparks and plume of ionized gas…

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft in a wide-ranging probe that will examine whether the company’s business practices have run afoul of antitrust laws, according to people familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, FTC attorneys have been conducting…

A recent meta-analysis published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine has found a significant link between impulsivity and both general pornography use and problematic pornography use. The study highlights that specific dimensions of impulsivity, such as attentional impulsivity, nonplanning impulsivity,…

When you want to move an object from one place to another, you usually grab it with your hands or a robotic arm. But what if you want to move something you cannot touch without damaging or disrupting it, like…

There is now a genetic excuse not to bother cutting carbs. Humans have genetically adapted to eating starchy foods, and our ancestors may have been carb-ivores even before modern Homo sapiens emerged. The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1, is…