Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study finds. MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected after lockdowns, compared with 1.4 years for boys.
Apr 25, 2025
Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study finds.
MRI scans found girlsâ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected, compared with 1.4 years for boys
Apr 25, 2025
Children with higher IQ scores diagnosed ADHD later than those with lower IQ
Children with higher IQ scores were diagnosed later with ADHD than those with lower scores. Children with higher cognitive abilities might be able to mask ADHD symptoms better, especially inattentive symptoms, which are less disruptive.
Higher intelligence, certain ADHD symptoms, higher socioeconomic status, and non-White maternal ethnicity were linked to later ADHD diagnoses, particularly in girls, suggesting these factors can mask symptoms and delay accurate identification.
Apr 25, 2025
Conservatives in America distrust science more broadly than previously thought
Conservative people in America appear to distrust science more broadly than previously thought. Not only do they distrust science that does not correspond to their worldview. Compared to liberal Americans, their trust is also lower in fields that contribute to economic growth and productivity.
Conservative people in America appear to distrust science more broadly than previously thought. Not only do they distrust science that does not correspond to their worldview. Compared to liberal Americans, their trust is also lower in fields that contribute to economic growth and productivity. Short interventions aimed at strengthening trust have little effect. This is apparent from new research by social psychologists at the University of Amsterdam, which has now been published in Nature Human Behaviour.
Apr 25, 2025
Exercise reduces symptoms of Internet addiction
Researchers in China found that exercise reduces symptoms of Internet addiction. Additionally, exercise was found to reduce anxiety, loneliness, stress, feelings of inadequacy, and fatigue, as well as depression, while improving overall mental health
Can exercise be the cure for internet addiction? A recent meta-analysis suggests that structured physical activities significantly reduce addiction symptoms while boosting mental health.
Apr 25, 2025
Women in same-sex relationships have 69% higher odds of committing crimes
Women in same-sex relationships have 69% higher odds of committing crimes compared to their peers in opposite-sex relationships. In contrast, men in same-sex relationships had 32% lower odds of committing crimes compared to men in heterosexual relationships, finds a new Dutch study.
A Dutch study found women in same-sex relationships have higher crime odds, while men have lower odds, compared to their heterosexual counterparts, highlighting complex links between crime and sexual orientation.
Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first.
A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin less than three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells.
Whether at 35 or 75, quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life
A new study has found that, whether you do it at 35 or 75, quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life | The findings go to prove that you’re never too old to reap the benefits of stopping smoking.
A new study has found that, whether you do it at 35 or 75, quitting cigarette smoking will add years to your life. The findings go to prove that you’re never too old to reap the benefits of stopping smoking.
Apr 22, 2025
Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains
Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine
Apr 22, 2025
Lost site of Alexander the Great's famous battle against Persians discovered
Researchers believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great's troops fought the Battle of the Granicus.
Apr 22, 2025
First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's
It is the first time a pharoah's tomb has been found by a British-led team since Tutankhamun's in 1922.
Apr 22, 2025
A stark reminder of how quickly things can change
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Apr 22, 2025
Glad this was preserved for all this time
The excavation team in Turkey found a small, clay tablet that detailed a large furniture purchase. Experts said the finding may provide clues to the area's socioeconomic condition in the Late Bronze period.
Apr 22, 2025
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Apr 22, 2025
How does the US have such amazing diplomacy with Japan when we nuked them?
And how did they rebuild so quickly?