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Medical Xpress

The same sounds are mapped similarly in the human and mouse brain, study finds
Brain glutamate changes could link cannabis use to a higher risk of psychosis
Softening aging ovaries could help extend fertility as women get older
Psychedelic drug screen in mice may overlook stress and brain changes
Medical AI may look less biased on paper but not in practice, new study finds
What do Sardinia's Blue Zone elders do differently that helps them age so well physically and mentally?
Not all birth controls are equal, some are linked to higher risk of brain tumors, study finds
A new soccer concussion protocol could make one of the game's hardest calls much faster
Neuroscientists observe electrical signals in the soma and dendrites of living mice
Video games might modestly sharpen your memory and other cognitive skills, review suggests

Tech Xplore

Robotics
New test measures how well humanoid robots handle real-world forces
Electronics & Semiconductors
Light-powered chip harvests energy, computes and senses chemicals in one stack
Robotics
A soft exoskeleton could restore hand function in people with motor impairments
Software
New AI add-on helps developers automate everyday programming tasks
Engineering
Programmable metasurface generates dozens of holograms at once
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dog-bone design helps 2D nanoribbon transistors stay fast and efficient as widths shrink
Consumer & Gadgets
It only takes one fake web page to fool AI shopping bots, study finds
Hardware
Brain-inspired AI architecture could compute faster while using far less power
Engineering
Light-controlled microgripper bridges the gap between precision and force
Hardware
Sound waves could power a new kind of chip inspired by the human brain