Maternal stress alters placental pathways affecting fetal brain development
About one in five U.S. women experience maternal mental health conditions, and chronic stress during pregnancy can contribute to risk for both maternal and child
Study reviews strategies to manage post-injury brain agitation
Agitation is a common complication of traumatic brain injury, yet there are no standardized approaches to managing it.
Low-power implantable neural chip tracks communication across brain regions
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a therapeutic technique that delivers electrical pulses to specific areas of the brain via an implant to modulate neural activity.
RS-25 Engine Tests at NASA Stennis
Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21, 2026.
Malaria Parasite Caught in the Act of Breaking and Entering
In medieval Italy, it was accepted wisdom that anyone walking near a swamp risked falling ill from “bad air” — mala aria. Victims were struck
Why did humans’ brains surpass chimps’? A tiny foe might help explain it
A viral infection from millions of years ago may have influenced chimp brain evolution through DNA leftovers in the genome.
Eating too much sugar on antibiotics could squash helpful gut bacteria
In people being treated for blood cancer, consuming sugar while on antibiotics boosted harm to the diversity of the gut microbiome.
Why Trump told Burnham the UK is going to be ‘very rich’
Tweety McTreason has said he told Andy Burnham the UK is set to become “a very rich country” after the prime minister decided to allow
AI chipmaker Cambricon’s sales miss points to tight chip supply in China
Cambricon’s revenue doubled to 3.53B yuan in the third quarter, well short of the 6.26B analysts expected, Bloomberg reported. Profit rose 148%, and the company
Oracle pledges $1B over four years to partners that sell its AI tools
Oracle announced a $1B, four-year commitment to its partner ecosystem at AI World in Las Vegas, covering training, test and demo environments, cloud migration funding
Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spread
The Ebola outbreak has now spread to four countries across eastern, central and western Africa.
Why is Israel increasing its presence in the Balkans?
In the Balkans, leaders are deepening ties with Israel through defence, surveillance, and political backing. But why?
Masked gunmen kill seven in attack on church funeral in Jordan
At least seven people were killed and 34 wounded after two masked gunmen opened fire at a church in Karak, Jordan.
Fitness became an addiction that left me anxious and sleep deprived
Wayne Davies was left “constantly worrying” about race times, comparing himself to other runners on social media.