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A first-of-its-kind study in Australia found that giving men a common antidepressant helped reduce domestic violence rates.

Scientists Find That Dosing Men With Antidepressants Can Cut Down on Domestic Violence

Researchers have found a significant link between screen time and diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Social Media Is Absolutely Nuking Children’s Brains, New Research Finds

By Victor Tangermann

in a new episode of "The Kardashians," Kim Kardashian's doctor told her that she has "holes" in her brain that are related to "low activity."

Neuroscience and Brain

Kim Kardashian’s Doctor Finds Holes in Her Brain, Signs of “Low Activity”

By Victor Tangermann

The Centre for Social Justice in the UK has estimated that about 814,000 children ages three to five have access to social media.

Researchers Concerned to Find That Five-Year-Olds Are Already Deeply Hooked on Brain Rot Content

By Sharon Adarlo

New research found that smartphone usage in children led to higher risk of poorer mental health across several categories.

Something Grim Is Happening to Kids Who Got Cell Phones Early

By Frank Landymore

Administering an amino acid used to treat high blood pressure also appears to reverse signs of dementia in mice.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Intrigued by Old Drug That Reverses Signs of Alzheimer’s in Mice

By Frank Landymore

Using a Neuralink brain implant, a man who is quadriplegic can once again play video games like "Battlefield 6."

Paralyzed Man Playing First-Person Shooter Using Brain Implant

By Frank Landymore

Man Loses Password to Chip Embedded Inside His Body

Man Loses Password to Chip Embedded Inside His Body

By Sharon Adarlo

In this Discord server, people impacted by AI delusions and psychosis share their experiences — and even help users out of delusional spells.

Meet the Group Breaking People Out of AI Delusions

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It turns out that the mere presence of a guy dressed as Batman is enough to turn dead inside commuters into momentary altruists.

Scientists Discover That People Act Way Better When Batman Is Present

By Frank Landymore

Busy parents are increasingly turning to OpenAI's ChatGPT for child rearing advice, medical information, and to entertain their kids.

Parents Using ChatGPT to Rear Their Children

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers at MIT have invented "Circulatronics," a medical platform they say enables non-invasive treatment of neuroinflammation.

MIT Invents Injectable Brain Chips

AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.

AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches

By Frank Landymore

Schools around the world are banning phones, and the results can be unexpected. For instance, schools are getting loud again.

Banning Phones in Schools Is Drastically Changing the Behavior of Kids

The team showed that the brain scan analyzing technique could generate accurate descriptions of a video someone was watching.

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out How to Transcribe Your Thoughts From an MRI Scan

By Frank Landymore

Seven new lawsuits allege that extensive use of ChatGPT caused users psychological harm, resulting in multiples suicides.

ChatGPT’s Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré