Two medicines for opioid addiction also help with compulsive gambling
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The medicines nalmefene and naltrexone helped compulsive gamblers reduce their betting activities, trials have shown ..read more
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Swarm of nanorobots can remove tiny plastic fragments from water
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In just 2 hours, small metal robots can capture most nanoscopic plastic particles from a sample of water ..read more
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Wasps use face-recognition brain cells to identify each other
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The neurons in wasp brains that help them recognise hive mates are similar to those in the brains of primates, including humans ..read more
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Supermassive black holes may provide a nursery for mini ones to grow
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The supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies may capture smaller black holes. Not only does this prove a place for the small black holes to grow, it also makes the supermassive ones look even bigger and brighter ..read more
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Birthplace of red asteroid Kamo‘oalewa pinned to specific moon crater
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The redness of asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa marks it out as probably originating on the moon, and now we might know the exact impact crater it was launched from ..read more
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Rat neuron injection lets mice that can’t smell sniff out cookies
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Mice that had been genetically modified to lack the ability to smell could sniff out hidden cookies when sensory neurons from rats were grown in their brains ..read more
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Modern rose hybrids have a worrying lack of genetic diversity
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Intensive breeding since the 19th century has created thousands of varieties of rose, but a reduction in genetic diversity could leave them vulnerable to diseases and climate change ..read more
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Why curbing chatbots' worst exploits is a game of whack-a-mole
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AI companies are trying to impose safety measures on their chatbots, while researchers are finding ways around them all the time. Where will this end, asks Alex Wilkins ..read more
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Brain activity seems to be more complex in baby girls than boys
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When fetuses and babies were exposed to sound stimuli, their brains' subsequent electrical activity appeared to be more complicated in the females than the males ..read more
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India’s healthcare system falls short despite Modi’s improvements
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More than 1.4 billion people live in India, giving its healthcare system a major role in planetary well-being. In the past 10 years, prime minister Narendra Modi has worked to improve India's healthcare, but there is still much work to be done ..read more
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