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Children Who Survive Shootings Endure Huge Health Obstacles and Costs
The shooting survivors in the study — age 19 and younger — were found to be 68% more likely than other kids to have a psychiatric diagnosis and 144% as likely to develop a substance use disorder.
"People who die, they get funerals and balloon releases," said McClain, now 33. "Survivors don't get anything."
https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/998413 #shootings #children #survival #firearms #hardships

Newly Developed mRNA Vaccine Protects Against Lyme Disease
Leveraging the same mRNA platform used for covid vaccines, researchers generated a vaccine that prevents mice from acquiring Lyme disease.
https://www.the-scientist.com/news/newly-developed-mrna-vaccine-protects-against-lyme-disease-71477 #mRNA #vaccine #LymeDisease #adaptive #immune #system

The archaeologists saving Africa’s ironworking heritage
The fires of traditional African iron smelters burned out a century ago and now the researchers dedicated to uncovering their stories are disappearing from the continent too, writes Hayley Bennett
https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-archaeologists-saving-africas-ironworking-heritage/4018411.article #archeology #africa #ironworks #smelting #malungu #archaeometallurgy

In a first, cryptographic keys protecting SSH connections stolen in new attack
An error as small as a single flipped memory bit is all it takes to expose a private key.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/11/hackers-can-steal-ssh-cryptographic-keys-in-new-cutting-edge-attack/ #cryptographic #keys #SSH #connections #stolen #attack #IPsec

Roman Era Parking Meter?
Scuba diver discovers 30,000 astonishingly well-preserved Roman coins off Italian coast
A diver exploring the waters off Sardinia in Italy has discovered tens of thousands of Roman-era bronze coins hidden in the seagrass.
The man immediately contacted the authorities about the finding, which was near the town of Arzachena.
The well-preserved bronze coins found off the coast of Sardinia could be linked to a shipwreck.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/scuba-diver-discovers-30000-astonishingly-well-preserved-roman-coins-off-italian-coast #roman #coins #sardinia #diver #shipwreck

The Universe’s Hidden Backbone: ALMA Unveils Dark Matter’s Fine-Scale Fingerprint
A research team led by Professor Kaiki Taro Inoue at Kindai University (Osaka, Japan) has discovered fluctuations in dark matter distribution in the Universe on scales smaller than massive galaxies using the world’s most powerful radio interferometer, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), located in the Republic of Chile.
https://scitechdaily.com/the-universes-hidden-backbone-alma-unveils-dark-matters-fine-scale-fingerprint/ #ALMA #universe #DarkMatter #astrophysics #FineScale

Your Earliest Memories May Still Be Locked Inside Your Head. Here's Why.
A new study from Trinity College Dublin involving immunological models of autism spectrum disorder ( ASD) in mice has revealed the surprising role a mother's immune system plays in moderating access to memories of life's earliest experiences in what is referred to as infantile amnesia.
https://www.sciencealert.com/your-earliest-memories-may-still-be-locked-inside-your-head-heres-why #Infant #memory #InfantileAmnesia #mice #recall

SETI Researchers Just Got a $200 Million Gift to Search for Life
Unfortunately they only have access to fairly limited amounts of Government funding so rely heavily on philanthropic donations.
One such fabulously generous donation has come from the estate of Franklin Antonio, the co-founder of communications chip Qualcomm.
https://www.universetoday.com/164205/seti-researchers-just-got-a-200-million-gift-to-search-for-life/ #SETI #gift #FranklinAntonio #Qualcomm

Scientists Reveal a Simple Hack to Make Your Life Feel More Meaningful
If you're keen to live a more meaningful existence, consider framing your life as a hero's journey, says a team of scientists who conducted eight studies that "point to a profound connection between the lives we live and the stories we tell."
https://www.sciencealert.com/becoming-a-real-hero-can-make-your-life-more-meaningful #life #meaning #meaningful #hero #JosephCampbell #HerosJourney

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Transient Treasures: Scientists Unearth Gold’s Remarkable Origin Story
New research offers a theory on how gold, platinum, and other precious metals found their way to shallow pockets within Earth’s mantle.
Their new theory provides possible answers to lingering questions about the way gold, platinum, and other precious metals found their way to shallow pockets within Earth’s mantle rather than deep in the planet’s core.
https://scitechdaily.com/transient-treasures-scientists-unearth-golds-remarkable-origin-story/ #PreciousMetals #meteorites #Earth #mantle #gold #platinum #siderophile #TransientRegion

Gaia is so Accurate it Can Predict Microlensing Events
The ESA’s Gaia Observatory continues its astrometry mission, which consists of measuring the positions, distances, and motions of stars (and the positions of orbiting exoplanets) with unprecedented precision.
Astrometric microlensing can be used to make precise measurements of the masses of lens stars that are independent of their assumed internal physics.
https://www.universetoday.com/164088/gaia-is-so-accurate-it-can-predict-microlensing-events/ Gaia #microlensing #astrometry #gravity #galaxies

From Gut to Brain: New Findings Link Microbiota to Alzheimer’s Memory Loss
For the first time, a study has demonstrated that Alzheimer’s symptoms can be transmitted to a healthy young organism through the gut microbiota, confirming its role in the disease.
The study supports the emergence of the gut microbiome as a key target for investigation in Alzheimer’s disease due to its particular susceptibility to lifestyle and environmental influences.
https://scitechdaily.com/from-gut-to-brain-new-findings-link-microbiota-to-alzheimers-memory-loss/ #brain #gut #microbiota #alzheimers #memoryloss #hippocampus

The Top 10 Donors to Ukraine
Ukraine has received over $230 billion in aid since the Russian invasion in 2022.
EU institutions and the U.S. together account for almost 70% of the total aid.
This graphic uses data from the Ukraine Support Tracker to visualize the top 10 donors to Ukraine between Jan 24, 2022, and July 31, 2023.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-233b-in-ukraine-aid/ #ukraine #aid #donations #support #infographic

NASA+: The New No-Cost, Ad-Free Streaming Service From NASA
NASA’s new on-demand streaming service and upgraded app are now available, ushering in a new world of original content from the space agency for the benefit of all. These new digital platforms are the landing place of original video series, live launch coverage, kids’ content, Spanish-language programming, and the latest news as NASA continues to improve life on Earth through innovation, exploration, and discovery.
https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-the-new-no-cost-ad-free-streaming-service-from-nasa/ #NASAplus: #free #AdFree #Streaming #NASA #astronomy

An 'Extra Fold' in The Human Brain May Delay Early Dementia by Years
The folds that form early in foetal development are found in both sides of the brain in every person. But there's one fold that sometimes develops later on in the process. It's called the paracingulate sulcus – and not everyone has it. In those that do have it, it can either be present on just one side of the brain or both sides.
https://www.sciencealert.com/an-extra-fold-in-the-human-brain-may-delay-early-dementia-by-years #brain #fold #dementia #control #memory #ParacingulateSulcus

The Illusion of Understanding: MIT Unmasks the Myth of AI’s Formal Specifications
A study by MIT Lincoln Laboratory suggests that formal specifications, despite their mathematical precision, are not necessarily interpretable to humans. Participants struggled to validate AI behaviors using these specifications, indicating a discrepancy between theoretical claims and practical understanding. The findings highlight the need for more realistic assessments of AI interpretability.
https://scitechdaily.com/the-illusion-of-understanding-mit-unmasks-the-myth-of-ais-formal-specifications/ #AI #FormalSpecifications #interpretability #behavior

Each of Your Nostrils Smells The World Uniquely, Study Reveals
Thanks to our clever brains, it's not immediately noticeable to us, but our two nostrils are actually working independently in some ways and appear to have their own separate sense of smell.
That's the conclusion of a new study from researchers in the US that could teach us much more about the brain and how senses are processed.
https://www.sciencealert.com/each-of-your-nostrils-smells-the-world-uniquely-study-reveals #nostrils #smell #independently #PiriformCortex #stereo

Move Over, CRISPR: Algae and Snails Are Hiding Gene Editing Superpowers
Researchers at MIT have identified a vast array of Fanzors, programmable DNA-cutting enzymes from eukaryotic organisms, expanding the gene-editing potential of RNA-guided tools and opening up possibilities for more precise and efficient genome modifications, particularly in human cells.
https://scitechdaily.com/move-over-crispr-algae-and-snails-are-hiding-gene-editing-superpowers/ #DNA #RNA #MIT #crispr #fanzors

It’s Still Easy for Anyone to Become You at Experian
In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a different email address. Sixteen months later, Experian clearly has not addressed this gaping lack of security.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/its-still-easy-for-anyone-to-become-you-at-experian/ #experian #security #lapse #hijack