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‘Baby brain’ in mothers caused by hormonal changes before birth, rather than after, scientists say | Science & Tech News
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The condition known as “baby brain” may be caused by hormonal changes before birth, rather than, as commonly thought, as a result of the impact of bearing a child, scientists have said. A study of mice by a team from the Francis Crick Institute, found their brains began preparing for “the big life change” of…
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‘Alarming’ increase in the number of fires caused by e-scooter and e-bike batteries | Science & Tech News
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An “alarming spate” of fires have been caused by unsafe e-bike and e-scooter batteries and chargers. According to Freedom of Information data, obtained by the insurer Zurich, the number of fires caused by batteries has surged almost 150% in the last year. Firefighters in London were called to 88 fires by e-bikes last year, an…
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‘Exceptionally unlikely’ Teesside crab deaths were caused by dredging | UK News
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An independent panel concluded it was “exceptionally unlikely” that dredging to expand a Teesside port caused the deaths of thousands of crabs and other marine life. Mass deaths of the animals on the coastline from Hartlepool to Whitby saw swathes of crabs washed ashore between October and December 2021. It resulted in distressing scenes of…
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Meta’s rules for checking VIP posts have caused ‘real harm’ and need ‘overhaul’, review says | Science & Tech News
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On Facebook and Instagram there are rules about what can and can’t be posted. They can change from time to time, as can the way they are enforced by human and robot moderators. But in theory the rules are the same for every one of the sites’ nearly five billion users. Unless, that is, you…
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COVID pandemic caused changes to global mortality not seen in 70 years, say researchers | UK News
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The COVID pandemic has caused a “protracted shock” to life expectancy levels leading to global mortality changes not seen in the last 70 years, according to research. Previous epidemics have seen fairly rapid “bounce backs” to life expectancy levels, said experts. But the scale and magnitude of COVID-19 on mortality confounds claims that it has…
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Meteoroid hit has caused ‘significant uncorrectable’ damage to James Webb Space Telescope | Science & Tech News
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NASA has reported that a meteoroid hit on the James Webb Space Telescope has caused “significant uncorrectable” damage to one of the panels it uses to stare into deep space. The orbiting observatory was launched last December and recently released a full set of new observations, including what is said to be the “deepest” and…
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Antidepressants called into question as researchers find ‘no convincing evidence’ depression is caused by ‘chemical imbalance’ | UK News
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Many antidepressants might not be treating the condition, because they are being used to correct a cause of depression that doesn’t actually exist, new research has suggested. A new review of existing studies concludes that the “chemical imbalance” theory of depression, in particular low levels of serotonin, does not stand up to scrutiny. Serotonin is…