Older brains feel ‘reward’ from music, even if they don’t like it: study

The brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it’s a song they don’t particularly like, a researcher at British Columbia’s Simon Fraser University says. Sarah Faber said her work on how healthy brains respond to music as they age creates a baseline for future research on people … Read more

Experiencing common emotion could raise heart attack risk – study

Brief surges in anger could raise people’s risk of suffering a heart attack, new research suggests. In new findings published on Wednesday, scientists found that humans’ flashes of fury can temporarily damage blood vessels’ ability to dilate properly, which is thought to to be critical in preventing arteries from hardening. The research, published in the Journal … Read more

Colorado lawmakers kill supervised drug-use sites bill in Senate

Colorado lawmakers have again rejected a bill that would have allowed supervised drug-use sites to open in willing cities — the third time in a year legislators have killed the proposal. On Thursday night, two Democratic senators joined with the Senate Health and Human Service Committee’s three Republicans in voting to kill House Bill 1028, … Read more

Holographic display breakthrough only needs an iPhone 14 screen

Science fiction often relies heavily on holographics to showcase the future of technology. For the most part, though, holographic tech has always seemed a bit outside our wheelhouse, with the tech needed to create realistic holographic displays being exceptionally expensive. Now, though, researchers have done it with an ordinary iPhone screen. Currently, the only way … Read more

Colorado lawmakers plan return of criminal justice commission

Colorado legislators are working to launch two commissions that will help shape criminal justice policy statewide into the near future, an effort that’s drawn the praise of policymakers while reigniting the same simmering tensions that helped sink a predecessor last year. Under recommendations issued last month by a working group convened by Gov. Jared Polis, … Read more

Colorado wants to regulate use of common police holds that lead to deaths

Colorado lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would target law enforcement’s use of a common hold called prone restraint for stronger regulation, though they scaled back initial plans for broader limitations. The bill concerns a practice that law enforcement has said is common and necessary but which has come under fire from advocates for police … Read more

Malaysia to host THE Asia Universities Summit next month

MALAYSIA will be hosting the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Universities Summit for the first time next month. Set to be held in Sunway University, the gathering underscores Malaysia’s growing stature as an education hub for academic excellence and innovation in the region. THE Asia Universities Summit 2024 organising chair Prof Chai Lay Ching said … Read more

An eye on AI

The Higher Education Ministry is looking into setting up a polytechnic for artificial intelligence (AI) in Malaysia. Read full story FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Trusted Bulletin is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All … Read more

UM team comes out tops

A PIONEERING solution to muscle weakness among seniors bore fruit for a trio from Universiti Malaya when the team was crowned champion and “Best Team” at the recent Health iPhAMA-thon 2024 innovation competition. Recognising the significant burden placed on healthcare systems due to falls resulting from muscle weakness, Team AgeGracer, comprising Catherine Seow from the … Read more