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People with ADHD may be more creative because they let their minds wander

New research confirms that ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can be linked to increased creativity and suggests that this creativity is associated with a greater tendency to let your mind wander. This first study to explain the link between ADHD and creativity is presented at the ECNP Congress in Amsterdam.

Lead researcher Han Fang (from the Radboud University Medical Center, the Netherlands) said, “Previous research pointed to mind-wandering as a possible factor linking ADHD and creativity, but until now no study has directly examined this connection. We conducted two studies, utilizing two different groups of ADHD patients and healthy controls, one from a European group curated by the ECNP, and a second study from a UK group. In total, there were 750 participants. Separately analyzing results from two means that we can have greater confidence in the results.”

The researchers examined the correlations between ADHD characteristics, creativity, and functional impairments and the role of mind-wandering in those links. Both patient groups showed classic ADHD characteristics, such as lack of attention, impulsivity, and the tendency to let one’s mind wander away from the subject in hand. Both studies showed that more ADHD symptoms were correlated with more mind-wandering.

UC wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record

“These awards are not only great honors — they are tangible evidence of the work happening across the University of California every day to expand knowledge, test the boundaries of science, and conduct research that improves our lives. I’m proud to see their work recognized,” said UC President James B. Milliken.

These world record–setting contributions span decades and disciplines. But they all have one important thing in common. They’ve all relied on competitive funding from the federal government.

Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users

Discord says they will not be paying threat actors who claim to have stolen the data of 5.5 million unique users from the company’s Zendesk support system instance, including government IDs and partial payment information for some people.

The company is also pushing back on claims that 2.1 million photos of government IDs were disclosed in the breach, stating that approximately 70,000 users had their government ID photos exposed.

While the attackers claim the breach occurred through Discord’s Zendesk support instance, the company has not confirmed this and only described it as involving a third-party service used for customer support.

The world’s most sensitive computer code is vulnerable to attack. A new encryption method can help

Nowadays data breaches aren’t rare shocks—they’re a weekly drumbeat. From leaked customer records to stolen source code, our digital lives keep spilling into the open.

Git services are especially vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. These are online hosting platforms that are widely used in the IT industry to collaboratively develop software, and are home to most of the world’s computer code.

Just last week, hackers reportedly stole about 570 gigabytes of data from a git service called GitLab. The stolen data was associated with major companies such as IBM and Siemens, as well as United States government organizations.

IDs of Some Discord Users Appealing Age Determination Have Been Leaked

As stated in Discord’s official statement addressing the breach, an “unauthorized party” compromised one of the platform’s third-party customer service providers, accessing information from a limited number of users who had contacted Discord’s Customer Support or Trust & Safety teams.

Due to this attack, the unnamed intruders obtained a number of government ID images, including driver’s licenses and passports, from some of the users who had appealed an age determination. In addition, the breach also resulted in the exposure of names, Discord usernames, emails, the last four digits of credit card numbers, purchase histories (if linked to the account), IP addresses, and messages with Discord’s customer service agents for some users.

The platform also clarified that more sensitive information, such as full credit card numbers or CVV codes, messages or activity on Discord outside of customer support interactions, and passwords or authentication data, was not impacted.

Tumbleweed rover tests demonstrate transformative technology for low cost Mars exploration

A swarm of spherical rovers, blown by the wind like tumbleweeds, could enable large-scale and low-cost exploration of the Martian surface, according to results presented at the Joint Meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and the Division for Planetary Sciences (EPSC-DPS) 2025.

Recent experiments in a state-of-the-art wind tunnel and field tests in a quarry demonstrate that the rovers could be set in motion and navigate over various terrains in conditions analogous to those found on Mars.

Tumbleweed rovers are lightweight, 5-meter-diameter spherical robots designed to harness the power of Martian winds for mobility. Swarms of the rovers could spread across the red planet, autonomously gathering environmental data and providing an unprecedented, simultaneous view of atmospheric and surface processes from different locations on Mars. A final, stationary phase would involve collapsing the rovers into permanent measurement stations dotted around the surface of Mars, providing long-term scientific measurements and potential infrastructure for future missions.

Professor Dragan Primorac, MD, PhD — Shaping The Future Of Personalized Medicine

Shaping The Future Of Personalized Medicine — Professor Dragan[ ](https://www.facebook.com/PrimoracDragan?__cft__[0]=AZWpslTHjsy1a1kjedsti2RJw9yv6FhOXDFg2kyiufa2-D4Gk8TYoTy6HPaDPGARaq1EESF8mpBiV9Jjt2gpkh8Np3gpvzqTNu4cOTW-m31Hn4MVmEFyC6gnP5_-bMEdn1Gn81MUYh3llD5MqtPqF8dPWOZxq1Oo7MbC2g5664Of2FI4tc98YxJrFewUmig_tH0&__tn__=-]K-R)Primorac MD, PhD — Founder, St. Catherine Specialty Hospital

Professor Dragan Primorac, MD., PhD (https://www.draganprimorac.com/) is a globally recognized physician-scientist whose work spans personalized medicine, regenerative therapies, and forensic genetics.

From 2003 to 2009 Prof. Primorac served as the Minister of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia. The Ministry of Science and Education of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of primary, secondary and tertiary education, research institutions and sports (https://mzom.gov.hr/en).

Prof. Primorac is the Founder of St. Catherine Specialty Hospital in Zagreb Croatia (https://www.stcatherine.com/), the official hospital of the Croatian Olympic Committee as well as the official hospital of the Croatian Football Federation. St. Catherine Hospital is affiliated with four medical schools and the Ministry of Science and Education recently announced that the St. Catherine Hospital became Scientific Center of Excellence for the Personalized Medicine\.

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