Dog brains shaped by humans

Dog brain structure varies across breeds and is correlated with specific behaviors, according to new research. These findings show how, by selectively breeding for certain behaviors, humans have shaped the brains of their best friends.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190902135309.htm

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Plant based diets lack brain nutrient

The momentum behind a move to plant-based and vegan diets for the good of the planet is commendable, but risks worsening an already low intake of an essential nutrient involved in brain health, warns a nutritionist in the online journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190829184143.htm

Yet anther Facebook privacy fail

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/04/facebook-users-phone-numbers-privacy-lapse

More than 419m Facebook IDs and phone numbers were stored in an online server that was not password protected, the technology website TechCrunch reported. The dataset included about 133m records for users in the US, 18m records for users in the UK and 50m records for users in Vietnam.