Prescriptions for ADHD medications are on the rise. Why? The pandemic was just this big

wind gust that brought it all down and revealed a lot of the challenges that had already

been there to begin with. It's Friday January 26th and you can take a sigh of relief

because it's finally, Science Friday.

I'm Sci-Fi producer Shishana Bucksbaum.

During the height of the pandemic, there was a spike in prescriptions for ADHD meds especially among

young adults and people assigned female at birth including women and some trans folks in a

bit we'll talk about what's driving these trends, but first guest

host Ariel de Hame Ross talks with science writer Mackie Kirth about the top

science news of the week.

NASA has announced the Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has taken its last flight.

The little helicopter first arrived on Mars in 2021,

along with the Perseverance Rover,

and since then has taken 72 flights,

way longer than the planned 30-day mission,

scoping out craters and riverbeds

for signs of water on Mars surface.

But during a recent flight, the rover lost

communication with the helicopter as it was landing. And once communication was

restored, images from the helicopter revealed rotor blade damage, meaning it's now grounded, permanently.

And now, a bit more space news.

This is an update from NASA's Osiris Rex mission.

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