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A Longitudinal Comparison of the Effects of Election Outcomes on System Legitimacy in the United Kingdom and United States - Valdes - European Journal of Social Psychology - Wiley Online Library
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Researchers found that serotonin helps reduce "belief stickiness" — the tendency to get stuck on an old idea despite new contradicting evidence. This discovery holds important implications for the understanding and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
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Record-breaking ice loss in Central Asia in 2025. The event is part of a broader global pattern of recent record-breaking glacier melt years, following extreme losses previously observed in, among others, the European Alps and the Pyrenees (2022), western North America (2023), and Svalbard (2024)
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Fear of missing out is linked to hypersensitive brain reactions to digital likes
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Frontiers | DXM, CYP2D6-inhibiting antidepressants, piracetam, and glutamine: proposing a ketamine-class antidepressant regimen with existing drugs
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2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy buried with “Iliad” fragment reveals that literary work played a functional, spiritual role in the mummification process
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Stress impairs your brain’s ability to link memories — dampening insight
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Most Americans, whether on the right or left, claim to support freedom of speech. However, survey experiments show that after President Trump began explicitly calling for speech restrictions, Trump voters became increasingly supportive of government censorship of outparty media and individuals.
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RETRACTED: Longitudinal Data From the KETO-CTA Study: Plaque Predicts Plaque, ApoB Does Not
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Researchers report rare case of brain tumor linked to AAV gene therapy integration in child treated for Hurler syndrome
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Greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies have nearly doubled globally since the 1960s, but reduced use of chemical fertilizers, managing irrigation and reducing tillage could cut emissions by about 10%
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Television news coverage of climate policy is limited and polarized in the US. Two-thirds of Americans want action on climate change. But some news networks are highly polarized in their coverage. For example, Fox mostly covered opposing views.
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World’s burden of mental disorders doubled since 1990. Mental disorders are now the leading cause of disability globally, overtaking cancer and cardiovascular disease. The burden of mental disorder peaked amongst youth aged 15-19 years old, and women had higher rates than men
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Researchers from Czech Technical University in Prague found that students using ChatGPT to learn grammar improve most with a teacher's guidance, as studying with AI alone yields mixed results
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Researchers at Charles University's Second Faculty of Medicine found specific oxidative waste products in red blood cells that are uniquely elevated in Alzheimer's. This could allow for a simple, accurate blood test to detect Alzheimer's early and distinguish it from other types of dementia
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Novel Realization of Warp Drive Spacetimes as Solutions of General Relativity
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Aggressive BEP chemotherapy severely damages sperm in testicular cancer patients. However, scientists identified a specific DNA-packaging marker (H4K12ac) that strongly predicts overall sperm health, offering a novel tool to track fertility recovery post-treatment.
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Researchers at Charles University established the first healthy baseline measurements for deep fascia (connective tissue) thickness in children's legs. This vital reference data will help doctors use painless ultrasounds to accurately diagnose pediatric musculoskeletal disorders
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The Dynamics of Zoonotic Spillover: How human-wildlife proximity and economic pressures contribute to the current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC.
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Asundexian for Secondary Stroke Prevention
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More than half of students (54%) regularly listened to music while studying. Almost all of them believed it helped them. They described using music to boost motivation, enhance focus, or block external noise. Classical and Rock were most common genres. Many preferred non‑lyrical, slow music.
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Living the dual narratives of autism and borderline personality disorder: Recent research explores the experiences of those who are diagnosed with autism later in life, after an initial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder
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The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux. Neuroscientists are baffled
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Unraveling the mystery of stuttering: clinical and physiological insights into its manifestation
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Depression appears to alter how young adults remember childhood trauma and adversity. Dealing with these emotional health challenges may actually be the primary driver behind shifting memories, pointing to a need to treat current mood to help heal past wounds.
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Young men with same-sex parents are more likely to work in female-dominated industries, new study finds
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Study of 440,000+ people found lifetime cancer risk varies dramatically based on individual factors
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Childhood maltreatment increases risk of later domestic abuse: Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can increase the risk of being victimised by a romantic partner in adulthood, by impacting personality and mental health development, finds a new study.
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A study tracking children over a period of seven years identified distinct brain-wave patterns emerging from age 9 can forecast a child’s vulnerability to anxiety or depression by age 13. Anxiety is linked to activity on the right side of the brain, while depression is tied to the left.
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Researchers closed a major "blind spot" in aerospace engineering. By combining Ga⁺ & Xe⁺ ion beams (FIB-DIC), they mapped mesoscale residual stresses (0.05–0.5 mm) in titanium aircraft blades. This multiscale approach drastically improves engine reliability.
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Neuroepithelial Tumor with AAV Integration after Intracisternal Magna Vector Delivery | New England Journal of Medicine
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Complex decisions: The faster the better - When it comes to complex strategic decisions, a shorter thinking time is associated with a higher quality of decisions.
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Taking psychedelic substances with a romantic partner is associated with a deeper sense of mutual understanding and enhanced relationship quality. In contrast, using these substances alone might leave partners out of sync, potentially contributing to relationship dissolution later on.
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How a super El Niño could trigger global famine
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Grokipedia was launched by Elon Musk last October with a promise that the AI-written encyclopedia systematically “fixes” left-leaning biases in Wikipedia. New study found Grokipedia is selectively drawing on more-right leaning news sources on the topics of religion, history, literature and art.
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Contrary to the rhetoric of anti-wind groups, there is no evidence that proximity to wind turbines leads to adverse health outcomes [Data: longitudinal health surveys of 120,000+ households and consumer spending records of people living near wind turbines].
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Obesity rates plateaued or slightly declined in several high-income countries, while obesity continued rising across most low-income and middle-income countries despite already surpassing prevalence levels seen in wealthier nations, according to data from 232 million people between 1980 and 2024
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Scientists discover that dopamine receptors act as traffic signals to guide migrating brain cells
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Feeling like you belong at school - and having good relationships with teachers - can actually protect teenagers’ mental health
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White Americans who feel they are on the losing side of politics are more likely to oppose economic redistribution programs. Study finds this effect only appears when people compare their political standing directly to that of racial minorities.
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AI model known as ECG2Stroke can predict the risk of a stroke up to 10 years into the future using a 10-second ECG test
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Long-term exposure to air pollution from traffic, industry, and wildfires linked to to worse cognitive function and small but visible brain damage, with higher effects observed in women
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Magic mushrooms could be effective treatment for cocaine addiction, study shows. Participants who got single dose of psilocybin were more likely to abstain from cocaine than those who got placebo
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Student wellbeing drops after move to high school. Researchers found wellbeing declined across every measured domain, including happiness, optimism, perseverance, emotional regulation, cognitive engagement and life satisfaction, while sadness and worry increased.
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Scientists expected both liberals and conservatives to be reluctant to promote rhetoric associated with the opposing political side, but this was more consistent among liberals. Conservatives appeared relatively willing to support causes aligned with their views regardless of the moral framing used.
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Racial resentment plays a major role in driving conservative political beliefs among White Americans who are not religiously conservative. Harboring racial resentment provides evidence of a conservative political shift among White religious moderates, liberals, and nonreligious individuals.
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By 2023, the transition to new energy vehicles in China led to reductions of 23.80% in particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less (8.97 µg m−3) and 30.67% in carbon monoxide (0.26 mg m−3), resulting in the prevention of approximately 262,000 non-accidental deaths and 75,000 all-cause deaths.
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Whats the string theory
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Traffic pollution increases chronic kidney disease hospitalizations up to 4x. A 10-year study shows that vehicle emissions (PM2.5) enter the bloodstream, triggering kidney inflammation and premature organ aging.
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