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A randomized double-blind controlled trial found post-exposure prophylaxis with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was not advantageous for the prevention of COVID-19 in asymptomatic individuals with high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. The incidence of COVID-19 was similar in both the HCQ group and control.

nature.com

Submitted by glawgii t3_105wwo9 on January 7, 2023 at 7:10 PM

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Men, but not women, drink beer more rapidly when they experience pain, study finds

psypost.org

Submitted by thebelsnickle1991 t3_10a1vhb on January 12, 2023 at 3:09 PM

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People Living In States With Legal Marijuana Have Lower Rates Of Alcohol Use Disorder, Federally Funded Twin Study Finds

marijuanamoment.net

Submitted by Defiant_Race_7544 t3_10a1gkp on January 12, 2023 at 2:51 PM

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The falling birth rate in the U.S. is not due to less desire to have children -- young Americans haven’t changed the number of children they intend to have in decades, study finds. Young people’s concern about future may be delaying parenthood.

news.osu.edu

Submitted by geoff199 t3_109y128 on January 12, 2023 at 12:03 PM

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Melatonin as a Potential Approach to Anxiety Treatment. Melatonin is freely available, economically undemanding and has limited side effects.

mdpi.com

Submitted by johnhemingwayscience t3_109xcu7 on January 12, 2023 at 11:23 AM

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Significant reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions still possible. Research estimated total global CO2 emissions from the life cycle of gas-fired power is 3.6 billion tons each year. This could be reduced by as much as 71% if a variety of mitigation options were used around the world.

mcgill.ca

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_109e5dk on January 11, 2023 at 7:54 PM

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Happy rather than sad music soothes newborns — findings suggest that newborns do react to emotions in music, and that responses to music are present at birth

theconversation.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_108rkgu on January 11, 2023 at 1:29 AM

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Before collapsing into a black hole, two merging neutron stars briefly form a single supersized neutron star ‘about twice the length of Manhattan Island’

nasa.gov

Submitted by marketrent t3_108uo4t on January 11, 2023 at 3:51 AM

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After 50 years, fusion power hits a major milestone

freethink.com

Submitted by Possible-Judgment-39 t3_108aglz on January 10, 2023 at 1:58 PM

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Deep overturning circulation collapses with strong warming, which could cause a "disaster" in the world's oceans.

news.uci.edu

Submitted by sibti t3_106tuzk on January 8, 2023 at 8:49 PM

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Tolerance for the Free Speech of Outgroup Partisans [Both sides of the political divide expressed high overall levels of support for free speech - Republicans more so than Democrats]

cambridge.org

Submitted by i_have_thick_loads t3_104awf1 on January 5, 2023 at 9:34 PM

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Intermittent Fasting according to the 16:8 regime over a fasting period of three months significantly improved several aspects of the QoL and decreased fatigue in healthy people, while maintaining a good safety profile.

mdpi.com

Submitted by Meatrition t3_109e2ud on January 11, 2023 at 7:52 PM

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Scientists have created hybrid rice that can be propagated with high efficiency as clonal seed. This means the benefits of a high-yield hybrid can be kept from season to season without breeding new hybrids.

ucdavis.edu

Submitted by andyhfell t3_108i69c on January 10, 2023 at 7:16 PM

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Shifting towards more plant-based diets could result in reduced environmental impact. Reduced water, land use and GHG emissions could improve household food security in the U.S. and global food security for a growing population. The Vegan diet scored the lowest across all indicators.

mdpi.com

Submitted by Unethical_Orange t3_10992pu on January 11, 2023 at 4:36 PM

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Scientists estimate Madagascar's bat species would take 1.6 million years of evolution to recover the pre-human levels of biodiversity

nature.com

Submitted by WalkingTalker t3_108gbzz on January 10, 2023 at 6:01 PM

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More than 90% of vehicle-owning households in the United States would see a reduction in the percentage of income spent on transportation energy—the gasoline or electricity that powers their cars, SUVs and pickups—if they switched to electric vehicles.

news.umich.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_1094dsf on January 11, 2023 at 1:13 PM

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Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can cause multiple mental health problems, finds a new study

ajp.psychiatryonline.org

Submitted by thebelsnickle1991 t3_109426g on January 11, 2023 at 12:57 PM

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Sodium butyrate activates HMGCS2 to promote ketone body production through SIRT5-mediated desuccinylation (Jan 2023)

link.springer.com

Submitted by basmwklz t3_1074w89 on January 9, 2023 at 4:43 AM

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When conditions in their bacteria colony deteriorate, use of a ‘programmed cell death mechanism’ causes some bacteria cells to sacrifice themselves, stimulating relocation of the colony to survive

nouvelles.umontreal.ca

Submitted by marketrent t3_106k1f4 on January 8, 2023 at 2:05 PM

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Brain histone beta-hydroxybutyrylation couples metabolism with gene expression (Jan 2023)

link.springer.com

Submitted by basmwklz t3_1074u2o on January 9, 2023 at 4:40 AM

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Earth’s ozone layer on course to be healed within decades, UN report finds | Most of atmospheric layer that protects planet from ultraviolet radiation likely to be fully recovered for most of world by 2040.

theguardian.com

Submitted by SetMau92 t3_107lmdo on January 9, 2023 at 6:20 PM

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Working memory, may involve transient changes in synaptic activity, rather than persistent neuronal firing.

technologynetworks.com

Submitted by daddydilly694-20 t3_106xfeq on January 8, 2023 at 11:09 PM

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Reformulating packaged foods available in Australia to contain less sodium may save about 1,700 lives per year & may also prevent nearly 7,000 annual diagnoses of heart disease, kidney disease and stomach cancer.

scimex.org

Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_1089fc9 on January 10, 2023 at 1:08 PM

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Working fewer hours is associated with higher life satisfaction, according to new research

psypost.org

Submitted by thebelsnickle1991 t3_108q0dl on January 11, 2023 at 12:21 AM

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Green space and greater tree coverage shown to reduce heart attacks and heart disease among those living in houses

newsroom.unsw.edu.au

Submitted by unswsydney t3_107t8t0 on January 9, 2023 at 11:06 PM

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