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Meeting your daily step goal really does work to prevent important illnesses. Taking more than 8,200 steps a day – the equivalent of walking around four miles – was found to protect against the likes of obesity, sleep apnoea, high blood pressure and major depressive disorder

nature.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_y0nbe1 on October 10, 2022 at 7:15 PM

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Communities that are engaged in cleaning, mowing and repurposing vacant spaces are likely to experience greater reductions in violence and crime, according to new research

news.umich.edu

Submitted by Additional-Two-7312 t3_yip4kv on October 31, 2022 at 9:13 PM

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Meditation may protect older people against Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. Researchers found meditation was superior to non-native language training on changing a global composite score and two of its subscores reflecting attention regulation and socio-emotional capacities

jamanetwork.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_y0ijqb on October 10, 2022 at 4:05 PM

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New study uncovers links between dark triad personality traits and disordered eating habits

psypost.org

Submitted by chrisdh79 t3_y0gnp1 on October 10, 2022 at 2:48 PM

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Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2022: Awarded jointly to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond, and Philip H. Dybvig "for research on banks and financial crises"

Submitted by shiruken t3_y0g3az on October 10, 2022 at 2:24 PM

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Study: Legalizing Marijuana Has No Impact on the Perceived Risk of Marijuana Use Among Children

themarijuanaherald.com

Submitted by BoundariesAreFun t3_yf95zb on October 28, 2022 at 1:01 AM

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Smartphone-induced flow experiences may act as a trigger for compulsive buying behavior among Gen Z

psypost.org

Submitted by HeinieKaboobler t3_ybo78w on October 23, 2022 at 5:51 PM

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A review concluded that "research suggests that CBD has promising biological properties for applications in dentistry."

mdpi.com

Submitted by OregonTripleBeam t3_yfrsbt on October 28, 2022 at 3:46 PM

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Magma on Mars Likely - Until now, Mars has been generally considered a geologically dead planet. An international team of researchers led by ETH Zurich now reports that seismic signals indicate volcanism still plays an active role in shaping the Martian surface.

ethz.ch

Submitted by GeoGeoGeoGeo t3_yf5p66 on October 27, 2022 at 10:37 PM

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Rather than heralding a new era of prosperity for rural and remote regions, remote working, inspired by the pandemic, is exacerbating the global urban-rural divide in the digital platform labour market

ox.ac.uk

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_yd217s on October 25, 2022 at 11:04 AM

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Positive childhood experiences of blue spaces and adult well-being. Individuals who recalled more childhood blue space experiences tended to place greater intrinsic value on natural settings, visiting them as adults – which increases better mental wellbeing

exeter.ac.uk

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_y0ah9w on October 10, 2022 at 9:41 AM

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Exercise linked with increased longevity. Compared with just two minutes of vigorous activity per week, 15 minutes was associated with an 18% lower risk of death and a 15% lower likelihood of cardiovascular disease, while 12 minutes was associated with a 17% reduced risk of cancer

academic.oup.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_yfj79z on October 28, 2022 at 9:13 AM

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Long-term dietary restriction ameliorates ageing-related renal fibrosis in male mice by normalizing mitochondrial functions and autophagy (Oct 2022)

link.springer.com

Submitted by basmwklz t3_y06fo8 on October 10, 2022 at 5:24 AM

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In a study of rats, researchers discovered that, a diet of high sugar does lower the ability of the taste system to sense sweetness, a 50% reduction in the nerve’s responsiveness to the sweet sucrose (table sugar) solution

news.umich.edu

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_yaicey on October 22, 2022 at 8:44 AM

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International scientists find Earth is ‘unequivocally’ in midst of climate emergency. The report shows new data illustrating increasing frequency of extreme heat events, rising global tree cover loss because of fires, and a greater prevalence of the mosquito-borne dengue virus.

today.oregonstate.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_ye3wbi on October 26, 2022 at 5:33 PM

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Using a gel-like, radioactive implant, engineers have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer ever recorded in mouse models, the new treatment completely eliminated tumors in 80 percent of mice across several model types, including those considered the most difficult to treat

pratt.duke.edu

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_y9yjbw on October 21, 2022 at 4:49 PM

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How the mother's mood influences her baby's ability to speak. Scientists found even children whose mothers suffer from mild depressive mood that do not yet require medical treatment show early signs of delayed language development.

cbs.mpg.de

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_xzhyof on October 9, 2022 at 10:07 AM

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Women who use anabolic steroids tend to exhibit heightened levels of psychopathology, such as depression and antisocial traits, study finds

psypost.org

Submitted by chrisdh79 t3_ydzesd on October 26, 2022 at 2:25 PM

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Heavy-load exercise in older adults activates vasculogenesis and has a stronger impact on muscle gene expression than in young adults (Oct 2022)

eurapa.biomedcentral.com

Submitted by basmwklz t3_xzf0o3 on October 9, 2022 at 7:00 AM

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Aging attenuates diurnal lipid uptake by brown adipose tissue (Oct 2022)

aging-us.com

Submitted by basmwklz t3_xzeoa9 on October 9, 2022 at 6:39 AM

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Vitamin D deficiency linked to premature death. Over a 14-year follow up period, researchers found that the risk for death significantly decreased with increased vitamin D concentrations, with the strongest effects seen among those with severe deficiencies.

acpjournals.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_ydwhhh on October 26, 2022 at 12:07 PM

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A skin graft using sticky mussel "feet" proteins heals without scars

drugdiscoverynews.com

Submitted by dazosan t3_xy55by on October 7, 2022 at 5:33 PM

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Neither temperature shocks nor natural disasters generate climate mitigation reforms at the national, international or subnational level over the period 1990–2018. These findings suggest that future climate shocks are unlikely to catalyze meaningful climate action.

doi.org

Submitted by smurfyjenkins t3_xy4ur0 on October 7, 2022 at 5:21 PM

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Researchers have shown that individuals who are played a piano chord during sleep that was previously paired to a specialist form of nightmare therapy have happier dreams and fewer nightmares than those who didn't undergo previous pairing, showing that this approach can alter emotions in dreams.

technologynetworks.com

Submitted by rjmsci t3_yeun12 on October 27, 2022 at 3:17 PM

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Smartphone addiction linked to reduced brain activity and functional connectivity during creative idea generation

academic.oup.com

Submitted by geoff199 t3_xy26bn on October 7, 2022 at 3:32 PM

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