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Major political and societal events can have dramatic impacts on psychological health. Scientists looked at how these changes in behavior may have affected mood and well-being of U.S participants, they found significant links between sleep and drinking, stress, negative mood, and depression.

bidmc.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_ys6vee on November 11, 2022 at 10:35 AM

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Experimental cancer vaccine shows promise in animal studies

eurekalert.org

Submitted by BoundariesAreFun t3_yrvd7y on November 10, 2022 at 11:39 PM

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How the Great Depression shaped people’s DNA. Researchers have found that the cells of people who were conceived during the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939 and, at its height, saw about 25% of the US workforce unemployed, show signs of accelerated ageing.

nature.com

Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_z6uwtr on November 28, 2022 at 12:10 PM

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Deforestation and grassland conversion are the biggest causes of biodiversity loss, study shows

eurekalert.org

Submitted by Additional-Two-7312 t3_yrsqpv on November 10, 2022 at 9:46 PM

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For most Americans, housing was a key component in personal wealth accumulation. However, racist housing policies eroded black wealth in pre-WWII American cities. Black families paid a 28% premium to buy a home on a majority white block, after which their homes lost 10% of their value.

direct.mit.edu

Submitted by smurfyjenkins t3_z4kb55 on November 25, 2022 at 6:23 PM

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Red-supergiant supernova gravity lens images show 3 time points days apart

nature.com

Submitted by shiningPate t3_yrgt88 on November 10, 2022 at 2:34 PM

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Charging lithium-ion cells at different rates boosts the lifetimes of battery packs for electric vehicles of at least 20% more charge-discharge cycles, even with frequent fast charging

news.stanford.edu

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_yrdsqy on November 10, 2022 at 12:42 PM

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‘Gentle’ islet cell transplant cures mice of diabetes with few side effects, Stanford Medicine researchers say

med.stanford.edu

Submitted by NoMoreF34R t3_yrddtz on November 10, 2022 at 12:25 PM

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A first-of-its-kind experiment simulating the cosmos with ultracold potassium atoms suggests that in a curved, expanding universe pairs of particles pop up out of empty space

newscientist.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_yr8nw4 on November 10, 2022 at 7:50 AM

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Climate change: efforts to halt rise in global temperatures may be too late to save key glaciers, report warns

scmp.com

Submitted by wmdolls t3_yr7dz2 on November 10, 2022 at 6:29 AM

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A number of studies have already shown that synthetic chemicals can harm the bees that are vital to the pollination of plants. New research now additionally indicates that fertilizers may disrupt bees' ability to identify flowers, reducing the likelihood of the insects landing on them.

newatlas.com

Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_yr4lps on November 10, 2022 at 3:54 AM

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In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth

apnews.com

Submitted by 29PiecesOfSilver t3_yqxoei on November 9, 2022 at 10:31 PM

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A study found that people perceive that robots are replacing human jobs at a greater rate than they actually are. Only 14% of workers say they’ve had their job replaced by a robot. Workers who had been supplanted by a robot estimated that 47% of all jobs have been lost to robots.

news.byu.edu

Submitted by Brave_Cycle_8745 t3_yqvcft on November 9, 2022 at 8:57 PM

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In study of almost 20,000 sub-Saharan adolescents, loneliness, hunger, anxiety and substance use were associated with suicidal ideation, while having peer and parental support were associated with a decreased likelihood

eurekalert.org

Submitted by orpheun t3_yqukkg on November 9, 2022 at 8:26 PM

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New research shows Krill oil rewires distinct gene expression programs that contribute to attenuating several aging hallmarks, including oxidative stress, proteotoxic stress, senescence, genomic instability, and mitochondrial dysfunction.

aging-us.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z4hjga on November 25, 2022 at 4:29 PM

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The Intestinal Barrier in Disorders of the Central Nervous System

thelancet.com

Submitted by viomelifesciences t3_yqpwxa on November 9, 2022 at 5:44 PM

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New study (n=276) finds that a standardized mindfulness program is as effective as a common antidepressant (Escitalopram) at treating anxiety, with both treatments leading to about a 30% reduction in symptoms.

psychnewsdaily.com

Submitted by fotogneric t3_yqo6vz on November 9, 2022 at 4:42 PM

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Nine Paralysis Patients Walk Again; Neuronal Population Required for Recovery Identified: A new study has identified nerve cells that are altered in response to a spinal cord stimulation technique proven to restore walking ability in people once thought to be permanently paralyzed.

technologynetworks.com

Submitted by rjmsci t3_yqn42z on November 9, 2022 at 4:04 PM

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Study: CBD Reduces Seizures That Are Resistant to Common Medications

themarijuanaherald.com

Submitted by BoundariesAreFun t3_z4m4c6 on November 25, 2022 at 7:38 PM

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Simultaneous atmospheric water production and 24-hour power generation enabled by moisture-induced energy harvesting

nature.com

Submitted by IceGroundbreaking715 t3_yqmlzj on November 9, 2022 at 3:46 PM

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Researchers have developed a deep brain stimulator that never needs its batteries changed because instead of a battery, the new device converts the motion of the user’s chest as they breathe into electricity

today.uconn.edu

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_yqfs0g on November 9, 2022 at 11:08 AM

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30% of cancer contents on social media are unproven info. Some cancer patients use unproven alternative or supplementary treatments without consulting medical professionals, which leads to delaying or rejecting existing treatments, sharply reducing their survival possibilities.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z6ta1k on November 28, 2022 at 10:38 AM

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Astronomers have piloted a new image treatment procedure for studying the orphan stars between galaxies. Opening the door for future analyses of intra-group light.

newsroom.unsw.edu.au

Submitted by unswsydney t3_z35gdx on November 24, 2022 at 12:33 AM

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Jealousy may depend on the interplay of gender, sexual orientation, and gender of the rival

psypost.org

Submitted by chrisdh79 t3_z71wao on November 28, 2022 at 5:04 PM

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Strange material demonstrates exotic quantum state at room temperature. For the first time, physicists have observed novel quantum effects in a topological insulator at room temperature.

newatlas.com

Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_ypuwdo on November 8, 2022 at 6:47 PM

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