Study finds that the depth of small grooves in the brain's surface is linked to stronger network connectivity and better reasoning ability.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/05/21/are-groovy-brains-more-efficient/
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Almost all forms of narcissism are associated with symptoms of social networking site addiction. In other words, individuals with narcissistic traits were more likely to develop problematic patterns of social media use.
https://www.psypost.org/narcissists-are-more-likely-to-become-addicted-to-social-networking-sites/
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A new study suggests that eating more plant-based foods could turn back biological aging - Eating more plant-based foods rich in natural compounds called methyl adaptogens, like turmeric, berries, garlic, and green tea, may slow the body’s biological aging process.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12074822/
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A new AI-based weather tool, Aurora, is outperforming current weather prediction systems, researchers report in Nature
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-weather-forecasts-aurora
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Opioid-level relief without the opioids, That's the promise of SBI-810 | A new experimental painkiller has shown promise in dulling or eliminating pain in mice while also avoiding the common opioid side effects including constipation and sedation.
https://newatlas.com/chronic-pain/opioid-pain-alternative-sbi-810/
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Lancet commission finds a “significant decline” in young people’s mental health, and said the climate crisis posed “significant new threats” to their health. Today’s adolescents are the first cohort of humans who will live their entire life experiencing the growing reverberations of climate change.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/20/young-people-obesity-2030-report
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Jupiter was formerly twice its current size and had a much stronger magnetic field
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/jupiter-was-formerly-twice-its-current-size-and-had-a-much-stronger-magnetic-field
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A new study shows that even if we overshoot 1.5 °C and cool back down, glacier melt and reduced runoff will continue for centuries – some changes are irreversible.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02318-w
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Colon cancer is rising in young people. There is a strong link between childhood exposure to colibactin (a toxin produced by E. coli and other bacteria that can damage DNA) and colorectal cancer in patients under the age of 40.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/gut-toxins-colon-cancer-early-diagnosis
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Body’s own cannabinoids (2-AG) may be key to reducing excessive fear responses in people with post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety
https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2025/05/19/bodys-own-cannabinoids-may-be-key-to-reducing-excessive-fear-responses/
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Dry particles can reduce floor friction by nearly 20%, creating hidden slip hazards. This might explain why you’ve nearly fallen at Costco or Home Depot even when the floor looks clean and nothing wet is there.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1556-4029.70087
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Unknown Species of Bacteria Discovered in Swabs From China's Space Station
https://www.sciencealert.com/unknown-species-of-bacteria-discovered-in-chinas-space-station?utm_source=reddit_post
https://redd.it/1kr4ek1
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Women’s food and transport carbon footprint 26% lower than men’s in France, study finds - Eating red meat and driving cars explain almost all of the 6.5-9.5% difference in pollution that remains after also accounting for men eating more calories and travelling longer distances.
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/womens-food-and-transport-carbon-footprint-26-lower-than-mens-in-france-study-finds/
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Over the past 20 years, online news headlines have become longer, more negative, and focused on click-through rates, regardless of journalistic quality, effectively becoming clickbait. Right-wing media used negative headlines significantly more often than left-wing or politically neutral ones.
https://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/press-releases/headlines
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Capuchin monkeys caught abducting baby howlers - Cameras on a remote island captured origin and spread of a bizarre “fad”, first known documentation of a social tradition in which animals repeatedly abduct infants of another species without any clear benefit to themselves. The source may be boredom.
https://www.ab.mpg.de/677569/news_publication_24686977_transferred
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Mortality in male bodybuilding athletes | Professional bodybuilders had more than five times the risk of sudden cardiac death compared to amateurs
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40393525/
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New study finds that nostalgic memories become more bittersweet over time
https://www.psypost.org/new-study-finds-that-nostalgic-memories-become-more-bittersweet-over-time/
https://redd.it/1ks4kw9
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The first teeth were sensory organs on the skin of ancient fish
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2481186-the-first-teeth-were-sensory-organs-on-the-skin-of-ancient-fish/
https://redd.it/1ks0rv3
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Supergiant crustaceans could live across half the deep-sea floor
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2480859-supergiant-crustaceans-could-live-across-half-the-deep-sea-floor/
https://redd.it/1krxl11
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When people think that protests are more likely to be met with state violence, they are more likely to view confrontational tactics as legitimate and effective. In other words, when crowds foresee push-back, they recalibrate their strategies rather than withdrawing altogether from activism
https://theconversation.com/why-do-protestors-use-disruptive-confrontational-tactics-new-research-shows-theyre-not-just-a-last-resort-256716
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Cold sores may be implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease. Herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1) - the virus responsible for cold sores - may have a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease, and treatment with antiviral therapy might be linked to a lower risk of the condition.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/cold-sores-implicated-in-the-development-of-alzheimers-disease
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A combination of two drugs could improve outcomes and reduce the need for toxic chemotherapy for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL), the commonest cancer in childhood and one that can be particularly difficult to treat in older patients, according to Cambridge scientists
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/B-ALL-new-treatment
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Just 100 corporations (including Shell, Glencore, Repsol, Bayer-Monsanto, representing only 2% of 5,500 companies) responsible for 20% of world's extractive conflicts, exposing how companies from Global North seize resources and profits, while social and ecological harms are imposed on Global South.
https://www.uab.cat/web/newsroom/news-detail/just-100-corporations-responsible-for-20-of-the-world-s-extractive-conflicts-1345830290613.html?detid=1345953963539
https://redd.it/1kro758
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AI is now more persuasive than humans in debates, study shows — and that could change how people vote. Study author warns of implications for elections and says ‘malicious actors’ are probably using LLM tools already.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02194-6
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New study published in JAMA Network Open found that transgender and nonbinary adults who received gender-affirming hormone therapy were significantly less likely to report symptoms of moderate-to-severe depression over time.
https://www.psypost.org/is-gender-affirming-care-helping-or-harming-mental-health/
https://redd.it/1krbn05
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Passive scrolling linked to increased anxiety in teens, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/passive-scrolling-linked-to-increased-anxiety-in-teens-study-finds/#google_vignette
https://redd.it/1kr5gw7
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Papers Detail How Human Brains Contain a 'Spoonful of Plastic' Linked to Ultra-Processed Foods: Microplastics, abundant in ultra-processed foods, are accumulating in the human brain at alarming rates and may contribute to global rise in depression, anxiety, dementia, and neurological disorders.
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/813453984/scientific-papers-detail-how-human-brains-contain-a-spoonful-of-plastic-linked-to-ultra-processed-foods/
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Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’. Even just 20cm of sea level rise by 2050 would lead to global flood damages of at least $1tn a year for the world’s 136 largest coastal cities and huge impacts on people’s lives and livelihoods.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/20/sea-level-rise-migration
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Cancer during young adulthood carries long-term mental toll. Research found adolescent and young adult cancer survivors exhibit persistently elevated levels of depression and anxiety throughout their lifespan, but only symptoms of anxiety tend to stabilize in their later years
https://news.umich.edu/cancer-during-young-adulthood-carries-long-term-mental-toll/
https://redd.it/1kr0n6y
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People with right-leaning political views tend to trust climate scientists less than other scientists
https://news.unsw.edu.au/en/most-people-trust-climate-scientists-less-than-other-scientists-but-not-everywhere?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
https://redd.it/1kqwek0
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