Research identifies 574 political streamers on Twitch, discussing topics such as identity politics and international issues. Analysis highlights unique audience interactions and the role of real-time chat in shaping political discourse.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0314429
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Researchers develop 3D-printed hydrogels for continuous drug delivery through contact lenses
https://uwaterloo.ca/news/media/cutting-edge-contact-lens-gel-delivers-medication
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Study: A third of the decline in support for Brexit in the UK since 2016 is due to cohort replacement where many older voters (who support Brexit) have passed away, while younger voters (who oppose Brexit) have entered the electorate.
https://ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-6765.12745
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New research finds that cues to ambient darkness decrease women’s willingness to engage with physically strong men. This suggests that in darker environments, perceived strength in men may be more strongly associated with potential threat than with protection or attractiveness.
https://www.psypost.org/womens-interest-in-strong-men-adapts-to-environmental-cues-of-potential-threat/
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High ultra-processed food intake could be linked to psoriasis, finds a new study of over 18,000 people, even after taking into account age, BMI, alcohol intake, and other diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and inflammatory rheumatism.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/high-ultra-processed-food-intake-could-be-linked-to-psoriasis
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Central Europe’s First Farmers Lived in Equality. Studying the genetic links between those Neolithic individuals has shown that the LBK people expanded over hundreds of kilometers in just a few generations.
https://news.univie.ac.at/en/media/recent-press-releases/detailansicht-en/artikel/sharing-is-caring-central-europes-first-farmers-lived-in-equality/
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Air pollution may play a role in adverse birth outcomes: Exposure to PM2.5 was associated with higher levels of inflammation among pregnant women relating to birth complications, study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066053
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Warming temperatures impact immune performance of wild monkeys, U-M study shows: Immune performance of wild capuchin monkeys declines when the animals experience higher temperatures, and younger monkeys seem to be particularly vulnerable to heat
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1065939
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Sea anemone study shows how the Starlet sea anemone can regenerate entire body parts: When an injury is triggered, molecular changes are both near and far from the wound. These cells move and tissues reorganise, effectively reshaping the entire body.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066346
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Childhood adversity may blunt brain development rather than speed it up | While prior theories suggested these changes might reflect accelerated brain development, this study indicates they may instead represent a blunting or slowing of specific developmental processes.
https://www.psypost.org/childhood-adversity-may-blunt-brain-development-rather-than-speed-it-up/
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Antibiotics can change how bacteria build proteins by altering RNA, potentially affecting resistance. This study explores these changes and introduces a new tool for better RNA research.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-54368-x
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A study involving 14,053 participants seeking weight loss through GLP-1 found that it also reduces alcohol use, with 45.3% reporting a decrease in their category of alcohol consumption. This may be because GLP-1 potentially diminish the rewarding effects of alcohol, similar to their effect on food
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2827069
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Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening ocean circulation, speeding up warming down south. The Earth has already warmed 1.5ºC since the industrial revolution, and the Arctic has been heating up nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet.
https://theconversation.com/meltwater-from-greenland-and-the-arctic-is-weakening-ocean-circulation-speeding-up-warming-down-south-238302
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How U.S. Presidential elections strengthen global hate networks - The election triggered new hate content at scale around immigration, ethnicity, and antisemitism that aligns with conspiracy theories about Jewish-led replacement. Telegram acts as a key hardening agent.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44260-024-00018-8
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People can form impressions from a face in a fraction of a second. A new study analyzed first impressions when judging facial attractiveness. Although participants were influenced by first impressions, the effect was very small. First impressions may not matter as much as we think.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/illusions-delusions-and-reality/202411/do-first-impressions-really-matter
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used measurements of skin conductance over time to tell emotions apart, reading emotions without the need for a camera.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10718281
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Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria
https://www.space.com/ryugu-asteroid-sample-earth-life-colonization?utm_source=perplexity
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Cambridge researchers studying a forest in northern India have found that the wildlife monitoring technologies are being deliberately misused by local government & male villagers to spy on women & stop them collecting natural resources despite it being their legal right to do so.
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/wildlife-monitoring-technologies-used-to-intimidate-and-spy-on-women-study-finds
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Women with a history of nonconsensual sexual experiences are more likely to engage in sex out of feelings of obligation, according to a new study. These women reported more frequent “Duty Sex,” lower sexual satisfaction, and higher levels of sexual pain compared to women without such histories.
https://www.psypost.org/women-with-sexual-trauma-histories-more-likely-to-engage-in-duty-sex/
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