US Surgeon General Says Consuming Alcohol Increases Risk For At Least 7 Types Of Cancer
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/oash-alcohol-cancer-risk.pdf
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Scientists extract gold from e-waste to transform CO2 into valuable chemicals | The team’s innovation recovers gold from discarded electronics and uses it as a catalyst to transform CO2 into useful organic materials.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-55156-3
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University of Pittsburgh researchers find that Herpes virus might drive Alzheimer's pathology
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(24)01460-8
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New study found that treatment with psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, resulted in lasting, positive personality changes in patients with alcohol use disorder. Men were more likely to experience a boost in positive emotions.
https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.20230887
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Genetics of alternating sexes in walnuts | In walnuts, researchers found two variants of a gene linked to female-first or male-first flowering. This DNA polymorphism appears in at least nine species of walnut and has been stable for almost 40 million years.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1069346
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Small Study on Triathletes Shows Pooping Before Taking The Stroop Test Improves Cognitive Speed and Performance
https://www.sciencealert.com/pooping-before-you-exercise-has-an-incredible-effect-on-performance?utm_source=reddit_post
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New Research Shows That Reservoirs of Magma beneath Yellowstone National Park Appear To Be On The Move
https://www.sciencealert.com/volcanic-activity-beneath-yellowstones-massive-caldera-could-be-on-the-move?utm_source=reddit_post
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Study discovers that Lyme disease bacteria travels directly through the cells lining blood vessels
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02221-24
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Researchers have created bubble-like microrobots, made of hydrogel and magnetic nanoparticles, that can precisely deliver therapeutic drugs right where they are needed using an external magnetic field, and then be absorbed by the body
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/minuscule-robots-for-targeted-drug-delivery
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While most Americans acknowledge that gender diversity in leadership is important, framing the gender gap as women’s underrepresentation may desensitize the public. But, framing the gap as “men’s overrepresentation” elicits more anger at gender inequality & leads women to take action to address it.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1069279
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Prismatic lithium-ion batteries with flexible packaging degrade rapidly due to design flaws, causing inflation, lithium plating, and a 40% capacity loss after 100 cycles, as demonstrated by research from Brno.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-77673-3
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A new study reveals that mosquitoes with impaired smell compensate by detecting human body heat using leg sensors. This adaptation helps them stay efficient in seeking humans.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn5758
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Aging may change some brain cells more than others | Some cells, such as a small group of hormone-controlling cells, may undergo more age-related changes in genetic activity than others
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1069274
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Depressive symptoms may be transmitted from mother to child via early interactions. Mothers with depressive symptoms display fewer supportive responses to infants’ positive emotions. In turn, infants who receive fewer supportive responses are more likely to exhibit depressive symptoms as toddlers.
https://www.psypost.org/depressive-symptoms-might-be-transmitted-from-mother-to-child-through-early-interactions/
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Delaying post-exercise carbohydrate intake impairs next-day exercise capacity but not muscle glycogen or molecular responses
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39263899
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The link between poor sleep and mental health problems could be related to deficits in brain regions that keep unwanted thoughts out of mind
https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/article/new-study-reveals-that-sleep-prevents-unwanted-memories-from-intruding
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Loneliness linked to ill health through effect on protein levels. After taking into account factors including age, sex, education the team found 175 proteins associated with social isolation and 26 proteins associated with self-reported loneliness
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/03/loneliness-ill-health-protein-levels-research
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Sexual boredom outweighs desire in predicting women’s relationship satisfaction. New research shows that feeling bored with your sex life can be a big reason why people experience lower sexual and relationship satisfaction.
https://www.psypost.org/sexual-boredom-outweighs-desire-in-predicting-womens-relationship-satisfaction/
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Researchers have successfully repaired damaged mouse hearts using a protein from zebrafish. They discovered that the protein Hmga1 plays a key role in heart regeneration in zebrafish. In mice, this protein was able to restore the heart by activating dormant repair genes without causing side effects.
https://www.hubrecht.eu/zebrafish-protein-unlocks-dormant-genes-for-heart-repair/
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ChatGPT fact-checks can reduce trust in accurate headlines, study finds. The use of AI fact-checks may even lead to decreased trust in true headlines and increased belief in dubious ones. In contrast, human fact-checks significantly improved people’s ability to tell between true and false headlines.
https://www.psypost.org/chatgpt-fact-checks-can-reduce-trust-in-accurate-headlines-study-finds/
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Honor culture linked to military recruitment and identity formation in the US. Honor-oriented states consistently produce higher military enlistment rates than dignity-oriented states, and active-duty soldiers with strong ties to honor culture more deeply embrace a “warrior mindset.”
https://www.psypost.org/honor-culture-linked-to-military-recruitment-and-identity-formation/
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For the First Time, Scientists Trace a Fast Radio Burst to a Powerful Magnetic Field Around a Magnetar, in a Galaxy 200 Million Light-Years Away
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-trace-fast-radio-burst-to-surprise-source-for-first-time?utm_source=reddit_post
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Physical activity reduces chronic disease risk. Research found those who exercised moderately to vigorously at least 150 minutes per week -; were at statistically significant lower risk of having 19 chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease, and diabetes.
https://now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/01/get-moving-ui-study-finds-physical-activity-reduces-chronic-disease-risk
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New fast all-optical 3D photoacoustic scanner enables real-time imaging of microvascular changes in conditions like diabetes and inflammation
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-024-01247-x
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No blackouts or cost increases due to 100 % clean, renewable electricity powering California for parts of 98 days
https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/Others/25-CaliforniaWWS.pdf
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Study found that men scored higher on all three Dark Triad traits, aligning with previous research. However, men also scored higher on Agape, reflecting a willingness to sacrifice for their partners, which may align with traditional protector roles.
https://www.psypost.org/dark-personality-traits-and-love-styles-differ-in-partnered-and-single-individuals/
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Study found 34% of couples follow “male breadwinner” pattern but only 5% “female breadwinner”. Male breadwinner pattern was most common among couples with lower socio-economic status, while female breadwinner arose when wives entered marriage with higher earnings and education levels than husbands.
https://www.psypost.org/financial-dynamics-in-long-term-marriages-surprising-findings-unearthed-from-decades-worth-of-data/
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Study traces Ebola's route to the skin surface: Findings suggest a cellular route the virus uses to traverse the inner and outer layers of skin and emerge onto the skin’s surface, which may be one avenue for person-to-person transmission
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1069067
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Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD. Twigstats allows us to see what we couldn’t before, in this case migrations all across Europe originating in the north of Europe in the Iron Age, and then back into Scandinavia before the Viking Age
https://www.crick.ac.uk/news-and-reports/2025-01-01_ancient-dna-unlocks-new-understanding-of-migrations-in-the-first-millennium-ad
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Drinking Coffee Every Day Could Add Up to 2 Years to Your Life
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163724003994
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