Better nurse staffing linked to fewer c-sections
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2025/january/nurse-staffing-c-sections.html
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Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds | Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/06/air-pollution-affects-peoples-ability-to-focus-on-everyday-tasks-study-finds
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Scientists have created the most detailed map to date of the human hypothalamus, a crucial brain region that regulates body weight, appetite, sleep and stress. This could enable new treatments for obesity and diabetes
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/map-of-brains-appetite-centre-could-enable-new-treatments-for-obesity-and-diabetes
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Social media posts were polarised leading up to elections in 31 countries in 2024. Right-leaning news outlets and political parties engaged more on politics, religion, and migration; left-leaning news and political groups engaged more on education, health and technology
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/social-media-posts-were-polarising-leading-up-to-people-heading-to-the-polls
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Simulations of a potential impact by a hill-sized space rock event next century have revealed the rough ride humanity would be in for, hinting at what it'd take for us to survive such a catastrophe.
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-simulated-bennu-crashing-to-earth-in-september-2182-its-not-pretty
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Half of the fish eaten comes from the Great Barrier Reef’s marine reserves | Despite covering only 30% of the reef’s habitat, network of no-take marine reserves account for 47% of the coral trout catch in fishing areas and contribute 55% of the species’ reproduction.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt0216
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Aussie teens say sex education is leaving them unprepared for relationships : Teens reported feeling that lessons focus too heavily on legal definitions and risk avoidance rather than equipping them with real-life skills for communication, empathy, and emotional connection.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/aussie-teens-say-sex-education-is-leaving-them-unprepared-for-relationships
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Crowds suck people into a vortex, surprising physicists. Researchers studying movement of crowds at traditional Spanish festival have shown that densely packed groups of people form swirling ‘vortex’ patterns never before documented in human gatherings. This may help inform preventative strategies.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00373-z
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Endometriosis linked to traumatic experiences in childhood and adulthood. Study found that the women with endometriosis were more likely to report both childhood and adulthood traumatic experiences and stressful events, and the link was strongest for physical and sexual abuse.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/endometriosis-linked-to-traumatic-experiences-in-childhood-and-adulthood
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Stimulant medications lower depression risk in children with ADHD | Meta-analysis of studies on children and adolescents with ADHD found increased risk of depression and anxiety disorders. However, taking stimulant medication for ADHD was associated with a reduced risk of depression
https://www.psypost.org/stimulant-medications-lower-depression-risk-in-children-with-adhd/
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FDA Approves First Pig Kidney Transplant Trials, Offering Hope for Organ Shortage
https://globalbenefit.co.uk/fda-approves-first-pig-kidney-transplant-trials-offering-hope-for-organ-shortage/
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Scientists found a faster way to brew sour beer—with peas. A new paper published finds that experimental beers made with the sugars found in these foods had similar flavor profiles to your average Belgian-style sour beer, yet the brewing process was shorter with simpler steps.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/pea-sugars-can-speed-up-sour-beer-brewing/
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Donald Trump viewed as higher in Dark Tetrad traits than Joe Biden | Study highlights how perceptions of dark tetrad traits—Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism—in politicians influence voter behavior, focusing on the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
https://www.psypost.org/donald-trump-viewed-as-higher-in-dark-tetrad-traits-than-joe-biden-study-finds/
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Preventing immune system burnout when fighting chronic illness & cancer | Scientists have uncovered a mechanism for reinvigorating the immune system to stop it from flagging when it’s fighting long-term conditions like chronic infections and cancer.
https://newatlas.com/disease/stem-like-t-cells-chronic-illness/
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Greenland ice sheet is cracking more rapidly than ever. Crevasses – cracks in the surface of glaciers - are getting larger across Greenland. These cravasses are the initial fractures from which icebergs can break off, increasing the output of icebergs into the ocean.
https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/current/research-news/2025/02/the-greenland-ice-sheet-is-falling-apart--new-study/
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Scientists discover a molecular switch that can reverse cancer—turning colon cancer cells back into their healthy counterparts | The researchers anticipate that the technology will be applied to create treatments to reverse other forms of cancer in the future.
https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-discover-reverse-cancer-2027113
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Romantic relationships are characterized by a combination of caring, emotional connection (nurturance) and sexual passion (eroticism). For monogamous individuals, both nurturance and eroticism were consistently linked to relationship satisfaction, regardless of the level of the other.
https://www.psypost.org/study-explores-the-role-of-nurturance-and-eroticism-in-different-relationship-styles/
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A new non-opioid painkiller, suzetrigine, has just been approved by the US drug regulator, the FDA. It is the first non-opioid painkiller the agency has approved in over two decades.
https://www.sciencealert.com/?p=151498
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The truth may hurt. But for romantic couples, it’s worth it. New study found that being more honest when expressing a desire for change led to greater personal and relationship well-being for both partners. The effort to be truthful matters more than flawless accuracy in its perception.
https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/the-truth-may-hurt-but-for-couples-its-worth-it-638402/
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A paradigm-shifting study shows an experimental drug, GL-II-73, has the potential to restore memory and cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197458024002136
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Wildfire smoke exposure raises dementia risk by 18%, study finds
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2827124
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Mass Die-Off event of Amphipods turned the beaches of the Red Sea pink
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.70949
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Kids with real-world maths skills can struggle with school arithmetic. Children working in markets in India can solve complex maths problems but not simpler ones used in school. By contrast, non-working children in schools did better with simple problems, but only 1% could answer a market problem.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/kids-with-real-world-maths-skills-struggle-with-ar
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New study shows local news is vulnerable to partisan attacks | The study shows that these attacks are especially effective among Republican voters, but also negatively impact Democrats’ and Independents’ views of their local newspapers.
https://www.psypost.org/new-study-shows-local-news-is-vulnerable-to-partisan-attacks/
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Depression drives sugar cravings, study finds
https://thinkpol.ca/2025/02/05/depression-drives-sugar-cravings-study-finds/
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Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/waterfowl-antarctica-69-million-years
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Research found of the roughly 15 million metric tons of methane coming from onshore oil and gas activities in the continental US annually, 70% comes from smaller, dispersed sources emitting less than 100 kilograms of methane per hour
https://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/2025/02/04/study-smaller-dispersed-sources-account-for-majority-of-u-s-oil-gas-methane-emissions/
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Cats often do not come across as having the variety of facial expressions typical of dogs or primates. But this is misleading. Cats exhibit more than 300 different facial expressions. A new study shows that rapid facial mimicry is especially important for the social interaction between cats.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/psychology-tomorrow/202502/the-social-life-of-cats
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New study finds cannabis use disorder (CUD) is linked to a higher risk of schizophrenia
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2829840
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Six eggs a week lowers heart disease death risk by 29% - A new study has found that eating between one and six eggs each week significantly reduces the risk of dying from any cause but particularly from heart disease – even in people who have been diagnosed with high cholesterol levels.
https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/egg-consumption-mortality-heart-disease/
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