The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers - Microsoft Research
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/the-impact-of-generative-ai-on-critical-thinking-self-reported-reductions-in-cognitive-effort-and-confidence-effects-from-a-survey-of-knowledge-workers/
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Cockatoos show appetite for dips when eating bland food, find scientists - Birds observed going to lengths to flavour food, with particular penchant for blueberry-flavoured soy yoghurt dip.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/10/cockatoos-show-appetite-for-dips-when-eating-bland-food-find-scientists
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Calling time alone “me-time” boosts positive feelings and improves perceptions, unlike labeling it “isolation”
https://www.psypost.org/calling-time-alone-me-time-boosts-positive-feelings-and-improves-perceptions-unlike-labeling-it-isolation/#google_vignette
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Researchers in China found that exercise reduces symptoms of Internet addiction. Additionally, exercise was found to reduce anxiety, loneliness, stress, feelings of inadequacy, and fatigue, as well as depression, while improving overall mental health
https://www.psypost.org/exercise-eases-internet-addiction-in-chinese-college-students/#google_vignette
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A healthier brain could one day be just a snort away: bacteria that colonize the nose have been engineered to ferry drugs to the brains of mice, delivering appetite-suppressing hormones to obese mice, which subsequently lost weight.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00375-x
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Study Links Both Active and Passive Use to Rising Loneliness. Passive social media use – like browsing without interaction – predictably led to heightened loneliness, active use – which involved posting and engaging with others – also was linked to increased feelings of loneliness.
https://news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/2025/social-medias-double-edged-sword-new-study-links-both-active-and-passive-use-rising
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During pandemic, playful people were remarkably resilient, research shows: Highly playful people were just as realistic about COVID-19 as others, but they excelled at ‘lemonading’ – creatively imagining and pursuing the positive, discovering moments of joy during difficult circumstances
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072642
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"The ick" is a sudden feeling of disgust toward a partner, often for minor things. Study showed physical appearance is a less frequent ick trigger than behavior or personality. 64% of people have felt the ick; 26% end relationships right after. Narcissism and perfectionism increase ick likelihood.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-psychology-of-relationships/202502/the-ick-factor-the-science-behind-sudden-attraction
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Hedgerows increase soil carbon storage by 40%. The soil under hedges stored on average 40 tonnes more carbon per hectare than managed grassland in all locations and that this did not vary due to differences in soil type, rock formation and climate across England
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/5726/hedgerows-increase-soil-carbon-storage-by-40
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Minimizing the consumption of animal products and oil may be an effective strategy to reduce hot flashes in postmenopausal women, randomized controlled trial suggests
https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-024-03467-4
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New study found that the average American, regardless of their own political party, believes Democrats and Republicans approve of extreme members more than moderate members. Americans also believe political parties view extreme members as more loyal and more principled than moderate members.
https://www.psypost.org/americans-think-political-parties-prefer-extremists-to-moderates/#google_vignette
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A new study finds that extreme weather events (floods, storms, and wildfires) could significantly amplify financial losses due to firms' debt burdens.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02244-x
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Oxford Scientists Achieve Quantum Teleportation Between Separate Processors, Paving the Way for Scalable Quantum Computing
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/quantum-teleportation-computing-supercomputer-oxford-b2693889.html
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In a new study, neuroscientists reveal the precise regions of the brain that suppress fear responses in mice — a finding that might help scientists to develop strategies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety in people.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00363-1
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Specific neurons that secrete oxytocin in the brain are disrupted in a mouse model of autism, neuroscientists have found. Stimulating these neurons restored social behaviors in these mice. These findings could help to develop new ways to treat autism.
https://www.riken.jp/en/news_pubs/research_news/rr/20250207_1/index.html
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Use of fertility-tracking technology increased in some states after Roe v Wade was overturned despite warnings that app data might not be secure, a study found. Fewer users reported charting fertility to become pregnant post-Dobbs, which may suggest more users are tracking for pregnancy prevention.
https://news.osu.edu/fertility-tracking-has-increased-in-some-states-post-dobbs/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy25&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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For 500 million years, the Earths' oceans were too acidic for life to survive
https://news.yale.edu/2025/02/10/earths-acid-test-when-did-ocean-acidity-allow-life-commence
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Alcohol use disorder patients show brain structure changes that may underlie emotional distress - A new study has found that men recovering from alcohol use problems tend to have less brain tissue in areas linked to thinking and emotion compared to healthy men.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925492725000010
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Existing cardiac drug helps keep cancer from spreading | An existing cardiac drug (Digoxin) has now been found to reduce the risk of metastasis by dissolving circulating clusters of breast cancer cells in patients.
https://newatlas.com/cancer/cardiac-drug-circulating-cancer-cells/
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Scientists found a new archaeal protein (aRDF) that links 30S ribosome subunits, blocking active ribosome formation and regulating protein production under stress
https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/53/2/gkae1324/7951714?login=false
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A 20-year study finds that after wolves were reintroduced, reduced elk grazing led to a 1,500% increase in willow growth.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425000290
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Earlier origins of Indo-European languages traced using DNA
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00382-y
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Several Psychiatric Disorders Including Autism, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, And Major Depressive Disorder May Share The Same Root Cause, Study Reveals
https://www.sciencealert.com/several-psychiatric-disorders-share-the-same-root-cause-study-reveals?utm_source=reddit_post
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Study finds that individual traits, not environment, predict gun violence among gun-carrying youth. Perceived rewards of crime and a lack of empathy were significant predictors of gun violence among those who actively carried guns.
https://www.psypost.org/individual-traits-not-environment-predict-gun-violence-among-gun-carrying-youth/
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Gut bacteria may be the key to much more effective vitiligo treatment | A new treatment showing positive results on mice with the malady, and it utilizes a natural substance produced by beneficial gut bacteria.
https://newatlas.com/medical-tech/gut-bacteria-vitiligo-treatment/
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A set of Stone Age artifacts have revealed evidence of advanced cognitive and symbolic behavior among prehistoric humans. Research has demonstrated that stone artifacts found in certain caves in the Levant were deliberately engraved with geometric patterns.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1072653
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Researchers find high levels of industrial chemical BTMPS in fentanyl | Testing of samples contained an average of 7 times more BTMPS than fentanyl, with BTMPS sometimes accounting for more than 50% of a drug sold as “fentanyl.”
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1073050
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Wound dressing uses tiny flowers to go big on killing bacteria | Scientists create a material that kills multiple types of harmful bacteria, and it does so using tiny flowers.
https://newatlas.com/medical-tech/nanoflowers-antibacterial-wound-dressing/
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New Study Suggests Rapid Weight Loss May Precede Dementia Diagnosis
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/could-rapid-weight-loss-be-an-early-warning-sign-of-dementia
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Scientists Discover New Class of Quantum States in Graphene
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-new-class-of-quantum-states-in-graphene?utm_source=reddit_post
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