Second-Hand Smoke Exposure During Childhood Leaves its Mark on Children's DNA . Children exposed to second-hand smoke at home are more likely to show certain changes in the epigenome, which can alter the way genes are expressed.
https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/el-tabaquismo-pasivo-durante-la-infancia-se-relaciona-con-alteraciones-epigeneticas
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Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb. According to research that raises fresh concerns about food safety from plastic pollution.
https://www.rutgers.edu/news/micro-nano-plastics-make-other-pollutants-more-dangerous-plants-and-intestinal-cells#:~:text=The%20combination%20of%20both%20studies,to%20also%20absorb%20both%20those
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500-year-old records reveal how people weathered the Little Ice Age
https://www.sciencenews.org/?p=3150225&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=3150226
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Many birds-of-paradise species emit light through their plumage, study finds | Researchers found that most birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent – meaning they absorb light through their bodies
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/12/many-birds-of-paradise-species-emit-light-through-their-plumage-study-finds
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Psychedelic use linked to reduced distress, increased social engagement in autistic adults
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-024-06685-8
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+2.7°C expected from current emission pledges would dramatically reshape the Arctic by 2100. Sea-ice-free Arctic summers, accelerated melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, widespread permafrost loss.
https://nsidc.org/news-analyses/news-stories/arctic-beyond-recognition-2100
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Cat attachment style impacts behavior and hormone levels, study finds: Secure, anxious, or avoidant attachment style in cats is linked to how they behave around their owners, and fluctuations in their levels of oxytocin
https://www.psypost.org/cat-attachment-style-impacts-behavior-and-hormone-levels-study-finds/
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Nurses Worldwide Experience Stress, Loss, and Violence. Research found nearly half of nurses worldwide face public aggression, while up to 61% experience anxiety or depression, according to a study of 9,387 nurses across 35 countries
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2025/february/nurses-worldwide.html
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Einstein Probe Appears to Have Detected A New Type of Cosmic Explosion
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-new-cosmic-explosion-may-have-just-been-discovered?utm_source=reddit_post
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In some situations, individuals experiencing depression may perceive reality more accurately, or at least with fewer of the optimistic biases that most people exhibit. Study found that in the context of voting, someone with depressive symptoms is less likely to follow party lines blindly.
https://www.psypost.org/depression-might-unlock-a-more-independent-mind-at-the-ballot-box/
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A Radical New Study Proposes Alzheimer's Has A Single Underlying Cause: Stress Granules – Protein And RNA Clumps That Form Around Cells in Stressful Conditions Due to Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors
https://www.sciencealert.com/radical-study-proposes-a-single-cause-to-explain-alzheimers-disease?utm_source=reddit_post
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Astronomers Amazed by Perfect 'Einstein Ring' Gleaming Around a Galaxy 590 Million Light-Years Away
https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-amazed-by-perfect-einstein-ring-gleaming-in-space?utm_source=reddit_post
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A recent qualitative study explored women’s perceptions of their partner’s odor in intimate and sexual situations. The results revealed that women’s perception of odor often depended on context, such that even odors generally perceived as unpleasant were often accepted as part of a sexual encounter.
https://www.psypost.org/sexy-or-off-putting-women-weigh-in-on-their-male-partners-scent-in-bed/
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The risk of cancer fades as we get older, and we may finally know why: « First, the risk climbs in our 60s and 70s, as decades of genetic mutations build up in our bodies. But then, past the age of around 80, the risk drops again. »
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-risk-of-cancer-fades-as-we-get-older-and-we-may-finally-know-why
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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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Music makes us move even when we don’t like it, according to new research. People with musical anhedonia still derive pleasure from groovy tunes.
https://www.concordia.ca/news/stories/2025/02/11/music-makes-us-move-even-when-we-dont-like-it-according-to-new-concordia-research.html
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A new study finds that EU restrictions on deforestation-linked palm oil & soy have limited impact due to market shifts. Global coordination is the key to making bans actually work.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56693-1
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Study of middle-aged heterosexual dating app users revealed that men use a higher number of dating apps than women. They have also used them for a longer duration, to a greater extent for casual sex, and for more time per day compared to women.
https://www.psypost.org/middle-aged-men-use-more-dating-apps-and-for-longer-than-women/
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Scientists have discovered that some tiny segments of RNA thought to be junk instead have a functional role in suppressing production of certain messenger RNAs and appear to help cells respond to oxidative stress. The segments in question are introns, short sequences of a subset of transfer RNAs.
https://news.osu.edu/junk-rna-segments-play-role-in-protein-production-cell-stress-response/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy25&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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Adolescents who perceive themselves as overweight are three times more likely to consider committing self-harm compared to those who do not, regardless of whether the person is objectively overweight, according to a new study.
https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2025/02/10/when-teen-body-image-becomes-a-deadly-perception
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Eating gradually increasing doses of store-bought peanut butter enables children with high-threshold allergy to safely consume peanuts, study suggests.
https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2025/eating-gradually-increasing-doses-of-store-bought-peanut-butter-enables-children-with-high-threshold-allergy-to-safely-consume-peanuts
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"It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that, in adults, appropriately planned vegetarian and vegan dietary patterns can be nutritionally adequate and can offer long-term health benefits such as improving several health outcomes associated with cardiometabolic diseases."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39923894/
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Individuals with traits like narcissism and psychopathy may be drawn to antisemitic ideologies, according to a new study | Research sheds light on the psychological underpinnings of antisemitism and offers a novel perspective on why some individuals are attracted to this form of prejudice.
https://www.psypost.org/new-psychology-research-links-psychopathy-and-narcissism-to-antisemitism/
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Rosatom scientists have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could reduce travel time to Mars to just 1-2 months. Unlike traditional combustion-based rockets, this engine uses a magnetic plasma accelerator to propel charged particles at speeds of 100 km/s
https://myelectricsparks.com/plasma-electric-rocket-engine-mars/
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Gold outperforms Ozempic for weight loss in rats – and leaves muscles alone | What's more, there are added health bonuses, including anti-inflammatory properties and improvements in blood glucose levels.
https://newatlas.com/disease/obesity/gold-nanoparticles-obesity/
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Earth’s inner core is less solid than previously thought
https://today.usc.edu/earths-inner-core-is-less-solid-than-previously-thought/
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Phubbing linked to increased aggression in romantic relationships | When one partner is distracted by their smartphone during time spent together, it is linked to harmful behaviors that can damage the quality of a romantic relationship.
https://www.psypost.org/phubbing-linked-to-increased-aggression-in-romantic-relationships/
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A man who seemed genetically destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease while still young has reached his mid-70s without any cognitive decline. Scientists identify 9 genetic variants that could have helped a man avoid dementia at least two decades longer than expected.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00398-4
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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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