New research shows that performance goals may turn students into "emotionless learning machines” for achieving a good outcome. In this process, they may lose connection with the intrinsic aspects of learning.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/shattering-social-barriers/202502/how-performance-goals-can-harm-students
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Rolling back on climate actions may spell rise in preventable illness – study. Countries that weaken or stop their net zero and climate actions may be consigning their populations to decades of preventable illness. Net zero policies would result in fewer deaths saving UK billions, say researchers.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/21/rolling-back-on-climate-actions-may-spell-rise-in-preventable-illness-study
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Brain connectivity deviations linked to social challenges in boys with autism. Study found that variations in the connections between brain networks involved in attention and self-reflection were associated with challenges in social awareness, communication, and understanding social cues.
https://www.psypost.org/brain-connectivity-deviations-linked-to-social-challenges-in-boys-with-autism/#google_vignette
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Study links rising suicidality among teen girls to increase in identifying as LGBQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning). The rise in female suicidality may stem from social pressures faced by LGBQ youth. More support for LGBQ students is essential to address this trend.
https://www.psypost.org/study-links-rising-suicidality-among-teen-girls-to-increase-in-identifying-as-lgbq/#google_vignette
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Specialised "Cancer Risk Calculator" mobile application succeeds in educating patients about their cancer risk factors, with almost two-thirds (63.4%) reporting learning something new and more than half (52.5%) reporting changing their habits based on the information provided.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39814048/
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Plant-based antioxidants could have adjuvant beneficial effects in the management of asthma inflammatory markers, which may help improve asthma-related clinical outcomes, systematic review finds
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0954611124003937
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Plastic bags and chicken bones: the fossils scientists believe will become our eternal legacy
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/22/technofossils-how-plastic-bags-and-chicken-bones-will-become-our-eternal-legacy
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Researchers found a newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread to humans
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/chinese-researchers-bat-virus-enters-225649962.html
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Study shows end-of-life cancer care lacking for Medicare patients | Overall, claims records showed that 45% of the patients experienced potentially aggressive care (such as multiple acute care visits within days of death), while there was a low receipt of supportive care
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1074607
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Blood pressure drug, amlodipine, could be a safer alternative for treating ADHD symptoms. Study found that in rat and zebrafish models of ADHD it significantly reduced hyperactivity. UK-wide patient data showed that people on it had fewer mood swings and less risk taking behaviour.
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/blood-pressure-drug-could-be-safer-alternative-treating-adhd-symptoms-finds-study
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Study finds PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ 180 times more in birds than previously. Birds – and humans for that matter – commonly ingest PFAS through food and water.
https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2025/02/pfas-found-180-times-more-forever-chemicals-in-birds/
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Covid-Like Bat Virus Discovered by Researchers in Chinese Lab - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-21/covid-like-bat-virus-discovered-by-researchers-in-chinese-lab
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Research has found that people who strive for dominance, whether in personal or professional life, are more confident in their decision-making but are no more accurate in their choices than those of a lower social status.
https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/society/36183/socially-dominant-individuals-are-more-confident-but-not-necessarily-more-competent
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The risk of developing ADHD was 3 times higher among children whose mothers used the pain-relief drug acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy. The association was stronger among daughters, with the daughters of acetaminophen-exposed mothers showing a 6.16 times higher likelihood of ADHD.
https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/child-adhd-risk-linked-to-mothers-use-of-acetaminophen
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The historically large gender gap in total housework time narrowed further this century, from a women-to-men ratio of 1.8:1 in 2003–2005 to 1.6:1 in 2022–2023.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23780231251314667
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Dating app swipe culture driving cosmetic surgery boom among young women. The emphasis on appearance, particularly with the swipe-based apps, plays a role in influencing 20% of women to change their looks via dermal fillers and anti-wrinkle injections in particular.
https://unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/2025/swipe-style-surgery-why-dating-apps-are-fuelling-cosmetic-procedures/
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A new study finds that human-driven nitrogen and phosphorus pollution nearly doubles harmful algal blooms in rivers, impacting ~40% of people globally.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-57054-8
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The conversion of CO₂ into e-fuels by light offers a sustainable solution to close the carbon cycle. In this work, ETH researchers introduce disordered plasmonic Cu-Pd network metamaterials as a truly-scalable material platform for the light-assisted conversion of CO₂ into CO, methane and ethane.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c05426
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Study reveals Arabia's rainfall was five times more extreme 400 years ago | The last 2,000 years of the region were much wetter, with the climate once resembling a vegetated savannah roaming with lions, leopards, and wolves, unlike its present-day hyper-arid desert
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1074611
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Mindfulness training may help with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, study finds | Additionally, anxiety and depression symptoms improved in this group.
https://www.psypost.org/mindfulness-training-may-help-with-symptoms-of-irritable-bowel-syndrome-study-finds/
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A longer paternity leave after the birth of a child can improve the co-parenting relationship between moms and dads, a new study finds. When dads take more time off after the birth of their baby, moms relax unrealistically high standards for fathers’ parenting.
https://news.osu.edu/another-way-longer-paternity-leaves-help-new-parents/
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Cutting Ultra-Processed Foods Leads to Weight Loss and Better Mood: A new study shows that cutting ultra-processed food intake by half in just 8 weeks can lead to weight loss and improved mood and energy levels.
https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/cutting-ultra-processed-foods-leads-to-weight-loss-and-better-mood-396430
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A new study reveals that West Antarctic glacier retreat reduces carbon sequestration while increasing mercury levels, posing risks to marine life.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-57085-1
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Researchers observe blowfly larvae mimicking termite faces with their butts
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/butt-blowfly-larvae-mimic-termite-faces
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80,000-year-old stone knives have been discovered in South Arabia | Ancientist
https://ancientist.com/2025/02/21/80000-year-old-stone-knives-have-been-discovered-in-south-arabia/
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Exciting Breakthrough: Repurposing an FDA-Approved Drug to Target Cancer Stem Cells in Breast Cancer
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-025-02133-x#Abs1
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U.S. outpatient prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin increased 2- to 10-fold above pre-pandemic rates, respectively, to treat COVID-19, despite strong evidence disproving their effectiveness
https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2024.00452
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“Bad trips” and guilt: Why difficult feelings during psychedelic use might actually be a good thing | Study indicates that how well individuals process these difficult emotions, rather than the intensity of the feelings themselves, is linked to their wellbeing in the weeks following the experience.
https://www.psypost.org/bad-trips-and-guilt-why-difficult-feelings-during-psychedelic-use-might-actually-be-a-good-thing/
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The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, finds a new study analyzing health insurance claims data from almost 3 million U.S. patients.
https://news.osu.edu/co-prescribed-stimulants-opioids-linked-to-higher-opioid-doses/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy25&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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Walnuts with breakfast provide an all-day brain boost - Young adults who ate a handful of walnuts with breakfast saw a long-lasting improvement in their reaction times and a boost in memory performance hours later, according to a new study.
https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/walnuts-cognitive-performance-memory-boost/
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