Researchers say people born more recently, particularly women, have lower risk of dementia at same age as their grandparents. This is likely due to interventions such as compulsory education, smoking bans, and improvements in medical treatments for conditions such as heart disease, diabetes
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/02/younger-generations-less-likely-dementia-study
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COVID vaccine averted almost 13,000 deaths in seniors in Belgium in 3 years. Vaccines averted the highest rate of deaths during the period dominated by the Delta variant, with 68% of deaths averted. Vaccines averted only 31% of deaths during the Alpha period and 54% of deaths during Omicron.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/analysis-covid-vaccine-averted-almost-13000-deaths-seniors-belgium-3-years
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Floating solar panels appear to conserve water while generating green electricity | Floating photovoltaic technical potential: A novel geospatial approach on federally controlled reservoirs in the United States
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/can-floating-solar-panels-on-a-reservoir-help-the-colorado-river/
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Narcissistic traits of Adolf Hitler, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump can be traced back to common patterns in early childhood and family environments. All three leaders experienced forms of psychological trauma and frustration during formative years, and grew up with authoritarian fathers.
https://www.psypost.org/narcissistic-leadership-in-hitler-putin-and-trump-shares-common-roots-new-psychology-paper-claims/
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Flies usually avoid cocaine – it tastes bitter. But when bitter-sensing neurons are switched off, they learn to prefer it. This new model could help test human genes linked to cocaine use disorder.
https://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2025/05/23/JNEUROSCI.1040-24.2025
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New study sheds light on growing support for Black candidates among white Democrats. Study finds that white Dems have become more likely to support Black political candidates over the past fifteen years, especially when they express concern about racial injustice and low levels of racial resentment.
https://www.psypost.org/new-research-sheds-light-on-growing-support-for-black-candidates-among-white-democrats/
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A study identified evidence of "use of psychoactive plants in institutionalized ritual in the first millennium BCE, demonstrating that even in their early stages, sociopolitically complex societies incorporated psychoactive plants into ritual activity."
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2425125122
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Airline pilots face high rates of anxiety and alcohol misuse, French study finds. About a quarter experienced anxiety symptoms (25.4%), over 13% showed depressive symptoms (13.1%), and more than a third had misused alcohol (40.1%).
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1514812/full
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Having a mix of tea, berries, apples, and grapes every day may lower your risk of chronic disease and early death. People who had a diet high in flavonoids had a 6–20% lower risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, respiratory disease and neurodegenerative disease, and dying from any cause.
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/having-a-mix-of-tea-berries-apples-oranges-and-grapes-every-day-may-lower-your-risk-of-chronic-disease
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A new microneedle-based smart patch shows real-time melanoma diagnosis with over 95.5% accuracy, while also delivering targeted therapy and achieving >70% tumor inhibition with minimal side effects.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40446214/
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Scientists Developed a Kind of 'Living Concrete' That Heals Its Own Cracks
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-developed-a-kind-of-living-concrete-that-heals-its-own-cracks?utm_source=reddit_post
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Study sheds light on how QAnon beliefs shatter family bonds by analyzing references to “family” in the subreddit r/QAnonCasualties. From grief and fear to fractured holiday gatherings and broken ties, the findings show the interpersonal consequences of conspiracy belief.
https://www.psypost.org/ai-powered-study-sheds-light-on-how-qanon-beliefs-shatter-family-bonds/
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For the first time, a study shows that caffeine increases the complexity of brain signals and enhances brain "criticality" during sleep, with a more pronounced effect in younger adults
https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/259065?returnurl=https://www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-Display/ItemId/259065
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Young adults who feel excluded because of their political identity are more likely to experience anger and less willing to engage with people from the opposing political side, according to new research
https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.13092
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Testosterone heightens men’s sensitivity to social feedback and reshapes self-esteem. When men in the testosterone group received positive feedback, their self-esteem increased more than it did in the placebo group. But when they received negative feedback, their self-esteem dropped more sharply.
https://www.psypost.org/testosterone-heightens-mens-sensitivity-to-social-feedback-and-reshapes-self-esteem/
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Good people are happier, suggests new study. People rated by others as more moral tend to be happier and find more meaning in life. Morality supports happiness through stronger relationships. Even when morality is hard, it often leads to deeper, more fulfilling emotional well-being.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/modern-minds/202505/good-people-are-happier-and-this-is-why
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[German] Sexual Violence against Children and Teenagers – 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men report being sexually harrassed in youth
https://www.aerzteblatt.de/archiv/sexualisierte-gewalt-gegen-kinder-und-jugendliche-40631acc-a146-4765-be89-bc20dcea5871
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Vaccination with mRNA-encoded nanoparticles drives early maturation of HIV bnAb precursors in humans
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr8382
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New research shows MMR vaccination rates have dropped in 78% of US counties since the pandemic – with 2025 already seeing over 1,000 measles cases.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.8952
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Wet fingers always wrinkle in the same way: « The folds follow the paths of blood vessels. »
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wet-fingers-pruney-wrinkle-shrivel-same
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The Colorado River basin has lost 27.8m acre-feet of groundwater in the past 20 years, an amount of water nearly equivalent to the full capacity of Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/27/colorado-river-basin-nasa-study
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Vegan diet eases hot flashes by 92% in menopausal women, study finds | The Menopause Society highlights plant-based diets rich in soy as effective for managing hot flashes and lowering heart disease and cancer risks.
https://journals.lww.com/menopausejournal/fulltext/9900/processed_foods_in_the_context_of_a_vegan_diet,.460.aspx
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Fiber produces up to a 20% drop in heart risk for most people, by lowering the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, suggests a new study. It’s more evidence showing that a healthy gut leads to a healthy heart.
https://newatlas.com/heart-disease/dietary-fiber-gut-microbes-cardioprotection-scfas/
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Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds. First clear evidence structured exercise reduces risk of dying by a third, stop tumours coming back or new cancer developing. Colon cancer patients on exercise regime after treatment had 37% lower risk of death.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/01/exercise-better-than-drugs-after-cancer-treatment-international-trial-finds
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Review of 10 Papers on Viral 'Mouth Taping' Trend Finds an Absence of Evidence to Support the Health Claims
https://www.sciencealert.com/doctors-deliver-verdict-on-tiktoks-mouth-taping-trend?utm_source=reddit_post
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6,000-Year-Old DNA Analysis Reveals Colombia’s First Hunter-Gatherers Completely Disappeared
https://ancientist.com/2025/06/01/6000-year-old-dna-analysis-reveals-colombias-first-hunter-gatherers-completely-disappeared/
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A new study reveals that the genetic gap between humans and chimpanzees is far larger than previously believed. The updated research shows that the difference is at least ten times greater than earlier estimates, with humans and chimps differing by at least 14%
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08816-3
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Glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive and fast-growing brain cancer, became smaller after dual-target CAR T-cell therapy in nearly two-thirds of patients. Several patients lived 12 months or longer after receiving the therapy, which is notable given the typical survival is less than a year.
https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/dual-target-car-t-cell-therapy-slows-growth-aggressive-brain-cancer
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Scientists have developed new antibodies that neutralize both SARS-CoV-1 and 2 by targeting a conserved region of the spike protein. These findings could lead to broad-spectrum treatments resistant to future variants.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40447603/
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Estrogen curbs fentanyl intake by suppressing brain’s reward response | This behavioral difference was tied to sex hormones and how they interact with brain regions that regulate reward.
https://www.psypost.org/estrogen-curbs-fentanyl-intake-by-suppressing-brains-reward-response/
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