An implantable electronic device has restored movement following spinal cord injury in an animal study, raising hopes for an effective treatment for humans and even their pets
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/06/27/device-study-offers-hopes-for-spinal-cord-injuries.html
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Strategy to prevent age-related macular degeneration identified: « Fixing problems in cholesterol metabolism could stave off a leading cause of blindness, according to new research in mice, human plasma samples. »
https://medicine.washu.edu/news/strategy-to-prevent-age-related-macular-degeneration-identified/
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Research found people who report out-of-body experiences, where they feel separated from their physical body, tend to show higher rates of mental health concerns, trauma history, and dissociative symptoms compared to those who have never had such experiences.
https://www.psypost.org/out-of-body-experiences-linked-to-higher-rates-of-mental-health-symptoms-and-trauma-study-finds/
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One Weekly Pill for People with Schizophrenia-Type Disorder
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/weekly-pill-platform-succeeds-schizophrenia-much-wider-2025a1000gdl?ecd=mkm_ret_250629_mscpmrk_psych_schizophrenia_etid7529511&uac=528840CX&impID=7529511
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Trump and Trumpism have changed the original concept of “libertarian means to conservative ends” into a new concept of “authoritarian means to Christian nationalist ends”, finds a new study.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00027162251324087
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Non-REM stage 2 sleep ('powernaps') increases occurrence of 'aha'-moments in a visual problem-solving task
https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003185
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A new study using satellite radar finds some flood walls and neighbourhoods in Greater New Orleans are subsiding by up to 28 mm per year, raising urgent flood risk concerns.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt5046
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Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years
https://theconversation.com/earth-is-trapping-much-more-heat-than-climate-models-forecast-and-the-rate-has-doubled-in-20-years-258822
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A global analysis of 4,000+ livestock samples reveal farms are teeming with antibiotic resistance genes - many with high potential to reach humans.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn5409
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A new study of 749 inmates finds violent and non-violent offenders follow distinct psychological paths. Mindfulness impacts non-violent traits, while emotional reactivity drives violent ones.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05310-z
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A significantly greater risk of hyperuricemia was observed among individuals with higher overall Low-Carbohydrate Diet Score (LCDS) (41%) and animal-rich LCDS (28%) but not with plant-rich LCDS. These positive associations were evident in overweight individuals but not in non-overweight individuals.
https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12937-025-01122-8
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Early-life scarcity leads to openness to “sugar relationships” in women. However, for men, no such developmental pathway was observed. Men’s openness to sugar relationships was driven almost entirely by their short-term mating orientation, with no significant contribution from early-life conditions.
https://www.psypost.org/openness-to-sugar-relationships-tied-to-short-term-mating-not-life-history-strategy/
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How state bans increase costs and delay abortion care. People in states that have banned abortion were more than twice as likely to receive them later in pregnancy, according to a new study. After the state ban, 81% of people who contacted a clinic reported traveling out of state for an abortion.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1089145
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New psychology research uncovers surprisingly consistent misjudgments of tattooed individuals. While people tend to form strong and consistent impressions about someone’s personality based on their tattoos, those impressions are often off the mark.
https://www.psypost.org/new-psychology-research-uncovers-surprisingly-consistent-misjudgments-of-tattooed-individuals/
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UV-C light kills nearly everything—except this lichen | UVC-Intense Exoplanets May Not Be Uninhabitable: Evidence from a Desert Lichen
https://www.science.org/content/article/uv-c-light-kills-nearly-everything-except-unusual-organism
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Lifting weights secretes an age-defying myokine that keeps the body youthful. Resistance training boosts a youth-linked protein called CLCF1 finds study in mice. Cardio alone may not trigger CLCF1 in older adults. Strength training can also slow age-related muscle and bone loss.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-athletes-way/202506/strength-training-triggers-a-youth-boosting-protein
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Archaeologists Found a Lost Temple From a Civilization That Vanished 1,000 Years Ago. At its peak, it boasted a highly organized societal structure, leaving behind remnants of architectural monuments like pyramids, terraced temples and monoliths
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/ancient-temple-ruins-discovered-andes-shed-light-lost-society
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Research on older adults found that participants with deteriorating swallowing function had a 53% higher risk of progressing to frailty compared to those with normal swallowing ability. Findings remained significant even after researchers accounted for other factors like age, cognition
https://www.mcknights.com/news/swallowing-difficulty-significantly-increases-frailty-risk-in-older-adults-study-finds/
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Appearance-related behaviors, such as repeatedly checking one’s appearance in the mirror, asking others for reassurance, or avoiding social situations out of fear of being judged, are not just a concern for women. These are also common in men.
https://www.psypost.org/digital-therapy-cuts-body-image-anxiety-in-men-by-tackling-appearance-related-safety-behaviors/
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Scientists show how you’re unknowingly sealing yourself in an information bubble - Even when people aren’t actively seeking to confirm their views, the structure of traditional and AI-powered search tools can trap them in informational echo chambers.
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-show-how-youre-unknowingly-sealing-yourself-in-an-information-bubble/
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First ever skull from ‘Denisovan’ is discovered
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01899-y
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Hoarding disorder is a type of obsessive-compulsive condition characterized by difficulty discarding objects leading to clutter compromising living spaces. 6% of older adults have hoarding disorder, compared to 2% of population. Hoarders say they feel stigmatized and face 'everyday discrimination'.
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/06/27/hoarders-neighborhood-disorder-discrimination/5841749047889/
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An ultra-thin implantable electronic device has restored movement following spinal cord injury in paralyzed rats, raising hopes for an effective treatment for humans and even their pets.
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/06/27/device-study-offers-hopes-for-spinal-cord-injuries.html
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For depressed preschoolers (younger than 13 in the U.S.), several months of parent-child therapy yield positive effects for years.
https://medicine.washu.edu/news/early-intervention-changes-trajectory-for-depressed-preschoolers/
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Leafy greens could be good for the heart: A cup and a half of leafy green vegetables could go a long way to addressing atherosclerotic vascular diseases (ASVD’s), research finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1089153
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Tomatoes in the Galápagos are de-evolving. They found that plants on eastern islands produced the same alkaloids found in modern tomatoes. But on western islands, the tomatoes were churning out a different version with the molecular fingerprint of eggplant relatives from millions of years ago.
https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/06/23/tomatoes-galapagos-are-de-evolving
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Chronic Marijuana Smoking, THC-Edible Use Impairs Endothelial Function, Similar With Tobacco
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2834540
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Scientists unlock the light-bending secrets of squid skin
https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-unlock-the-light-bending-secrets-of-squid-skin/
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Japanese macaques remain close to and care for their dying companions, echoing human responses to death. The capacity to grieve for dying loved ones was long considered a uniquely human ability.
https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/echoes-grief-do-macaques-mourn-their-loved-ones-humans
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The idea that “birds of a feather flock together” is deeply rooted in Western ideas about romance and guides online dating platforms. Actual similarity across traits like personality, interests, or background has only a modest and inconsistent link with better relationship outcomes.
https://www.psypost.org/similarity-in-long%e2%80%91term-romantic-couples-probably-matters-less-than-we-think/
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