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People living in areas with higher levels of air pollution are more likely to have eczema. Overall, 12,695 participants (4.4%) were diagnosed with eczema, and for every increase of 10 µm/m3 in average PM2.5 air pollution in their zip code, people's risk of eczema doubled

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LGBTQIA+ students 3 times more likely to have depression. Discrimination and a lack of belonging at their school explained some of these results. They were more likely to be in therapy and less likely to seek support from their families. (n=483,574)

LGBTQIA+ students 3 times more likely to have depr...

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Queensland Brain Institute researchers have shown how inhibitory synapses adjust after learning, expanding our knowledge of neuronal plasticity, connectivity and refinement.

Queensland Brain Institute researchers have shown ...

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Beliefs around traditional religion and witchcraft linked to elevated distress and reduced feelings of being able to cope with stress, due to anxiety about uncontrollable external forces. Paranormal beliefs can influence attitudes with alternative medicine, antivaccination, and conspiracies.

Beliefs around traditional religion and witchcraft...

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Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent

Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickl...

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More than 800 million people around the world have diabetes, study finds | Rates of diabetes in adults doubled from about 7% to about 14% between 1990 to 2022, with the largest increase in low and middle-income countries and lack of treatment is ‘concerning’.

More than 800 million people around the world have...

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New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence- current estimates suggest a prevalence of 7%

New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from pati...

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Pre-inventing the wheel: 12,000-year-old pebbles an early sign of spinning technology | Researchers suspect the donut shaped pebbles were used as spindle whorls for making cloth, and may have paved the way for later rotating technologies such as the potter's wheel and the cart wheel.

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Can we live on our planet without destroying it. At the moment, the richest one per cent of the world's population produces 50 times more greenhouse gasses than the four billion people in the bottom 50 per cent.

Can we live on our planet without destroying it. A...

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Teenagers with lower sustained attention ability may be at higher risk of cigarette and cannabis use in early adulthood. Researchers observed that adolescents with reduced capacity to maintain focus on tasks had an increased likelihood of smoking and using cannabis by their early 20s.

Teenagers with lower sustained attention ability m...

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Two microbe strains can effectively degrade petroleum hydrocarbons, offering potential to treat oily wastewater (such as marine oil spills) and reduce its toxicity

Two microbe strains can effectively degrade petrol...

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MRI-guided radiation therapy reduces long-term side effects for patients with prostate cancer

MRI-guided radiation therapy reduces long-term sid...

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Astronomers has identified three ultra-massive galaxies. The three massive galaxies reported have stellar masses comparable to today’s Milky Way, forming stars nearly twice as efficiently as their lower-mass counterparts and as galaxies at later times.

Astronomers has identified three ultra-massive gal...

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A.D.H.D. Symptoms Are Milder With a Busy Schedule, Study Finds

A.D.H.D. Symptoms Are Milder With a Busy Schedule,...

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In England, a 1% increase in grassland area was linked to a 37% reduction in annual preventable deaths in the most deprived urban areas. Similar results were observed in Northern Ireland and Scotland but over a period of five years

In England, a 1% increase in grassland area was li...

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Cannabidiol (commonly known as CBD) may have a significant effect in reducing fever and inflammation. The researchers found that CBD effectively lowered fever in mice by altering certain biological pathways related to the body’s stress and inflammation response.

Cannabidiol (commonly known as CBD) may have a sig...

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Childhood socioeconomic position relates to adult decision-making: Evidence from a large cross-cultural investigation

Childhood socioeconomic position relates to adult ...

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Daily exposure to intense cold (cryostimulation sessions in a chamber cooled to -90°C ) can make you sleep better and feel better.

Daily exposure to intense cold (cryostimulation se...

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