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Childhood sibling bonds predict better cognitive health in old age, study finds. The findings suggest that positive sibling interactions during childhood and frequent contact with siblings in adulthood are associated with better cognitive functioning in older adults.

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Hot Jupiter planet spotted with a tail like a colossal comet | Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with a tail, like a gigantic comet. The planet, known as WASP-69b, is slowly evaporating in the radiation of its host star.

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Individuals with dark traits have a heightened connection to certain types of fictional characters | This association appears to reflect how individuals view their own values, motivations, and personalities in relation to these fictional figures.

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Human driven climate change substantially increased the likelihood of the 2023 wildfires in Canada. 2023 Canadian wildfires burned 15 million ha and released almost eight times as many emissions as their 1985-2022 mean.

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An international study involving researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science has found significant effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on many causes of death across 24 countries

An international study involving researchers at th...

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Researchers have analysed brain images from 70-year-olds and estimated their brains’ biological age. They found that factors detrimental to vascular health, inflammation and high glucose levels, are associated with an older-looking brain, while healthy lifestyles were linked a younger appearance

Researchers have analysed brain images from 70-yea...

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Tomatoes sprayed with seafood shell extract, rich in chitin and chitosan, show improved drought tolerance, better chlorophyll levels, & water retention.

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CERN's Large Hadron Collider finds the heaviest antimatter particle yet

CERN's Large Hadron Collider finds the heaviest an...

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Research shows that if music therapy is designed to individual needs, it can deliver an immediate, short-term reduction in agitation and anxiety for individuals with advanced dementia, and improvements in attention, engagement, alertness and mood

Research shows that if music therapy is designed t...

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Individuals with stronger core knowledge confusions are more likely to believe in the paranormal, finds study from 11 countries. Core knowledge confusions describes how our brains sometimes mix up different types of basic knowledge, intuitive shortcuts that feel correct but are not based on science.

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A study reveals that lifelong singles have lower scores on life satisfaction measures and different personality traits compared to partnered people, findings that point to the need for both helpful networks and ways to create such networks that are better catered to single people.

A study reveals that lifelong singles have lower s...

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Antibody that neutralizes inhibitory factors involved in nerve regeneration leads to enhanced motor function after acute spinal cord injury

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22,000-Year-Old Tools Discovered in Maryland Rewrite the History of Humans in North America

22,000-Year-Old Tools Discovered in Maryland Rewri...

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Poor vascular health accelerates brain ageing

Poor vascular health accelerates brain ageing

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Fast food consumption is associated with depression. Each additional fast-food meal per week was associated with a 4% higher likelihood of depression. This association was largely independent of obesity, although obesity did mediate the link, particularly in individuals with severe obesity.

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Your blood can reveal your biological age — and risk of health problem. People whose metabolic age was older than their chronological age tended to be frailer, had shorter telomeres were more likely to suffer from chronic illnesses, and rated their own health worse than others.

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Caffeine can disrupt your sleep — even when consumed 12 hours before bed. While a 100 mg dose of caffeine (1 cup of coffee) can be consumed up to 4 hours before bedtime without significant effects on sleep, a 400 mg dose (4 cups of coffee) disrupts sleep when taken up to 12 hours before bedtime.

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Impatience is the emotion people feel when they face a delay that seems unfair, unreasonable, or inappropriate. Patience, then, is how we cope with those feelings of impatience. Those who were more emotionally skilled and better at self-regulation, agreeable and high in empathy predicted patience.

Impatience is the emotion people feel when they fa...

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