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Bias in AI amplifies our own biases, finds study | Artificial intelligence systems tend to take on human biases and amplify them, causing people who use that AI to become more biased themselves, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

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Symptoms of complex PTSD predict the appearance of psychotic symptoms in daily life, study finds | Complex posttraumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD) is a mental health condition that arises from prolonged or repeated exposure to traumatic events.

Symptoms of complex PTSD predict the appearance of...

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Study examines women’s proximity to incinerators and chemical level in breast milk | Researchers find winds affecting emissions from incinerators play role, though diet still thought to be largest factor

Study examines women’s proximity to incinerators a...

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Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California

Carnivorous Squirrels Documented in California

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Individuals with higher verbal IQ were more likely to vote in elections and participate in civic activities while being less inclined to endorse traditionalist and authoritarian values. They also tended to hold more liberal social attitudes and support egalitarian views.

Individuals with higher verbal IQ were more likely...

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Women opting for a medical abortion at home are often advised that the procedure is likely to be no more painful than period cramps. This leaves many women unprepared for the intensity of the pain they experience.

Women opting for a medical abortion at home are of...

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Scientists have created a prototype reactor that can harvest hydrogen fuel using only sunlight and water. Green hydrogen, a "climate-neutral process that uses renewable energy sources to create hydrogen," has been a "growing conversation among renewable fuel

Scientists have created a prototype reactor that c...

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New type of quasiparticle found in all magnetic materials, no matter their strength or temperature. This discovery could help the development of a new generation of electronics. Scientific field that could directly benefit from the researchers’ discovery is spintronics.

New type of quasiparticle found in all magnetic ma...

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Researchers at Tohoku University's Institute for Materials Research and New Industry Creation Hatchery Center have made a breakthrough in a multi-material 3D printing technique, demonstrating the process for creating a lightweight yet durable automobile part.

Researchers at Tohoku University's Institute for M...

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Almost three quarters of adolescents experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study.

Almost three quarters of adolescents experience cl...

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Comprehensive review finds ADHD medications are effective at reducing the symptoms of ADHD in adults but dont improve the quality of life

Comprehensive review finds ADHD medications are ef...

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Condition that can cause the human blood to turn green , dark blue or black . Caused by excessive sulphur which prevents iron and oxygen to bind in haemoglobin.

Condition that can cause the human blood to turn g...

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Study finds reduction in Sulphur emissions from shipping has led to acceleration in global warming

Study finds reduction in Sulphur emissions from sh...

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If you are out at the pub with a group of men and women, the men may be quicker to head to the bar and offer to buy drinks, if they outnumber the women in your group. The researchers say that this suggests that, like animals, men invest more resources when competition for a mate is higher.

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RETRACTION: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial

RETRACTION: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as...

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Hiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restore energy and enhance social connectedness as less complete forms of solitude, such as reading in a café or listening to Spotify while commuting, research finds

Hiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar ep...

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Bacteria Vibrio cholerae can trigger painful gut contractions; research finds: Vibrio cholerae triggers painful contractions in the gut by activating the immune system

Bacteria Vibrio cholerae can trigger painful gut c...

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Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 ...

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