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The context or type of activity that you engage in, matters when it comes to brain health, research finds: Sedentary (or sitting) behaviours are better for cognitive function than others, such as listening to or making music, crafting or reading

The context or type of activity that you engage in...

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On the pathogenesis of obesity: causal models and missing pieces of the puzzle

On the pathogenesis of obesity: causal models and ...

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AI Models Show Stronger Cognitive Biases Than Human Doctors When Making Treatment Decisions

AI Models Show Stronger Cognitive Biases Than Huma...

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New research shows the formation of planetary systems, like the Solar System, can be explained by the sequential formation of the planets from inside to outside by the repetition of this process; like a line of falling dominos, each one triggering the next.

New research shows the formation of planetary syst...

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Single Crystal Lithium-Ion Batteries Last 8x Longer, Researchers Show - Slashdot

Single Crystal Lithium-Ion Batteries Last 8x Longe...

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Obesity in U.S. adults slightly decreased from 46% in 2022 to 45.6% in 2023, marking the first decline in over a decade, with the most notable reduction in the South, especially among women and adults aged 66 to 75

Obesity in U.S. adults slightly decreased from 46%...

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Agrivoltaics shows promise for sustainable food, energy and water management in East Africa | Combining solar power production with agriculture can significantly boost crop yields, conserve water and generate low-carbon electricity for areas particularly vulnerable to climate change

Agrivoltaics shows promise for sustainable food, e...

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Thawing permafrost may release billions of tons of carbon by 2100

Thawing permafrost may release billions of tons of...

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Research analyzing data from 1,113 participants found that people who excel at reading have different brains. They tend to have a larger anterior temporal lobe for integrating word meaning and a thicker left Heschl’s gyrus for phonological processing

Research analyzing data from 1,113 participants fo...

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A 17,000-year-old boy from southern Italy is the oldest blue-eyed person ever discovered

A 17,000-year-old boy from southern Italy is the o...

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Physicists Find Particle That Only Has Mass When Moving in One DirectionThe new quasiparticle was discovered by an international team of scientists inside a ZrSiS semi-metal crystal, cooled down to -452 degrees Fahrenheit (or -269 degrees Celsius) – produces an extremely rare quasiparticle.

Physicists Find Particle That Only Has Mass When M...

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Genes that determine tooth shape identified: scientists found substantial tooth differences between ethnicities, potentially due in part to a gene inherited from Neanderthals that was only found in study participants of European origin

Genes that determine tooth shape identified: scien...

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A new study found that self-esteem and sexual satisfaction reinforce one another over time, while sexual frequency appears less tied to self-esteem. Women exhibited a stronger connection between self-esteem and sexual frequency than men.

A new study found that self-esteem and sexual sati...

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Supporting fact-checking process with IT tools. The added value of the paper is a comprehensive process for fact-checking with a list of potential IT tools that may fill in the identified gaps. One such tool is presented - the SocialScan app that was developed to support fact-checkers.

Supporting fact-checking process with IT tools. Th...

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Women tend to report greater fatigue than men, yet observers see them as less tired. Researchers found that women appeared more expressive and attentive than men, which may have contributed to the perception that they were less fatigued.

Women tend to report greater fatigue than men, yet...

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Scientists learn how to make nanotubes that point in one direction

Scientists learn how to make nanotubes that point ...

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Low omega-6, omega-3 rich diet and fish oil may slow prostate cancer growth, UCLA study finds: Men on active surveillance who followed a low omega-6, high omega-3 diet with fish oil supplements had significantly lower levels of cancer cell proliferation after one year

Low omega-6, omega-3 rich diet and fish oil may sl...

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Researchers investigate a strategy for fixing durability issues in all-solid-state batteries: Highly porous SiOx electrodes offered much better cycling performance compared to non-porous SiOx, which suffered from a massive capacity drop after cycling.

Researchers investigate a strategy for fixing dura...

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