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Effectiveness of Harm Reduction Interventions in Chemsex: A Systematic Review

Effectiveness of Harm Reduction Interventions in C...

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Agricultural land preserved around river confluences can help mitigate floods, research finds: Municipalities with agricultural land in areas with high water storage potential suffered fewer floods, with stronger correlation when agricultural land was situated near river confluences.

Agricultural land preserved around river confluenc...

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Studies assume elderly people are at particular risk of dying from extreme heat as the planet warms. A new study of mortality in Mexico turns this assumption on its head: it shows that 75% of heat-related deaths are occurring among people under 35―a large percentage of them ages 18 to 35.

Studies assume elderly people are at particular ri...

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Making Computer Chips Act More Like Brain Cells

Making Computer Chips Act More Like Brain Cells

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Positive emotions experienced by one romantic partner were linked to lower cortisol levels, a key stress hormone, in the other partner. The connection between a partner’s positivity and cortisol was especially strong in couples with higher relationship satisfaction and among older participants.

Positive emotions experienced by one romantic part...

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Older adults are more likely than younger cohorts to engage with unreliable new sources, their susceptibility does not stem from an inability to identify false content. Instead, heightened partisan bias and entrenched political identities appear to drive their engagement.

Older adults are more likely than younger cohorts ...

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A study explored how our brains learn from past experiences of social acceptance and rejection, finding that painful social rejection can be a powerful learning tool for building future connections

A study explored how our brains learn from past ex...

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Deciding when to stop driving can be challenging for older adults and their families. A study published today in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society shows that using a decision aid tool can be beneficial and help older adults when faced with this difficult decision.

Deciding when to stop driving can be challenging f...

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New research revealed that neighborhood disadvantage may significantly affect brain and heart health among older adults without cognitive issues. Blood pressure was specifically pertinent to heart health analyses.

New research revealed that neighborhood disadvanta...

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Researchers developed a neurobiological model that predicts facial expressions elicited by painful stimuli. Using machine-learning algorithms trained on magnetic resonance brain imaging data, they created a Facial Expression Pain Signature

Researchers developed a neurobiological model that...

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The global elite are educated at a small number of globally prestigious universities, with Harvard University playing an outsized role. 10% of global elites went to Harvard. 23% went to the Ivy League.

The global elite are educated at a small number of...

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Autonomous LLM-Driven Research — from Data to Human-Verifiable Research Papers

Autonomous LLM-Driven Research — from Data to Huma...

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Largest Study of CTE in Male Ice Hockey Players Finds Odds Increased 34% With Each Year Played. Ice-hockey is the third major sport, after American football and rugby, to show a dose-response relationship between years of play and CTE risk

Largest Study of CTE in Male Ice Hockey Players Fi...

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Chronic social stress causes neurons in key brain regions to exhibit signs of senescence—a state where cells stop dividing and secrete inflammatory signals linked to aging-related diseases, finds a new study in mice. This shows how social stress may influence the aging process.

Chronic social stress causes neurons in key brain ...

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At-home medical tests, including hormone tests, and multicancer detection tests may be causing harm by leading people to worry unnecessarily, giving them a false sense of security, or leading people to use supplements and treatments they don't need, finds a new study.

At-home medical tests, including hormone tests, an...

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Conserving agricultural land in flood-prone confluence areas offers substantial flood mitigation benefits, whereas urban expansion in these areas heightens flood risks.

Conserving agricultural land in flood-prone conflu...

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Cannabis Use and Age-Related Changes in Cognitive Function From Early Adulthood to Late Midlife in 5162 Danish Men

Cannabis Use and Age-Related Changes in Cognitive ...

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Hybrid theory offers new way to model disturbed complex systems: Researchers develop a theory that describes both the system-level dynamics and the probability distributions that characterize the system components for complex systems in flux.

Hybrid theory offers new way to model disturbed co...

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