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The sexy and formidable male body: Study found with improvements in living conditions, men’s gains in height and weight are more than double those of women’s, increasing sexual size dimorphism, which confers on them advantages related to female choice and during physical competition with other men.

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Wild baboons not capable of visual self-awareness when viewing their own reflection | Study finds that while baboons notice and respond to a laser mark shone on their arms, legs and hands, they do not react when they see, via their mirror reflection, the laser on their faces and ears.

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Muscular strength and good physical fitness could halve the risk of cancer patients dying from their disease. Combination of strength and fitness was associated with an 8-46% lower risk of death in patients with stage 3 or 4 cancer, and a 19-41% lower risk of death in lung or digestive cancers.

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Insect-eye-inspired camera capturing 9,120 frames per second. Researchers have successfully developed a low-cost, high-speed, less than one millimeter thick camera that overcomes the limitations of frame rate and sensitivity faced by conventional high-speed cameras.

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Hallucinogen-Related Emergencies Associated With Schizophrenia Risk

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Archaeologists Discover Rare Boundary Stone From the Tetrarchy Period of the Roman Empire

Archaeologists Discover Rare Boundary Stone From t...

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A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful: « MIT chemical engineers have devised a way to capture methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and convert it into polymers. »

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A study found that "CBG and CBN exhibited suppressive, cell death-inducing effects on leukemia cells."

A study found that "CBG and CBN exhibited suppress...

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A large study of adults with ADHD found that 60% of these individuals reported some type of sleep disorder. Specifically, 36% reported having problems falling asleep (delayed sleep onset), 31% reported insomnia, and 29% reported restless legs syndrome/periodic limb movement disorder

A large study of adults with ADHD found that 60% o...

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Brain implant that could boost mood by using ultrasound to go under NHS trial | Neuroscience

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World’s smallest biomedical robot could pave way for minimally invasive surgeries | At just 0.95 millimeters, it’s 60 percent smaller than any existing model.

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Mass shootings increase alcohol sales, study finds: Data from 35,000 alcohol retailers, covering more than half of American grocery and drug-stores from 2006–2019, found that public mass shootings predict a 3.5%–5.5% increase in weekly alcohol sales for at least two years

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Biological magnetoreception (like in migratory birds) approach the quantum energy resolution limit, suggesting that nature operates close to fundamental quantum limits. Insights for advanced biomimetic sensors.

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More than three-quarters of U.S. older adults with dementia may be unaware of their diagnosis. That number is even higher — up to 85% — among Mexican Americans, who make up the largest share of the U.S. Hispanic and Latino population.

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Unexpected finding from analysis of more than 130 million people was an association between antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines, and a reduced risk of dementia. The finding supports the hypothesis that some cases of the disease may be triggered by viral or bacterial infections.

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A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals | Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows

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Peeing is contagious among chimpanzees, suggesting deep evolutionary roots for humans peeing together

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More than 40% of postdoctoral researchers leave academia, finds study of 45,500 researchers. Those who stayed and landed a coveted faculty position were more likely to have a highly cited paper, changed their research topic between PhD and postdoc, or moved abroad after receiving their doctorate.

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