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Scientists have developed an app that focuses on breaking cycles of ruminative thinking, a key contributor to depression. They found users of the app experience significant, lasting improvements in mood after multiple gaming sessions.

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“Dark Triad” personality traits are reflected in the dating practices of men in the “Red Pill” community. Patterns of “love-bombing” to establish control quickly, “coaxing” psychological tactics to manipulate, “dread game” to subtly threaten abandonment and portraying themselves as “alpha” males.

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Four global policies: mandate new products be made with 40% recycled plastic; cap new plastic production at 2020 levels; invest significantly in plastic waste management; a small fee on plastic packaging: could eliminate more than 90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050.

Four global policies: mandate new products be made...

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A large-scale trial has found that a new training program reduces police use of force by 10.9% without increasing harm to officers, with the most significant decreases in "hands-on" tactics like ground restraints, which fell by 14%

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Mouse study shows that anti-anxiety and hallucinogenic effects of a psychedelic drug work through different neural circuits. This suggests it may be possible to make psychiatric drugs based on psychedelics, but without hallucinatory side effects.

Mouse study shows that anti-anxiety and hallucinog...

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How music could boost plant growth: « The idea of music boosting plant growth has been around for many years, but a new study has found that monotonous noise stimulates a type of fungus that improves the growth of plants. »

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Well-being among married couples is interconnected in the US and Japan, suggesting that spousal well-being is interdependent across different cultures. When one spouse reported higher life satisfaction or positive emotional states, the other spouse tended to reflect similar levels over time.

Well-being among married couples is interconnected...

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People prefer AI over real classic poetry | Researchers say the participants were more likely to rate poems they were told were human-written as better, regardless of whether the poems were actually human-written. When given no information, they were likely to prefer the AI poems.

People prefer AI over real classic poetry | Resear...

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Men more willing than women to accept robot care in old age, Oxford study finds

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Researchers have discovered a new weight loss drug target (Neurokinin 2 Receptor) that, tested in mice, increases calorie burning and reduces appetite without causing nausea or muscle loss

Researchers have discovered a new weight loss drug...

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Scientists have shown for the first time in mice that cell deterioration in a damaged liver can trigger a process linked to aging and impaired function, subsequently affecting other healthy organs in the body. They also identified a protein that could potentially be manipulated to prevent this

Scientists have shown for the first time in mice t...

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Study finds the IFITM3 protein that protects against severe flu also raises the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness & helps prevent unfamiliar viruses from mutating in a new host. Researchers say people with IFITM3 deficiency should be considered in pandemic prevention plans.

Study finds the IFITM3 protein that protects again...

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People are more likely to believe and share news that aligns with their political views, regardless of whether it’s true. This “concordance-over-truth” bias was slightly stronger among supporters of Donald Trump and persisted across various education levels and reasoning abilities.

People are more likely to believe and share news t...

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Political abuse on X is a global, widespread, and cross-partisan phenomenon, suggests new study | New study suggests that individuals on social media platform, ‘X’, who deviate from their party norms are quickly treated as if they were a political enemy.

Political abuse on X is a global, widespread, and ...

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Caffeine effectively blocked dopamine surges triggered by alcohol and could reduce alcohol’s addictive effects, finds a new study in rats, highlighting caffeine’s potential as a preventative tool in addressing alcohol addiction.

Caffeine effectively blocked dopamine surges trigg...

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Talking to oneself mentally in a dialogic back and forth improves machine-learning based classification of brain signals evoked via imagined speech. Consequently, controlling brain-computer-interfaces, e.g. wheelchair systems, via imagined speech, may also benefit from frequently talking to oneself.

Talking to oneself mentally in a dialogic back and...

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A UK survey found that paranormal beliefs around traditional religion and witchcraft are linked to elevated distress and reduced feelings of being able to cope with stress, but 'new Age' paranormal beliefs, like psi, spiritualism, and precognition, were not linked to stress. N=3,000

A UK survey found that paranormal beliefs around t...

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The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million - over four times the total number in 1990.

The total number of adults living with either type...

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