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Research suggests that English-speaking children start producing novel determiner-noun combinations, such as using "a" or "the" with a noun they haven't heard before, around the age of 30 months

Research suggests that English-speaking children s...

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Air pollution linked to longer duration of long-COVID symptoms in a Catalan population cohort

Air pollution linked to longer duration of long-CO...

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Digital devices can help children develop problem-solving and creativity but may harm attention and social skills

Digital devices can help children develop problem-...

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AI can predict study results better than human experts | The study demonstrates that large language models (LLMs) trained on vast datasets of text can distil patterns from scientific literature, enabling them to forecast scientific outcomes with superhuman accuracy.

AI can predict study results better than human exp...

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Scientists Create New Timber Treatments from Tree Bark

Scientists Create New Timber Treatments from Tree ...

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Act now to stop millions of research papers from disappearing

Act now to stop millions of research papers from d...

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People rated images of 462 individuals and found in 96.1% of cases they were rated more attractive with a beauty filter applied. Females were, however, ‘perceived by men as less intelligent after the application of the filter’.

People rated images of 462 individuals and found i...

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Dogs trained to use soundboards to "talk" reveal contradictions, as this human-centered method risks overshadowing their natural ways of communicating and turns their expressions into entertainment rather than genuine insights

Dogs trained to use soundboards to "talk" reveal c...

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Men with high heart disease risk could also face brain health declines 10 years earlier than women. The strongest influence of heart disease risk and obesity on brain health decline occurred a decade earlier in men than in women, and the effect was also stronger in men.

Men with high heart disease risk could also face b...

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How you sleep could raise cardiovascular disease risk by 26% | Going to bed and waking up at inconsistent times has been associated with high blood pressure, obesity and other metabolic disorders.

How you sleep could raise cardiovascular disease r...

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Mycotoxins from fungi threaten food safety and health, including liver cancer risks, requiring better detection and control

Mycotoxins from fungi threaten food safety and hea...

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Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results

Large language models surpass human experts in pre...

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Researchers has presented a mechanism that explains how coronal dimmings — darkened, depleted areas on the Sun caused by intense plasma eruptions — recover. This study advancing our understanding of the processes that drive extreme space weather events.

Researchers has presented a mechanism that explain...

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A new study has found that efficient water harvesting from air is possible

A new study has found that efficient water harvest...

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Researchers at the Medical Center – University of Freiburg and the University’s CIBSS Cluster of Excellence discover how mitochondria not only produce energy but also influence inflammation.

Researchers at the Medical Center – University of ...

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Reducing Abdominal Fat: Researchers Uncover Surprising Health Benefits of Maple Syrup. Replacing refined sugars with maple syrup over 8 weeks decreased the glucose area under the curve when compared with substituting refined sugars with sucrose syrup

Reducing Abdominal Fat: Researchers Uncover Surpri...

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Earth has tilted 31.5 inches in less than two decades raising concern. Scientists have long know that movement of water can affect earth's rotation but this study quantifies the effect.

Earth has tilted 31.5 inches in less than two deca...

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A small study found no link between men's daily testosterone levels and their levels of sexual desire, but there was evidence it could impact single men's dating efforts. On the days when single men interacted with a potential date, they reported putting in more effort when testosterone was higher.

A small study found no link between men's daily te...

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A new study explores how narcissists respond when a romantic partner hurts them. While narcissists can often be charismatic and charming in the short term, they tend to make poor long-term partners. When things go wrong in the relationship, narcissists tend to lash out at their partners.

A new study explores how narcissists respond when ...

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People who strongly endorse values of masculine honor are more likely to justify practices that indirectly support the Mafia’s authority in communities, including refusing to report crimes, turning a blind eye to criminal activities, or seeking help from Mafia members rather than authorities.

People who strongly endorse values of masculine ho...

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Researchers have uncovered how different types of brain cells collaborate to form large-scale functional networks in the brain—interconnected systems that support everything from sensory processing to complex decision-making paving the way for new insights into brain health and disease

Researchers have uncovered how different types of ...

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A study by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences found that a tiny protein called PNA5 appears to have a protective effect on brain cells, which could lead to treatments for the cognitive symptoms of Parkinson's disease and related disorders

A study by researchers at the University of Arizon...

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Researchers have discovered how to diagnose a severe form of depression known as ‘melancholia’ by analysing the facial expressions and brain activity. People affected by melancholia cannot move their bodies or think quickly, and experience deep, long-lasting sadness that restricts their mood

Researchers have discovered how to diagnose a seve...

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Early-season 2023 wildfires generated record-breaking surface ozone in the Upper Midwest. More than 40 million acres burned, an area the size of Georgia, injecting an enormous amount of smoke into the atmosphere, where photochemical reactions generated ozone pollution

Early-season 2023 wildfires generated record-break...

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Producing circuit boards from leaves would prevent millions of tons of e-waste | Dip-coated ethyl cellulose films offer high flexibility, more than 80% transparency, and surface roughness below 5.5 nm. Simple fabrication process using these yields a minimal carbon footprint of 1.6 kgCO2/m2.

Producing circuit boards from leaves would prevent...

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Researchers Uncover Possible New Biomarker for Psychosis Diagnosis

Researchers Uncover Possible New Biomarker for Psy...

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A meta-analysis of 22 studies from 1980 to 2023 found that music training in children aged 3 to 11 significantly improves inhibition control, with 300 minutes of training sufficient to observe improvement

A meta-analysis of 22 studies from 1980 to 2023 fo...

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A concern from global warming is the recent data that shows the heat content and temperature of the ocean is growing at an accelerating rate. A many-body quantum model is proposed as the mechanism responsible for accelerating rates of heat uptake by oceans as anthropogenic heat inputs rise.

A concern from global warming is the recent data t...

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Gene editing could create hypoallergenic cats, according to a sequence analysis of the protein that triggers allergies to cats, using CRISPR technology to delete CH1 and CH2 could create hypoallergenic cats.

Gene editing could create hypoallergenic cats, acc...

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Scientists warn of ‘invisible threat’ of microplastics as global treaty nears completion. As the UN meets this week to finalise the Global Plastics Treaty, researchers warn that the agreement could fail to address one of the biggest threats to marine environments—microplastics

Scientists warn of ‘invisible threat’ of microplas...

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Pandrug-resistant bacteria from the war in Ukraine are extremely pathogenic

Pandrug-resistant bacteria from the war in Ukraine...

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PFAS and microplastics become more toxic when combined, research shows | Study detects synergistic effect making substances more dangerous, raising alarm since humans are exposed to both

PFAS and microplastics become more toxic when comb...

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Scientists detect the most powerful cosmic rays ever — and their unknown source could be close to Earth.This is an important result, as we can conclude that the measured CRe [cosmic ray electrons] most likely originate from very few sources in the vicinity of our own solar system.

Scientists detect the most powerful cosmic rays ev...

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Nasal spray drug counteracts cognitive decline/ brain damage of Alzheimer's disease in mice, by inhibiting brain enzyme S-acyltransferase. It successfully stopped neurodegeneration, reduced symptoms, and extended lifespan. Post-mortem brains of humans with Alzheimer’s have excess S-acyltransferase.

Nasal spray drug counteracts cognitive decline/ br...

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APOE4 gene may influence brain barrier function in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease | The study found increased permeability in the blood-brain barrier of APOE4 carriers, including those without cognitive symptoms or amyloid beta buildup.

APOE4 gene may influence brain barrier function in...

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Worldwide, food waste contributes to 8% of greenhouse gas emissions. 60% of commercial food waste ends up in landfills. 9 US states have laws for businesses to compost food waste. Most have been ineffective in reducing food waste disposal except Massachusetts, which achieved a 7.3% decrease.

Worldwide, food waste contributes to 8% of greenho...

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Spin-powered crystals dramatically improve water splitting process for clean hydrogen production. This process has long been challenged by the slow chemical kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction that make hydrogen production inefficient and costly. An international research now has a solution.

Spin-powered crystals dramatically improve water s...

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Study finds serotonin and dopamine work in opposition but both are necessary for effective learning

Study finds serotonin and dopamine work in opposit...

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Brain tests show that crabs process pain

Brain tests show that crabs process pain

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Popular diabetes drugs like Ozempic can reduce the risk of kidney failure and death due to kidney or cardiovascular causes in people with and without diabetes

Popular diabetes drugs like Ozempic can reduce the...

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wildfire smoke exposure associated with increased dementia risk | For every 1 microgram per cubic meter (µg/m3) increase in three-year average wildfire PM2.5 concentration, the odds of a dementia diagnosis increased by 18%.

wildfire smoke exposure associated with increased ...

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Sub-Saharan Africa leads global HIV decline, study finds: Between 2010 and 2021, new HIV infections decreased from 2.1 million to 1.7 million, and HIV-related deaths decreased from 1.2 million to 718,000 for Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa leads global HIV decline, study...

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$A strange signal beamed at Earth from the crab pulsar can finally be explained. It is an interference pattern generated by the diffraction of light by different plasma densities inside the pulsar's magnetosphere.$

A strange signal beamed at Earth from the crab pul...

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Popular diabetes and obesity drugs also protect kidneys, study shows: GLP-1 agonists significantly reduced kidney deterioration and failure, regardless of diabetes status

Popular diabetes and obesity drugs also protect ki...

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Physicists Just Found a Quirk in Einstein's Predictions of Space-Time.

Physicists Just Found a Quirk in Einstein's Predic...

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Climate change will cut hydropower output by up to 23% in the Western Interconnection Grid. The grid will require an additional 139 GW of new capacity—three times California's peak demand—to offset such decrease at the cost of $150 billion.

Climate change will cut hydropower output by up to...

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Researchers have discovered an alternative pathway for how viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 enter host cells, offering new potential treatment modalities.

Researchers have discovered an alternative pathway...

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Positively responding to partner stress is valuable, particularly early in a romantic relationship, suggests a new study. Caring about a partner's well-being signals caring, empathy, and relational investment. Partners who feel supported perceive higher relational quality.

Positively responding to partner stress is valuabl...

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To detect PTSD symptoms in COVID-19 survivors, data scientist uses social media and AI

To detect PTSD symptoms in COVID-19 survivors, dat...

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Language used by mothers affects oxytocin levels of infants. For the first time, researchers discovered that the amount that a mother talks to their infant about their infant’s thoughts and feelings is directly correlated with their infant’s oxytocin levels.

Language used by mothers affects oxytocin levels o...

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