No evidence to support link between violent video games and behaviour - Researchers at the University of York have found no evidence to support the theory that video games make players more violent.
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LED lights found to kill coronavirus efficiently, quickly, and cheaply, a global first in fight against COVID-19. The finding suggests the UV-LEDs can be installed in air conditioning and water systems. It requires less than half a minute to destroy more than 99.9% of coronaviruses.
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Korean scientists developed a technique for diagnosing prostate cancer from urine within only 20 minutes with almost 100% accuracy, using AI and a biosensor, without the need for an invasive biopsy. It may be further utilized in the precise diagnoses of other cancers using a urine test.
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Overall, US gun law scores were low, with 52% of states achieving an F grade and 16% an A grade in 2022. Stronger gun laws correlated with decreased overall firearm mortality, with the strongest correlations for decreased suicides.
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Autistic adults overwhelmed by non-verbal social cues, describing the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal communication in a new study. These challenges often lead to misunderstandings from those around them. This mutual disconnect is known as the Double Empathy Problem.
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Autistic adults overwhelmed by non-verbal social cues, describing the intense mental effort it takes to navigate nonverbal communication in a new study. These challenges often lead to misunderstandings from those around them. This mutual disconnect is known as the Double Empathy Problem.
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First experimental evidence that psilocybin, the naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by hallucinogenic mushrooms, extends cellular lifespan and promotes increased longevity in aged mice, suggesting that psilocybin may be a potent geroprotective agent.
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Fish may be smarter than we think. Lab-based studies of learning and memory in fish may underestimate their true cognitive abilities in the wild. A new tool allows scientists to study fish cognition in the wild. The study of fish cognition has implications for the care of captive fish.
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Machiavellian leaders tend to create toxic environments for followers, yet are not consistently rewarded or penalized for their behavior. The results suggest that these leaders are often seen as abusive and manipulative.
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Denmark has been offering free vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) to girls since 2008. New data show vaccination has effectively reduced infections with cancerogenic HPV 16/18 types covered by the vaccine, indicating population immunity.
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Despite its name, young adult books are increasingly dominated by stories about older teens and even adults. As protagonists get older, younger readers are left behind. As young adult genre spiked in recent years, so too has age of readers. More than a quarter of young adult readers are 28 or older.
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Most popular teen movies don’t reflect the true challenges of adolescence, suggests new research. Unlike a typical high school student, protagonists in movies, for example, are rarely shown to struggle with the physical aspects of puberty, and typically excel at initiating romantic relationships.
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Most popular teen movies don’t reflect the true challenges of adolescence, suggests new research. Unlike a typical high school student, protagonists in movies, for example, are rarely shown to struggle with the physical aspects of puberty, and typically excel at initiating romantic relationships.
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Adults treated with psychostimulants for ADHD show increased brain surface complexity, study finds. These findings suggest that psychostimulant use may be associated with structural changes in brain regions involved in emotional regulation, reward, and decision-making.
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Humor may not be inherited. Twin study suggests the ability to be funny may not run in the family. People’s actual ability to produce jokes that make others laugh appears to come almost entirely from environmental factors.
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Autonomous robot surgeon removes organs with 100% success rate: world's first surgery performed by a robot responding and learning in real time. Its precision and skill matched that of experienced surgeons. It conducted a gallbladder removal on its own on a realistic human-like model.
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Using pornography to reduce stress or escape emotions was linked to fewer positive behaviors and more conflict toward partners. But, when people used pornography for sexual pleasure or as a shared activity with their partner, they tended to report more warmth and less tension in daily interactions.
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Using pornography to reduce stress or escape emotions was linked to fewer positive behaviors and more conflict toward partners. But, when people used pornography for sexual pleasure or as a shared activity with their partner, they tended to report more warmth and less tension in daily interactions.
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Millions of tonnes of nanoplastics are polluting ocean. Plastic particles smaller than human hair can pass through cell walls and enter food web. 3 types of nanoplastic, PET, polystyrene, PVC, found at concentrations of 18 mg/m3 - 27 million tonnes of nanoplastics in top layer of North Atlantic.
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Prenatal exposure to “forever chemicals” linked to autistic traits in children, study finds. Children whose mothers had higher levels of PFOA in their blood during early pregnancy were more likely to show signs of social and communication difficulties by age 4.
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Only around 1% of turtles are affected by cancer – far less than in mammals or birds. Scientists have found the strongest evidence to date that cancer is extremely rare in turtles – which could help prevent and even fight the disease in humans.
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In 2010, a female chimpanzee stuck a blade of grass in her ear and left it there, for no apparent reason. Others adopted the behaviour, and some chimps in the group still do it today. This shows that, like humans, other animals also copy seemingly pointless behaviours from one another.
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Reducing multiple tap water contaminants may prevent over 50,000 cancer cases. Study shows health benefits of tackling arsenic, chromium-6 and other pollutants at once. Chromium-6 and arsenic are commonly found in drinking water across the U.S.
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Replacing a traditional carbohydrate-based bedtime snack with pistachios may reshape the gut microbiome in prediabetic adults. “Good” bacteria that produce beneficial short-chain fatty acids like butyrate were more abundant after pistachios. Butyrate supports anti-inflammatory processes in the gut.
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Matching your workouts to your personality could make exercise more enjoyable and give better results. Extroverts prefer high-intensity training sessions with others, such as team sports, while people with neuroticism prefer private workouts without people watching them, punctuated by short breaks.
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