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You might like paintings more if you stop to read the gallery labels - people high in openness, and those with limited art experience, liked paintings more after reading information about the artist and their technique.

bps.org.uk

Submitted by Litvi t3_126gerx on March 30, 2023 at 8:16 AM

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The latest Cochrane Review finds high certainty evidence that nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy (NRT) in helping people quit smoking.

ox.ac.uk

Submitted by checkmak01 t3_z1kzix on November 22, 2022 at 5:05 AM

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Study reveals how ancient fish colonized the deep sea

washington.edu

Submitted by BoundariesAreFun t3_yksary on November 3, 2022 at 4:34 AM

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Study shows that regular coffee drinking (2 to 3 cups per day) is associated with lower systolic blood pressure (SBP), peripheral pulse pressure (PP), aortic BP and aortic PP, but with similar arterial stiffness

mdpi.com

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_10rle4s on February 2, 2023 at 9:00 AM

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A Mediterranean diet not only boosts health, but also improves fertility. The Mediterranean diet can improve fertility, assisted reproductive technology (ART) success, and sperm quality in men.

scimex.org

Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_zlb415 on December 13, 2022 at 11:47 PM

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Researchers investigated the citation frequency of retracted scientific papers in science. They found that the retraction of papers only has a limited effect on citation (decreases citation frequency by ~60%) compared to non-retracted papers. Thus, retracted papers often live on.

journals.plos.org

Submitted by Alysdexic t3_znv6y1 on December 17, 2022 at 1:49 AM

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More than 1.2 million years ago in Ethiopia, an early hominin species made handaxes using only obsidian (a type of volcanic glass that can produce blades sharper than surgical steel)

nature.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_10mcg0k on January 27, 2023 at 4:49 AM

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Women in high-status, senior positions aren't trusted by the people they work with, according to a new study

anu.edu.au

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_yd6tpy on October 25, 2022 at 2:55 PM

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Chaos theory improves understanding of Arctic narwhal behavior, with the aim of helping efforts to protect this vulnerable species.They are one of the most vulnerable Arctic species due to climate change, human activity, and predation by such invasive species as killer whales.

global.hokudai.ac.jp

Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_xthtoh on October 2, 2022 at 6:48 AM

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Protein quality of soy and the effect of processing: A quantitative review. This quantitative review confirms that the majority of soy products have high protein quality scores.

frontiersin.org

Submitted by grandlewis t3_y88kzy on October 19, 2022 at 5:20 PM

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The growing period of hardwood forests in eastern North America has increased by an average of one month over the past century as temperatures have steadily risen, a new study has found.

news.osu.edu

Submitted by memorialmonorail t3_11xfzdt on March 21, 2023 at 12:53 PM

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Long-term air pollution exposure raises depression risk. Scientists observed statistically significant harmful associations between long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution and increased risk of late-life depression diagnosis

jamanetwork.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10zq40t on February 11, 2023 at 3:38 PM

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Researchers developed a new $50 blood cancer testing method that has high sensitivity and makes regular monitoring affordable

news.nus.edu.sg

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_zf0v3x on December 7, 2022 at 1:14 PM

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Hubble Detects Ghostly Glow Surrounding Our Solar System

nasa.gov

Submitted by Additional-Two-7312 t3_zgfi8y on December 8, 2022 at 11:21 PM

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60% of US foods Contain technical food additives, new study finds

thinkpol.ca

Submitted by diosmio t3_11qeurd on March 13, 2023 at 4:50 PM

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Researchers say derelict objects left in orbit and other disintegrating space junk may cause a catastrophic collision above our atmosphere. They warn that they would destroy communication systems, setting modern society back decades.

eurekalert.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_11q6np8 on March 13, 2023 at 11:04 AM

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People tend to have more memories associated with older songs and movie clips than newer ones, and they tend to be happier memories as well. People also tend to appreciate content that triggers a memory more

today.ku.edu

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_ydxbi7 on October 26, 2022 at 12:49 PM

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Words for negative concepts (e.g. "bad") are replaced faster and mutate more than those for positive concepts (e.g. "good") across Indo-European languages. As a consequence, different languages have highly dissimilar words for negative concepts but not for positive concepts.

nature.com

Submitted by smurfyjenkins t3_z7qiri on November 29, 2022 at 10:42 AM

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Vulnerable and grandiose narcissists exhibit different cortisol reactivity to psychosocial stress

psypost.org

Submitted by glum-platimium t3_11batzk on February 25, 2023 at 3:31 AM

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Planet’s most unique birds at higher risk of extinction, study finds. Losing these species and the unique roles they play in the environment, such as seed dispersal, pollination and predation, could have severe consequences to the functioning of ecosystems

britishecologicalsociety.org

Submitted by Additional-Two-7312 t3_z41i8q on November 25, 2022 at 2:30 AM

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Dramatic change from pandemic brought on stress for mothers: First large-scale study of mothers shows those who experienced greatest amount of pandemic-related change experienced symptoms of traumatic stress

keck.usc.edu

Submitted by cleanvar t3_zotmy1 on December 18, 2022 at 8:16 AM

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Firearms deaths involving preschool-aged children had increased at an alarmingly high rate in the United States in the past decade, but state laws may help curb shooting deaths among young children.

link.springer.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_125vcf5 on March 29, 2023 at 5:49 PM

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Webb reveals unprecedented glimpse of merging galaxies. Because light takes time to travel to us, when we look at objects like this one in the very distant regions of the universe, we're seeing light that was emitted about 11.5 billion years ago

hub.jhu.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_ycf9ud on October 24, 2022 at 4:11 PM

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Researchers found that joint play of two individuals, induced robust between-brain synchronization in parts of the brain, as if the two brains functioned together as a single system

spie.org

Submitted by giuliomagnifico t3_11272j2 on February 14, 2023 at 2:45 PM

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Among women, insecurity related to being perceived as abnormal or deficient is the primary motive that mediates the association between orgasmic difficulty and the frequency of faking orgasm.

smoa.jsexmed.org

Submitted by Respawan t3_zbejsf on December 3, 2022 at 11:50 AM

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