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Overturning Roe v Wade likely led to an increase in distress in women. The loss of abortion rights that followed the overturning of the infamous Roe v Wade case was associated with a 10% increase in the prevalence of mental distress in women in the US. N=83,000 women
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In a new study, participants were able to categorize the sexual orientations of gay and straight men by the voice alone at rates greater than chance, but they were unable to do so for bisexual men. Bisexual voices were perceived as the most masculine sounding of all the speakers.
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The simple act of wearing an eye mask to block out light while sleeping can improve cognitive function the next day. In two experiments, the researchers found that participants who slept with an eye mask showed enhanced episodic memory encoding and alertness the following day.
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Education levels impact on belief in scientific misinformation and mistrust of COVID-19 preventive measures. People with a university degree were less likely to believe in COVID-19 misinformation and more likely to trust preventive measures than those without a degree.
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Getting COVID Boosts Odds for Diabetes in Unvaccinated. Among nearly 24,000 COVID patients in the study, there was a 58% increase in risk of diabetes afterwards. But vaccination erased any post-infection risk, further suggesting that COVID infection is the culprit
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Male contraceptive shows promise in mice. The drug inhibits an enzyme that is essential for sperm mobility, and a single dose was found to be 100% effective in preventing pregnancy for two the first two hours, and 91% effective for the first three, without affecting normal mating behaviour.
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