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Researchers has found a link in sleep problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. A study found sleep disturbances were prevalent among those with lifetime suicidal ideation or a lifetime suicide attempt.

tandfonline.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10nc84l on January 28, 2023 at 10:40 AM in science

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YouTube removed 10,000 videos to combat misinformation during election season

tubefilter.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zslgfe on December 22, 2022 at 12:54 PM in technology

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Reddit Users Are Turning Ye’s Page Into a Holocaust Memorial

bnnbloomberg.ca

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zaxoxl on December 2, 2022 at 9:08 PM in technology

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Portugal continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

theportugalnews.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zvkux3 on December 26, 2022 at 10:58 AM in technology

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Covid-19 Misinformation And Disinformation Remained A Huge Problem On Social Media In 2022

forbes.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zyaudi on December 29, 2022 at 5:25 PM in technology

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New app in works to combat viral misinformation

25newsnow.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zxe5b1 on December 28, 2022 at 4:38 PM in technology

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Social media influencers are charged with feeding followers ‘a steady diet of misinformation’ in a pump and dump stock scheme that netted $100 million

fortune.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zowvi5 on December 18, 2022 at 11:49 AM in technology

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Macron wants to tackle social media misinformation

news.rthk.hk

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z9vvoh on December 1, 2022 at 6:44 PM in technology

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Switzerland’s Giant “Water Battery” Starts Working

newsforkids.net

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zo53e4 on December 17, 2022 at 12:15 PM in technology

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Anger over COVID-19 layoffs keeping hospitality workers from returning to jobs. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the hospitality industry lost nearly 8 million hospitality jobs were lost, making it the hardest-hit industry in the U.S. by the pandemic in terms of workforce reduction.

uh.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zvr3vx on December 26, 2022 at 4:46 PM in science

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Research shows an increase in firearm-related fatalities among U.S. youth has has taken a disproportionate toll in the Black community, which accounted for 47% of gun deaths among children and teens in 2020 despite representing 15% of that age group overall

jamanetwork.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zqxl74 on December 20, 2022 at 7:42 PM in science

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Men Face Five to Seven Times Higher Rates of Firearm Deaths Than Women. Men are disproportionately impacted by firearm-related deaths, with rates for both firearm-related homicide and suicide increasing from 2019 to 2020.

journals.plos.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zo69fn on December 17, 2022 at 1:26 PM in science

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Paying obese people cash to lose weight doubles their rate of fat loss. The study showed participants in the cash-incentive groups lost the 10lbs (4.5kg) target within six months, but those in the other group only got half way to the target

jamanetwork.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zdeghq on December 5, 2022 at 6:09 PM in science

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COVID-19 vaccines. The study of more than 800,000 patients found that the vaccines remain effective in preventing death in adolescents and children, regardless of which variants are predominant (Delta, Omicron, etc.).

bmj.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_z9nmnb on December 1, 2022 at 1:16 PM in science

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Global study reveals widespread salt marsh decline. The world lost 1,453 square kilometers (561 square miles) of salt marsh between 2000 and 2019, an area twice the size of Singapore, according to a new study based on satellite imagery.

news.mongabay.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zq48nl on December 19, 2022 at 9:33 PM in science

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The new omicron boosters are very effective at preventing seniors from being hospitalized with Covid. The latest omicron boosters are 84% effective at keeping seniors 65 and older from being hospitalized with Covid-19 compared with the unvaccinated

cdc.gov

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zno8z1 on December 16, 2022 at 8:29 PM in science

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A study of more than 90,000 patients revealed that approximately one in 100 carried at least one rare gene variant known to increase risk for neuropsychiatric disorders (NPD), such as autism spectrum disorder, and that a third of those with a variant had a diagnosed mental health condition

ajp.psychiatryonline.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zney1b on December 16, 2022 at 1:41 PM in science

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Four Genes Identified as Heightening Risk of Suicidal Thoughts/Actions. Researchers identified numerous genes that were evident among participants with documented cases of suicidal thoughts or actions, regardless of their ancestral background

corporate.dukehealth.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zm013f on December 14, 2022 at 7:34 PM in science

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Inadequate pollination has led to a 3-5% loss of fruit, vegetable, and nut production and an estimated 427,000 excess deaths annually from lost healthy food consumption and associated diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers

hsph.harvard.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zlueh8 on December 14, 2022 at 3:48 PM in science

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In the first two years of the pandemic, 40,830 children and teenagers lost their mothers to COVID-19 in Brazil. The delay in adopting the necessary public health measures in Brazil aggravated the spread of the disease, resulting in losses of human life that could have been avoided

archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zxa301 on December 28, 2022 at 1:51 PM in science

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Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire. The habit of using devices to manage difficult behavior strengthens over time as media demands strengthen as well. The more often devices are used, the less practice children - get to use other coping strategies

jamanetwork.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zk71sv on December 12, 2022 at 6:28 PM in science

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Research found the strategies we used to regulate our emotions can influence our dream experiences. The study, found that cognitive reappraisal appeared to reduce dream intensity by lowering negative state and trait emotions.

psypost.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_ziq6jr on December 11, 2022 at 12:32 PM in science

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Research finds people who are married have a lower risk of developing dementia after the age of 70 than those who are unmarried or divorced. Previous studies suggest that being married later in life protects against dementia, and that being single in old age increases the risk of dementia

sciencenorway.no

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zqlz7k on December 20, 2022 at 11:25 AM in science

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NFL players, especially former linemen, had fewer disease-free years and earlier high blood pressure and diabetes diagnoses. Two age-related diseases, arthritis and dementia, were also more commonly found in former football players than in other men of the same age.

bjsm.bmj.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_zhogc9 on December 10, 2022 at 9:52 AM in science

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