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Chinese scientists find common blood pressure drug could cure rare brain tumour
1 week, 1 day ago

Chinese scientists find common blood pressure drug could cure rare brain tumour

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese scientists have found a common hypertension drug could prove potent …

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Been single all your life? Study says it could impact your life satisfaction
1 week, 5 days ago

Been single all your life? Study says it could impact your life satisfaction

Hindustan Times  

People who have been single all their lives might score low on life satisfaction and possess personality traits different from those partnered, such as being less extraverted, less conscientious and less open to new experiences, according to a new research. Impact of singlehood on personality The team found that people who had never been in a serious long-term relationship scored …

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There’s no such thing as normal in child development: Study explores why
2 weeks, 2 days ago

There’s no such thing as normal in child development: Study explores why

Hindustan Times  

For parents, carers and teachers, it’s often tempting to base our thinking on a child’s development around what we understand as “normal”. If we think of normal child development as being something that just happens, researchers miss out on understanding the dynamics of development itself. One of the tricky things about researching child development is that it occurs within a …

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Secret to financial success is revealed in 50-year-long study
3 weeks ago

Secret to financial success is revealed in 50-year-long study

Daily Mail  

A 50-year-long study has revealed the secret to financial success, and it has nothing to do with academic performance, professional connections or work ethic. A 50-year-long study has revealed the secret to financial success, and it has nothing to do with academic performance, professional connections or work ethic The psychologists assessed the Dunedin children's emotional intelligence, which they refer to …

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Sleep divorce: Do separate beds make for happier couples? Here's what science says
4 weeks ago

Sleep divorce: Do separate beds make for happier couples? Here's what science says

Hindustan Times  

According to the recent Hilton 2025 Trends report, a growing number of couples are embracing 'sleep divorce' while on vacation, opting for separate beds to prioritise rest and personal space. Millennial couples sleeping apart to stay together An American Academy of Sleep Medicine study from 2023 found 35 percent of 2,005 adults surveyed sleep in another room ‘on occasion’ or …

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Women find greater satisfaction with singlehood than men: Study
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Women find greater satisfaction with singlehood than men: Study

Hindustan Times  

Researchers have found that single women report higher satisfaction with their relationship status, overall life, and sexual experiences while also expressing less desire for a romantic partner compared to single men. They also wanted to highlight how stereotypes – existing societal narratives that often paint single women as lonely or unfulfilled while portraying single men as desirable and content – …

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You are what you ‘consume’: Study shows the connection between poor mental health and negative online content
1 month, 2 weeks ago

You are what you ‘consume’: Study shows the connection between poor mental health and negative online content

Hindustan Times  

As the adage goes, you are what you eat, in a seemingly digital world that is applicable too for online media consumption. Online content consumption plays a major role in shaping mental health. It was found that those with poor mental health were more when exposed to negative content online. Study links online content consumption to mental health challenges The …

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Scientists have detected a first-of-its-kind signal in human brain
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Scientists have detected a first-of-its-kind signal in human brain

India Today  

Researchers have for the first time uncovered a unique type of electrical signal in the human brain, offering fresh insights into how our brains process information. However, researchers recently examined layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons from human brain tissue, specifically from the cerebral cortex, which plays a key role in advanced thinking and problem-solving. The researchers suggest that these unique dendritic …

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Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century

The Hindu  

African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. Researchers unveiled on Monday what they called the most comprehensive assessment of the status of the two African elephant species - the savanna elephant and forest elephant - using data on population surveys conducted at 475 sites in 37 countries from 1964 through 2016. …

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Going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? Science says you’re one of these three types
2 months, 1 week ago

Going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole? Science says you’re one of these three types

Raw Story  

If you’ve ever gone to look up a quick fact and just kept browsing from one article, to another, to another – then you know the feeling of “going down a rabbit hole”. In new research involving more than 480,000 Wikipedia users in 14 languages across 50 countries, US researchers led by Dale Zhou at the University of Pennsylvania studied …

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Microplastics found in human brain: Should we be worried?
4 months, 1 week ago

Microplastics found in human brain: Should we be worried?

India Today  

Scientists are discovering microplastics accumulating in several human organs, including the brain. With microplastics present in the placenta, it is feared that these tiny shards could enter newborns as well. The study, which shows the presence of microplastics in the human brain tissue, was published in the National Institutes of Health in the preprint version. With such alarming amounts of …

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Stonehenge mystery deepens as Altar Stone traced to Scotland
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Stonehenge mystery deepens as Altar Stone traced to Scotland

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-08-16 10:11 The moon rises behind Stonehenge on June 20 in Wiltshire, England. FINNBARR WEBSTER/GETTY IMAGES PARIS — A central stone of the famous Stonehenge monument in southwest England came from 750 kilometers away in northeast Scotland, surprised scientists said Wednesday, solving one mystery but raising another: how did its prehistoric builders move the huge slab so far? Using …

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Indian researchers study effect of artificial sugar on diabetes. Here's what they found
5 months ago

Indian researchers study effect of artificial sugar on diabetes. Here's what they found

India Today  

The Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, a non-profit medical research institute, has published India's first study on how the artificial sweetener sucralose affects heart and metabolic health in adults with type 2 diabetes. Over 12 weeks, 179 Indians with type 2 diabetes participated in this research, which is a randomised controlled study looking at replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners. The results …

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New study links processed deli meat with higher risk for dementia
5 months, 1 week ago

New study links processed deli meat with higher risk for dementia

The Independent  

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Chinese researchers identify mechanism behind obesity-inducing bacteria
5 months, 1 week ago

Chinese researchers identify mechanism behind obesity-inducing bacteria

China Daily  

BEIJING -- In daily life, some people can eat voraciously and still appear slim, while others seem to gain weight with every bite and are naturally prone to obesity. A team of researchers from Ruijin Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, BGI Research, and the Institute of Intelligent Medical Research under BGI Genomics has identified the …

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Scientists discover new species of shield-tail snake in Western Ghats’ Meghamalai-Munnar landscape
6 months ago

Scientists discover new species of shield-tail snake in Western Ghats’ Meghamalai-Munnar landscape

The Hindu  

Researchers have discovered a new species of a shield-tail snake in the Meghamalai-Munnar landscape of the Western Ghats. The study was done by David J. Gower from the Natural History Museum, London, UK; Sandeep Das from the Centre for Research in Emerging Tropical Diseases, University of Calicut, Kerala; V. Deepak from the Natural History Museum, London, UK, and the School …

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Drug can amplify naloxone’s effect and reduce opioid withdrawals, study shows
6 months, 1 week ago

Drug can amplify naloxone’s effect and reduce opioid withdrawals, study shows

LA Times  

Naloxone can be administered by injection, seen here, or nasal spray. Stanford researchers have found a companion drug that can enhance naloxone’s effect — and reduce withdrawal symptoms. To determine how the naloxone companion drug, which researchers are calling compound 368, might boost naloxone’s effectiveness, researchers conducted an experiment on pain tolerance in mice, said Jay McLaughlin, a professor of …

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Researchers link hot weather with increased headaches for people with migraines
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Researchers link hot weather with increased headaches for people with migraines

India TV News  

Scientists have discovered a correlation between higher temperatures and an increase in headaches for people who suffer from migraines. According to Vincent Martin, the director of the Headache and Facial Pain Center at the University of Cincinnati, weather changes are among the most frequent triggers for migraine attacks. A recent study examined the effectiveness of the drug Fremanezumab in preventing …

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Chinese scientists use AI algorithm to better predict unknown tumor origins
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese scientists use AI algorithm to better predict unknown tumor origins

China Daily  

TIANJIN -- A team of Chinese scientists have designed an artificial intelligence tool that predicts hard-to-identify tumor origins with an accuracy rivaling or even surpassing human pathologists. The researchers, led by those from Tianjin Medical University and the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, developed a deep-learning method for tumor origin differentiation, trained via cytological images from 57,220 cases at …

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After Dobbs, twice as many women sought tubal ligation than men turned to vasectomies
8 months, 4 weeks ago

After Dobbs, twice as many women sought tubal ligation than men turned to vasectomies

Salon  

Immediately after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Google recorded the highest volume of searches for “vasectomy” in the past five years. Published today in a JAMA Health Forum research letter, policy researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and Boston University show how the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling affected preferences for permanent contraception among …

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Experts reveal what to eat for breakfast to make you better looking
10 months ago

Experts reveal what to eat for breakfast to make you better looking

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the findings, those who had a high-glycaemic breakfast – one with refined carbohydrates …

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The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn
10 months ago

The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn

LA Times  

The loss of Arctic sea ice has long been a graphic measure of human-caused climate change, with wrenching images of suffering polar bears illustrating a worsening planetary crisis. Now, new research has found that Arctic Ocean sea ice is shrinking even faster than previously thought — and that the Arctic may start to see its first “ice-free” days within the …

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Soil potassium depletion poses threat to world food yields: Study
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Soil potassium depletion poses threat to world food yields: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to recent research by scientists from UCL, the University of Edinburgh, and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, potassium deficiency in agricultural soils poses a largely unknown but potentially serious threat to world food security if allowed unchecked. Farmers often rely on potash as a fertiliser to replenish their field's potassium, but the price of the mineral can …

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Furry fruit improves mental health: Study
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Furry fruit improves mental health: Study

Hindustan Times  

Kiwifruit has proven to be a powerful mood booster, and new research from the University of Otago demonstrates how quickly its effects can occur. Furry fruit improves mental health: Study In a study, published in The British Journal of Nutrition, researchers found the furry fruit improved vitality and mood in as little as four days. However, Professor Conner says limited …

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