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| Being around children makes adults more generous Posted: 04 May 2021 04:15 PM PDT New psychology research suggests adults are more compassionate and donate more to charity when they are in the presence of children. |
| New neuroimaging technique studies brain stimulation for depression Posted: 04 May 2021 10:57 AM PDT Despite increased use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in psychiatry, the rates at which patients respond to the therapy and experience remission of often-disabling symptoms have been modest at best. Now, a team of psychiatrists and biomedical engineers applied an emerging functional neuroimaging technology, known as diffuse optical tomography (DOT), to better understand how rTMS works so they can begin to improve the brain stimulation procedure's effectiveness in treating depression. |
| Why does heart scarring cause abnormal rhythms in some people but not others? Posted: 04 May 2021 10:57 AM PDT Scientists have shed light on why some people who have a stroke do not also have abnormal heart rhythms, even though their hearts contain similar scar tissue. |
| Posted: 04 May 2021 10:57 AM PDT You know that raw overwhelm people have been reporting after months of a pandemic, compounded by economic issues and social unrest? Does fatigue and compulsive social media scrolling strike a familiar chord? |
| A sweet solution to hard brain implants Posted: 04 May 2021 08:26 AM PDT By using silicone polymers, scientists have made the softest brain implant to date with the thickness of a thin sewing thread (~0.2 mm), and the consistency of soft pudding - as soft as the brain itself. They were then able to implant it into the brain using a trick from a cookbook. |
| People with disabilities faced pandemic triage biases Posted: 04 May 2021 08:26 AM PDT A new paper suggests that unconscious biases in the health care system may have influenced how individuals with intellectual disabilities were categorized in emergency triage protocols. |
| Little to no increase in association between adolescents' mental health problems and digital tech Posted: 04 May 2021 08:26 AM PDT A new study suggests that over the past 30 years, there has been little to no increase in the association between adolescents' technology engagement and mental health problems. The study also urges more transparent collaborations between academia and industry. |
| Do people aged 105 and over live longer because they have more efficient DNA repair? Posted: 04 May 2021 08:26 AM PDT Researchers have found that people who live beyond 105 years tend to have a unique genetic background that makes their bodies more efficient at repairing DNA, according to a new study. |
| Study reveals the gateway to conscious awareness Posted: 04 May 2021 08:25 AM PDT Researchers identify a key area in the cortex that appears to be the gate of conscious awareness. |
| Greta Thunberg and Fridays For Future, from global myth to local mobilization Posted: 04 May 2021 08:25 AM PDT In 2019 the climate movement experienced an unprecedented growth in its mobilization capacity and its political and media impact. The success of the movement is closely linked to the figure of Greta Thunberg and the global impact of her discourse and the 'Fridays for Future' movement in hundreds of cities around the world. |
| Insights from color-blind octopus help fight human sight loss Posted: 04 May 2021 08:24 AM PDT New research into octopus vision has led to a quick and easy test that helps optometrists identify people who are at greater risk of macular degeneration, the leading cause of incurable sight loss. |
| Posted: 28 Apr 2021 10:30 AM PDT A new series of studies has found that shopper pickiness can go beyond shopping for the 'best' option. The researchers define what it means to be 'picky' and also developed a scale for measuring shopper pickiness. |
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