- Bisexuals use cannabis more frequently for coping, enhancement https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/977296 525 comments science
- Vulnerability of red sea urchins to climate change depends on location: Scientists found that red sea urchin populations are adapted to local environments, but some populations will suffer more than others as conditions change in the future https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/977285 2 comments science
- Ethiopian schools study suggests COVID has “ruptured” social skills of the world’s poorest children | Primary school pupils were less confident talking to others and found it harder to make friends after the pandemic. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/972018 6 comments science
- ALMA discovers birth cry from a baby star in the Small Magellanic Cloud https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/963238 4 comments science
- Steroid meds linked to structural and volume changes in brain white and grey matter. While very effective, both systemic and inhaled steroids are associated with many potentially serious metabolic, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal side effects, as well as neuropsychiatric effects. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/962887 11 comments science
- Engineers design motorless sailplanes for Mars exploration. A concept developed by University of Arizona aerospace experts and a NASA planetary scientist takes inspiration from albatross flight to learn more about the Red Planet's atmosphere and geology https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/957740 18 comments science
- Scientists have found that because those who struggled to become rich moved up the economic ladder, they tend to see social mobility as being easier and had less sympathy with those unable to follow them. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/956880 721 comments science
- Almost 1 in 4 physicians experience workplace mistreatment, mostly from patients and visitors. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/951939 13 comments science
- A natural substance extracted from marine algae prevents infection of cells with the Corona virus https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/936182 48 comments science
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- Stressed teens benefit from coping online, but a little goes a long way - Teenagers ages 13–17 who spend a moderate amount of time online after a stressful experience deal with adversity far better than those who spend many hours online or avoid digital technology altogether. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/926301 14 comments science
- The Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" was associated with a 28.9% increase in suicide rates among U.S. youth ages 10-17 in the month (April 2017) following the shows release, after accounting for ongoing trends in suicide rates, according to a study. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/niom-ro042919.php 6 comments science
- The study of evolution is revealing new complexities, showing how the traits most beneficial to the fitness of individual plants and animals are not always the ones we see in nature. Behavioural scientists shows that in certain cases evolution works in the opposite direction https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/mu-nhr031919.php 3 comments science
- Promising signs for Perseverance rover in its quest for past Martian life https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-04/ssoe-psf042320.php 11 comments space
- Research team resurrects genes from the last herd of woolly mammoths. Findings show that their small population had developed a number of genetic defects that may have proved fatal for the species. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/oupu-srm020720.php 5 comments science
- Researchers have now shown that the drug lithium can help to reverse the damage caused by brain tumor radiotherapy long after it has occurred. The research group has previously shown that lithium protects against brain damage if given in connection with radiotherapy as it can prevent cell death. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/ki-lcr111219.php 15 comments science
- Carbon bomb: Study says climate impact from loss of intact tropical forests grossly underreported. New numbers reveal a staggering increase in the carbon impacts -- 626% higher than previously thought -- due to losses of intact tropical forest between 2000 and 2013 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/wcs-cbs102919.php 3 comments worldnews
- Monash University researchers have developed technology that can deliver clean water to thousands of communities worldwide. This solar steam generation system produces clean water from salty (ocean) water with almost 100 per cent salt removal. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/mu-wsw071819.php 6 comments technology
- Huge fish fences which can be seen from space, which are commonly used in tropical seas are causing extensive social, ecological and economic damage and are threatening marine biodiversity and human livelihoods, according to a new study. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/su-ffa052119.php 9 comments science
- Women undergoing fertility treatment should urgently see their doctor if they have heart failure symptoms, according to a study presented today at Heart Failure 2019 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/esoc-ivf052119.php 7 comments science
- Coffee may suppress gut bacteria and improve the ability of intestines to contract, regardless of caffeine content https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/ddw-rdi051719.php 9 comments science
- Uncovering a 5000-yr-old family tragedy: International team studies mysterious mass grave in Poland. Despite being killed brutally, they were buried carefully. Turns out they are a large family. Sheds light on a particularly violent era in European prehistory of which little is known. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-05/fos--ua5051019.php 11 comments worldnews
- A Harvard Medical School scientist has used end-to-end differentiable deep learning to predict the 3D structure of effectively any protein based on its amino acid sequence. He achieved accuracy comparable to current state-of-the-art methods but at speeds upward of a million times faster. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/hms-fr041619.php 349 comments science
- Our collective attention span is narrowing, and this effect occurs - not only on social media - but also across diverse domains including books, web searches, movie popularity, and more, finds a new study. When more content is produced in less time, it exhausts the collective attention earlier. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/tuod-aoi041119.php 3 comments science
- Big cities feed on their hinterlands to sustain growth. Individuals who leave small areas for large cities are better educated and have higher cognitive abilities than those who stay. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/lu-bcf012419.php 142 comments science
- Children and young adults without psychosis who are prescribed high-dose antipsychotic medications are at increased risk of unexpected death, despite the availability of other medications to treat their conditions. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/vumc-ha121218.php 3 comments science
- Carers of terminally ill up to 7 times more likely to have mental health problems. The study reveals 83% of family carers of people with cancer have clinically significant distress - compared to just 15% of the general population. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uom-cot082118.php 8 comments science
- New study shows transcendental meditation reduces psychological distress in the workplace https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/cfwa-nss062518.php 14 comments cogsci
- New study finds that symptoms of 'chronic multisymptom illness' (CMI) may be common among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. CMI includes chronic medically unexplained symptoms, such as fatigue, joint pain, insomnia, breathing problems, and memory problems. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/varc-sso051316.php 3 comments science
- According to a report by scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center, the annual economic cost of the nearly 16,000 premature births linked to air pollution in the United States has reached $4.33 billion. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-03/nlmc-yco032416.php 8 comments science
- Night owls face greater risk of developing diabetes than early risers http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-04/tes-nof032715.php 4 comments science
- Newly discovered gut virus lives in half the world's population http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-07/sdsu-ndg071814.php 3 comments science
- Sleeping too much or too little can be bad for you http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/bawh-es043014.php 5 comments science
- Cheetah's don't simply outrun their prey, but have shown to have prey-specific speed modulation and anticipate escape tactics. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-09/qub-srn090513.php 8 comments science
- Hospitals in recession-hit areas see uptick in serious cases of child physical abuse http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/chop-hir071512.php 4 comments science
- Scientists have developed a novel anticancer drug designed to travel -- undetected by normal cells -- through the bloodstream until activated by specific cancer proteins. The drug, made from a weedlike plant. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/jhmi-dfm070912.php 3 comments science
- Upper Class More Likely To Be Scofflaws: "'The increased unethical tendencies of upper-class individuals are driven, in part, by their more favorable attitudes toward greed,' said Paul Piff, a doctoral student in psychology at UC Berkeley and lead author of the paper published [on 27 February 2012]" http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/uoc--ucm022712.php 4 comments politics
- Children with Depressive Symptoms and Family History of Alcoholism Prefer Sweeter Tastes http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/mcsc-ist020810.php 3 comments science
- Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment: Does this mean there were a bunch of folks with Alzheimers smoking weed? http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-02/uobc-mia020410.php 6 comments science