A new study has found that having family or friends involved in crime was the best predictor of whether a youth offender would become a long-term marijuana user or heavy drinker

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A new study has found that having family or friends involved in crime was the best predictor of whether a youth offender would become a long-term marijuana user or heavy drinker

Within 5 years we may be closer to unlocking the secrets of the universe via the world’s most advanced radio telescope.

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Within 5 years we may be closer to unlocking the secrets of the universe via the world’s most advanced radio telescope.

Most people believe others' social lives are richer and more active than their own

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Most people believe others' social lives are richer and more active than their own

Playful parents prevent anxious kids

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Playful parents prevent anxious kids

New Discovery: Scientists for the first time made visible to the naked eye and recorded on video radio waves with a novel nanomagnetic microscope

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New Discovery: Scientists for the first time made visible to the naked eye and recorded on video radio waves with a novel nanomagnetic microscope

The brain treats talking inside of our heads as essentially the same thing as talking out loud, according to new research. Estimates suggest that we spend at least a quarter of our waking hours attending to our inner voice.

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The brain treats talking inside of our heads as essentially the same thing as talking out loud, according to new research. Estimates suggest that we spend at least a quarter of our waking hours attending to our inner voice.

New research shows people perceive the sex ratio of a group, and decide if the group is threatening or not, in half a second. The perceptions of the number of men in the group are accurate, according to the research.

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New research shows people perceive the sex ratio of a group, and decide if the group is threatening or not, in half a second. The perceptions of the number of men in the group are accurate, according to the research.

Self-injury more about coping than a cry for help - Between 63% and 78% of non-suicidal people who self-injure do it as a short-term strategy to ease emotional distress. However, though self-injuring may work for short periods, the effect can be short lived, and make matters worse in the long term.

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Self-injury more about coping than a cry for help - Between 63% and 78% of non-suicidal people who self-injure do it as a short-term strategy to ease emotional distress. However, though self-injuring may work for short periods, the effect can be short lived, and make matters worse in the long term.

The placebo effect has an evil twin that makes you feel pain: A fascinating new study finds patients report worse side effects from placebo when they think it costs more money.

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The placebo effect has an evil twin that makes you feel pain: A fascinating new study finds patients report worse side effects from placebo when they think it costs more money.

Meta-study finds robust sex differences in children’s toy preferences across a range of ages and countries

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Meta-study finds robust sex differences in children’s toy preferences across a range of ages and countries

"Important relationships are not bursty" - when people interact consistently and regularly their relationship is stronger and more likely to last

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"Important relationships are not bursty" - when people interact consistently and regularly their relationship is stronger and more likely to last

In a study of medical records gathered on hundreds of thousands of African-American women, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have evidence that women with a common form of hair loss have an increased chance of developing uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids.

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In a study of medical records gathered on hundreds of thousands of African-American women, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have evidence that women with a common form of hair loss have an increased chance of developing uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids.

7 year long mission to Mercury will occur during 2018 to investigate its strange magnetic field and mysterious atmosphere

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7 year long mission to Mercury will occur during 2018 to investigate its strange magnetic field and mysterious atmosphere

Gravitational waves have been detected from a binary neutron star merger event, GW170817. Scientists report the detection of a counterpart radio source that appears 16 days after the event, allowing them to diagnose the energetics and environment of the merger.

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Gravitational waves have been detected from a binary neutron star merger event, GW170817. Scientists report the detection of a counterpart radio source that appears 16 days after the event, allowing them to diagnose the energetics and environment of the merger.

Solitude breeds quietude: After 15 minutes of solitude, both positive and negative high-arousal affects receded

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Solitude breeds quietude: After 15 minutes of solitude, both positive and negative high-arousal affects receded

Study of 550 college students who had used or were using Tinder finds about one in five participants admit to talking with a person on the dating app while in an exclusive romantic relationship

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Study of 550 college students who had used or were using Tinder finds about one in five participants admit to talking with a person on the dating app while in an exclusive romantic relationship

New Article: Scientists for the first time made visible to the naked eye and recorded on video radio waves with a novel nanomagnetic microscope

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New Article: Scientists for the first time made visible to the naked eye and recorded on video radio waves with a novel nanomagnetic microscope

From cutting skin cancer risk in half to supporting the immune system, a diet rich in tomatoes and fruits imparts many health benefits. Now, researchers have found that these foods may restore lung function in ex-smokers and slow lung function decline in all adults.

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From cutting skin cancer risk in half to supporting the immune system, a diet rich in tomatoes and fruits imparts many health benefits. Now, researchers have found that these foods may restore lung function in ex-smokers and slow lung function decline in all adults.

A new study on the attrition of women from STEM courses found that females underperformed on biology exams compared to their male counterparts, and a shift away from an exam emphasis closed gaps in overall performance, suggesting that mixed assessment methods may make biology classes more equitable.

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A new study on the attrition of women from STEM courses found that females underperformed on biology exams compared to their male counterparts, and a shift away from an exam emphasis closed gaps in overall performance, suggesting that mixed assessment methods may make biology classes more equitable.

Debating the ethics of head transplants

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Debating the ethics of head transplants

How social media reflects our daily mood changes. Researchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom have used a dataset of more than 800 million Twitter messages to evaluate how collective mood changes over the course of 24 hours and across the seasons.

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How social media reflects our daily mood changes. Researchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom have used a dataset of more than 800 million Twitter messages to evaluate how collective mood changes over the course of 24 hours and across the seasons.

For the first time, scientists were able to identify unknown microbes in real time entirely aboard the International Space Station, without having to send them back to Earth. This could help diagnose and treat astronauts in real time, as well as with identifying DNA-based life on other planets.

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For the first time, scientists were able to identify unknown microbes in real time entirely aboard the International Space Station, without having to send them back to Earth. This could help diagnose and treat astronauts in real time, as well as with identifying DNA-based life on other planets.

Giant Pacific octopus is so clever that it hid its frilled relative for decades

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Giant Pacific octopus is so clever that it hid its frilled relative for decades

Smokers who are willing to use e-cigarettes tend to smoke less and have increased quit attempts, finds new randomized, naturalistic pilot trial.

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Smokers who are willing to use e-cigarettes tend to smoke less and have increased quit attempts, finds new randomized, naturalistic pilot trial.

Electrical stimulation to amygdala can boost memory

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Electrical stimulation to amygdala can boost memory

Secret to Porpoise Sonar Revealed

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Secret to Porpoise Sonar Revealed

Dinosaur Egg Fossil Find Makes for a Cretaceous Christmas

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Dinosaur Egg Fossil Find Makes for a Cretaceous Christmas

‘Artificial pancreas’ works during intense exercise - An “artificial pancreas” that monitors blood sugar and automatically delivers insulin may make it safer for teens with type 1 diabetes to participate in sports, a U.S. study suggests reported in Diabetes Care.

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‘Artificial pancreas’ works during intense exercise - An “artificial pancreas” that monitors blood sugar and automatically delivers insulin may make it safer for teens with type 1 diabetes to participate in sports, a U.S. study suggests reported in Diabetes Care.

Females are four times more sensitive than males to economic status cues when rating opposite sex attractiveness, indicating that higher economic status can offset lower physical attractiveness in men much more easily than in women.

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Females are four times more sensitive than males to economic status cues when rating opposite sex attractiveness, indicating that higher economic status can offset lower physical attractiveness in men much more easily than in women.

Scientists are translating brain activity into movement. They are borrowing from cryptography and decoding the human brain to provide life-changing support for those who have lost the ability to use a limb, but they could also enable us to do what we can't do with our limbs naturally.

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Scientists are translating brain activity into movement. They are borrowing from cryptography and decoding the human brain to provide life-changing support for those who have lost the ability to use a limb, but they could also enable us to do what we can't do with our limbs naturally.

Small Plastics with Large Consequences

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Small Plastics with Large Consequences

'Vast Majority' of Online Anti-Vaxxers Are Women

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'Vast Majority' of Online Anti-Vaxxers Are Women

Doctors Are 3D Printing Ear Bones To Help With Hearing Loss

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Doctors Are 3D Printing Ear Bones To Help With Hearing Loss

The Continued Denial of Science in America

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The Continued Denial of Science in America

Modern Evolution: data from half a million people show that natural selection has not stopped

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Modern Evolution: data from half a million people show that natural selection has not stopped

Research Shows Uninsured Do Not Use Emergency Rooms More than Other Patients – They Use Other Care Less

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Research Shows Uninsured Do Not Use Emergency Rooms More than Other Patients – They Use Other Care Less

Comparing the cancer potencies of emissions from vapourised nicotine products including e-cigarettes with those of tobacco smoke.

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Comparing the cancer potencies of emissions from vapourised nicotine products including e-cigarettes with those of tobacco smoke.

Sleep deprivation can lead the brain to produce more of the Alzheimer’s-linked protein amyloid beta than the its waste-disposal system can handle, according to a small study. Levels of the protein rise, potentially setting off a sequence of changes to the brain that can end with dementia.

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Sleep deprivation can lead the brain to produce more of the Alzheimer’s-linked protein amyloid beta than the its waste-disposal system can handle, according to a small study. Levels of the protein rise, potentially setting off a sequence of changes to the brain that can end with dementia.

'Winking' Star May Be Devouring Wrecked Planets. A team of U.S. astronomers studying the star RZ Piscium has found evidence suggesting its strange, unpredictable dimming episodes may be caused by vast orbiting clouds of gas and dust, the remains of one or more destroyed planets.

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'Winking' Star May Be Devouring Wrecked Planets. A team of U.S. astronomers studying the star RZ Piscium has found evidence suggesting its strange, unpredictable dimming episodes may be caused by vast orbiting clouds of gas and dust, the remains of one or more destroyed planets.

Italian researchers have helped show that robots can develop basic human emotions such as fear and use them to respond more efficiently under stress.

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Italian researchers have helped show that robots can develop basic human emotions such as fear and use them to respond more efficiently under stress.

Combatting PTSD by letting patients hear their own brainwaves - New technology uses algorithms to turn brain signals into sounds, letting patients literally hear their own brain activity, allowing the brain to naturally “self-optimize” into a quiet pattern, resetting the stress response in PTSD.

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Combatting PTSD by letting patients hear their own brainwaves - New technology uses algorithms to turn brain signals into sounds, letting patients literally hear their own brain activity, allowing the brain to naturally “self-optimize” into a quiet pattern, resetting the stress response in PTSD.

DNA vaccine promises permanent, universal protection against the flu - New vaccine contains DNA coding for proteins from four different flu strains, plus protein universally shared across all strains. A strong immune response was triggered in immunized primates when exposed to different strains.

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DNA vaccine promises permanent, universal protection against the flu - New vaccine contains DNA coding for proteins from four different flu strains, plus protein universally shared across all strains. A strong immune response was triggered in immunized primates when exposed to different strains.

Brain researchers have pinpointed a small group of brain cells that are especially responsive to nicotine, and which might be the main culprits in driving addiction to the substance

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Brain researchers have pinpointed a small group of brain cells that are especially responsive to nicotine, and which might be the main culprits in driving addiction to the substance

Using Rhenium-Osmium dating, scientists have dated the oldest known sexually reproducing organism, and the oldest multicellular organism that used photosynthesis - a red algae called Bangiomorpha pubescens - to between 1.03 billion and 1.06 billion years old.

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Using Rhenium-Osmium dating, scientists have dated the oldest known sexually reproducing organism, and the oldest multicellular organism that used photosynthesis - a red algae called Bangiomorpha pubescens - to between 1.03 billion and 1.06 billion years old.

Octopuses are so clever, scientists missed a species right under their noses

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Octopuses are so clever, scientists missed a species right under their noses

Students whose sex ed programs teach abstinence as the only way to protect sexual health have less favorable attitudes toward condoms and are more likely to have unprotected sex than students who learn safe sexual practices. Abstinence-only sex education programs do not stop minors from having sex.

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Students whose sex ed programs teach abstinence as the only way to protect sexual health have less favorable attitudes toward condoms and are more likely to have unprotected sex than students who learn safe sexual practices. Abstinence-only sex education programs do not stop minors from having sex.

Adolescent women feel intense pressure to send sexual images to men, but they lack the tools to cope with their concerns and the potential consequences, according to a new study.

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Adolescent women feel intense pressure to send sexual images to men, but they lack the tools to cope with their concerns and the potential consequences, according to a new study.

Patterns in how we move our arms and legs while asleep are found to accurately reflect sleep cycle. This means long-term sleep research can be done with subjects at home in their own beds wearing a device on their wrists.

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Patterns in how we move our arms and legs while asleep are found to accurately reflect sleep cycle. This means long-term sleep research can be done with subjects at home in their own beds wearing a device on their wrists.

Motorcycle Deaths Increase During Full Moons

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Motorcycle Deaths Increase During Full Moons

Many animals greet each other enthusiastically, but parting rituals are completely absent in the animal kingdom, hinting at a lack of developed future thinking

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Many animals greet each other enthusiastically, but parting rituals are completely absent in the animal kingdom, hinting at a lack of developed future thinking