Health & Body: 10 of 10
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Scientists have found part of the brain that triggers out-of-body experiences
Scientists have pinpointed a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, appears to produce out-of-body experiences.
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Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals
Google says doctors prefer its answers, even if they’re less accurate.
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Using psychedelics to treat depression and trauma
Using psychedelics to treat depression and trauma has just become legal in Australia. Offering hope to many, it’s not without risk. While many report life-changing benefits, others do not, and many scientists in the field fear the move is premature.
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Transcranial Pulse Stimulation with Ultrasound in Alzheimer's Disease—A New Navigated Focal Brain Therapy
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Masturbating is healthy and an evolutionarily strategic mating tactic
Masturbation comes with a variety of health benefits that help all primates – even humans – survive and thrive, and may have helped our species evolve, according to a British study. Indeed, the practice of masturbation is something seen throughout the animal kingdom, though it is most widely associated with humans. However, the researchers behind this study believe that it is also something likely present throughout humanity's evolutionary history, present in the last common ancestor of humans, monkeys, and apes.
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More Than a Million Americans "Missing" as US Endures a Crisis of Early Death
If the United States of America had the same mortality rates as other wealthy countries, more than 1 million people would have avoided death in 2021, a new study found.
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New study links mindfulness meditation and psychedelic use to positive leadership outcomes at work
A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology explores the potential positive impact of mindfulness meditation and psychedelic use on leadership development among business managers. The research highlights how both practices contribute to enhanced well-being, awareness, creativity, and interpersonal attitudes.
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The 'weird' male Y chromosome has finally been fully sequenced. Can we now understand how it works, and how it evolved?
The Y chromosome is a never-ending source of fascination (particularly to men) because it bears genes that determine maleness and make sperm. It’s also small and seriously weird; it carries few genes and is full of junk DNA that makes it horrendous to sequence.
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Vegan diet massively cuts environmental damage, study shows
Detailed analysis finds plant diets lead to 75% less climate-heating emissions, water pollution and land use than meat-rich ones
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World's 1st 'tooth regrowth' medicine moves toward clinical trials in Japan
A Japanese research team is making progress on the development of a groundbreaking medication that may allow people to grow new teeth, with clinical trials set to begin in July 2024. The tooth regrowth medicine is intended for people who lack a full set of adult teeth due to congenital factors. The team is aiming to have it ready for general use in 2030.
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2,000 years before 'manscaping' and smooth armpits, the Romans were seriously into hair removal, archaeological findings show
An English Heritage site found over 50 tweezers during a dig in Wroxeter, England, highlighting the Romans' obsession with "manscaping."
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Digital distortions: Study explores the consequences of photo editing on self-perception and self-esteem in social media users
A recent study published in BMC Psychology looked into how editing photos on social media platforms affects people’s self-image, self-esteem, and comparisons with others. The findings suggest that editing photos can negatively impact how individuals perceive their attractiveness and overall self-esteem.
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Yes, There Is a Cure for Bullshit
The patron saint of calling BS, Harry Frankfurt, died watching his philosophy become more urgent than ever.
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Crying is good for you. Even underwater.
Tears are vital to maintaining healthy eyes, even when you are asleep at night or swimming in a pool.
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The Hidden Reason Abortion Clinics Are Disappearing | The Class Room
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Living near a park can reduce your biological age by 2.5 years
Could living near a park make you ‘younger’ than your actual age?
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Vaccine politics may be to blame for GOP excess deaths, study finds
Yale researchers found that registered Republicans in Ohio and Florida had a higher rate of excess deaths than Democrats.
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A judge has ruled Texas' abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
A Texas judge says the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without the risk of doctors facing criminal charges.
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Obesity might be one of the causes of depression, study suggests
A meta-analytic review of previous studies indicates that obese individuals have an increased risk of depression and that this relationship isn't just correlational -- obesity might be one of the causes of depression. The researchers argue that the increased occurrence of depression in the population in recent decades might be at least partly due to the increase in obesity. The study was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. ...
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BMW tests next-gen LiDAR to beat Tesla to Level 3 self-driving cars
Tesla's autonomous vehicle tech has been perennially stuck at Level 2 self-driving, as BMW and other rivals try to leapfrog to Level 3.