“Temperature and sex ratios at birth,” a new study led by researchers at the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provides new evidence that higher temperatures can…
Category: 8. Health
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Rising temperature may shift sex ratios at birth, analysis of five million births finds
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BAFTAs apologize after guest with Tourette syndrome uses racial slur : NPR
John Davidson attends the 2026 BAFTA Film Awards on February 22, 2026 in London, England.
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New imaging technique could transform precision of vocal fold injection procedures
Researchers at Stanford University, in collaboration with scientists at the German Cancer Institute, have shown for the first time that shortwave infrared (SWIR) imaging can be used to visualize injectable filler materials during injection…
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Professor warns of nerve stimulation during MRI
A University of Houston engineering professor is warning that implanted cuff electrodes—widely used in therapy for epilepsy, depression and inflammatory disorders—could trigger unintended nerve stimulation for patients undergoing an MRI scan….
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AI-boosted electronic nose can detect ovarian cancer at an early stage
Using machine learning, an electronic nose can “smell” early signs of ovarian cancer in the blood. The method is precise and, according to the LiU researchers behind the study, it could eventually be used to find many different cancers. The study…
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Palantir Is Stocking the Wildest Imaginable Item in Its Vending Machines
Cigarette smoking in the United States has plummeted over the decades, reaching an 80-year low in 2024.
But nicotine, the highly addictive stimulant found in tobacco, has turned into a weird new trend, with wellness influencers now pushing…
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Expert birders show more compact attention brain areas, study finds
Research shows that as individuals learn and acquire a new skill, their brain structure and activity changes. But how do more complex skills involving multiple learning processes influence the brain? In a study appearing in JNeurosci, researchers…
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Genetics helps explain who gets the 'telltale tingle' from music, art and literature
Why do some people feel chills when listening to music, reading poetry, or viewing a powerful work of art, while others do not? New research by Giacomo Bignardi and his colleagues from Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPI) published in…
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The Brain Science Behind the Munchies
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Anyone who has even a passing familiarity with cannabis can tell you the…
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When influencers raise a glass, young viewers want to join them
An attractive influencer couple chats in a kitchen as they prepare dinner. A wine bottle sits on the counter. Someone takes a sip. It looks less like an ad than a slice of ordinary life, the kind of moment that can pass unnoticed during an…
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