Researchers at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem investigated the relationship between a brief exposure to mindfulness meditation and prosocial helping behavior toward a stranger. Their findings reve

A series of online experiments by a group of British scientists found that high levels of forgiveness lead to lower levels of paranoia after a personal transgression. In other words, people who forgiv

Conclusion: High public interest in brain health and brain health testing in certain segments of society, coupled with an increase of commercial tests entering the market, is likely to put pressure on

In the present study, we sought to investigate the effects of lifelong moderate (15% initiated at 4 months of age) CR on hepatic lipid accumulation, glucose homeostasis, and physical function at timep

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Researchers have estimated that blue whales take in about 10 million pieces of microplastics each day. Microplastics are particles of plastic debris that are less than 5 millimeters long. They come f

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According to new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Pain Practice and epublished by the U.S. National Institute of Health, cannabis may play a “significant role” in combatting treatment-resi

People smoke more when smoking cigarettes from larger size packs, according to new research published today [3 November]. Researchers at the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge wanted to see if the

Blair Peters, M.D., an assistant professor of surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine and a plastic surgeon who specializes in gender-affirming care as part of the OHSU Transgender Health Program, obta

The psychedelic chemical in “magic mushrooms” may ease depression in some hard-to-treat patients, a preliminary study found. The effects were modest and waned over time but they occurred with a singl

Erritzoe D. Ashok A.H. Searle G.E. Colasanti A. Turton S. Lewis Y. et al. Serotonin release measured in the human brain: a PET study with [(11)C]CIMBI-36 and d-amphetamine challenge. Neuropsycho

Swift and deep decarbonisation of electricity generation is central to enabling a timely transition to net-zero emission energy systems. While future power systems will likely be dominated by variable

Wiggs, G. F. Desert dune processes and dynamics. Prog. Phys. Geog. 25, 53–79 (2001). Hayward, R. K., Fenton, L. K. & Titus, T. N. Mars Global Digital Dune Database (MGD3): global dune distribution an

Those who struggle to understand someone giving an excited, rapid-fire account of an adventure, or who lose the thread of a conversation during a noisy cocktail party might be dealing with problems de

It’s 11 pm on a weeknight and your teenager still has their bedroom light on. You want them to get enough sleep for school the next day, but it’s a struggle. Our new research shows what happens to th

After 20 years searching for a cure for tinnitus, researchers at the University of Auckland are excited by ‘encouraging results’ from a clinical trial of a mobile-phone-based therapy. The study rando

A new series of nine studies proposes that realness, the propensity to act in accordance with how one feels regardless of consequences, may be a distinct psychological trait. The study was published i

Two people can do the same aerobic exercise with wildly different results. BYU exercise science researchers are finding a way to make sure everyone gets results from their workout. Photo by BYU Photo

This illustration provided by NOIRLab in November 2022 depicts the closest black hole to Earth and its Sun-like companion star. The binary system, about 1,600 light years from Earth, was initially ide

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Abstract Despite substantial evidence that resources and outcomes are transmitted across generations, there has been limited inquiry into the extent to which antipoverty programs actually disrupt the

For decades, cancer researchers have longed for a way to target a set of proteins called transcription factors. While we’ve long known that tumors use these proteins to grow out of control, their uniq

More than three years ago, Amir Siraj was looking through a database from NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) when he took notice of an object designated CNEOS 2014-01-08, which landed

Microplastics are not just tiny particles that can be ingested, they can also carry viruses, a University of Queensland study has revealed. The study, led by Associate Prof Jianhua Guo and Dr Ji Lu f

AUSTIN, Texas — Stress is common in all marriages, but same-sex married couples cope with that stress more positively and collaboratively than different-sex couples, according to a new study from rese

For over ten years the IceCube Observatory in the Antarctic has been monitoring the light traces of extragalactic neutrinos. While evaluating the observatory's data, an international research team led

A study that unfolded across three years of the COVID-19 crisis found that horticulture schemes helped to maintain mental health despite national well-being plummeting. The study followed people with

The study examined the genetic makeup of platypuses in free-flowing and nearby rivers with large dams in New South Wales. Photo: Shutterstock. The platypus is possibly the most irreplaceable mammal e

Mother monkeys permanently separated from their newborns sometimes find comfort in plush toys; this recent finding from Harvard experiments has set off intense controversy among scientists and reignit

Study reveals how ancient fish colonized the deep sea The deep sea contains more than 90% of the water in our oceans, but only about a third of all fish species. Scientists have long thought the expl

Key Points Question Was the September 2021 implementation of a Texas law prohibiting abortion after detectable embryonic cardiac activity associated with changes in Texas residents’ use of in-state a

We were able to identify 1,019 studies through the database search and five studies through other sources. After duplicates were removed, we screened 736 studies and excluded irrelevant ones. From the

Suffering psychological trauma during childhood significantly increases the risk of developing a mental disorder in adulthood. Specifically, as much as three times, according to a recent study led by

A recent study published in Drug Science, Policy, and Law has made new inroads into understanding the relationship between taking psychedelics and feeling connected to nature. The findings indicate th

Photo: Pixabay Ever noticed how your non-stick cookware wears thin over time? Scientists from Newcastle University and Flinders University have now been able to measure how millions of tiny plastic