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HealthNew study finds that politicians typically enjoy longer lives than general populations (ox.ac.uk)

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PsychologyStudy: People “Click” Better When Their Body Odor Matches. Pairs of same-sex friends who reported strong connections when they first met had similar body odors, and body odor similarity predicted whether two strangers would hit it off. (the-scientist.com)

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HealthAlmost 90% of autistic women report experiencing sexual violence, according to a new study. The results also revealed that most victims had been assaulted multiple times, that this began when they were young and that they were rarely able to report the abuse or receive care (psypost.org)

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EconomicsThe impact of corporate taxes on economic growth is exaggerated. A meta-analysis of existing research cannot rule out that corporate taxes have no impact on economic growth. (sciencedirect.com)

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AnthropologyPopulation bottlenecks that reduced genetic diversity were common throughout human history. The analysis is the first comprehensive look at founder events across a broad swath of human populations over the past 10,000 years or so of human history and pinpoints when these events occurred. (eurekalert.org)

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Computer ScienceLet your mind control the computer. With electric signals from human brains as the only input, new software can perform computerized image editing. (di.ku.dk)

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NanoscienceLearned Motor Patterns Are Replayed in Human Motor Cortex during Sleep (jneurosci.org)

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Social ScienceThe weight of culture: Societal individualism and flexibility explain large global variations in obesity (sciencedirect.com)

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EnvironmentScientists evaluate the evidence that intensive livestock farming is causing pandemics, and find that intensive farming could actually reduce the risk of future pandemics compared to 'free range' farming. (cam.ac.uk)

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PsychologyPeople who are more receptive to bullshit also tend to overestimate their creativity ability, study finds (psypost.org)

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PsychologyStudy links self-harm to heightened levels of self-hatred and childhood emotional abuse (psypost.org)

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Materials ScienceA textile exomuscle that assists the shoulder during functional movements for everyday life (nature.com)

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BiologyTumor necrosis factor induces pathogenic mitochondrial ROS in tuberculosis through reverse electron transport (science.org)

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EnvironmentCurrent global efforts are insufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C (science.org)

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NeuroscienceResearchers have discovered electrical wave patterns in the brain related to social behavior in mice. They also observed that mice showing signs of stress, depression, autism lacked these brain waves. Band of theta (4-7Hz) and gamma (30-60Hz) decreased and increased, respectively, during socializing (tohoku.ac.jp)

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Animal ScienceNew research finds that turtles in the wild age slowly and have long lifespans, and identifies several species that essentially don’t age at all. (psu.edu)

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BiologyThe octopus’ brain and the human brain share the same “jumping genes " (eurekalert.org)

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PaleontologyExceptional soft‑tissue preservation of Jurassic Vampyronassa rhodanica provides new insights on the evolution and palaeoecology of vampyroteuthids (nature.com)

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HealthResearch has found the likelihood of having a cognitive impairment was 137% higher among people who had a sight problem compared to those who did not. People who had a sight problem at baseline had a 41% increased risk of developing cognitive impairment and a 44% increased risk of dementia (newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com)

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PaleontologyCoast of giants: Footprints in Spain confirm coexistence of massive aurochs with Neanderthals (english.elpais.com)

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EngineeringResearchers have developed a new ultra-thin film that can create detailed 3D images viewable under normal illumination without any special reading devices and that appear to float on top of the film and exhibit smooth parallax (video example) (optica.org)

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HealthScientists have identified a protein in sensory nerves that works as a key detector of itch—specifically the “mechanical” itch stimulus of crawling insects, wool fibers, or other irritating objects that touch the skin. It could lead to better treatments for itch conditions such as eczema, psoriasis (scripps.edu)

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BiologyMany plants have evolved ways of harvesting rainwater to survive in harsh conditions - a brief summary has just been published at Current Biology (researchgate.net)

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EnvironmentClimate damage caused by growing space tourism needs urgent mitigation (eurekalert.org)

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PhysicsFilamentous crystal growth in organic liquids and selection of crystal morphology (nature.com)

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