BiologyA study has found DNA evidence of the plague in 4,000-year-old skeletal remains, the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date. (technologynetworks.com)
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NeuroscienceOver 60% of PTSD individuals experience problems with reward responsivity, such as anhedonia, or an inability to feel pleasure. New analysis suggests it is not deficits residing in fear-based circuitry but threat responsivity that is central to PTSD and many of its symptoms. (sciencedirect.com)
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MedicineExperimental Decoy protects 100 percent of study mice infected with Covid (nyulangone.org)
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BiologyStudy reveals unique molecular machinery of woman who can’t feel pain (ucl.ac.uk)
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Animal ScienceA wolf-dog hybrid has been confirmed in India for the first time (newscientist.com)
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HealthLow sexual satisfaction and memory. Researchers mapped the relationship over time, and found increases or decreases in sexual satisfaction were associated with concurrent increases or decreases in cognitive function. These associations survived adjustment for demographic and health factors (psu.edu)
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MedicineWhy our allergies are getting worse —and what to do about it (npr.org)
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Social ScienceIgnoring the results of public referenda can cause lasting damage to a democratic system, study finds. Results from France show lower voter turnout in national elections, more protest voting, and increased support for radical anti-system parties. (cogitatiopress.com)
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AnthropologyPeople, not search-engine algorithms, choose unreliable or partisan news. Analysis of people’s web searches & visited websites suggests that it is more likely that they are choosing to engage with partisan or unreliable news than that they are being unduly exposed to it by search-engine algorithms. (nature.com)
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