Study uncovers potential link between Bartonella (cat-scratch disease) and psychotic disorders

Researchers now have a way to conduct experiments on biological neurons in vitro

A new legacy: potential of zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry in the analysis of North American megafaunal remains

Handwriting is good for your brain (2022)

Unskilled and unaware: Misjudgments rise with overconfidence in low performers

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: the biology of a neglected disease

MIT speeds up bone loss study with a new tissue chip model that mimics the early stages of osteoarthritis that affects 650 million globally

Screen time not the main factor making parent-child interactions worse: study finds that all distraction, not only screen-based distraction, negatively affects parent-child communication

ChatGPT-4 scored higher than 100% of psychologists on a test of social intelligence

Small study (n=82, two-thirds women) finds that people have on average 2.5 "belly laughs" per day, and experience "a fit of laughter" about once every four days.

Over 90% of polar birds have microplastics inside them

Sex Robots—A Harbinger for Emerging AI Risk

The study found that methylphenidate increased large reward preference in the long delay block

A new study, revealing that tickling can serve as a sufficient sexual stimulus for many, with some individuals even experiencing orgasms from tickling alone

Researchers have discovered a link between depression and cardiovascular disease, as they both partially develop from the same gene module

Neurovascular effects of cocaine: relevance to addiction

Modeling societal demise and reversal

Deep Aphantasia: a visual brain with minimal influence from priors?

Power training may offer more resilience against slip and falls compared to traditional strength training in older adults.

Tunable Neuromimetic Integrated System Emulating Cortical Neuron Models[2011]

Acetate Revisited: A Key Biomolecule at the Nexus of Metabolism, Epigenetics

Spent brewer's yeast as a biosorbent for metal recovery from polymetallic waste

Arthropod Intelligence? The Case for Portia (2020)

Chronic inflammation caused by stress is affecting our collective thinking and behavior, and it’s keeping society in a “self-sustaining cycle of societal dysfunction and environmental degradation” which is keeping us from taking action on issues like climate change and social unrest

Culture and language may reshape our brain’s interpretation of facial expressions

Plant-based diets trigger remission in Sjögren's syndrome and lupus cases

Researchers from Russia and China have discovered that the waters and soils of the Tibetan Plateau are teeming with bacteria that produce antibiotics.

Wives with long and high-quality hair have more frequent sex, according to an online study from South Korea (N = 204 heterosexual couples)

The most popular dementia videos on TikTok are mostly shared by family members and are of poor quality

Live streamers who are perceived as more physically attractive not only draw more viewers but also significantly increase engagement and purchase intentions among their audience…

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