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How to turn specific genes on and off. Treatment of a wide range of diseases may advance thanks to new epigenetic editing technique

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By 2500 earth could be alien to humans

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Researchers examined the effects of smoking on more than nine million deliveries in the Unites States over 11 years

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Getting 'Steinached' was all the rage in Roaring ’20s (2017)

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People who are more creative can think of ideas with greater "distances" between them

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Forest fires have crept higher up mountains over the past few decades, scorching areas previously too wet to burn

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Americans are super-spreaders of COVID-19 misinformation

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Researchers have established that Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) include radio waves at frequencies lower than ever detected before, a discovery that redraws the boundaries for theoretical astrophysicists trying to put their finger on the source of FRBs.

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Researchers have developed innovative tough gel sheathed sutures inspired by the human tendon

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Narwhal tusks reveal mercury exposure related to climate change - Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwhal’s tusk provides a window into changing conditions in the Arctic

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Scientists have found a clear genetic signal that separated cognitive processes, like attention, from more affective processes, like fear

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"Sperm remember a father’s environment (diet) and transmit that information to the embryo" by a non-DNA mechanism

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Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated

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Study on mice finds possible mechanism that contributes to the ability of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to increase social interaction

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Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers.

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The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real

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The approval of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression was a major advance in psychiatry

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Strong social support decreases mental health problems in young adults

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Trust in public institutions is linked to fewer COVID-19 deaths, but trust and belonging to groups is associated with more deaths, according to a wide-ranging, McGill-led study of 30-day COVID-19 mortality rates in 84 countries

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Specialized cellular compartments discovered in bacteria: Discovery of bacterial “organs” could pave the way for a new generation of antibiotics

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Why loneliness may be the biggest threat to survival and longevity

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A study from 2002 found that bilingual infants babble differently depending on language they associate with the person they're babbling at

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A new study finds volcanic activity played a direct role in triggering extreme climate change at the end of the Triassic period 201 million year ago, wiping out almost half of all existing species

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In the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone

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Physical exercise improves video game performance, according to new research

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Study suggests that taking anti-inflammatories during the night, during the resting phases of the circadian rhythm, can severely deter healing and bone repair following surgery

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Scientists increasingly believe that one of the driving forces in chronic pain--the number one health problem in both prevalence and burden--appears to be the memory of earlier pain

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When given in a formulation that facilitates passage to the brain, lithium in doses up to 400 times lower than what is currently being prescribed for mood disorders is capable of both halting signs of advanced Alzheimer's pathology and of recovering lost cognitive abilities.

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The Machine Learning Reproducibility Checklist

5 years ago cs.mcgill.ca

Research has found we are living in the fastest period of urban growth in human history

5 years ago mcgill.ca

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How to turn specific genes on and off. Treatment of a wide range of diseases may advance thanks to new epigenetic editing technique

By 2500 earth could be alien to humans

Researchers examined the effects of smoking on more than nine million deliveries in the Unites States over 11 years

Getting 'Steinached' was all the rage in Roaring ’20s (2017)

People who are more creative can think of ideas with greater "distances" between them

Forest fires have crept higher up mountains over the past few decades, scorching areas previously too wet to burn

Americans are super-spreaders of COVID-19 misinformation

Researchers have established that Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) include radio waves at frequencies lower than ever detected before, a discovery that redraws the boundaries for theoretical astrophysicists trying to put their finger on the source of FRBs.

Researchers have developed innovative tough gel sheathed sutures inspired by the human tendon

Narwhal tusks reveal mercury exposure related to climate change - Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwhal’s tusk provides a window into changing conditions in the Arctic

Scientists have found a clear genetic signal that separated cognitive processes, like attention, from more affective processes, like fear

"Sperm remember a father’s environment (diet) and transmit that information to the embryo" by a non-DNA mechanism

Methane emissions from abandoned oil and gas wells underestimated

Study on mice finds possible mechanism that contributes to the ability of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to increase social interaction

Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real

The approval of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression was a major advance in psychiatry

Strong social support decreases mental health problems in young adults

Trust in public institutions is linked to fewer COVID-19 deaths, but trust and belonging to groups is associated with more deaths, according to a wide-ranging, McGill-led study of 30-day COVID-19 mortality rates in 84 countries

Specialized cellular compartments discovered in bacteria: Discovery of bacterial “organs” could pave the way for a new generation of antibiotics

Why loneliness may be the biggest threat to survival and longevity

A study from 2002 found that bilingual infants babble differently depending on language they associate with the person they're babbling at

A new study finds volcanic activity played a direct role in triggering extreme climate change at the end of the Triassic period 201 million year ago, wiping out almost half of all existing species

In the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone

Physical exercise improves video game performance, according to new research

Study suggests that taking anti-inflammatories during the night, during the resting phases of the circadian rhythm, can severely deter healing and bone repair following surgery

Scientists increasingly believe that one of the driving forces in chronic pain--the number one health problem in both prevalence and burden--appears to be the memory of earlier pain

When given in a formulation that facilitates passage to the brain, lithium in doses up to 400 times lower than what is currently being prescribed for mood disorders is capable of both halting signs of advanced Alzheimer's pathology and of recovering lost cognitive abilities.

The Machine Learning Reproducibility Checklist

Research has found we are living in the fastest period of urban growth in human history