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A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school.

jamanetwork.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10tm9iv on February 4, 2023 at 5:41 PM in science

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Researchers looked at health outcomes for a population of more than 400,000 middle-aged and older adults, and found that both social isolation and loneliness increased the risk of hospitalization or death from heart failure by 15% to 20%.

acc.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10tep8o on February 4, 2023 at 11:54 AM in science

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Scientists have shown for the first time that briefly tuning into a person's individual brainwave cycle before they perform a learning task dramatically boosts the speed at which cognitive skills improve.

cam.ac.uk

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10r1sy4 on February 1, 2023 at 6:20 PM in science

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US Emissions of the World’s Most Potent Greenhouse Gas Are 56 Percent Higher Than EPA Estimates. Electric utilities are likely responsible for the nation’s higher than expected emissions of sulfur hexafluoride, a greenhouse gas 25,000 times worse for the climate than carbon dioxide.

insideclimatenews.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10qu9iz on February 1, 2023 at 1:05 PM in science

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Wind and solar were EU’s top electricity source in 2022 for first time ever

carbonbrief.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10pwwbr on January 31, 2023 at 11:41 AM in technology

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New Mexico law seeks solar on every roof, and an EV charger in every garage

pv-magazine-usa.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10mjzmf on January 27, 2023 at 12:48 PM in technology

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TikTok Is A Minefield Of Misinformation, Especially Around Mental Health

screenrant.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10bmji0 on January 14, 2023 at 11:41 AM in technology

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Violent far-right communities are growing online, Europol says

liberation.fr

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_104ueb1 on January 6, 2023 at 1:37 PM in technology

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Social media triggers children to dislike their own bodies, says study

theguardian.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_100lpot on January 1, 2023 at 3:18 PM in technology

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Finland Most Resistant to ‘Fake News,’ Report Finds

usnews.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10npiju on January 28, 2023 at 9:04 PM in technology

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Japan setting up rapid-response unit to counter disinformation

asahi.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10lzimq on January 26, 2023 at 7:01 PM in technology

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Cyber experts say China is running 'increasingly sophisticated' propaganda campaigns

9news.com.au

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10ei32b on January 17, 2023 at 5:34 PM in technology

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Clean Energy Transition Investment Hits New Record – $1.1 Trillion

carboncredits.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10nf9kj on January 28, 2023 at 1:37 PM in technology

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Hydropower could help developing nations decarbonize . . . with minimal environmental impact

anthropocenemagazine.org

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10lqyeh on January 26, 2023 at 12:44 PM in technology

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Wind provided nearly 34% of Ireland’s power

energylivenews.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10ecohk on January 17, 2023 at 1:47 PM in technology

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A study has contradicted a prevalent belief that people on the autism spectrum are “indifferent to pain”, by finding that these individuals may actually experience pain more intensely than neurotypical people

journals.lww.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10p86kx on January 30, 2023 at 5:15 PM in science

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Most Americans aren’t getting enough exercise. People living in rural areas were even less likely to get enough exercise: Only 16% of people outside cities met benchmarks for aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, compared with 28% in large metropolitan cities areas.

cdc.gov

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10nmv7w on January 28, 2023 at 7:11 PM in science

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The world has enough rare earth minerals and other critical raw materials to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy to produce electricity. The increase in carbon pollution from more mining will be more than offset by a huge reduction in pollution from heavy carbon emitting fossil fuels

cell.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10mpu59 on January 27, 2023 at 4:59 PM in science

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Adults living in rural areas of the United States have a 19% higher risk of developing heart failure compared to their urban counterparts, and Black men living in rural areas have an especially higher risk -- 34%,

nhlbi.nih.gov

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10mjxl7 on January 27, 2023 at 12:45 PM in science

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Widely used antidepressants cause “emotional blunting”, according to research that offers new insights into how the drugs may work and their possible side-effects. Volunteers less responsive to positive and negative feedback after course of serotonin-controlling drugs

cam.ac.uk

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10jbocl on January 23, 2023 at 12:47 PM in science

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People high in antagonistic personality traits — Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy — are more likely to endorse negative beliefs about homosexual and transgender people

around.uoregon.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10ifzxk on January 22, 2023 at 9:45 AM in science

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Viagra lowers the risk of heart disease in men by up to 39 percent. And men who take the drug also appear less likely to suffer an early death from any cause. Research looked at 70,000 adult men with an average age of 52, all of whom had an erectile dysfunction diagnosis at some point in their life.

academic.oup.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10fe4hy on January 18, 2023 at 6:05 PM in science

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More than 90% of vehicle-owning households in the United States would see a reduction in the percentage of income spent on transportation energy—the gasoline or electricity that powers their cars, SUVs and pickups—if they switched to electric vehicles.

news.umich.edu

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_1094dsf on January 11, 2023 at 1:13 PM in science

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Over-40s on antibiotics ‘nearly 50 per cent more likely to develop Crohn’s disease’. Researchers followed more than six million people in Denmark for more than 10 years and found that taking antibiotics was linked to an increase in risk of inflammatory bowel disease.

gut.bmj.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_10868e6 on January 10, 2023 at 10:07 AM in science

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You can reduce your risk of an early death by nearly 20%, just by eating more foods from your choice of four healthy eating patterns, research shows.The eating patterns focus on consuming more whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes

jamanetwork.com

Submitted by Wagamaga t3_107m0cf on January 9, 2023 at 6:35 PM in science

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