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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-10-12 09:31:21+00:00.

Original Title: As study of 600,000 people worldwide found loneliness was linked to a 31% rise in the likelihood that a person would go on to develop any form of dementia. Loneliness also raised the chances of cognitive impairment in people by 15%.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-10-12 08:52:37+00:00.

Original Title: Industry-funded alcohol-reduction apps contain misinformation. Compared with non-industry funded tools approved by national governments or healthcare services, these 'dark apps' were three times less likely to inform users of the increased cancer risk associated with alcohol

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-10-12 08:46:38+00:00.

Original Title: Scientists asked Bing Copilot - Microsoft's search engine and chatbot - questions about commonly prescribed drugs. In terms of potential harm to patients, 42% of AI answers were considered to lead to moderate or mild harm, and 22% to death or severe harm.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/FunnyGamer97 on 2024-10-12 02:43:41+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-10-11 19:12:30+00:00.

Original Title: fMRI scans of 151 participants showed that bilingual people had better connectivity between brain regions, especially if they learned their second language at a younger age. This effect was especially strong between the cerebellum and the left frontal cortex

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-10-11 19:08:32+00:00.

Original Title: Researchers look into how cancer misinformation spreads online. A high degree of fear-mongering serves as a harmful distraction, especially on social media, causing people to worry about certain red herrings — like microwaves, genetically modified organisms and secret toxins

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-10-11 18:11:03+00:00.

Original Title: New research suggests that increases in vegetarianism over the past 15 years are primarily limited to women, with little change observed among men. Women were more likely to cite ethical concerns, such as animal rights, while men prioritize environmental concerns as their main motivation.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-10-11 16:53:45+00:00.

Original Title: 19th Century Kenyan lions ate humans, DNA stuck between their teeth shows. The lions, dubbed the 'Tsavo Man-Eaters', are thought to have killed dozens of people, including those working along the Kenya-Uganda Railway in the late 19th Century

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-10-11 15:06:54+00:00.

Original Title: Researchers have identified the TrkC-PTPσ protein complex as crucial in brain cell communication, influencing anxiety-related behaviors. Disrupting it mice led to abnormal synapse organization and anxiety, offering potential new therapeutic targets for anxiety, autism, and schizophrenia

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-10-11 14:46:20+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/TheArcticBeyond on 2024-10-11 14:18:32+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Generalaverage89 on 2024-10-11 13:40:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-10-11 12:55:04+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/rustoo on 2024-10-11 12:22:14+00:00.

Original Title: A new method has improved our ability to generate hydrogen without harmful byproducts such as carbon dioxide. This may allow us to harness hydrogen as a more abundant, green energy source so we can all breathe a little easier.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/vikramskumar on 2024-10-11 04:57:42+00:00.

Original Title: Estimates of actual and potential lives saved in the United States from the use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma. Depending on the assumptions modeled in stratified analyses, its estimated that CCP saved between 16,476 and 66,296 lives.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-10-11 12:04:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-10-11 11:31:10+00:00.

Original Title: Our wellbeing in adulthood could be shaped by our friendships as teens | Study found that the promotion of future well-being, general social acceptance was most important for teenagers aged 13-14, while 17-18-year-olds needed a close circle of friends.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-10-11 10:59:13+00:00.

Original Title: Spider-Man-inspired sticky silk fibers lift 80 times their weight | The first web-slinging technology in which a fluid material shot from a needle solidifies – and is strong enough to adhere to and pick up objects.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-10-11 09:46:16+00:00.

Original Title: Understanding why some children develop PTSD and anxiety after trauma. A child's personal perceptions of how severe the event was had a stronger impact on their mental health than objective, measurable facts about the severity of the event.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-10-11 08:54:45+00:00.

Original Title: To make children better fact-checkers, expose them to more misinformation — with oversight. Instead of attempting to completely sanitize children's online environment, adults should focus on equipping children with tools to critically assess the information they encounter.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-10-11 08:01:59+00:00.

Original Title: Research found the risk of heart attack, stroke and death was more than two times higher among unvaccinated adults who had COVID-19, and nearly four times greater among adults hospitalized with COVID-19, compared with the group with no history of COVID-19 infection.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/newsweek on 2024-10-11 07:43:37+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/FunnyGamer97 on 2024-10-11 05:02:28+00:00.

Original Title: Different types of teenage friendships critical to wellbeing as we age, study finds: Peer acceptance in young teenagers, and close friendships in older teenagers, predict low social anxiety and high life satisfaction in young adults

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/sciencealert on 2024-10-11 03:58:54+00:00.

Original Title: Giant Magnetic Halo Discovered Wrapped Around The Milky Way | "This work provides the first detailed measurements of the magnetic fields in the Milky Way's X-ray emitting halo and uncovers new connections between star-forming activities and galactic outflows."

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/sciencealert on 2024-10-11 03:50:03+00:00.