A new study provides further evidence that so-called "medication abortion reversal" is unsupported by science. In fact, there is evidence that it could be dangerous. The study was unable to show what, if any, effectiveness progesterone has in reversing a medical abortion.
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New genetic analysis reveals what drove the only parrot native to the continental U.S. to extinction: humans
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How humans killed off the only parrot native to the continental U.S.
The last Carolina parakeet died in captivity in 1918. Now, new genetic analysis has revealed what drove the bird to extinction.
Extracellular vesicles from symbiotic vaginal lactobacilli inhibit HIV-1 infection of human tissues (Dec 2019, ex vivo)
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EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES FROM SYMBIOTIC VAGINAL LACTOBACILLI INHIBIT HIV-1 INFECTION OF HUMAN TISSUES
Lactobacilli has been associated with vaginal protection from HIV infection. Here, we show that lactobacilli release extracellular vesicles that inhibit HIV infection, and this inhibition is mediated by altering viral Env proteins that mediate virus-cell…
Giving pet crickets to elderly Korean women significantly improved their executive function & performance, researchers have found. The RCT's findings suggest 'pet insects' could considerably improve many elderly Koreans' mental health, despite their low costs.
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Effects of Pet Insects on Cognitive Function among the Elderly: An fMRI Study
Animal-assisted therapy has positive effects on cognitive function, depression, performance ability, and social functioning in elderly patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of rearing pet insects on the cognitive function of healthy…
Adolescents who are active on social media may be more likely to exercise excessively, skip meals or develop other forms of disordered eating. Compared to teens without any social media accounts, boys and girls on social media were more likely to report disordered eating behaviors
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Social media use linked to teen disordered eating behaviors
(Reuters Health) - Adolescents who are active on social media may be more likely to exercise excessively, skip meals or develop other forms of disordered eating, a U.S. study suggests.
DW 中文- 德国之声 | 绿色和平的全球总干事摩根将草案称作一场"对全人类的欺骗" p.dw.com/p/3UoDG
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联合国气候大会或将无果而终
在马德里举行的联合国气候大会可能将以失败告终。多国代表和非政府组织纷纷对最终成果文件草案提出批评。
Research shows that poor indoor air quality hampers cognitive performance significantly. A study recently found chess players in Germany make more mistakes, as measured by a computer program’s suggested moves, when there is more fine particulate matter in the air
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Dirty air and the human brain: Does pollution poison the mind?
Air pollution is known to be a serious health risk –a cause of asthma, heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and a factor, according to the World Health Organization, in an estimated seven million deaths worldwide every year. A growing body of research suggests…
DW 中文- 德国之声 | 研究显示，世界上五分之一的死亡病因可以归结为饮食不健康。对我们人类，尤其是我们的大脑而言，究竟哪些才是健康食品？ https://t.co/ejzRkaG6dp
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研究显示，世界上五分之一的死亡病因可以归结为饮食不健康。对我们人类，尤其是我们的大脑而言，究竟哪些才是健康食品？ https://t.co/ejzRkaG6dp
DW 中文- 德国之声 | 新西兰火山近日突然爆发，造成多人死亡。火山喷发具有毁灭性的破坏力，不仅造成人类财产的损失，更会危及人类与大自然动、植物的生命。最近几年来，世界上最具威胁性的火山有哪些？
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#美景固然好生命更重要 p.dw.com/p/30Xfy
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火与灰：现时代最危险的五大火山
火山喷发具有毁灭性的破坏力，不仅造成人类财产的损失，更会危及人类与大自然动、植物的生命。最近几年来，世界上最具威胁性的火山有哪些？
Crisis-planning interventions for people with psychotic illness or bipolar disorder. Mental health services lack a strong evidence base on the most effective interventions to reduce compulsory admissions. However, some research suggests a positive impact of crisis-planning interventions.
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Crisis-planning interventions for people with psychotic illness or bipolar disorder: systematic review and meta-analyses.
Mental health services lack a strong evidence base on the most effective interventions to reduce compulsory admissions. However, some research suggests a positive impact of crisis-planning interventions in which patients are involved in planning for their…
A new study shows an animal's lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it's 38 years
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A new study shows an animal’s lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it’s 38 years
Knowing an animal's normal lifespan is hugely important for conservation efforts, but it's harder to find out than you'd think.
Eating hot peppers at least four times per week was linked to 23% reduction all-cause mortality risk (n=22,811). This study fits with others in China (n= 487,375) and the US (n=16,179) showing that capsaicin, the component in peppers that makes them hot, may reduce risk of death.
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This spicy vegetable could lower risk of death by 23 percent -- study
"We may encourage people who usually add chilies to their food to continue doing so."
How 14 months in Antarctica changes your brain: Studying the effects of isolated, monotonous environments on the human brain has important implications for space travel
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How 14 months in Antarctica changes your brain
Studying the effects of isolated, monotonous environments on the human brain has important implications for space travel
Recent state policies that reduced women's access to reproductive health care are contributing to rising maternal death rates, new research shows. Gestational age abortion restrictions likely increased death rates by 38%. Planned Parenthood closures increased death rates significantly as well.
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Societies with distinct social classes are usually kissers; societies with fewer or no social classes, like hunter-gatherer communities, are usually not. For some, kissing seems unpleasant, unclean, or just plain weird. Kissing is clearly a culturally variable display of affection.
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The Half of the World That Doesn’t Make Out
When the South African Thonga peoples first saw Europeans kissing in 1890, their reaction was disgust at such gross behavior. The same thing happened 100 years later for the Mehinaku of Amazonia. In Melanesia, the Trobriand Islanders are said to have regarded…
Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change
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Transformative change can save humans and nature - Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
International sustainability experts, including MSU's Jianguo "Jack" Liu, outline what's needed how the human/nature balance must change.
Dogs may be able to count, suggests a new fMRI brain scan study, which found that when dogs compute basic numbers, a specific part of the brain activated, and it’s the same part that humans use to do their own basic counting. The ability to process basic number quantities is spontaneous.
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Scientists discover dogs can do math, too
Dogs and humans appear to use the same brain area to compute basic numbers.
Using human blood cells, researchers successfully 3D bioprinted “mini-livers” that perform all liver’s typical functions (producing vital proteins, storing vitamins, and secreting bile). Liver tissue can be made in the lab in only 90 days and may in future become an alternative to organ transplants.
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