A recent review explored mindfulness, its dimensions, and its integration with psychological wellbeing, showing that it can enhance outcomes—such as autonomy, self-acceptance, personal growth, and relationships—by reducing stress, anxiety, and depression.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2589979125000174

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A recent study revealed the genetic diversity of H13 avian influenza viruses in migratory shorebirds in eastern China
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jia.2025.12.043

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Traditional Brazilian plant shows unexpected strength against arthritis. Researchers observed less swelling, healthier joints, and signs of tissue protection. Just as important, the extract showed a promising safety profile at tested doses.
https://agencia.fapesp.br/study-proves-the-anti-inflammatory-analgesic-and-anti-arthritic-actions-of-a-plant-used-in-folk-medicine/56714

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Machine learning identifies the dominant physiological components in intrinsic water-use efficiency and photosynthetic performance index in dryland maize
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jia.2025.12.051

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Study suggests that maternal treatment with SSRIs during breastfeeding does not affect the cognitive performance of the offspring.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2841745

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Lifelong diet quality predicts cognitive ability and dementia risk in older age. Individuals who maintain lower quality dietary habits from childhood into adulthood may face a higher likelihood of cognitive struggles and dementia in later years.
https://www.psypost.org/lifelong-diet-quality-predicts-cognitive-ability-and-dementia-risk-in-older-age/

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Mismatched desires for physical contact can negatively affect romantic partners. Romantic partners experience greater relationship well-being when they share high levels of comfort with physical affection. When partners differ in their preferences, it can create friction.
https://www.psypost.org/psychologists-explore-how-mismatched-desires-for-physical-contact-affect-romantic-partners/

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A 3 year study found people with sleep apnoea are at a higher risk of mental health problems. Sleep apnoea was linked to about a 40% higher chance of having a mental health problem at the beginning of the study, and a 44% higher chance of mental health problems at the end of the study.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2843180?guestAccessKey=1b34668e-afe8-4888-aa3d-dd05b3b83eff&utm_source=for_the_media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=122625

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A study of more than 30,000 adults in the U.S. looking at individuals over 20 years found that the rate of cognitive decline associated with aging fell by 15%-20% for people who formally volunteer their services or who help in more informal ways with family or outside the home on a regular basis
https://cns.utexas.edu/news/research/helping-others-shown-slow-cognitive-decline

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COVID vaccination of children reduced COVID cases in the vaccinated children by 80%. This protection also spilled over to close contacts, producing a household-level indirect effect about three-fourths as large as the direct effect.
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20230717

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Construction of the Autobahn network in Nazi Germany boosted popular support for Adolf Hitler, helping to entrench the Nazi dictatorship. This was not due to concrete economic benefits, but due to its central role in a massive propaganda campaign highlighting recovery and the end of austerity.
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20180816

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Researchers have found that middle-aged and older adults with weaker muscles faced a much higher likelihood of developing dementia compared to their stronger peers
https://www.psypost.org/weak-muscles-linked-to-higher-dementia-risk-in-middle-aged-and-older-adults/

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Young adults experience high loneliness despite having large friend networks
https://www.psypost.org/young-adults-experience-high-loneliness-despite-having-large-friend-networks/

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine altered the pornography consumption habits of Ukrainians. The number of weekly civilian deaths was positively associated with the relative search volume for pornography. As the violence intensified , the frequency of searches for sexual content also increased
https://www.psypost.org/big-data-analysis-links-war-intensity-to-changes-in-online-sexual-behavior/

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AI-designed protein shows up to 53% stronger anti-inflammatory effects in animal studies, outperforming existing treatments by restoring brain signaling and highlighting how artificial intelligence and supercomputing could accelerate the development of next-generation anti-inflammatory therapies.
https://www.thno.org/v16p2561.htm

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Moral values in many countries, including US, may over time shift in a more socially progressive direction, due to an asymmetry. Arguments that move liberals in a more liberal direction may also sway conservatives, but arguments that move conservatives to be more conservative do not sway liberals.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1111149

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New study reveals candida auris can sense CO₂ on human skin and activate antifungal resistance before infection, meaning it can “prepare” itself to survive treatment, study reports
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-29061-8

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Researchers identify a previously unknown mechanism by which melanoma cancer cells paralyze immune cells through extracellular vesicle secretion, revealing a key strategy of immune evasion and offering new insights into potential immunotherapeutic targets for the deadliest form of skin cancer.
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)01316-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867425013169%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

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A drug once designed for dengue virus, then quietly abandoned by industry, is suddenly back in the spotlight. Study suggests that this antiviral didn’t just slow the dengue virus, it blocked viral replication and significantly reduced infection rates at high doses.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2500179

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A low-fat vegan diet produced greater weight loss than a Mediterranean diet in a randomized crossover trial, driven mainly by eliminating animal foods and reducing oils and nuts, with weight loss linked to higher intake of plant foods, including refined grains and potatoes.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1666807/full

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