Psychology & Psychiatry
Smartphones are bad for some teens, not all
Is the next generation better or worse off because of smartphones? The answer is complex and research shows it largely depends on their lives offline.
Feb 21, 2018
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Neuroscience
Neurons have the right shape for deep learning
Deep learning has brought about machines that can 'see' the world more like humans can, and recognize language. And while deep learning was inspired by the human brain, the question remains: Does the brain actually learn ...
Dec 4, 2017
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Neuroscience
Forgetting can make you smarter
For most people having a good memory means being able to remember more information clearly for long periods of time. For neuroscientists too, the inability to remember was long believed to represent a failure of the brain's ...
Jun 21, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Group memberships boost self-esteem more than friends alone
Belonging to multiple groups that are important to you boosts self-esteem much more than having friends alone, new research has found.
Jun 15, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Largest-ever map of the human interactome predicts new cancer genes
Scientists have created the largest-scale map to date of direct interactions between proteins encoded by the human genome and newly predicted dozens of genes to be involved in cancer.
Nov 20, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Change your walking style, change your mood
Our mood can affect how we walk—slump-shouldered if we're sad, bouncing along if we're happy. Now researchers have shown it works the other way too—making people imitate a happy or sad way of walking actually affects ...
Oct 15, 2014
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Medical research
Intestinal parasites are 'old friends,' researchers argue
Intestinal parasites such as tapeworms, hookworms and a protist called Blastocystis can be beneficial to human health, according to a new paper that argues we should rethink our views of organisms that live off the human ...
Jul 23, 2014
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