Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research has identified the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts, and that these thoughts occur a few months before the peak of suicide…
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Shared Interests, Shared Essence: Unraveling the Psychology of Instant Connections
Summary: New research sheds light on the similarity-attraction effect, a psychological principle that governs how we form relationships based on shared interests. The study highlight the critical role of ‘self-essentialist…
The impact of the Mongol conquests on earthen cities in Central Asia |
The conquest campaigns of the Mongol Empire took place in the first half of the thirteenth century, deposing the Persianate Khwarazmian Empire and seizing its territories from Kazakhstan to the…
Is that the right call?
Credit: CC0/Unsplash The COVID-19 emergency is over. After three years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the virus “no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.”…
Glutamate Imbalance Impairs Hippocampus, Leading to Psychosis
Summary: A new study has found that people with a genetic risk for psychosis have an imbalance of glutamate and GABA neurotransmitters in their brains, specifically in the hippocampus. This…
Experiment shows thoughts influence tactile perception
Two needles or just one? How we perceive it depends on the distance between the two needles. Credit: Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum If we sincerely believe that our index finger is five times…
Gynecologic surgery increases risk of cardiovascular disease
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study showed that hysterectomy alone, hysterectomy with oophorectomy, and tubal ligation were all associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The findings…
How studying cell movement during embryonic development may offer new insights into cancer metastasis
Under the microscope, MSK scientists studied how cells in a mouse embryo (green) move out and break away from their original tissue by contracting their surfaces (red). Studying this process,…
What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered
The COVID-19 pandemic’s public health emergency status in the U.S. expires on May 11, 2023. And on May 5, the World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public…
Empathy Unleashed: AI’s Personal Disclosures Boost User Acceptance
Summary: When artificial intelligence (AI) agents disclose personal information, it can boost users’ empathy towards them, thus increasing acceptance of AI technologies. The study involved online experiments where participants engaged…
