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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177272&url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207195054.htm) Psychology-Based Tool Designed to Boost Global Climate Action
Feb 8th 2024, 08:37

Source: (https://www.sciencedaily.com/) Science Daily - Top SocietyAn international team of scientists has created a tool to increase climate awareness and climate action globally by highlighting messaging themes shown to be effective through experimental research. A description of the web-based tool appears in the journal Science Advances. The tool stems from a study involving nearly 250 researchers that drew more than 59,000 participants from 63 countries, including China, Germany, Israel, Japan, and the...

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177290&url=https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiVWh0dHBzOi8vZ2l6bW9kby5jb20vdmlhZ3JhLWFuZC1zaW1pbGFyLWRydWdzLW1pZ2h0LWhlbHAta2VlcC1hbHpoZWltZXJzLWF0LTE4NTEyMzU5MDfSAQA?oc=5) Viagra and Similar Drugs Might Help Keep Alzheimer's at Bay
Feb 8th 2024, 08:36

Source: (http://news.google.com/) Google NewsOne of the world's most famous drug classes may have another trick up its sleeve. In a study published in the journal Neurology, scientists have found that erectile dysfunction drugs like sildenafil (more widely known as Viagra) are linked to a lowered risk of Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. The findings don't prove a cause-and-effect connection, the team says, but do merit clinical trials that could confirm a benefit.

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177256&url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240207195205.htm) Pregnant Women Should Avoid Fast Foods, Experts Warn
Feb 8th 2024, 08:36

Source: (https://www.sciencedaily.com/) Science Daily - Top HealthIf you're pregnant, you may want to think twice before making a hamburger run, according to research published in the journal Environmental International. Oddly enough, it's not the food that the report targets—not the fries, burgers, or shakes—but what touched them before consumption. Research shows that phthalates, a class of chemicals associated with plastics, can shed into food from the wrapping, packaging, and even plastic gloves worn...

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177280&url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/02/08/47-americans-feel-satisfied-mood-of-nation-gallup-poll/4391707401640/) Fewer Than Half of Americans Feel "Very Satisfied" with Their Life
Feb 8th 2024, 08:35

Source: (http://www.upi.com/Science_News/) United Press International - Science NewsFewer than half of Americans said they feel "very satisfied" with the current state of their personal life, according to the latest "Mood of the Nation" Gallup poll. The survey, taken between January 2-22 and released on Thursday, shows only 47% of U.S. adults are highly content with their daily life, down from 50% this time last year and just above the all-time record low of 46% in 2011, Gallup said.

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177291&url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/02/08/fcc-ai-robocalls-illegal/3811707415484/) AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Now Illegal in United States
Feb 8th 2024, 08:35

Source: (http://www.upi.com/Health_News/) United Press International - Health NewsThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that robocalls using artificial intelligence are now illegal, giving state law enforcement more legal avenues to prosecute scammers. The ruling, effective immediately, declares voices made with AI technology are illegal under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which restricts the use of "artificial or prerecorded voice" in phone calls.

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177284&url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-02-08/un-calls-for-mental-health-support-for-children-impacted-by-gaza-war) U.N. Calls for Mental Health Support for Children Impacted by Gaza War
Feb 8th 2024, 08:34

Source: (http://www.usnews.com/) U.S. News and World ReportA U.N. committee appealed Thursday for "massive psychosocial support" for children traumatized by violence in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and Israel, and said it would review Israel's treatment of children later this year. "The rights of children living under the state of Israel's effective control are being gravely violated at a level that has rarely been seen in recent history," said Ann Skelton, chair of the U.N. Committee on the Rights of...

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177295&url=https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm5iY25ld3MuY29tL2hlYWx0aC9oZWFsdGgtbmV3cy9jZGMtcmVwb3J0LXRlZW5zLW1hcmlqdWFuYS1hbGNvaG9sLWFueGlldHktc3RyZXNzLWFsb25lLXJjbmExMzc3MzfSAQA?oc=5) Teens Use Drugs—Often Alone—to Ease Stress and Anxiety, CDC Reports
Feb 8th 2024, 08:33

Source: (http://news.google.com/?ned=us&topic=m) Google News - HealthTeenagers with suspected substance use problems say they use drugs because of a crushing need to relax and escape worries, according to research published Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new findings follow reports of rising youth anxiety and unprecedented levels of hopelessness. Nearly three-quarters—73%—said they used "to feel mellow, calm or relaxed." Forty-four percent used drugs, such as marijuana,...

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177250&url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/survey-90000-trans-people-shows-vast-improvement-in-life-satisfaction-after-transition/) Over 90,000 Trans People Surveyed Say Life Improves After Transition
Feb 8th 2024, 08:33

Source: (https://www.cbsnews.com/us/) CBS News - U.S. NewsA survey of 92,000 transgender people in the U.S. found that the vast majority reported more life satisfaction after transitioning, despite facing discrimination in healthcare and the workplace. Early insights from the survey—conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality—were released on Thursday. More than 75% of respondents said they were "a lot more satisfied" with their life after transitioning, and 15% were "a little more...

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177301&url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/special-counsel-faculties-biden-analysis-1.7109811?cmp=rss) Damning Report on U.S. President Biden's Mental State
Feb 8th 2024, 08:32

Source: (http://www.cbc.ca/) Canadian Broadcasting Company - World NewsA wince-inducing report has just made it hard for U.S. President Joe Biden to quell concerns about his age as he seeks re-election. The 345-page special counsel report released Thursday paints the 81-year-old president as suffering from mental decline. Examples include Biden struggling to remember what years he was vice-president and when his son died. The president has also referred multiple times to recent conversations with long-dead world...

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177232&url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240206145007.htm) Implicit Racial Biases Among Citizens Depend on How Cities Are Organized
Feb 7th 2024, 11:49

Source: (https://www.sciencedaily.com/) Science Daily - Top SocietyThe city you live in could be making you, your family, and your friends more unconsciously racist. Or, your city might make you less racist. It depends on how populous, diverse, and segregated your city is, according to a new study that brings together the math of cities with the psychology of how individuals develop unconscious racial biases. The study, published in Nature Communications, is based on data from 2.7 million people across the U.S.

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177246&url=https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiaWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNjaWVuY2VhbGVydC5jb20vd29ybGRzLWZpcnN0LTNkLXByaW50ZWQtbmV1cmFsLXRpc3N1ZS1ncm93cy1hbmQtZnVuY3Rpb25zLWxpa2UtYS1odW1hbi1icmFpbtIBAA?oc=5) World's First 3D-Printed Neural Tissue Grows and Works Like Human Brain
Feb 7th 2024, 02:23

Source: (http://news.google.com/?ned=us&topic=m) Google News - HealthResearchers have created the first functional 3D-printed brain tissue that can develop and form connections in the same way as real human brain tissue. This remarkable accomplishment by a team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provides neuroscientists with a new tool for studying communication between brain cells and other parts of the human brain, potentially leading to better ways of treating diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177243&url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-02-07/japan-court-approves-a-transgender-mans-request-for-legal-recognition-without-needing-surgery) Japan Court Approves First Gender Change Not Requiring Surgery
Feb 7th 2024, 02:22

Source: (http://www.usnews.com/) U.S. News and World ReportA court in Japan on Wednesday approved a transgender man's request to have his gender changed in official records without undergoing sterilization surgery, the first known ruling of its kind since the country's top court struck down a surgery requirement for such record changes. "It's like I'm standing at the start line of my new life," said Tacaquito Usui, 50, during a televised news conference after the ruling came out. "I'm so excited."

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(http://www.socialpsychology.org/client/redirect.php?from=rss_feed&id=177241&url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/02/07/robocalls-New-Hampshire-Biden-Texas/7621707318502/) New Hampshire Traces AI Robocalls Faking Biden to Texas Group
Feb 7th 2024, 02:22

Source: (http://www.upi.com/Health_News/) United Press International - Health NewsThe New Hampshire Attorney General's Office identified a Texas outfit as the source of illegal artificial intelligence robocalls imitating the voice of President Joe Biden. The probe found that the source of the robocalls, which encouraged Democrats not to vote in the New Hampshire presidential primary on January 23, was Texas-based "Life Corporation." Between 5,000 and 25,000 robocalls imitating Biden were made before the primary, said...

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