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2025-11-03 @ 11.55.47 ∈ In English
Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit?
[The] summary is quite simple: many health bodies suggest that vaping is much less harmful than tobacco. While they advise against it for young people or non-smokers, they do recommend it as a “quitting tool” for smokers for the health benefits of switching.
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2025-10-21 @ 17.39.13 ∈ In English
What goes up must come down: The ‘universal thermal performance curve’ that shackles evolution
Crucially, the new UTPC shows that as all organisms warm, performance slowly increases until they reach an optimum (where performance is greatest), but then, with further warming, performance quickly declines.
2025-10-18 @ 19.23.02 ∈ In English
2025-10-17 @ 15.21.06 ∈ In English
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Misophonia: having strong negative reactions to certain sounds is linked to mental inflexibility
The researchers found that the severity of someone’s misophonia was associated with their ability to accurately respond to emotional tasks. More severe misophonia was associated with worse accuracy on these tasks, suggesting reduced mental flexibility when dealing with emotional stimuli. [People] with more severe misophonia also showed a stronger tendency to ruminate.
2025-10-17 @ 14.49.30 ∈ In English
New study suggests the ancient Egyptian plague of Akhetaten may not have happened
The plague of Akhetaten has long been cited as a possible explanation for the mysterious abandonment of ancient Egypt’s short-lived capital city. [A] comprehensive new archaeological analysis […] suggests it may never have affected Akhetaten at all.