Comparative analyses for plant virus-based cancer immunotherapy drug development - Plant virus triggers immune response that targets and destroys cancer cells
https://www.cell.com/cell-biomaterials/fulltext/S3050-5623(25)00086-8?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS3050562325000868%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for major depressive disorder: proof of principle study
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/mdmaassisted-therapy-as-a-treatment-for-major-depressive-disorder-proof-of-principle-study/1D671CD476EC0B8253D4BFB6BB252218
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People who have a lot of friends actually experience greater distress than others when they are socially excluded by strangers, a study found. While research often stresses the benefits of a large friend network, this research shows one possible negative impact.
https://academic.oup.com/scan/advance-article/doi/10.1093/scan/nsaf067/8178610
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Surrogates at greater risk of new mental illness than women carrying own babies | Canadian data analysis underscores importance of support during and after pregnancy, researchers say
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/25/surrogates-gestational-carriers-risk-mental-illness-pregnancy-canada
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Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older people by changing oral microbiome. New study shows that nitrate-rich foods alter the oral microbiome in a way that could result in less inflammation, as well as a lowering of blood pressure in older people.
https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-health-and-life-sciences/beetroot-juice-lowers-blood-pressure-in-older-people-by-changing-oral-microbiome/
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Reporting Partial Election Results Fuels Beliefs in Election Fraud because of the Cumulative Redundancy Bias
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976251355594
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Adolescents with higher testosterone levels were better at adjusting their trust levels. This effect was most apparent among boys. For them, testosterone increased theory of mind, which in turn predicted more strategic trust—investing more in friends and less in strangers.
https://www.psypost.org/cortisol-and-testosterone-may-influence-how-teens-navigate-trust-in-social-situations/
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Photothermal aerogel could make saltwater drinkable | Size-Insensitive Vapor Diffusion Enabled by Additive Freeze-Printed Aerogels for Scalable Desalination
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/this-aerogel-and-some-sun-could-make-saltwater-drinkable/
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The origin of some neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, bipolar disorder, or depression, and certain neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, can be found in very early stages of brain formation in the fetus
https://www.hospitaldelmar.cat/en/noticies/view.php?ID=135
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A Novel Exopolysaccharide, Highly Prevalent in Marine Spongiibacter, Triggers Pyroptosis to Exhibit Potent Anticancer Effects
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fj.202500412R
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New study found that loneliness was not associated with social media addiction (when controlling for other factors), but boredom in life was. Bored individuals were more likely to exhibit signs of social media addiction.
https://www.psypost.org/bored-individuals-are-more-likely-to-develop-social-media-addiction/
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Neanderthals were not ‘hypercarnivores’ and feasted on maggots
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/25/neanderthals-feasted-maggots-science-nutrition
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New study found that COVID-19 vaccinations averted 2.5 million deaths during 2020-2024 and saved 15 million life-years. COVID-19 vaccinations had a substantial benefit on global mortality during 2020-2024, but this benefit was mostly limited to a minority of the population of older individuals.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2836434
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Immigration status can become a death sentence during public health crisis. A study looking back on COVID-19 deaths in California found that immigrants who were potentially undocumented experienced much higher relative excess mortality during the pandemic.
https://news.ucsc.edu/2025/07/new-research-shows-how-immigration-status-can-become-a-death-sentence-during-public-health-crisis/
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Puberty blockers, gender-affirming hormones prescribed to less than 0.1% of US trans and gender diverse (TGD) minors with private insurance. Lower rates would be expected among the uninsured, Medicaid recipients, and those with less comprehensive private insurance.
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/gender-affirming-medications-rarely-prescribed-to-u-s-adolescents/
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Between 10 and 13 million babies have been born via IVF in the 40 years since the world’s first IVF infant was born
https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/07/total-ivf-births-soar-to-more-than-13-million?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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Ageing accelerates around age 50 for humans, some organs faster than others. The findings add to mounting evidence that ageing is not linear, but is instead pockmarked by periods of rapid change. It also suggests that some tissues, especially blood vessels, age faster than others.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02333-z
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Even though they believe expert-only voting makes for better and faster decisions, kids still think it is more fair to let everyone vote to decide things.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40608451/
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Friendships between Americans who hold different political views are surprisingly uncommon. This suggests that political disagreement may introduce tension or discomfort into a relationship, even if it doesn’t end the friendship entirely.
https://www.psypost.org/cross-party-friendships-are-shockingly-rare-in-the-united-states-study-suggests/
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Early parental death and lower parental education both linked to more years in NEET (not in education, employment or training) status, study shows.
https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurpub/ckaf081/8193946
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New research finds that songbirds like tanagers boost their brilliant colours using hidden black and white feather layers beneath the surface, brightening reds and deepening blues.
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adw5857
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A new eco-friendly plastic called LAHB has shown it can biodegrade even in the extreme environment of the deep ocean, unlike conventional plastics that persist for decades
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141391025003568?via%3Dihub
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A new study maps global hotspots for disease outbreaks, showing how climate change, deforestation, and crowded cities are creating the conditions for the next epidemic.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw6363
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A new study reveals that nearly half of coastal marine protected areas worldwide still face industrial fishing, most of it untracked. Even in fully protected zones, stealth vessels persist.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado9468
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Study suggests that people with high social anxiety are more accurate at recognizing subtle angry expressions compared to people with low social anxiety | These responses occurred during later stages of processing, which may reflect increased cognitive effort to interpret socially ambiguous cues.
https://www.psypost.org/socially-anxious-people-are-better-at-detecting-subtle-signs-of-anger/
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Longer birth control pill use linked to lower odds of depressive symptoms | The research found a consistent link between extended oral contraceptive use and lower rates of depressive symptoms, particularly among women without diabetes.
https://www.psypost.org/longer-birth-control-pill-use-linked-to-lower-odds-of-depressive-symptoms/
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A new study provides evidence that the human brain emits extremely faint light signals that not only pass through the skull but also appear to change in response to mental states. Researchers found that these ultraweak light emissions could be recorded in complete darkness.
https://www.psypost.org/fascinating-new-neuroscience-study-shows-the-brain-emits-light-through-the-skull/
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A new review finds most research on kids and phones ignores when they get one. Only 0.8% of studies explore why some children get smartphones early, despite links to later problematic use.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-05557-6
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Freshwater is vanishing at an alarming pace, a new global study reveals. Since 2002, Earth’s continents have experienced unprecedented losses of freshwater, driven by climate change, unsustainable groundwater extraction and extreme droughts — which are now contributing to sea level rise.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adx0298
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TB bacteria ‘play dead’ to outlast vaccinated or previously infected hosts. Genetic mouse study shows TB switches into a quiescent survival mode, relying on stress-response genes rather than growth factors, undermining traditional vaccine protection and guiding new vaccine plus therapy strategies
https://now.tufts.edu/2025/07/14/tb-bacteria-play-possum-evade-vaccines
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