#Oxytocin sensitivity influences women’s responses to #infant cuteness. The research suggests that infants with more pronounced “#baby schema” features—such as chubby cheeks—are perceived as cuter and tend to elicit stronger caretaking instincts. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#Mentalhealth concerns are second only to #musculoskeletal complaints for patients visiting #primarycare physicians, finds new study of 350 million primary care visits. #Depression, #sleep disturbance, #stress and #anxiety, #memory problems and #substanceabuse led the list.

New research identifies a #hormonal imbalance linked to #PTSD. Researchers found that individuals diagnosed with PTSD showed reduced levels of the #hormone #oxytocin and elevated levels of #vasopressin, a hormone involved in #stress response. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A new study found that some members of an #octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with #fish. Video shows octopuses punching their companion fish to keep them on task and contributing to the hunt. nature.com/articles/s4155…

#Pandemic-era babies do not have higher #autism risk, finds study. Children born during the pandemic, including those exposed to #COVID19 in utero, were no more likely to screen positive for autism than unexposed or pre-pandemic children. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Placing #defibrillator pads on the #chest and #back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the odds of surviving an out-of-hospital #cardiacarrest by 264%, according to a new study. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

#Older people (+60) are more likely than #young adults (18-36) to be influenced by other people to make #impulsive #financial decisions. nature.com/articles/s4427…

Scientists discovered a completely new type of #cell which has the potential to enhance the future of tissue repair and generation. The cells, isolated from mice and dubbed ‘#EndoMac progenitors’, possess unique abilities theorised to exist for more than a century that until now,

#LongCOVID #Cognitive Defects Found To Be Equivalent to 20 Years of Normal #Aging - 12-18 months after hospitalisation due to #COVID19, patients have worse cognitive function than matched control participants. The #postCOVID cognitive deficits seen in this study were equivalent

#Myopia will affect 740m #children and #teenagers by 2050, research suggests - More than one in three children and teenagers already suffer from myopia, or #shortsightedness, but experts say this number will rise sharply over the next few decades. bjo.bmj.com/content/early/…

New #nasalspray offers 99.99% protection against #flu, #pneumonia, #COVID19 - In treated mice, virus levels in the #lungs dropped by more than 99.99%, with normal levels of #inflammatory cells and #cytokines observed, indicating effective protection against infection.

New #AI models like #ChatGPT pursue #superintelligence’, but can’t be trusted when it comes to basic questions A study published in the journal ‘#Nature’ warns that #errors, even in simple matters, will be difficult to completely eliminate in the future nature.com/articles/s4159…

Growing divide: #Rural #men are living shorter, less healthy lives than their #urban counterparts. The urban-rural gap in #lifeexpectancy and health quality for men nearing #retirement age has widened over two decades. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

#Medicinal #tree successfully grown from 1,000-year-old ancient #seed found in cave suggests a possible connection to a species mentioned in the #Bible. nature.com/articles/s4200…

Nearly 200 potential #breastcancer #carcinogens #found in food contact materials. These hazardous #chemicals -- including #PFAS, #bisphenols and phthalates -- can migrate from packaging into food, and thus be ingested by people. frontiersin.org/journals/toxic…

World's oldest #cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years. #Cow and #goat DNA, as well as the bacterium #Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens, has indicated that these clumps were in fact kefir cheese, providing insight into the history and evolution of #probiotics and human

A new study found that individuals who had #anosmia (the loss of #smell) during #COVID19 showed alterations in #brain functionality and even physical structure during recovery. This study is among the first to link COVID-19-related loss of smell to significant brain changes.

‘#Weekendwarrior’ #workouts may be as effective as daily #exercise, study shows Scientists say total amount of #physicalactivity people get is more important than how frequently they train ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

#Microplastics in #urinary tract spark #water safety concerns - A new study revealed their presence in #kidney, #bladder and #urine samples. The research found microplastics in 68% of #bladdercancer cases and linked them to #inflammation and cell damage. nature.com/articles/s4137…

#Sunlight in the #morning may improve #sleep quality later that night. Individuals who spent time in the #sun during the morning reported better sleep quality, regardless of how much total sunlight they received throughout the day. The results suggest that morning sunlight may