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·May 20, 2022·4 min read

Medicinal Cannabis Shown to Reduce Pain and Need for Opiate Painkillers Among Cancer Patients

Most cancer patients who used medical cannabis reported a significant improvement in pain measures and a decrease in some other cancer-related symptoms. Additionally, medical cannabis use reduced the consumption of traditional, opioid-based pain killers for those with cancer.

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·April 21, 2022·4 min read

We Are More Satisfied With Life as We Age, Thanks to Oxytocin

A new study links higher levels of oxytocin to greater life satisfaction as we age.

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·February 25, 2022·4 min read

Children May Instinctively Know How to Do Division Even Before Hitting the Books

A child's ability to perform approximate calculations extends to true division. The findings may provide a basis for strategies for teaching mathematical concepts.

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·February 22, 2022·4 min read

What Happens in Our Brain When We Die?

A new study reveals brain oscillations associated with memory retrieval alter in the moments before death, suggesting the brain may replay significant life events just before we die.

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·February 18, 2022·5 min read

Brains of Cosmonauts Get ‘Rewired’ to Adapt to Long-Term Space Missions

The brain's structural connectivity alters as a result of long-duration space missions, a new study reports. The most significant changes were identified in white matter tracts, including the sensorimotor tract.

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·November 23, 2021·4 min read

These Personality Traits May Make You More Prone to Problematic Binge-Watching

A new study links a propensity to binge-watch TV shows with personality traits. Researchers found those who lack impulse control and emotional clarity are most likely to binge-watch a television series.

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·November 15, 2021·5 min read

Research Reveals Potential New Way to Fight Radicalization in True Believers

Researchers report that extreme behaviors exhibited by "true believers" of a religion or belief system are driven by the degree to which their identity fuses with a cause or belief. The findings could help in the fight against radicalization.

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·October 22, 2021·5 min read

When and Why Did Human Brains Decrease in Size 3,000 Years Ago?

A new study reports human brain size decreased in size approximately 3,000 years ago, and the brain shrinkage parallels the expansion of collective intelligence in human societies.