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Medical journal publishes study attacking ‘whiteness’ as a ‘malignant, parasitic-like condition’

The study, which was given a platform late last month by the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, went on…

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Your fake news-spotting ‘expertise’ makes you more likely to fall victim to fake news, study says

Participants in the study were shown Facebook news headlines and asked to evaluate their ability to suss out fake news.…

3 years ago

Study spills the beans: A cup of Joe’s not enough for sleep-deprived people dealing with higher-level tasks

Relying on coffee may be a cause of serious procedural errors, researchers from the Sleep and Learning Lab at Michigan…

3 years ago

Study shows humans can reduce their biological age by three years in just eight WEEKS

In the randomized, controlled clinical trial, all of the volunteers were aged between 50 and 72 and underwent a targeted…

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Cities have unique ‘microbial signature,’ scientists say, as study discovers thousands of new viruses and bacteria

In a study published on Wednesday in the journal Cell, researchers from around the world presented a global atlas of…

3 years ago

State-funded UK study says Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines are ‘highly effective’ against Indian Covid-19 variant

“New study by PHE shows for the first time that 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective” against…

3 years ago

The myth of ‘stupid’ Brexit voter undone by study that discovers affluent and educated ‘Comfortable Leavers’ actually won the day

The most persistently irritating thing about being on the winning side of the Brexit vote is that the losers have…

3 years ago

People trust algorithms more than other human beings, study finds. Who do they think programs those computers?

In an era where humans are hamstrung by fear of bias, it’s easier to delegate certain tasks to computers, especially…

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US House committee approves decades-old bill to study reparations for slavery

The legislation, which was first introduced in 1989, finally cleared the committee hurdle in a 25-17 vote after hours of…

3 years ago

Men make more Covid-19 antibodies and keep them for longer, study on asymptomatic carriers finds

Researchers tested 739 asymptomatic staff at Cardiff Metropolitan University in July 2020 during the first wave of the pandemic and…

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