A randomized controlled trial of 227 adults aged 18–39 found that a three-week online self-compassion meditation program improved body appreciation and psychological well-being while reducing body dis
TIL that during the Great Depression the Federal Art Project paid artists to paint over 18,000 watercolors of everyday objects to preserve the "national, ancestral aesthetic" of America.
Sea cucumber-inspired gel could help heal damaged tissue in humans. Waterloo researchers develop a new material that supports tissue regeneration, with promising results in preclinical studies...
A new study suggests that the severe brain tissue loss caused by chronic alcohol consumption physically masks or overwrites the structural neural scars left by childhood trauma, though these trauma ma
U.S. study: Democrats rated MMR, flu and Covid vaccines as safer and more effective than Republicans did, but for MMR and flu that gap vanished once people's views of science were factored in. Covid-1
Study finds proposed US policy changes for vaccination through "shared decision making" are projected to result in an 83% increase in childhood HBV infections, and between 50% and 70% of children ente
Birds are among Earth’s most important nutrient-movers. A review of nearly 400 scientific papers shows how birds transport nutrients from land, lake and sea through their waste and bodies. This influe
Scientists turned blood cells from donors aged newborn to 101 directly into brain stem cells, and the new cells kept getting biologically younger over time, shedding about 60 years of cell age in 50 d
Scientists found that indoor air contains significantly higher concentrations of microplastics than outdoor air, mostly shedding from our clothes and carpets. Outside, cloud formation is being altered
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that neutrophils are found in many tissues during embryonic development and can perform the same functions as adult neutrophils. These findings could c
TIL that a speed dating event in Japan used "techno-cupid" robots to conduct small talk for single participants while the couples sat in complete silence, allowing automated wingmen to brag about thei
TIL the second largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki, was named after a sister of Alexander the Great. The city was founded by her husband Cassander, who had Alexander's mother, wife, and son murdered.
TIL that Mark Twain was a guitar player. He apparently never mentioned this in his public writing or speeches. He played on the same guitar all his life, one made in 1835, the year of his birth, and t
TIL that during WWII, British spies stuffed dead rats with explosives to sabotage German factories. The first shipment was intercepted, but the discovery reportedly made German forces search for hundr
TIL that before filming 12 Angry Men (1957), director Sidney Lumet and cinematographer Boris Kaufman rehearsed in an actual New York City jury room, planning 365 separate shots from every angle of the
A daily probiotic powder taken for six months improved memory and thinking scores in older adults with early memory problems, and lowered a blood marker linked to Alzheimer's, in a small placebo-contr
