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Cats may have a reputation for independence, but emerging research suggests we share a unique connection with them – fueled by brain chemistry. The main chemical involved is oxytocin, often called the love hormone. It’s the same neurochemical that surges when a mother cradles her baby or when friends hug, fostering trust and affection. And now studies are showing oxytocin …

Rival AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI have released dueling studies that paint a picture of how people are using their flagship products, ChatGPT and Claude. Both pieces of research analyzed large datasets of user conversations, examining work and non-work-related conversations. While the two companies used different datasets and methods, OpenAI’s analysis suggests the consumer versions of ChatGPT are used mainly …

Long COVID, the post-infection condition that can encompass a number of symptoms in the weeks following an active COVID-19 infection, is shown to be highly prevalent in a new global analysis of studies published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.  A second study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases describes the prevalence of long COVID in adolescents in the summer of …

Does a common heart attack pill help everyone? Studies disagree  Reuters Common heart attack drug doesn’t work and may raise risk of death for some women, new studies say  CNN Doctors may need to rethink decades of routine beta blocker use for some patients after a heart attack, studies suggest  ABC News Mixed Results for Beta-blockers in Post-MI Patients With Preserved EF  TCTMD.com Common …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty/Stocktrek Images Early Earth was a barren wasteland incapable of supporting life until a big protoplanet crash carried in the necessary ingredients, a new study suggests. That collision of the proto-Earth and a Mars-size body — nicknamed Theia — has been theorized …

Early Earth was a barren wasteland incapable of supporting life until a big protoplanet crash carried in the necessary ingredients, a new study suggests. That collision of the proto-Earth and a Mars-size body — nicknamed Theia — has been theorized for decades, especially in discussions of how our moon may have formed from the resulting pieces of the crash. Now, …

A persistent claim circulated online that woodpeckers avoid concussions from pecking because their long tongues wrap around their skulls, protecting their brains.  It’s true that some scientists in the past have believed the woodpecker’s long tongue provides some sort of inbuilt protection against brain damage due to frequent and impactful pecking.  However, peer-reviewed research in 2022 challenged this notion, using …

You have full access to this article via your institution. Italian street artist Harry Greb’s mural in front of Rome’s health ministry celebrating the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in 2021.Credit: Marilla Sicilia/Archivio Marilla Sicilia/Mondadori Portfolio/Getty A technology that played a key part in saving millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic1 should be feted to the skies. Instead, US health …

These fascinating new studies show ADHD extends into unexpected areas  PsyPost Source link

Despite the fact that much of the current research in paleontology focuses on trying to find traces of organic remains in fossils, dinosaur DNA has unfortunately never been recovered. A lot of what we know about dinosaurs comes from preserved bones and teeth that are dug out of the ground. These hard tissues alone, however, are limited in the information …