December 22, 2024
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Can you life-hack your way to love?

Joseph Reagle, Northeastern University There’s never been a shortage of dating advice from family, friends and self-help authors. Yet in the digital age, people are ...
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Ultrasound technology does more than image. It helps sounding out the brain

Sounding out the brain

Ultrasound isn’t just for images. Sonogenetics and other promising technologies let researchers use focused sound waves to control genes and entire cells deep in the ...
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Painkillers like acetaminophen can reduce empathy

Painkillers can Reduce Empathy

Acetaminophen or Paracetamol, the drug found in popular painkiller Tylenol and various other formulations affects empathy, according to a recent study.  The study was conducted by ...
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To Hug or Not to Hug: A Dog Person’s Dilemma

If you are a dog person, these flashy headlines plastered all over the internet recently must have caused you some serious anguish: “Your Dog Hates ...
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