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• Even If You Never Had COVID-19, Pandemic May Have Aged Your Brain

  24-07-2025 13:50 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyEven people who never caught COVID-19 may have aged mentally faster during the pandemic, according to new brain scan research. This large UK study shows how the stress, isolation, and upheaval of lockdowns may have aged our brains, especially in older adults, men, and disadvantaged individuals. While infection itself impacted some thinking skills, even those who stayed virus-free showed signs of accelerated but possibly reversible brain aging.
  
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• World Court Says Countries Are Legally Obligated to Protect Climate

  24-07-2025 13:49 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe UN's top court has ruled that countries have an obligation to protect the environment from greenhouse gas emissions. This obligation includes limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, under the Paris Agreement. The court also ruled that if nations breach these obligations, they are legally responsible and may be required to cease the wrongful conduct, offer guarantees of non-repetition, and make full reparations.
  
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• Trump's EPA Now Says Greenhouse Gases Don't Endanger People

  24-07-2025 13:49 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe Trump administration wants to overturn a key 2009 Environmental Protection Agency finding that underpins much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change. The EPA has crafted a proposal that would undo the government's "endangerment finding," a determination that pollutants from burning fossil fuels—such as carbon dioxide and methane—can be regulated under the Clean Air Act.
  
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• Simple Twist Fooled AI and Exposed Dangerous Flaw in Medical Ethics

  24-07-2025 13:49 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthEven the most powerful AI models, including ChatGPT, can make surprisingly basic errors when navigating ethical medical decisions, a new study reveals. Researchers tweaked familiar ethical dilemmas and found that AI often defaulted to intuitive but wrong answer. The findings raise serious concerns about using AI for high-stakes health decisions and underscore the need for human oversight, especially when ethical nuance or emotional intelligence...
  
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• People with Eating Disorders Often Say Cannabis and Psychedelics Help

  24-07-2025 13:48 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA massive global survey has revealed that people with eating disorders often turn to cannabis and psychedelics like magic mushrooms and LSD to ease their symptoms, rating them more effective than traditional medications. Common prescriptions like antidepressants were rated as helpful for overall mental health but fell short for eating disorder relief. The results were published on July 22 in the journal JAMA Network Open.
  
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• Your Brain Is Wired to Sees Faces in Everything, Which Ads Can Exploit

  24-07-2025 13:47 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthYou may see faces in clouds, toast, or cars because the human brain is wired to notice them. A fascinating new study shows how our attention is hijacked not only by real faces, but by face-like illusions, through entirely different mental mechanisms. These imaginary expressions actually spark a stronger response, and the research even hints at clever ways advertisers could use this effect to grab your attention.
  
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• Hope+Wellth Magazine's Latest Issue Empowers Readers to Move Beyond Healing and Into Purposeful Action

  24-07-2025 09:00 via pr.com
  With 4 quarterly issues per year, the magazine was created by the team behind MoodWellth, a wellness platform focused on mental and emotional health for women of color. Recognizing a common pattern among clients, being stuck in a cycle of endless self-work, the founder, Lynnette Price, was inspired to launch Hope+Wellth as an invitation to wholeness, ambition and intentional joy. [PR.com]
  
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