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• Study Finds Link Between Teen Mental Health and Weekend "Catch-Up" Sleep

  07-01-2026 16:24 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthTeens and young adults who sleep in on weekends may be giving their mental health a boost. A new study found that young people who made up for lost weekday sleep had a 41 percent lower risk of depressive symptoms. Although consistent sleep is still best, weekend catch-up sleep is also linked to well-being. The findings, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, add to growing evidence that sleep plays a critical role in adolescent mental...
  
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• Japanese Scientists Build Human Brain Circuits in the Lab

  07-01-2026 16:24 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthResearchers in Japan have recreated key human neural circuits in the lab using tiny brain models called assembloids. These structures are designed to mimic how different parts of the human brain connect and communicate. Using this system, the scientists showed that the thalamus plays a central role in shaping specialized neural circuits within the human cerebral cortex. The study appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the...
  
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• U.N. Report Condemns Israel for Racial Discrimination in West Bank

  07-01-2026 16:23 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Nations NewsA sweeping U.N. human rights report released Wednesday concludes that in the occupied West Bank, Israel is violating international law prohibiting racial segregation and apartheid, warning that the discriminatory practices have accelerated dramatically since late 2022 amid growing violence, repression, and impunity. The report, by the U.N. human rights office, describes a decades-long system of discrimination that has sharply intensified since...
  
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• Outrage As Trump Withdraws From Key U.N. Climate Treaty

  07-01-2026 16:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: The Guardian - Climate CrisisDonald Trump has sparked outrage by announcing the U.S. will exit the foundational international agreement to address climate change, cementing the country's isolation from the global effort to confront dangerously rising temperatures. In a memorandum issued Wednesday, Trump withdrew from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and quit 65 organizations, agencies, and commissions, calling them "contrary to the interests of the United...
  
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