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4 Ways “Fitspiration” Can Backfire
A 2026 meta-analysis found that “fitspiration” (or #fitspo) content often triggers psychological mechanisms that fuel negative emotions and unhealthy behaviors.
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When the Body Does Not Sound the Heat Alarm
As heatwaves intensify, neuroscience may help explain overlooked dimensions of heat vulnerability in autism and sensory-related disability.
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What LLMs Are Quietly Doing to Creativity
Two new studies reveal how AI is standardizing creative thinking. Here’s what parents, clinicians, and educators need to know, and what we can do about it.
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2025 NIH Grant Terminations Targeted Health Equity and Gender Identity
Research by and for LGBTQ, Black and Latino communities were most likely to lose funding.
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They’re Just Not That Into You
Why do people cling to hope when signals of romantic interest are mixed? Our new research suggests that sexual arousal may make signs of disinterest harder to recognize.
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Sexual Choking May Cause Brain Damage
Sexual choking, increasingly popular, may cause brain injury.
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Why Getting It Wrong First Helps You Learn a New Language
Think guessing is a waste of time? Research says getting it wrong first helps you learn faster. Here’s how.
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Rectal Cancer Mortality Is Rising Faster Than Colon Cancer
Latino adults and those living in western states saw the steepest rise in rectal cancer deaths.
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Online Misinformation Puts Over 16 Million Americans at Higher Risk for Skin Cancer
Gen Z earns an F in sun safety quiz from the American Academy of Dermatology, which stresses: “There is no such thing as a safe tan.”
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How the Brain Weaves Place and Emotion into Memory
A new study shows how the hippocampus binds place and emotion, replaying threat more vividly during sleep to shape memory, imagination, and future behavior.



