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Cats appear to grieve death of fellow pets – even dogs, study finds | US researchers say findings challenge view that cats are antisocial and suggest bereavement may be universal
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Major Earth systems likely on track to collapse. The risk is most urgent for the Atlantic current, which could tip into collapse within the next 15 years, and the Amazon rainforest, which could begin a runaway process of conversion to fire-prone grassland by the 2070s.
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In hospital emergency rooms, female patients are less likely to receive pain medication than male patients who reported the same level of distress, a new study finds, further documenting that that because of sex bias, women often receive less or different medical care than men.
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The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the key legislative achievement in the first year of the Donald Trump administration, substantially raised the federal debt and disproportionately increased incomes for the most affluent. The effects on economic growth and median wages were modest at best.
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A new study found that people who were rated as the least attractive based on their high school yearbook photos tend to have shorter lives than their more attractive counterparts. In particular, those in the lowest attractiveness sextile had significantly higher mortality rates.
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A new study found that a notable proportion of ADHD patients exhibited signs of narcissistic personality disorder and that these narcissistic traits were particularly associated with symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity, rather than inattention.
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Fathers are less likely to endorse the notion that masculinity is fragile, suggests a new study. They viewed their masculinity as more stable and less easily threatened. This finding aligns with the notion that fatherhood may provide a sense of completeness and reinforce a man’s masculine identity.
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An 800-calorie-a-day “soup and shake” diet put almost 1 in 3 type 2 diabetes cases in remission, finds new UK study. Patients were given low-calorie meal replacement products such as soups, milkshakes and snack bars for the first 3 months. By end of 12 months, 32% had remission of type 2 diabetes.
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People who cheat in romantic relationships know it’s wrong but don’t feel bad about it because of “moral disengagement”, which allows them to “decouple their actions from internalized standards of right and wrong, allowing them to act against their moral compass without a bad conscience.”
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