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Childhood neglect was associated with Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism, which in turn were related to greater levels of malevolent creativity as adults, who were more likely to think about ways to take revenge on others, fabricate lies to simplify a situation, and pull pranks.

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Vaccines Have Saved 37 Million Children's Lives Since 2000. Over the lifetime of those born between 2000 and 2030, the findings reveal 120 million deaths will be averted by vaccination, of which 96 million will be saved by the measles vaccine and the hepatitis vaccine together.

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Major depressive disorder is thought to be caused by a decrease in the number and flexibility of neural synapses. Researchers found that one psychedelic dose of psilocybin in pigs increased the number of synapses and made serotonin signaling more effective

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Researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered how to effectively switch off a gene that drives the growth of cancer. The gene - Myc - has long been a target but was considered “undruggable” – so the team instead shut down a protein that it interacts with, shrinking tumors in a matter of days

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Precarious employment was on the rise long before COVID-19, and has increased 9% between 1988 and 2016. Precarious employment is defined as low-quality employment, characterized by low wages, job insecurity and irregular hours, making employment risky and stressful for the worker.

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Box seat: scientists solve the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo | Animals

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