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New research finds that people rate personality as one of the most stable things in their lives. Eight longitudinal studies following 166,971 people across 75 years of adulthood show it is one of the least stable.

Sep 14 · 9 min read · Nature

Medical Research & Innovations

A study of 358,957 men found that testosterone therapy is safe when prescribed for the right reason. For the one in three men taking it without a diagnosis, the cardiovascular risk is dramatically higher.

Sep 11 · 9 min read · Lancet

A study of 1.6 million social media posts found that adding moral language increases engagement, but only up to a point. The most moralistic posts perform worse than posts with no moral language at all.

Sep 8 · 8 min read · Nature

Medical Research & Innovations

Researchers sequenced 4,526 samples from 714 mother-infant pairs and found that a mother’s gut bacteria colonize her baby’s gut, not her vaginal or breast milk bacteria. And her gut predicts whether the baby will get eczema.

Sep 4 · 10 min read · Nature

Researchers followed 1,925 couples across three waves and found that narcissism and relationship quality influence each other simultaneously. The person with narcissistic traits is also being changed by the relationship they’re destroying.

Sep 2 · 9 min read · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Researchers measured narcissism in 45,000 people across 53 countries and found the same pattern everywhere. Young men consistently score highest, and the gap widens in certain types of societies.

Aug 31 · 9 min read · Self and Identity

Medical Research & Innovations

Scientists have known for decades that eating 25% less slows aging. A new study finally found the specific protein responsible, and blocking it works without dieting at all.

Aug 29 · 8 min read · Nature

A study of 5,053 Americans found that making a drug legal instantly makes people think it is safer, even when told its properties are identical to an illegal drug. The opposite is also true.

Aug 27 · 8 min read · Nature

Medical Research & Innovations

Doctors have assumed amyloid plaques are the first sign of Alzheimer’s. A new study found the brain is already changing 7 years before those plaques appear on scans.

Aug 25 · 7 min read · Nature

Medical Research & Innovations

Doctors say “that’s normal” to reduce patient anxiety. A study of 9,371 people found patients interpret those words as “you don’t need treatment” and stop seeking help.

Aug 23 · 9 min read · Nature

A brain imaging study of 1,189 people found that childhood trauma physically rewires the neural networks responsible for self-control, producing chronic procrastination decades later

Aug 21 · 8 min read · NeuroImage

A new PNAS study explains why salary negotiation advice works for some people and backfires for others. The difference comes down to social class, not skill

Aug 19 · 9 min read · PNAS

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