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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. Product counterfeiting is a pervasive crime that involves the unauthorized use of a legitimate trademark, a violation of intellectual…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. Criminals launder their proceeds from crime, either themselves or by paying a professional, to disguise the link between the criminal…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceIllegal wildlife markets threaten biodiversity conservation, ecosystem stability, and local livelihoods, and their dynamics…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. The illegal market for sex in the United States generates significant economic activity yet remains understudied due to its illegality…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. Illegal markets, broadly defined to include markets where only specific transactions are illegal, are the consequence of policy, either…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. This paper discusses the long-standing illegal markets for cigarettes and the more recently emerged illegal markets for e-cigarettes. We…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. Human smuggling is the facilitation of unlawful cross-border movement. It is primarily a commercial activity, offered as a service to…
People from Chinese, Dutch and Greek cultural backgrounds have the same âtickle hotspotsâ on the body. And ticklishness is stronger in rarely touched areas.
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) causes the worst form of human viral hepatitis, with increased risk of liver decompensation, liver cancer, and death. HDV ...
A daily glass of 100% fruit juice or a smoothie may help improve more than just fruit intake. In a small four-week trial, participants who added one to a healthier diet showed significantly lower depression scores…
Thoracic malignancies—particularly esophageal cancer and mediastinal tumors—present complex clinical challenges characterized by significant molecular ...
A new study suggests that getting less sleep alters how regions of the developing brain communicate. By tracking adolescents over time and testing sleep-deprived adults, scientists found evidence that sleep loss directly…
A new study reveals that regularly employed patients are more likely to drop out of outpatient alcohol treatment than those without steady jobs, suggesting standard clinic hours create hidden barriers to addiction…
Digital platforms give users access to a massive pool of potential matches. However, recent data suggests that rather than broadening dating horizons, these apps generally encourage individuals to select partners of…
BostonSight and Hyderabad-based LVPEI have launched a prospective clinical trial to study the mental health effects of PROSE and ...
Children from higher-income families show greater fluid intelligence, a new study finds. However, researchers discovered that increased parental time and positive parenting can effectively bridge this developmental gap…
Even after being entirely forgotten, the tonal languages we hear during our first months of life permanently alter the physical wiring of our brains, according to new imaging research on international adoptees.
Anorexia nervosa is notoriously difficult to treat, often resisting standard care. Now, a new pilot study suggests that psilocybin therapy, paired with psychological support, could safely help reduce eating disorder…
A new study analyzing Google Search results in Sweden found an overall positive slant toward immigration, but the search engine's ranking algorithm consistently prioritized neutral, unpoliticized links at the top of the…
People with antagonistic personality traits tend to report more problematic sexual urges, according to a recent study in Personality and Individual Differences. But these links are small, indicating that many other…
Frequent cannabis users may wake up with unusually high levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggesting their daily stress rhythms could be disrupted. Researchers say the finding raises questions about whether using…
A survey of adult men reveals that strict adherence to certain traditional masculine ideals, like extreme self-reliance, is linked to an inability to process emotions, which corresponds to higher rates of anxiety and…
Ruminating on negative experiences is tied to lower daily well-being, but a new study indicates this association is stronger in the U.S. than in Japan. The findings provide evidence that our cultural background…
Stress may literally scramble the brain’s internal GPS. Researchers found that cortisol, a hormone released during stress, made people significantly worse at navigating a virtual environment and disrupted the precise…
A recent meta-analysis indicates that the four most common forms of dementia feature distinct immune system responses. These biological differences occur independently of other health conditions and might eventually…
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to reporter Maria Godoy about how parents can wade through the noise and opinions to find information to help keep their kids healthy.
A compound found in green tea might protect the brain from memory loss and structural damage caused by obesity. New research shows the compound reduces inflammation and triggers a cellular recycling process that…
Researchers have developed a synthetic molecule called SK-129 that blocks toxic protein clumps linked to Parkinson’s disease. In mice, the lab-designed molecule reduced disease symptoms by targeting flexible, previously…
A new study suggests that delivering mild electrical pulses to the ear can help people with severe depression better judge when a task is worth the physical effort, reducing the amount of energy they waste on unrewarding…
Long-term action video game training might do more than just improve your gaming skills. A new study reveals how six months of digital combat reshapes resting brain waves and whole-brain connectivity to boost visual…
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