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Why 24 minutes of music may help reduce anxiety, according to research

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When anxiety starts creeping in, many people instinctively reach for music. A calming playlist, a pair of headphones, and a few quiet minutes can make a noticeable difference. Science increasingly backs up that instinct, with new research suggesting that the length of time you listen may matter as much […]

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Why 24 minutes of music may help reduce anxiety, according to research

New research suggests listening to music for about 24 minutes, especially tracks with auditory beat stimulation, may offer meaningful anxiety relief.

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@metin@graphics.social · 6 hours ago

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Study maps gene activity linked to neurotransmission in living brains

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260316/Study-maps-gene-activity-linked-to-neurotransmission-in-living-brains.aspx

#brain #neuroscience #science #medical #biology

News-Medical

Study maps gene activity linked to neurotransmission in living brains

Researchers have identified a distinct and reproducible gene expression program associated with neurotransmission in the living human brain, offering unprecedented insight into the molecular mechanisms that support human cognition, emotion, and behavior.

Metin Seven 🎨

@metin@graphics.social · 6 hours ago

@albertcardona

Study maps gene activity linked to neurotransmission in living brains

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260316/Study-maps-gene-activity-linked-to-neurotransmission-in-living-brains.aspx

#brain #neuroscience #science #medical #biology

News-Medical

Study maps gene activity linked to neurotransmission in living brains

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Flipboard Science Desk

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · yesterday

These charcoal-eating fungi flourish after fires. Uncovering their genetic secrets could help rebuild burned ecosystems.

From @Smithsonianmag: https://flip.it/vPPj1B

#Fungi #Ecology #Science #Wildfires #Botany

Smithsonian Magazine

These Charcoal-Eating Fungi Flourish After Fires. Uncovering Their Genetic Secrets Could Help Rebuild Burned Ecosystems

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ability to thrive in the wake of flames

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Claude Trudel

@cltr@jasette.facil.services · yesterday

Qu'arrive-t-il à votre cerveau dans la nature ?
🔸 Au-delà des effets immédiats de l'exposition, il existe également des preuves que la nature peut façonner le cerveau sur de plus longues échelles de temps.
https://theconversation.com/what-happens-to-your-brain-in-nature-the-neuroscience-explained-277332
#nature #santé #environnement #cerveau #bienêtre #neurosciences #science #biologie

The Conversation

What happens to your brain in nature? The neuroscience explained

The neuroscience is in: When we spend time in nature, it has a cascade of positive effects in our brains.

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Flipboard Science Desk

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · yesterday

Potentially good news for people with osteoporosis. Scientists from the University of Leipzig in Germany and Shandong University in China identified the cell receptor GPR133 (also known as ADGRD1) as being crucial to bone density. @ScienceAlert shares what they discovered after running some tests on mice:

https://flip.it/uWjGo-

#Science #Health #Osteoporosis #Humans #Research

ScienceAlert

Breakthrough to Strengthen Bones Could Reverse Osteoporosis

Research points to a key bone-strengthening mechanism at work in the body, which could be targeted to treat the bone-weakening disease, osteoporosis.

Swader

@swade2569@mastodon.social · yesterday

#religion #science

Panels show how a child with an amputated shows no benefit from religious prayer but receives a prosthetic arm from science

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@cltr@jasette.facil.services · yesterday

The Conversation

What happens to your brain in nature? The neuroscience explained

The neuroscience is in: When we spend time in nature, it has a cascade of positive effects in our brains.

The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News

@optimistdaily.com@web.brid.gy · yesterday

Why 24 minutes of music may help reduce anxiety, according to research

The post Why 24 minutes of music may help reduce anxiety, according to research first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.

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Why 24 minutes of music may help reduce anxiety, according to research

New research suggests listening to music for about 24 minutes, especially tracks with auditory beat stimulation, may offer meaningful anxiety relief.

Flipboard Science Desk

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · yesterday

https://flip.it/uWjGo-

#Science #Health #Osteoporosis #Humans #Research

ScienceAlert

Breakthrough to Strengthen Bones Could Reverse Osteoporosis

Research points to a key bone-strengthening mechanism at work in the body, which could be targeted to treat the bone-weakening disease, osteoporosis.

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ESO

@esoastronomy@mastodon.social · yesterday

Reflect Orbital and SpaceX have filed proposals with the US Federal Communications Commission that threaten ground-based astronomy. We submitted replies and collaborated with the UK Royal Astronomical Society & the International Astronomical Union for their responses. 1/

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

A blurried view of a starry night sky above a desert landscape with the Milky Way visible. On the right, a globe of Earth is surrounded by thousands of colored dots representing satellites in orbit. Overlaid text reads: “ESO files response to new threats to dark skies.”

Flipboard Science Desk

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · yesterday

These charcoal-eating fungi flourish after fires. Uncovering their genetic secrets could help rebuild burned ecosystems.

From @Smithsonianmag: https://flip.it/vPPj1B

#Fungi #Ecology #Science #Wildfires #Botany

Smithsonian Magazine

These Charcoal-Eating Fungi Flourish After Fires. Uncovering Their Genetic Secrets Could Help Rebuild Burned Ecosystems

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ability to thrive in the wake of flames

ESO

@esoastronomy@mastodon.social · yesterday

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

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Science | The Guardian

@theguardian_science@halo.nu · 2 days ago

Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/oldest-known-whale-song-recording-ocean-sounds #Whales #UsNews #Wildlife #MarineLife #Environment #Science

the Guardian

Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds

Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate

Science | The Guardian

@theguardian_science@halo.nu · 2 days ago

the Guardian

Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds

Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate

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I Write Like

@iwritelike@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

A research paper on PTSD of Frodo Baggins.

https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol42/iss1/2/

#psychology #literature #myth #science #PTSD #LOTR

SWOSU Digital Commons

The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder of Frodo Baggins

J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings accurately portrayed the signs and symptoms of what is currently labeled Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Frodo’s condition logically follows his experiences of less than a year in the War of the Ring. Tolkien did not have access to a diagnostic manual but apparently used his keen observations from both World Wars to inform his narrative. No fantasy is employed to describe Frodo condition after the Ring is destroyed. His condition is that of a vet with PTSD. Evidence from the History of Middle-earth demonstrates the deliberate steps taken to show Frodo as broken by his sacrifice.

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Jake in the desert

@jake4480@c.im · 2 days ago

Ravens don't just follow wolves-– they memorize kill sites across vast distances https://www.sciencealert.com/ravens-dont-just-follow-wolves-they-memorize-kill-sites-across-vast-distances

#science #biology #ravens #wolves

ScienceAlert

Ravens Don't Just Follow Wolves – They Memorize Kill Sites Across Vast Distances

The partnership between ravens and wolves goes back to Norse mythology – Odin's birds scouted ahead and led prey to the god's canines, a relationship that provided food for all.

Jake in the desert

@jake4480@c.im · 2 days ago

Ravens don't just follow wolves-– they memorize kill sites across vast distances https://www.sciencealert.com/ravens-dont-just-follow-wolves-they-memorize-kill-sites-across-vast-distances

#science #biology #ravens #wolves

ScienceAlert

Ravens Don't Just Follow Wolves – They Memorize Kill Sites Across Vast Distances

The partnership between ravens and wolves goes back to Norse mythology – Odin's birds scouted ahead and led prey to the god's canines, a relationship that provided food for all.

Prof. Sam Lawler

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

Any journalists want to write an article about all the environmental costs of the more than 10,000 Starlinks that are now in orbit? All I'm seeing are breathless articles mindlessly worshiping That Awful Billionaire for crossing the 10,000 satellite mark.

Every single one of those will come down in an uncontrolled reentry. That's a lot of metal in the atmosphere, and a lot of dice-rolling to see if any more pieces will make it to the ground.

SpaceX is truly awful.