Sunday, December 22

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The Challenges Of Psychedelics — MDMA-Assisted Therapy For PTSD Treatment Rejected By FDA
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HEALTH & WELLNESS, TOP FOUR

The Challenges Of Psychedelics — MDMA-Assisted Therapy For PTSD Treatment Rejected By FDA

FDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD treatment – a drug researcher explains the challenges psychedelics face. Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics announced on Aug. 9, 2024, that the Food and Drug Administration declined to approve the company’s application for the use of MDMA-assisted therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. It is the first such decision issued on a psychedelic drug application. Many investors and researchers have been predicting a psychedelics boom, with MDMA being just the first of a number of psychedelics in the drug development pipeline. The FDA’s decision has disappointed psychedelic therapy advocates, and the stock prices of psychedelic industry leaders tumbled with the announcement. But the FDA did make recommendations as to how the applicat...
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Harassment, Abuse And Distrust — LGBTQ People And Their Opposition With Police
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LGBTQ, TOP FOUR

Harassment, Abuse And Distrust — LGBTQ People And Their Opposition With Police

LGBTQ people have a troubled relationship with police − new survey shows high rates of harassment, abuse and distrust. The LGBTQ community’s long history with law enforcement is so troubled and violent that organizers at some recent Pride parades decided to ban police from marching in the parade. Throughout the 20th century, the police would routinely raid gay bars, rounding up patrons and taking them to jail. Sometimes, the names and photos of those arrested were published in newspapers – with potentially dire social and economic consequences. Police departments across the country have taken steps in recent years to improve relations with the LGBTQ community, creating LGBTQ liaison officer positions and mandating sensitivity trainings. Yet raids continue to occur sporadically. In J...
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5 Tips From An Experienced School Counselor On Getting Your Kids Ready To Go Back To School Without The Stress
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EDUCATION, TOP FOUR

5 Tips From An Experienced School Counselor On Getting Your Kids Ready To Go Back To School Without The Stress

How to get your kids ready to go back to school without stress − 5 tips from an experienced school counselor. The shift from summer vacation to going back to school can be tough for children and their families. Beyond adjusting to new routines, the transition requires handling a mix of emotions. While some kids might feel excited about new teachers and classmates, others may experience anxiety, sadness or uncertainty about the upcoming school year. With 15 years of counseling school-age children, I’ve seen how common these stresses can be. I also have three school-age kids of my own. Here are five strategies to make the transition smoother that I not only share with the families I counsel, but that I also apply in my own home. 1. Listen to your child Listen to your child’s concer...
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Half-British Half-Canadian Model/Actress Mia Goth Is One Hundred Percent Sexy
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CELEBRITY MAIN NEWS, TOP FOUR

Half-British Half-Canadian Model/Actress Mia Goth Is One Hundred Percent Sexy

If you’ve found your way onto the Mia Goth celeb page on Mr. Skin, you’re more than likely here to answer one question and one question only - “Where oh where can I see sexy Mia Goth nude scenes?” Well, not only does Mr. Skin have anything and everything related to Mia Goth naked, but you can get the skinny on all things Mia Goth here, from her early modeling career to her collaboration with modern horror maestro Ti West. So keep scrolling to get all the delicious skinfo on the marvelous Mia, from her tits to her toes and every provocative part in between! How Did Mia Goth Get Her Start? Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Goth is the definition of a skinternational star, having lived in Brazil, the UK, and Canada by the time she was ten. After finally settling in London, it was there that she was ...
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Webinar Of The Week: Bots On The Ballot: NYU’s Professor Joshua Tucker On How Tech & Marketing Are Throwing Democracies Into A Spin
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RECOMMENDATIONS, TOP FOUR, WEBINAR EDUCATION

Webinar Of The Week: Bots On The Ballot: NYU’s Professor Joshua Tucker On How Tech & Marketing Are Throwing Democracies Into A Spin

Joshua Tucker is a Professor of Politics at New York University, where he is also an affiliated Professor of Data Science, Russian, and Slavic Studies. He serves as the Director of NYU’s Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and co-director of the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics. His research focuses on comparative politics, mass politics, and the impact of social media on political behavior, with a primary specialization in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. On The Menu: Generative AI reduces content production costs, influencing election campaigns and foreign interference. Importance of cross-disciplinary partnerships in digital democracy research. Difficulties in changing entrenched political attitudes and affective polariza...
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Why Is Competition So Important For Prices?
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BUSINESS, Journalism, TOP FOUR

Why Is Competition So Important For Prices?

What is competition, and why is it so important for prices? This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. It’s hard to remember a time before the cost-of-living crisis dominated news headlines. Most of us would certainly like it to be over. But the fundamental question at its heart – which points to the problem we have to solve – seems simple. What determines the prices we pay? The cost of producing goods and services is certainly one big factor in determining how much we pay for them. So, too, is what we’re prepared to fork out. But when we talk about lowering prices, we often also talk about increasing competition – the number of firms vying to sell us a particular offering...
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GOP Mockery Of ‘Laughing Kamala’ Is Nothing New To Black Women
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POLITICS, TOP FOUR, VIDEO REELS

GOP Mockery Of ‘Laughing Kamala’ Is Nothing New To Black Women

Harris brings joy to the presidential campaign − and GOP mockery of ‘laughing Kamala’ is nothing new to Black women. With Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket, Republicans are rebuilding a campaign strategy that for months focused on running against President Joe Biden. One emerging theme asserts that Harris laughs too much at inappropriate moments – part of a broader argument that Harris is “weird.” “I call her ‘laughing Kamala,’” former President Donald Trump said at a rally in Michigan on July 24. “Have you ever watched her laugh? She is crazy. You can tell a lot by a laugh. … She is nuts.” As a professor of American studies with a focus on race and politics, I know that Black women in the U.S. have a history of struggle against violence and oppr...
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Through Brain Network Changes, Racism And Discrimination Lead To Faster Aging
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HEALTH & WELLNESS, TOP FOUR

Through Brain Network Changes, Racism And Discrimination Lead To Faster Aging

Racism and discrimination lead to faster aging through brain network changes, new study finds. Racism steals time from people’s lives – possibly because of the space it occupies in the mind. In a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, our team showed that the toll of racism on the brain was linked to advanced aging, observed on a cellular level. Black women who were more frequently exposed to racism showed stronger connections in brain networks involved with rumination and vigilance. We found that this, in turn, was connected to accelerated biological aging. We are neuroscientists who use a variety of approaches, including self-reported data and biological measurements like brain scans, to answer our questions about the effects of stressors on the brain and body. We als...
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Guts, Glory – And A Lot Of Ink, Including Tattoos That Profess Their Faith At The Olympics
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Journalism, SPORTS, TOP FOUR

Guts, Glory – And A Lot Of Ink, Including Tattoos That Profess Their Faith At The Olympics

At the Olympics, athletes show guts, glory – and a lot of ink, including tattoos that profess their faith. This has been a wonderful summer if you follow sports: tennis championships, end-of-season tournaments and soccer’s European Championship and Copa America – all leading up to the most global event of all, the Olympics. The Olympic Games began as a religious celebration in ancient Greece, with competitions to honor their gods. But the Olympics declined once the Roman Empire replaced Greek power in the Mediterranean; the final blow came from the Christian Emperor Theodosius I, who saw the Games as a stage for paganism. At the end of the 19th century, the modern iteration of the Games began – minus religion. This time, they were secular, with flags and patriotism replacing religious...
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Can You Prove That You’re A Human And Not A Bot
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TECHNOLOGY, TOP FOUR, VIDEO REELS

Can You Prove That You’re A Human And Not A Bot

CAPTCHAs: The struggle to tell real humans from fake. CAPTCHAs are those now ubiquitous challenges you encounter to prove that you’re a human and not a bot when you go to log in to many websites. Websites and mobile apps have long been attacked by bots on a massive scale. Those malicious bots are programmed to automatically consume a large amount of computing resources, post spam messages, collect data from websites and even register and perform user authentication. This state of affairs led to the introduction of CAPTCHA, which stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. As a computer scientist, I see CAPTCHAs as an effective shield for websites to prevent automated attacks, enhance cybersecurity and improve user experience – at least in the...
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