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Obsession with failure and hunt for perfection linked to burnout, sports study uncovers

Posted: 22 Apr 2022 06:43 AM PDT

The hunt for perfection and obsession over tiny mistakes are strongly linked to burnout in athletes, a new study has found.

Differences in children's behavior predict midlife health behaviors, study finds

Posted: 21 Apr 2022 03:12 PM PDT

A recent study in Finland investigated the paths from childhood socioemotional behavior to midlife health behavior decades later. Socioemotional behaviour at age 8 predicted health behaviour both directly and indirectly through education.

This algorithm has opinions about your face

Posted: 21 Apr 2022 03:12 PM PDT

Researchers have now taught an AI algorithm to model first impressions and accurately predict how people will be perceived based on a photograph of their face.

Fungal meningitis spreads by blocking and bursting blood vessels

Posted: 21 Apr 2022 11:15 AM PDT

New research has revealed how fungus blocks and bursts blood vessels in the brain, helping scientists better understand how meningitis starts.