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Black applicants are less likely to receive funding for highly competitive NIH research grants than White applicants.

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When memories are connected by a story, even if they are separated in time and place, they become linked together. Forming a narrative connection between memories makes them easier to recall.

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Natural disaster relief advertisements about loss are more effective at increasing willingness to donate when the story is told from a first-person (rather than third-person) perspective.

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Companion dogs who were trained using punishments, such as yelling or leash-jerking, had higher levels of stress than dogs trained using reward-based methods.

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Negative terms like 'agitated' and 'noncompliant' are more likely to appear in the medical notes of Black patients than White patients.

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More "deep sleep" the night following the second COVID-19 vaccine injection was related to greater immune antibody response.

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Due to climate change altering the environments where coffee can be grown, coffee beans are increasingly more bitter and have less acidity, fewer fruity flavors, and potentially worse overall flavor quality.

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E-cigarette use was associated with higher odds of erectile dysfunction in U.S adults, even after accounting for other risk factors, like heart disease and age.

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Students can watch lecture videos at up to twice the normal playback speed and still recall the content as well as watching at normal speed.

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Parents who are more scared of needles are also more likely to be hesitant to vaccinate their children.

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