Address systemic issues to change toxic health care environment, SLU commentary says

(Saint Louis University) A Saint Louis University commentary in Academic Medicine urges taking a multipronged approach to improve the mental health of medical school students, which ultimately impacts physician burnout and the care patients receive.

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Field Museum scientists unearth centuries-old crocodile stone

(Field Museum) The discovery of a carved stone crocodile by Field Museum archaeologists has provided a key to revising long-held ideas about the ruins of the ancient city of Lambityeco in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.

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The threat of group extinction proves a powerful motivator

(Rice University) Charles Darwin was right: Groups enjoy an advantage whose members are 'ready to aid one another and to sacrifice themselves for the common good.'

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Wounds from childhood bullying may persist into college years, study finds

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Childhood bullying inflicts the same long-term psychological trauma on girls as severe physical or sexual abuse, suggests a new survey of college students led by bullying researcher Dorothy Espelage while she was on the education faculty of the University of Illinois.

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Parents' math skills 'rub off' on their children

(University of Pittsburgh) Parents who excel at math produce children who excel at math. This is according to a recently released University of Pittsburgh study, which shows a distinct transfer of math skills from parent to child. The study specifically explored intergenerational transmission -- the concept of parental influence on an offspring's behavior or psychology -- in mathematic capabilities.

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Field Museum scientists unearth centuries-old crocodile stone

(Field Museum) The discovery of a carved stone crocodile by Field Museum archaeologists has provided a key to revising long-held ideas about the ruins of the ancient city of Lambityeco in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Making memories stronger and more precise during aging

(Harvard Medical School) Buried deep underneath the folds of the cerebral cortex, neural stem cells in the hippocampus continue to generate new neurons, inciting a struggle between new and old as the new attempts to gain a foothold in memory-forming center of the brain. Harvard researchers have found they can bias competition in favor of newly generated neurons. Results may have implications for PTSD, MCI, and age-related memory loss.

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