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🎮🔥 Do violent video games make kids aggressive?

A large UK study found no meaningful link between time spent playing violent games and aggressive behaviour.
Sometimes the danger isn’t the game — it’s jumping to conclusions.

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tinyurl.com/22wthtxd

#VideoGames #ChildMentalHealth #ScienceNotPanic

🎵🧠 Beyond the 27 Club

Musicians face higher suicide risk — not because they’re “tortured geniuses”, but because of working conditions: insecurity, pressure, isolation.

It’s public health. And it’s preventable.

youtu.be/hvDhJPu3pdg

#MusicianMentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #MusicIndustry

YouTube video by The Collaborative Library Why Girls and Boys May Differ in Teenage Depression – A Look Inside the Body’s Chemical City.

🧠🏙️ Teenage depression isn’t one-size-fits-all

A new video explains how body chemistry and inflammation may affect depression differently in girls and boys — and why girls are at higher risk during adolescence.

🎥 Watch (8-Mins): youtu.be/VfKe4XcL7Ow

#TeenMentalHealth #Depression #Neuroscience #CPD

🌰🦠 Almonds & your gut

A new study found almonds don’t dramatically change gut bacteria — but they do boost helpful gut chemicals and are easy to tolerate.

Not a miracle. Still useful 🌰

👉 Summary: tinyurl.com/mvpecxmu

#GutHealth #NutritionScience #Microbiome

🐶🧠 Your dog can sense “more” — without counting

Brain scans show dogs naturally detect quantity, using an ancient system shared with humans.

👉 Summary: tinyurl.com/mvz285c7

#DogScience #Neuroscience #ScienceIsCute

📚🌍 Who really benefits from open access?

Global study of 8M papers shows low-income countries lead in open access, while middle-income countries are priced out.

Knowledge should be free — the system still isn’t fair.

👉 tinyurl.com/mszuezp3

#OpenScience #ResearchEquity

📱🧠 Parkinson’s care at home?

A small study found that a smartphone exercise app was safe, well-used, and improved movement and thinking in people with Parkinson’s.

Early evidence — promising for accessible home-based care.

👉 tinyurl.com/ybjkmxnt

#Parkinsons #Neurology

🧠📵 Teens, time alone & the brain

Just a few hours of isolation made teens’ brains more threat-sensitive.

Phones and social media didn’t calm it — real people did.

👉 Summary: tinyurl.com/yuvs244f

#TeenMentalHealth #Neuroscience #DigitalWellbeing

🧠🤰 MS & pregnancy

A study of 95 women found no rise in stress, mood problems or fatigue during pregnancy.
Higher depression risk only appeared when MS symptoms worsened.

👉 Summary: youtu.be/RCeQr4LuwKg

#MS #Pregnancy #MentalHealth

🧬🌱 Gut microbes + melanoma treatment

A major study found that gut bacteria influence who responds to immunotherapy — but no single microbe predicts it.

👉 Summary: tinyurl.com/mu3fm4n9

#Cancer #Melanoma #Microbiome #Immunotherapy

🧬🐾 Conservation cloning today

A review of 56 species shows cloning works — most clones grow into healthy adults. But conservation cloning lags for one reason: funding, not biology.
Big wins: black-footed ferret + Przewalski’s horse.

👉 youtu.be/opN_Y6wuwEM

#️⃣ #Cloning #Conservation #Biodiversity

🌍📖 Open science in South Africa

Fast discovery, but high publishing fees still block many researchers.

South Africa is pushing for fairer, more accessible science.

👉 Watch the summary: youtu.be/S-GRcTK8YUA

#️⃣ #OpenScience #OpenAccess #ResearchEquity

🥦🧠 Depression starting in the fridge?

A study found that diet-linked molecules in older adults’ blood shaped how new brain cells grew — and in chronic late-life depression, growth turned messy/poorly connected.

👉 youtu.be/E21tMQrP94w

#Depression #Neuroscience #Nutrition

A small study found that real neurofeedback boosted alpha waves — and 60% no longer met PTSD criteria after 3 months.

👉 View the video summary: youtu.be/ORyWa1_cbwE

#️⃣ #PTSD #Trauma #Neurofeedback #Neuroscience #MentalHealth #OpenScience

🩺 Cervical cancer rates are falling — but women in poorer countries are still dying most from a preventable disease.

👉 youtu.be/Lltm--NwEOk

#CervicalCancer #HPV #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #OpenScience

🔐 New Mirror from @sci-integrity.com: Are scientists actually protecting our sensitive data?

Swedish research says many studies don’t report required ethical review for data handling.

Watch → youtu.be/opN_Y6wuwEM
Read → tinyurl.com/3amrywsp

#DataProtection #ResearchIntegrity #OpenScience

🎵🧠 Can music + movement help keep the aging brain sharp?

New summary breaks down research on why synchronised exercise might boost mood, memory, and motivation in older adults.

Read it here: tinyurl.com/mvj4weyh

#Aging #BrainHealth #MusicTherapy #Alzheimers

🐐🙂 New TCL video: goats can read human emotions — and they prefer happy faces.

A smile isn’t just kindness.
It’s information.
And science shows even farm animals use it.
Watch: youtu.be/opN_Y6wuwEM

#AnimalBehaviour #OpenScience #WelfareScience #TheCollaborativeLibrary

We’re thrilled to join global changemakers at #OE4BWEduscope2025! 🌍
Together, we’re reimagining how open education and science can make knowledge accessible to all. 💡
Follow the journey → #OE4BW2025 #OpenScience #CollaborativeLibrary

We’re thrilled to welcome @Road2Openness (R2O) as our newest partner! 🎉
Together, we’re building momentum for open, transparent, and trustworthy research across disciplines.
Learn more: road2openness.de
#OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity

Fish with self-awareness? 🐠

Cleaner Wrasse can recognize their own faces — even in photos! This discovery challenges what we know about intelligence and self-recognition across species.

Read more ↓

tinyurl.com/yf64hf8z

#AnimalBehaviour #Neuroscience #OpenScience

A new framework for autism research: The person-centred approach leads to the discovery of four clinically and genetically distinct autism subtypes. Written Lay Summary - The Collaborative Library How understandable was this lay summary? Click on a star to rate it! Submit Rating Average rating 5 / 5. Vote count: 1 No votes…

Autism research just got more personal. 🧩

A person-centred approach has revealed 4 distinct autism subtypes, each with unique genetic and clinical profiles — a big step toward personalised care.

Read more ↓
tinyurl.com/86a66692

#AutismResearch #Neurodiversity

🎉 Excited to welcome The Creative Brain Academy to The Collaborative Library!
Together we’ll make neuroscience and creativity more open, engaging & accessible for all. 🧠✨

#OpenScience #Collaboration #ScienceCommunication

🚨 During COVID, science moved fast — but did speed mean sloppiness? A new @scienceintegrity summary shows 4 in 5 preprints kept their conclusions. Science bent under pressure but didn’t break — transparency is key to trust. 📷 youtu.be/M70yZ_55AQQ #OpenScience #MIRROR

💡 Does paying for open access really mean more readers?

A study of 146K+ biology papers found it can boost citations — but paying more doesn’t guarantee more impact.

🎥 Watch the new video by MIRROR: youtu.be/SbRnoxM2PNQ

#OpenScience #MIRROR #ScienceIntegrityAlliance

YouTube video by The Collaborative Library Making Peace with Our Inner Parts What Science Tells Us About Internal Family Systems Therapy Video

🧠 Ever feel torn between parts of yourself? Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps those parts work together, not against each other.

A new review finds early promise—but more research is needed. 🎥 Watch the 6-min video:
youtu.be/9FkwQ8ovM5c

#MentalHealth #Trauma

YouTube video by The Collaborative Library The Pandemic's Risky Bet- Publishing Science Before It Was Checked- Video Lay summary

🚨 During COVID, science moved fast — but did speed mean sloppiness?

A new @sci-integrity.com shows 4 in 5 preprints kept their conclusions. Science bent under pressure but didn’t break — transparency is key to trust.

🎥 youtu.be/M70yZ_55AQQ

#OpenScience #MIRROR

YouTube video by The Collaborative Library When Scientists Pay to Unlock Their Research- Video Lay Summary

💡 Does paying for open access really mean more readers?

A study of 146K+ biology papers found it can boost citations — but paying more doesn’t guarantee more impact.

🎥 Watch the Science Integrity Alliance's MIRROR new video: youtu.be/SbRnoxM2PNQ

#OpenScience #MIRROR #ScienceIntegrityAlliance

YouTube video by The Collaborative Library Alcohol Assertive Outreach Program: What helps it succeed, and what is holding it back?

🍷 What makes Alcohol Assertive Outreach work — and what holds it back?

A look at what helps these programmes reach those in need.

🎥 8-min video: youtu.be/HXyq3KvdtQA

#AlcoholUse #PublicHealth #CollaborativeLibrary #AddictionResearch

Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT): A New Way to Understand and Treat Chronic Back Pain? Video Lay Summary - The Collaborative Library How understandable was this lay summary? Click on a star to rate it! Submit Rating Average rating 5 / 5. Vote count: 1 No votes…

💡 Can the brain be retrained to manage chronic back pain?

A trial of Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) found lasting pain relief & better wellbeing vs placebo/usual care — with no side effects.

Promising, but needs more research.
🎥 7-min explainer: tinyurl.com/42va2h82

#ChronicPain