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Scientists swear by this self-empowerment method in a new study

Society & Community

Want a free performance boost? Science says try swearing

If you're after a free, simple boost for pushing through challenges, try swearing your way to your goals. A new study has uncovered the surprising psychological effect that cursing in the heat of the moment has – for the swearer, at least.

Researchers have developed coated magnetic nanoparticles that can be used to help regenerate bone (Image: Shutterstock)

Body and Mind

Magnetically-directed nanoparticles could help heal broken bones

Medical researchers from Keele and Nottingham Universities claim that coating magnetic nanoparticles with proteins and magnetically directing them to the site of an injury can help stimulate stem cells to regenerate broken bones without further surgery or external mechanical growth stimulation.

The turbine is particularly well-suited to the gusting winds of inner cities

Environment

Prototype "flat-pack" wind turbine pops up in the UK

A new prototype wind turbine, 30 years in the making, and designed for flat-pack shipping and easy assembly, has been erected at Keele University in the UK.

A link has been established between swearing and an increase in pain tolerance

Wellness and Healthy Living

Swearing proven to have a 'pain-lessening effect'

Swearing is a universal human phenomenon, arising in the right brain, when most language production occurs in the left brain. Now it appears that swearing has a ‘pain-lessening effect’ explaining why it developed and why it persists.