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Today you\u2019ll learn about whether or not melatonin can be used to treat anxiety, the development of a laser that can change the path of lightning, and how a recent study shows that children are hard-wired to empathize with dogs!\xa0

Melatonin Anxiety\xa0

• \u201cMelatonin as a Potential Approach to Anxiety Treatment\u201d by Kristina Repova et al.
  • https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/24/16187
• \u201cHow Melatonin for Sleep May Help Your Anxiety Symptoms\u201d by Atlanova
  • https://atlanova.com/how-melatonin-for-sleep-may-help-your-anxiety-symptoms/
• \u201cCan You Use Melatonin to Help Ease Anxiety?\u201d by Alan Carter
  • https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/melatonin-for-anxiety
• \u201cMelatonin for anxiety: effectiveness, dosage, side effects\u201d by Patricia Weiser
  • https://ro.co/health-guide/melatonin-for-anxiety/
• \u201cFree radicals, antioxidants and functional foods: Impact on human health\u201d by V. Lobo et al.
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249911/#:~:text=If%20free%20radicals%20overwhelm%20the,in%20coping%20this%20oxidative%20stress.
• \u201cStress, Oxidative Injury and Disease\u201d by Kaushal K. Srivastava and Ratan Kumar
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310835/

Lightning Laser\xa0\xa0

• \u201cA powerful laser can redirect lightning strikes\u201d by Maria Temming
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/article/laser-lightning-rod-electricity
• \u201cLaser-guided lightning\u201d by Aur\xe9lien Houard et al.
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/article/laser-lightning-rod-electricity
• \u201cSuperfast laser pulses could pave way for beam weapons\u201d by Andrew Grant
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/article/superfast-laser-pulses-could-pave-way-beam-weapons

Toddler\u2019s Best Friend\xa0

• \u201cToddlers may be wired to help their dog friends\u201d by Laura Baisas
  • https://www.popsci.com/science/toddlers-help-dogs/
• \u201cDo children help dogs spontaneously?\u201d by Rachna B. Reddy et al.
  • https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2023.0001

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