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MedicineStudy shows ‘obesity paradox’ does not exist: waist-to-height ratio is a better indicator of outcomes in patients with heart failure than BMI (eurekalert.org)

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NeuroscienceAir pollutants have been confirmed to increase the risk of Alzheimer's dementia. Air pollutants enter the lungs through the respiratory tract and cause inflammation, which causes various diseases throughout the body, especially the inflammation of nerves when it reaches the brain. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

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HealthFood Addiction is Strongly Associated With Type 2 Diabetes (clinicalnutritionjournal.com)

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GeneticsBeethoven’s genome sequenced from locks of his hair (cam.ac.uk)

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PaleontologySome trilobites had third, fourth and fifth eyes located in the middle of their forehead — with lenses not unlike human eyes (portal.uni-koeln.de)

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HealthMost Americans want to ban cigarettes and other tobacco products, per new CDC survey (grid.news)

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PhysicsTwo independent teams have shown that gravitational waves emanating from the distorted remnants of black hole mergers should interact with themselves. The findings may finally prove stringent enough to push Einstein’s theory to its limits – which could allow new and exciting physics to emerge. (physicsworld.com)

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MedicineResearchers have now shown that foods with a high fat and sugar content change our brain, and If we regularly eat even small amounts of them, the brain learns to consume precisely these foods in the future and it unconsciously learns to prefer high-fat snacks (mpg.de)

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BiologyNewly established mosquito in Florida identified as the little-known Culex lactator — other Culex species are known to transmit the West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis viruses (npr.org)

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Social ScienceIn 2020, Nature endorsed Joe Biden in the US presidential election. A survey finds that viewing the endorsement did not change people’s views of the candidates, but caused some to lose confidence in Nature and in US scientists generally. (nature.com)

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PsychologyNew research finds when small talk becomes awkward, we are more likely to blame ourselves (psypost.org)

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AstronomyA new study suggests that ’Oumuamua, the mysterious visitor that whizzed through our solar system in 2017, may have been merely a small comet from another star (scientificamerican.com)

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BiologyA crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu. Uracil, a component of RNA, was found in a sample collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft. (sciencenews.org)

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HealthNew survey finds COVID-19 pandemic changed public’s view of obesity | Health concerns trigger millions to consider new weight-loss methods for first time (eurekalert.org)

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Materials ScienceResearchers have developed a family of eco-friendly glass of biological origin fabricated from biologically derived amino acids or peptides, this proposed glass is biodegradable and biorecyclable (english.cas.cn)

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HealthProbiotics Supplementation Attenuates Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Induced by Chronic Sleep Restriction (mdpi.com)

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Social ScienceRestrictions on high-skilled immigration lead to greater offshoring. For every H-1B visa rejection, companies hire 0.4 employees abroad. (pubsonline.informs.org)

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HealthObesity might adversely affect social and emotional development of children, study finds (psypost.org)

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HealthNew study reveals shared genetic markers underlying substance use disorders: Across ancestries, PDE4B was significant (among other genes), suggesting dopamine regulation as a cross-substance vulnerability. (nature.com)

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BiologyThe Microbiome Inside the Penis Is Altered in Men Who Have Vaginal Sex: A study of 110 men has revealed that bacteria inside the male urethra come from two distinct sources, one of which is unique to men who have vaginal sex. These bacteria persist in the urethra for up to two months after sex. (technologynetworks.com)

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Astronomy‘Terminator zones’ on distant planets could harbor life, UC Irvine astronomers say (news.uci.edu)

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Computer ScienceScientists find that superhuman AI may have improved human decision-making, and that this improvement was associated with increased novelty in decision-making as human players were encouraged to make decisions previously unobserved in history. (pnas.org)

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GeneticsMultivariate genome-wide association meta-analysis of over 1 million subjects identifies loci underlying multiple substance use disorders (nature.com)

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Social ScienceStudy shows viewing self-harm images online and in social media usually causes harm (ox.ac.uk)

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Materials ScienceFreeform structures define modern architecture. In search of new construction materials, scientists turn to fiber-reinforced polymers. Scientists tested approaches for designing construction elements made of new materials and found them superior to traditional concrete and steel. (sciencedirect.com)

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