Scientists found that we can use passive, generally safe UV light to quickly inactivate airborne allergens. After just 30 minutes, airborne allergen levels effectively decreased by about 20% to 25% on average. After 40 minutes of UV light exposure, cat allergen decreased by 61%.
https://www.colorado.edu/today/2025/09/15/new-way-fight-allergies-switch-light
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There's new evidence that cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and kale) blunt spikes in blood sugar levels, which could be particularly important for those with type 2 diabetes or who are at risk, finds small randomized controlled trial of 4 serves a day over 2 weeks.
https://newatlas.com/diet-nutrition/vegetables-blood-sugar-spikes/
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A study of 379,000 US adults found daily cannabis smoking linked to higher odds of asthma and COPD, even in people who never smoked tobacco.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-025-09833-8
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Analytic calculation of nuclear Fukui functions with auxiliary density perturbation theory (Beltrán-Orta et al, 2025)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2210271X25003238
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Adverse social exposome (low education, food insecurity, financial stress, etc) linked to poorer cognition and mental health, reduced functional ability, and alterations in brain structure and function, with long-lasting impact impacting
https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/2025/social-lifetime-experiences-have-long-lasting-effects-on-mental-and-brain-health/
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On the U.S.–Mexico border, everyday speech mixes English and Spanish in creative ways—words like troca for “truck” or parquear for “to park.” Now, hundreds of these voices are safely recorded and preserved online for future study.
https://doi.org/10.25189/2675-4916.2025.v6.n4.id862
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A low-fat vegan diet supplemented with soybeans reduced the frequency of severe hot flashes by 92% in postmenopausal women, randomized controlled trial finds. The main independent predictor was increased consumption of the isoflavone daidzein.
https://www.maturitas.org/article/S0378-5122(25)00469-4/fulltext
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A new review finds microplastics can accumulate in bone tissue, altering cells, weakening structure, and potentially linking to diseases like osteoporosis.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00198-025-07580-4
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Many Americans reject the scientific theory of evolution, with biblical literalism a key factor driving this rejection. Reframing biblical interpretation helps religious students accept evolution, without any apparent loss in religiosity.
https://www.psypost.org/reframing-biblical-interpretation-helps-religious-students-accept-evolution/
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There was a time when US science had authority. The world looked up to the USA. Now their decision making is meaningless.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly080jx480o
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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are tied to dysregulation of mGluR5, a metabotropic glutamate receptor controlling astrocyte calcium signaling and neuroinflammation
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/np/7259018
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Sugary drinks may increase risk of metastasis in advanced colorectal cancer. Preclinical study provides first direct evidence linking colorectal cancer metastasis to glucose-fructose blend found in sugar-sweetened beverages. Cutting back on sugary drinks may slow progression of colorectal cancer.
https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/sugary-drinks-may-increase-risk-of-metastasis-in-advanced-colorectal-cancer.h00-159779601.html
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Poverty may be linked to lower fertility. Researchers have found that about half of couples on low incomes had fertility problems compared to about a third of couples on high incomes. Lifestyle factors, such as BMI, smoking, and drinking, did not fully explain this difference
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1098703
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A case series reports H5N1 (avian flu) infections in four domestic cats near a California dairy farm. With early care and oseltamivir, survival was possible and antibodies persisted for months.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425002472?via%3Dihub
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During the brief period in which TikTok was banned in the US, Meta (Facebook) substantially benefitted from increased traffic and ad spending. Meta ad volume, spend and prices rose by 6.3%, 22.4% and 12.1% respectively.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2512043122
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Common cinnamon metabolite shows potential for Alzheimer’s treatment by reducing amyloid in blood
https://www.psypost.org/common-cinnamon-metabolite-shows-potential-for-alzheimers-treatment-by-reducing-amyloid-in-blood/
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Prescribed opioid pain medications during pregnancy. Findings provide little evidence that exposure to prescribed opioid pain medications during pregnancy substantially increases a child's risk for autism and ADHD at the levels scientists studied.
https://psych.indiana.edu/news-events/news/2025/opioids-and-pregnancy.html
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Researchers implemented five machine learning models, utilizing 307 data points encompassing composting strategies, physicochemical properties, and composting time stages, to predict nitrogen loss during organic solid waste composting
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311925002345
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Children with autism face more frequent and persistent digestive problems. These stomach and digestive issues are linked to greater challenges with sleep, communication, sensory processing, and behavior.
https://www.psypost.org/children-with-autism-face-more-frequent-and-persistent-digestive-problems/
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GlymphoVasomotor Field (GVF) theory: a non-neuronal scaffolding for brain rhythms and consciousness
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987725002026
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Retirement can boost mental health, but not for everyone. People with low-income group showed an initial improvement, but then a decline after about 2.5 years, the fading honeymoon effect. In the high-income group, mental health didn’t change before and after retirement.
https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/mental-health-post-retirement/
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New clinical trial suggests magnesium supplements boost gut bacteria that help block the development of colon cancer – for some people, depending on genes and sex. Magnesium supplements increase gut microbes that synthesize vitamin D in the gut without sunlight and locally inhibit colorectal cancer.
https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/magnesium-supplements-gut-bacteria-colorectal-cancer/
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Yale Scientists Crack the Code on Turning Plastic Waste Into Fuel
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Yale-Scientists-Crack-the-Code-on-Turning-Plastic-Waste-Into-Fuel.html
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Researchers have measured subjects' memory by tracking their eye movements as they watched animation videos, demonstrating that people actually remember more than they report. This method can be used to measure memory in subjects who cannot speak
https://english.tau.ac.il/research/memory-through-eye-movements
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Huge crater under North Sea was created by asteroid impact, scientists say
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/sep/20/huge-crater-under-north-sea-was-created-by-asteroid-impact-scientists-say
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Artificial Intelligence promotes dishonesty: When people delegated tasks to machine agents–whether voluntarily or in a forced manner–they were more likely to cheat
https://www.mpg.de/25409477/0916-bild-delegation-to-artificial-intelligence-can-increase-dishonest-behavior-149835-x?c=2249
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The Turkana people consume an animal-based diet in one of the hottest, driest places on Earth. Scientists uncovered the genetic variation behind this desert adaptation. One specific genetic variation has allowed their kidneys to concentrate urine so that they eliminate less water.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/09/18/genetic-study-of-nomadic-herders-in-kenya-shows-what-it-takes-to-adapt-to-desert-living/
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Research has found in older adults later breakfast time was consistently associated with having physical and mental health conditions such as depression. As adults age, they tend to eat breakfast and dinner at later times, while also narrowing the overall time window in which they eat each day.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/09/early-breakfast-could-help-you-live-longer/
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The IceCube experiment at the South Pole has detected several cosmic neutrinos with energies above 1 PeV, & the KM3NeT experiment spotted a neutrino with a record-breaking energy of 220 PeV. These ultrahigh-energy particles could have been produced in the explosive deaths of primordial black holes.
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v18/s124
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ChatGPT conversations only slightly reduce climate scepticism, and the effects fade over time
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02425-8
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