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ScienceDaily Agriculture Scientists discover the hidden brain switch that assigns bees their jobs

Researchers found that specific brain circuits help decide which jobs bees perform as they age. When those circuits were switched...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Popular childhood drinks may raise blood pressure decades later

A 25-year study found that frequent consumption of soda, sports drinks, and fruit juice beginning in childhood was linked to a hig...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition A healthier global diet could cut farm emissions by 85%

A global shift toward healthier diets could sharply reduce livestock farming, free up agricultural land, and cut emissions from la...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Coffee may protect your heart but energy drinks could harm it

For most adults, a daily caffeine habit may be safer for the heart than many people assume. A new American Heart Association revie...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Coffee may help the body fight stress and aging through a hidden cellular switch

Scientists may have uncovered one reason coffee is repeatedly associated with healthier aging and lower disease risk. Compounds in...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Koalas nearly went extinct before humans arrived, DNA study reveals

A major DNA study has rewritten the koala's evolutionary story, revealing that the species suffered a dramatic population collapse...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Intermittent fasting helped people keep weight off for a year

A 12-week intermittent fasting program produced weight-loss benefits that were still visible a year later. Participants who ate wi...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Tiny plastics in drinking water may be making dangerous bacteria stronger

Tiny plastic particles in drinking water may be doing more than contaminating the environment. New research suggests nanoplastics...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Mediterranean diet may activate tiny proteins that protect the heart and brain

The Mediterranean diet may influence aging through tiny proteins produced inside the cell’s mitochondria. Older adults who followe...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging

Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Adults who consumed the most artificial sweeteners showed s...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists tested 39 sweeteners and found unexpected gut effects

A large laboratory study found that many commonly used sweeteners can directly change the growth of gut bacteria. Researchers iden...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Are humans really the ultimate super-predator?

Humans are often described as the planet's ultimate "super-predator," but wild animals do not fear every human the same way. After...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Chewing bubble gum after beetroot may help lower blood pressure

A new study found that chewing sugary gum after eating nitrate-rich vegetables or drinking beetroot juice helped the body produce...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture A 37-year soil experiment revealed a hidden climate threat

The world's longest-running soil warming experiment has revealed an unexpected climate concern. After nearly four decades, researc...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Eating chili peppers may raise the risk of one deadly cancer

A major review found that people who consumed the most chili peppers had a substantially higher risk of esophageal cancer, though...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Why are healthy young non-smokers developing lung cancer?

An unexpected study found that young non-smokers with healthier diets had higher rates of lung cancer, raising questions about whe...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night could make you gain weight

Sleeping about an hour and 20 minutes less each night for six weeks caused participants to gain weight and spend more time inactiv...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists discover the one nutrient beneficial parasites can't live without

A new study found that dietary fiber can determine whether beneficial intestinal worms help reduce inflammation or become essentia...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture This common pesticide may be quietly wiping out future bumblebees

A next-generation pesticide designed to kill crop pests may also be interfering with the reproductive health of bumblebees. Resear...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists found a longevity diet that helped mice eat more and lose fat

Scientists found that a modified Mediterranean-style diet with low protein and just enough methionine helped mice live healthier l...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition A vitamin A discovery is changing what scientists know about vision

A surprising discovery is reshaping scientists' understanding of how humans develop sharp central vision before birth. Instead of...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Can't stick to a diet? Intermittent fasting may be easier than counting calories for weight loss

Intermittent fasting helped people lose as much weight as calorie restriction, but without the same feeling of constantly controll...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Takeaway meals contain more salt than advertised, study finds

Almost half of the takeaway meals tested contained more salt than advertised, with some dishes delivering nearly twice the recomme...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Bumblebees collect up to 7 times more toxic metals than honeybees

Bumblebees are picking up dramatically more toxic heavy metals than honeybees, even when both species forage in the same places. R...

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