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ScienceDaily Nutrition A common sugar may help cancer cells break free and spread

Chemotherapy-surviving ovarian cancer cells may release fructose to help neighboring tumor cells loosen, escape, and spread. The d...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight

Weight loss is not simply a test of willpower. The human brain evolved to protect body fat during times of scarcity, and it can tr...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Ancient Arctic carbon is pouring into the sea, but the seabed captures most of it

Thawing Arctic permafrost is releasing ancient carbon into the ocean, raising fears that microbes could turn it into greenhouse ga...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition A simple supplement could help the immune system fight cancer and viruses

Low arginine levels may allow cancer cells and viruses to slip past the immune system by reducing production of a crucial cellular...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Two deadly flowers could inspire powerful new medicines

Scientists have figured out how two famously poisonous plants create chemicals with surprising medical potential. After tracking t...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Eating less protein could slow aging, major review finds

A sweeping review of more than 350 studies suggests that the protein boom may be overselling what many people actually need. Eatin...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition This once-a-week workout may help cut belly fat, study shows

A surprisingly small dose of exercise may deliver major health benefits for adults carrying excess fat around the waist. In a four...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Ant brains reveal how evolution turned hunger into parenting

Ant parenting may have evolved from the same brain systems that once controlled hunger. Researchers found that two chemical signal...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Eating one avocado a day may lower heart disease risk

A daily avocado may help lower heart disease risk in adults with obesity by reducing the number of LDL particles circulating in th...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition A 42-year-old childhood obesity theory may be wrong

New research challenges the decades-old idea that children experience an “adiposity rebound” when their BMI begins rising around a...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists discover how obesity may fuel Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers have uncovered a possible biological pathway connecting obesity to Alzheimer’s disease. Obesity appears to raise level...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Scientists found evolution repeating itself in the Galápagos Islands

More than 150 years after Darwin’s finches helped reshape biology, Galápagos plants are exposing another evolutionary surprise. Gi...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Rice bran compound may help ease irritable bowel symptoms

A compound in rice bran may help calm an overactive gut by reducing the calcium signals that cause intestinal muscles to contract....

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Why are so many dead bumblebees appearing on sidewalks?

Bumblebees naturally have short lives, but extreme heat and human activity are making survival harder. Pesticides can poison bees...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition 4 in 5 toddler foods are ultra-processed

A grocery-store audit found that many foods marketed for toddlers may be far less healthy than parents expect. Of nearly 2,800 pro...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition New microwave frying method could make french fries much healthier

A new cooking method could make French fries crispier in less time while significantly limiting how much oil they absorb. Research...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists reveal what sparkling water really does to your teeth

Unsweetened sparkling water may offer a tooth-friendlier alternative to sugary soda, according to a small preliminary study tracki...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp

Eating within a shorter daily window may help protect certain thinking skills as people age. In a small six-month trial, older wom...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Your AI calorie-tracking app may be off by 345 calories

Popular AI-powered food apps may make calorie counting easier, but they may also leave out a surprisingly large part of the meal....

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Why losing the wrong fat can trigger diabetes

Scientists discovered that damaged fat cells can become inflamed, lose their ability to store lipids, and eventually vanish, disru...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Coffee may help shield the liver from fat, scarring, and cancer

A major long-term study linked coffee consumption with lower risks of cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death from liver disease. Coffe...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Oral GLP-1 drugs may quiet the brain’s food craving circuit

Newer oral drugs related to semaglutide medications such as Ozempic reduced pleasure-driven eating in mice by quieting a deep brai...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition AI helps Stanford scientists discover “natural Ozempic” without the usual side effects

Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that may suppress appetite and reduce body weight muc...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Major genetic breakthrough reveals hidden causes of severe morning sickness in pregnancy

A massive genetic study has identified nine new genes linked to hyperemesis gravidarum, the most severe form of pregnancy sickness...

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