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Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure Related to Subtle Fetal Brain Changes

Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure Related to Subtle Fetal Brain Changes

80% Center coverage: 5 sources

Fetuses more exposed to certain air pollutants show changes in the size of specific brain structures, particularly during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.See the Story

Cervical Cancer Affects Not only Women, but Also Mental Health and Finances of Their Family

Cervical Cancer Affects Not only Women, but Also Mental Health and Finances of Their Family

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

A new Swedish registry study shows that women who are affected by cervical cancer are not only at risk of mental health and financial difficulties themselves—their children and partners also appear to be negatively affected. The study is published in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute.See the Story

The AI Revolution Is Always Just Out of Reach

The AI Revolution Is Always Just Out of Reach

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

Claims that artificial intelligence will usher in a new scientific and social era have been attracting funding for decades, but the changes they’ve achieved have not been as advertised. Historian James Sumner considers the limits of science’s ability to plan a revolution.See the Story

How Savvy Neanderthals Used Rivers To Travel Long Distances Across The World

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

New research reveals that our extinct Neanderthal relatives were surprisingly savvy navigators who used river valleys to zip across continents in record time. The post How Savvy Neanderthals Used Rivers To Travel Long Distances Across The World appeared first on Study Finds.Neanderthals See the Story

What Happens to Your Body and Mind During a Five-Day Water Fast?

100% Center coverage: 3 sources

A five-day water-only fast led to significant weight, fat, and lean muscle loss in middle-aged women, along with improved mood and marked changes in metabolic and inflammatory markers. The study also found that psychological traits like emotional intelligence and impulsivity influenced the amount of fat and muscle lost during fasting.Medical See the Story

Hate Crimes Against LGBT People: National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017-2019

We estimate the prevalence and characteristics of violent hate crime victimization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the United States, and we compare them to non-LGBT hate crime victims and to LGBT victims of violent non-hate crime. We analyze pooled 2017-2019 data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (n persons = 553, 925;n incidents = 32, 470), the first nationally representative and comprehensive survey on c…Transgender · Norway See the Story

Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line

Despite the critical role of graduate students in the Canadian research ecosystem, students report high levels of financial stress. As a case study, we collected graduate minimum stipends and tuition data from all university graduate programs in Canada in Ecological Sciences/Biology and Physics, along with cost of living measures for the cities in which they reside. These data are heterogeneous, complex, and in many cases simply not publicly ava…Science · Canada Read Article

Crickets Are Not a Free Lunch: Protein Capture from Scalable Organic Side-Streams via High-Density Populations of Acheta domesticus

It has been suggested that the ecological impact of crickets as a source of dietary protein is less than conventional forms of livestock due to their comparatively efficient feed conversion and ability to consume organic side-streams. This study measured the biomass output and feed conversion ratios of house crickets (Acheta domesticus) reared on diets that varied in quality, ranging from grain-based to highly cellulosic diets. The measurements …Environment Read Article

Why conservatives say they have better mental health than liberals

44% Center coverage: 16 sources

Previous studies found that conservatives rate themselves as being happier than their liberal counterparts.Health · United States See the Story

Bronze Age Scandinavians Likely Mastered Open-Sea Crossings 4,300 Years Ago

75% Center coverage: 4 sources

Archaeology · Denmark See the Story

The end of the genetic paradigm of cancer

Genome sequencing results and single-cell transcriptomics continue to produce findings that challenge the idea that cancer is purely a ‘genetic disease’. This Essay delves into cancer omics data that questions the somatic mutation theory (SMT), and presents theories based on gene regulatory networks and tissue fields that help explain inconsistencies in the data.Cancer Read Article

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