Recently, researchers identified the nal1, a molecularly distinct allele of Ln (GmJAG1), confers narrow leaflets and is associated with altered GmWOX1 homolog expression in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jia.2026.09.036

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Chemically optimized flavonoids as next generation anti-aging therapeutics
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins may have found why so many men’s prostates grow bigger with age: a newly identified cell type (WIF1+ basal cells) packed around the urethra, right where enlargement happens. This could explain the slow, stop-start peeing after 50 and become a target for future treatments.
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-discovered-why-mens-prostates-enlarge-with-age

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Sustained antidepressant-like effects of psychedelics through 5-HT2AR–β-arrestin signaling | Nature Neuroscience
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02497-5

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Locomotor kinematics and head stabilization in rolling snakes
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01108-5

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A new study has revealed that an excessive accumulation of RNA inside cells can directly damage mitochondria and disrupt their electrical balance, thereby starving the cells of the energy they need to function properly.
https://www.sciencealert.com/too-much-rna-can-actually-starve-cells-of-energy-study-finds

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Magic mushroom compound psilocybin grows new brain connections within 24 hours and repairs circuits damaged by chronic stress in mice. Scientists found the brain rewiring runs on a different pathway than the trip itself, opening the door to fast-acting depression drugs without the hallucinations.
https://news.ucsc.edu/2026/10/how-psilocybin-reshapes-brain-circuits/

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A new study indicates that adults who experience severe material disruptions after a breakup, such as moving or changing financial circumstances, report higher levels of ambiguity and flux regarding their sexual identity, whereas psychological distress does not show the same link.
https://www.psypost.org/the-material-fallout-of-a-breakup-correlates-with-shifts-in-sexual-identity/

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Bias in health research: Types, sources, impact on findings, and mitigation strategies
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949916X26000356

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Different sources of fine particle air pollution show distinct, subtle links to how the developing brains of children communicate. The cross-sectional analysis at ages 9 to 11 identified consistent links between specific pollution sources and connectivity across sensory and motor networks
https://www.psypost.org/neuroscientists-are-digging-into-a-worrying-link-between-polluted-air-and-childrens-brain-wiring/#google_vignette

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LogSync: an implantable neural chip focused on psychiatric applications that tracks communication across brain regions, identifying cognitive and emotional states in real time. It measures 4×2 mm and requires less than 200 microwatts
https://actu.epfl.ch/news/neural-chip-decodes-interactions-between-brain-r-2/

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Angry voters lean toward tough, dominant-looking leaders, while fearful voters prefer trustworthy-looking faces, a new 2026 American study finds. The effect was small (about 3 points) but worked the same way for Democrats and Republicans, though Republicans liked dominant faces more overall.
https://www.psypost.org/anger-and-fear-nudge-voters-toward-different-kinds-of-leader-faces-study-suggests/

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A UK modelling study estimated that reducing red and processed meat consumption by 35–50% and replacing it with vegetables and legumes could increase life expectancy by 7–9 months and prevent 3.4–4.5 million chronic disease cases over 30 years, with most benefits linked to cardiovascular health.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-026-04093-6

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A study of biochemical records preserved in humpback whale baleen found that the 2014–2016 Pacific marine heatwave was associated with reduced metabolic activity, nutritional stress and potentially impaired reproduction, revealing how extreme ocean warming may affect whale physiology.
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2589004226025599

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The bidirectional predictive association between methamphetamine use and depression
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42920340/

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Ultrarapid decision-making in an avian brain
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aed6459

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Scientists made a 'low-oxygen hypoxia pill': two drugs that make blood release less oxygen into tissues. Given daily to mice that already had Parkinson's-like movement problems, it improved their movement within 1-2 weeks. It also more than doubled lifespan in mice with a rare energy disorder.
https://www.sciencealert.com/low-oxygen-drug-combination-reverses-parkinsons-symptoms-in-mice

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Young adults who fear relationship rejection suffer from higher death anxiety, which triggers increased depression, anxiety, and OCD symptoms, especially if they believe death is the absolute end of existence, a new study claims.
https://www.psypost.org/young-adults-who-fear-rejection-also-tend-to-fear-death-more-psychology-study-finds/

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US drinking water could contain double the reported PFAS levels, model estimates
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1147828

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When the UK made teens stay in school one extra year (until age 16) in 1972, people who got that extra year had fewer dementia diagnoses nearly 50 years later. The benefit even held for people with high genetic risk, suggesting schooling itself protects the brain and your genes aren't your destiny.
https://schaeffer.usc.edu/research/more-education-reduces-dementia-risk-decades-later/

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