Birdsong similar to human language, study finds
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea3015

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An artificial "synapse" reads DNA markers like a nerve cell reads signals. In blind trials it caught early prostate cancer with perfect accuracy in 105 patients.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-76214-y

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Astronomers detect first 'wandering' supermassive black hole spotted at the edge of its galaxy (The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2026)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-a-first-astronomers-may-have-spotted-a-supermassive-black-hole-that-wandered-to-the-edge-of-its-galaxy-180989233/

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New AI models still reproduce racial and gender stereotypes in medicine
https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2026/08/09/new-ai-models-still-reproduce-racial-and-gender-stereotypes-in-medicine/

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The World's Vegetables Are Vanishing, And It's Quietly Impacting Our Diets. From artificial selection, to monocultures for mass production, to genetic modification, the industrialization of agriculture has whittled away the variety of vegetables that wind up on our tables.
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-vegetables-are-vanishing-and-its-quietly-wrecking-our-diets

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Depression is linked to a smaller volume in a memory-related hippocampal region, according to brain scans of 2,009 cognitively healthy adults aged 50–90, independent of body mass index, physical activity, and several major biological indicators of Alzheimer's disease risk.
https://keck.usc.edu/news/depression-linked-to-smaller-volume-in-key-memory-region-of-older-adults/

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House dust from dog-owning homes contained microbes linked to fewer respiratory infections in babies
https://www.sciencealert.com/how-does-your-dog-impact-your-familys-health-heres-what-we-know

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It is not amyloid plaques that cause sleep loss in Alzheimer’s disease but microglia. The appearance of plaques cost Alzheimer’s mice 1.5-2 hours of sleep per night. Microglia-blocking drugs gave the Alzheimer’s mice an extra two hours of sleep per night, extending restorative sleep periods.
https://www.sciencealert.com/experimental-alzheimers-treatment-restores-two-hours-of-sleep-when-tested-in-mice

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[Article] A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial Comparing Lactated Ringer’s Alone or With 5% Albumin for Resuscitation of Large Burns The Acute Burn ResUscitation Multicenter Prospective Trial 2 (ABRUPT2)
https://www.ovid.com/jnls/annalsofsurgery/abstract/10.1097/sla.0000000000007096~a-prospective-randomized-multicenter-trial-comparing?redirectionsource=fulltextview

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New research finds women’s buttocks play a more stable role in male physical attraction than breasts. Most men value both traits, but a specific subset focuses predominantly on buttocks, and no equivalent group prioritizes breasts alone.
https://www.psypost.org/new-research-finds-womens-buttocks-play-a-more-stable-role-in-male-physical-attraction-than-breasts/

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Researchers achieve long-lasting production of renewable chemicals and fuels using photosynthetic microorganisms. By entrapping cyanobacteria in thin nanocellulose films, they enabled months-long ethylene production generating approximately twice as much ethylene as comparable suspension cultures.
https://www.utu.fi/en/news/press-release/researchers-achieve-long-lasting-and-renewable-chemical-production-with

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Full-fat dairy shows benefits without raising body fat or cholesterol, study finds. Three daily servings of full-fat dairy did not affect body weight or composition, energy metabolism or blood lipid levels, but there was improved blood pressure and higher intake of calcium, protein and vitamin D.
https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/full-fat-dairy-shows-benefits-without-raising-body-fat-or-cholesterol-study-finds

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Unexpected help from vitamin B12: Basic research on worms provides new insights into Verheij syndrome
https://www.mpg.de/26910681/unexpected-help-from-vitamin-b12?c=2249

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A USAID project gave cash to 300 farms in Liberia and Malawi, then tracked how the money impacted those households over the next 2 years. All the families spent the money immediately, largely by investing it into their farms in ways that improved food security even 2 years later.
https://www.pnas.org/post/journal-club/giving-poor-households-cash-leads-spike-spending-but-also-lasting-benefits

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A new nationwide study published in JAMA Pediatrics finds antiviral treatment is linked to fewer intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and shorter hospital stays for children hospitalized with influenza.
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories/largest-real-world-study-finds-early-flu-antiviral-treatment-reduces-icu-admissions-in-hospitalized-children?utm_campaign=Influenza+&utm_source=Reddit&utm_medium=Social

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Research in 34 countries found gratitude interventions led to immediate and measurable improvements in psychological states. They observed increases in positive affect and feelings of social reciprocity, reductions of negative affect and envy, as well as greater life satisfaction
https://agencia.fapesp.br/mega-study-analyzes-the-impact-of-gratitude-interventions/58876

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Unsocial kids may be happier than you think. Some elementary school children who appear unsociable actually just prefer being solo, as long as they know they belong in a broader social setting. It’s important not to force them into social interaction if they don’t feel like it.
https://news.uga.edu/unsocial-kids-may-be-happier-than-you-think/

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Ant Colonies Pulse Like a Physical System. A new mathematical model suggests that ant colonies suddenly become synchronized after reaching a critical point. Ant colonies can behave like neural networks when making collective decisions, and coordinate as a "superorganism" when responding to threats.
https://www.sciencealert.com/ant-colonies-pulse-like-a-physical-system-and-scientists-are-beginning-to-understand-what-triggers-them

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Dogs can distinguish between human fear and sadness. A whole-brain analysis revealed distinct patterns of activity that separated fear from anger and sadness, providing the first evidence that dogs can distinguish between specific negative facial expressions.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1137798

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Climate modeling suggests that under a high-emissions scenario, hot days could gain more than four additional hours of extreme heat by the end of the 21st century, with hourly measurements revealing heat exposure missed by traditional daily temperature indicators.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-026-02724-8

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Scientists unveil more than 600 new tissue models of human cancer: « Derived from patient tumor samples and available to researchers around the world, the cells will aid the development of new cancer treatments. »
https://news.mit.edu/2026/scientists-unveil-600-new-tissue-models-human-cancer-0805

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