A clinical audit of 810 conversations across 9 chatbots found concerning mental health responses were widespread, though less common in newer models.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04577-2

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Cholesterol Treatment May Also Remove PFAS And Microplastics From Blood. Therapeutic apheresis passes blood through machine that filters out targeted substances and returns blood to the body. This was unexpected as PFAS and microplastics are chemically distinct from lipoproteins and not the targets.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-cholesterol-treatment-may-also-remove-pfas-and-microplastics-from-blood

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Adults who do both aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises are less likely to develop a raft of chronic diseases: 50% less type 2 diabetes, 24% less hypertension and 23% less cancer, according to a study on n=8072 aged 40-64 years
https://news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-strength-training-exercise-vital-part-chronic-disease-prevention

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Large-scale U.S study finds no link between crime and unauthorized immigration. Neighborhoods where the share of undocumented residents grew actually saw greater reductions in property crime and no significant change in violent crime, contrary to what many claim.
https://socialecology.uci.edu/news/large-scale-study-finds-no-link-between-crime-and-unauthorized-immigration

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Study links short-form video addiction to a decline in teenagers' academic coping skills
https://www.psypost.org/short-form-video-addiction-erodes-teens-ability-to-handle-school-stress/

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In the US, one in seven leisurely moments comes with guilt: A new study explores the experience of ‘leisure guilt’
https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/us-one-seven-leisurely-moments-comes-guilt

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Large-scale meta-analysis finds bovine leather’s carbon footprint was significantly underestimated; updated methods show farming-phase emissions more than double previous estimates.
https://pubs.acs.org/ascecg/article/14/27/12580/5172026/The-Carbon-Footprint-of-Leather-A-Comprehensive

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In Oregon, voters’ passage of gun control measure led to more firearms in the state. Nationally, 44,447 people died from firearm-related injuries in 2024. Sixty-two percent of those deaths were suicides, compared to an 80% suicide rate in Oregon
https://news.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-voters%E2%80%99-passage-gun-control-measure-led-more-firearms-state

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Marine heatwaves may threaten human health by intensifying extreme weather, promoting harmful algal blooms, disrupting seafood supplies and livelihoods, and contributing to anxiety and grief in coastal communities, according to a new research review.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-026-01892-x

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Beef and dairy production accounts for 41% of biodiversity damage caused by world's farmland. Half of all carbon loss comes from just 12% of farmland. Animal-sourced foods linked to 8x more carbon loss and 14x more biodiversity loss per calorie than plant-sourced foods.
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/beef-and-dairy-drive-41-of-biodiversity-damage-linked-to-global-farmland

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Glioma, a Type of Cancer that Hijacks Brain Activity to Fuel Its Growth. Scientists have uncovered one of the mechanisms in mice that makes this exploitation possible and believe the identification of this mechanism could create new opportunities for treatment.
https://www.sciencealert.com/this-deadly-brain-cancer-hijacks-brain-activity-to-fuel-its-growth-study-reveals

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Industrial-scale illegal and unreported fishing accounts for an estimated 8–15% of global marine wild catch and supports an illicit seafood trade worth US$6.2–12.2 billion annually, with about two-thirds of its value originating in West Africa, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2512081123

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Dolphins Filmed Hunting With Shells – And Possibly Passing Skill to Their Offspring. Dolphins chase prey into a large, empty seasnail shell, then raise the shell above water and gulp down the contents. Study provides first evidence that mothers may be teaching shelling strategy to their calves.
https://www.sciencealert.com/dolphins-filmed-hunting-with-shells-and-possibly-passing-the-skill-to-their-offspring

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The internet can’t get enough of cats… but cats might have had enough of the internet. Viewers dismiss, trivialise, or even romanticise signs of cat distress during 'play' videos online. Viewers would often overlook stress because the interaction itself was 'cute' or 'funny'.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08927936.2026.2708478#abstract

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Testing of 113 personal care and cleaning products (from Target, Amazon, Walmart, Dollar Tree) found 85% contained unlabeled chemicals with known or suspected health hazards, and one in four contained chemicals contradicting package claims, including synthetic chemicals in products "100% natural”
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2026-08-11/study-finds-undisclosed-chemicals-in-most-personal-care-products

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FDA Finds Bacteria in a Third of 'Sterile' Tattoo Inks. Of 118 tattoo ink samples labeled sterile, nearly a third, 30.5%, were contaminated, compared with 35.5% of samples without a sterility claim. Of the 94 bacteria species identified, around a third, 34%, are classified as potential pathogens.
https://www.sciencealert.com/tattoo-ink-isnt-as-sterile-as-we-thought-and-thats-a-problem

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Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Notably Higher Prostate Cancer Risks. Men with higher levels of UPF intake had 24% to 34% greater risks, compared with those with lower intakes. These analyses were adjusted for age, race and ethnicity, smoking as well as poverty status.
https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/ultra-processed-foods-prostate-cancer-risk.php

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Social anxiety, not masking, may drive mental health struggles in autistic adults. Hiding or suppressing traits to fit in with social expectations is often linked to higher rates of depression and distress.
https://www.psypost.org/social-anxiety-not-masking-may-drive-mental-health-struggles-in-autistic-adults/

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People living in California are more than twice as likely to be childfree as those living in Louisiana
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1138879

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Scientists identify 19 core dimensions of positive mental health in new consensus study
https://www.psypost.org/scientists-identify-19-core-dimensions-of-positive-mental-health-in-new-consensus-study/

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Migraines are linked to accelerated brain aging in regions tied to memory and emotion
https://www.psypost.org/migraines-are-linked-to-accelerated-brain-aging-in-regions-tied-to-memory-and-em/

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