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Phys.org / How morals influence food, health decisions

Growing up in Los Angeles, Sydney Scott was accustomed to Whole Foods and "organic" labels. Yet instead of simply filling her cart, she found herself asking why those labels were so compelling to many people.

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Medical Xpress / Not all fruits and vegetables are equal when it comes to heart health, our research shows

Fruits and vegetables are an important part of our diet. They provide nutrients and fiber, and many contain additional compounds (known as bioactives) that can improve health. But not all foods are created equal—with big ...

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Phys.org / Unintended consequences: When AI backfires in the workplace for employees

While most businesses have introduced AI in the workplace to enhance employee productivity, an Auburn University information systems researcher cautions that under certain circumstances, AI deployment can inadvertently zap ...

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Medical Xpress / Final rules for Medicaid work requirements are out

The Trump administration has issued final rules on how states should ensure that millions of Medicaid enrollees prove they're working or completing other activities, such as job training, volunteering or being enrolled in ...

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Medical Xpress / Magic mushrooms and Alzheimer's: What one remarkable case can tell us

Magic mushrooms are better known for producing hallucinations and altering people's sense of reality than for treating brain diseases. Most people associate them with tripping rather than Alzheimer's disease.

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Medical Xpress / For adults with prediabetes, lifestyle intervention can lower risk of developing multiple chronic conditions

A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that adults with prediabetes assigned to a lifestyle intervention had a significantly lower risk of developing multiple chronic health conditions ...

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Medical Xpress / Inside failing joints: How wear and corrosion reshape hip and knee implants over time

Orthopedic implants are designed to restore movement and relieve pain, offering patients a second or even third chance at mobility. A hip or knee replacement is often framed as a durable fix, engineered to last for years, ...

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Medical Xpress / Killing cancer requires immune cells to infiltrate tumors' hostile microenvironment—sugar shields can help them break in

You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But cancer is more organized and strategic than that. Rather, cancer is a tightly controlled cellular neighborhood that can keep the body's defenses ...

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Phys.org / International study reveals differences in the health of porpoises in the North Sea

Porpoises that strand in the Netherlands have, on average, a lower BMI than their counterparts in Scotland and elsewhere, according to an international study led by Utrecht University in collaboration with the Scottish Marine ...

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Medical Xpress / Blueberry-size capsule tracks core temperature from inside the body

In a hospital or at home, temperatures are usually taken using an oral or forehead thermometer, but these do not always accurately reflect core body temperature. Measuring core temperature from within the body could make ...

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Phys.org / Toxic algal blooms linked to deaths of recently stranded humpback whales

Marine mammal stranding teams have completed major response activities for two deceased juvenile humpback whales discovered less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) apart in Monterey Bay earlier this month and issued preliminary ...

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Tech Xplore / Administration's AI security order acknowledges risks but stops short of regulating industry

Some technology and policy watchers were surprised when President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 2, 2026, establishing a framework for AI security. It seemed to move in a different direction from a December ...

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