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Medical Xpress / Eating more food preservatives linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes
Higher consumption of food preservatives, widely used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend their shelf life, has been linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Tech Xplore / Chinese AI unicorn MiniMax soars 109 percent in Hong Kong debut
Shares in Chinese AI startup MiniMax soared 109% as it went public in Hong Kong on Friday, raising US$619 million in a sign that strong investor demand is rewarding the country's rapidly developing sector.
Phys.org / The book only gets 3 stars... but is considered great literature
A new study from Aarhus University shows that star ratings of books are not always accurate. Average ratings on Goodreads can hide both literary classics and highly divided reading experiences—and can therefore be a misleading ...
Phys.org / Stars that die off the beaten path
Astronomers have created a detailed forecast of where they expect to observe future stellar explosions in a nearby galaxy, opening a new window into how exploding stars shape the cosmos. Focusing on M33, a spiral galaxy about ...
Medical Xpress / Thoracic surgeon explains the health impact of poor air quality, including from wildfire smoke
The rise in wildfires globally brings into sharp focus how such disasters increasingly threaten our health and security. One question many people ask is how poor air quality could be harming their health.
Medical Xpress / New BMI uses AI to reveal hidden metabolic disorders
Researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Gothenburg have developed a novel approach to assessing an individual's risk of metabolic diseases such as diabetes or fatty liver disease more precisely. Instead of ...
Medical Xpress / Common brain parasite can infect your immune cells—here's why that's probably OK
The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health research reveals how our bodies keep it under control.
Phys.org / Small chimps, big risks: What chimps show us about our own behavior
The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison University expected to find risky behavior to peak in adolescence in a study of chimpanzees as well. But ...
Phys.org / Nearly every corn seed planted in Colorado is covered in insecticide: Lawmakers may restrict the chemical
Colorado farmers plant tens of millions of corn seeds every year, nearly every one of them covered in a thin layer of insecticide.
Phys.org / You've heard of climate change. What is the climate debt doom loop?
Municipal bonds are a time-honored way to fund roads, schools, bridges and other public projects while paying investors interest, usually at tax-free rates.
Phys.org / Sentinel-1's decade of essential data over shifting ice sheets
The extent and speed of ice moving off the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica into the sea—an important dynamic for climate and sea-rise modeling—has been captured over a 10-year period by satellites from the Copernicus ...
Medical Xpress / AI tool promises faster, more accurate cervical cancer treatment planning
According to the World Health Organization, each year cervical cancer impacts approximately 600,000 women throughout the world and accounts for 340,000 global deaths. Brachytherapy is one of the best treatment methods for ...