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Discrimination Can Impact the Gut Microbiome, Increasing the Risk of Obesity
People frequently exposed to racial or ethnic discrimination may be more susceptible to obesity and related health risks in part because of a stress response that changes biological processes and how we process food cues.

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Tropical Forests Are Almost Carbon Neutral Yet Temperate Forests Remain Global Carbon Sinks
Using a new analysis method for satellite images, an international research team mapped for the first time annual changes in global forest biomass between 2010 and 2019.

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The Brain Processes Smaller Numbers of Objects Differently to Larger Numbers
When two, three or four apples are placed in front of us, we are able to recognize the number of apples very quickly. However, we need significantly more time if there are five or more apples and we often also guess the wrong number.

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Plant Chloroplasts Show Potential in Treating Huntington’s Disease
A chloroplast enzyme safeguards plants against pathological protein aggregation that causes Huntington’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers may have found a way to “copy” the mechanism for application in human cells.

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New Cellular “Mini-Organ” Identified
Cell biologists describe a new organelle present in mammalian cells that is made of rings of DNA. This “mini-organ” could potentially play a role in autoimmune diseases, and it could help researchers to understand how cell nuclei evolved.

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Why Are Carrots Orange?
A new study of the genetic blueprints of more than 600 types of carrot shows that three specific genes are required to give carrots an orange color. Surprisingly, these three required genes all need to be recessive, or turned off.

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Plant Fossils May Reveal How Global Warming Affects Methane in Arctic Lakes
By studying fossils from ancient aquatic plants, researchers are gaining a better understanding of how methane produced in Arctic lakes might affect climate change.

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New Wearable Sensor Enables Continuous Analysis of Sweat
A new sensor enables continuous monitoring of sweat, revealing valuable information about human health, such as the body’s glucose levels.

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Shorter Radiotherapy Courses May Benefit Some Breast Cancer Patients
Researchers have found that a shorter course of radiation therapy after mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery provides the same protection against breast cancer recurrence and equivalent physical side-effects but reduces life disruption.

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Diabetes Linked to Worse Blood Cancer Survival
A first-of-its-kind study unveils how diabetes drives multiple myeloma growth and differences in survival outcomes for Black versus white patients with both conditions.
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