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From homes to hospitals, unhealthy food is everywhere and that makes it hard to avoid

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Healthy eating sounds deceptively simplejust eat more fruits and vegetables and avoid junk food, right? However, healthy eating really isn't easy.

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Car brake dust can be more harmful than diesel exhaust, study suggests

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Exposure to air pollution is associated with around 7 million premature deaths per year across the world. When we think of urban air pollution, diesel exhaust emissions are often portrayed as a key culpritrightly so, given previous research findings. However, our latest research shows that dust from brake pads could be more harmful to our lungs.

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'Mum, what's the meaning of life?' How to talk about philosophy with little kids

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If your young child asks "what's the meaning of life?" You might laugh it off (how cute!) or freeze in panic (where do I even begin?).

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Study reveals opsin 3's role in mouse appetite control

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Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamuswhich helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and moreincludes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far less clear, however, was what this light-sensing protein does so deep inside the brain.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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States with abortion bans see more infant deaths

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In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in infant deaths, new research reveals.