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Obese people enjoy their food more -- and this could be key to understanding obesity

Food enjoyment might be a key clue in understanding obesity.

Hospitals in Europe are contributing to the spread of extremely drug-resistant bacteria

However, simple infection control procedures can go a long way to mitigate the risk.

More than 70% of America's packaged food is ultra-processed -- and it's a big problem

Eat less processed food!

London's waterways found to contain antibiotic-resistant bacterial genes

"This [study] shows that more research is needed into the efficiency of different water treatment methods for antibiotic removal, as none of the treatments currently used were designed to incorporate this," says lead author Dr. Lena Ciric.

The age of the designer protein is upon us -- and the prospects are thrilling

This could be a game changer.

If you want to find your passion, keep a first-person perspective on life

What we experience sometimes doesn't fit with what we think about ourselves -- keeping a first-person perspective helps cut through that.

Early exposure to livestock might boost babies' immune systems

Too clean is not necessarily a good thing.

Researchers reveal how marijuana develops pain-relief molecules 30 times stronger than Aspirin

Marijuana has anti-inflammatory molecules which could be used in a new class of painkillers.

Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading across Southeast Asia

An aggressive strain of drug-resistant malaria that originated in Cambodia has rapidly spread into neighboring countries.

"Havana syndrome": study finds key changes in Havana diplomats' brains

Something did seem to happen -- but let's not get carried away.

Global warming fuels rise of dangerous fungal infections

Yet another consequence of global warming rears its ugly head.

As many as 3 in 4 Americans have the "Sunday Scaries"

For the younger generation, Sunday nights are filled with anxiety over the upcoming workweek.

If everyone ate enough veggies, we wouldn't have enough to go around

We need the world to produce more fruits and veggies -- and we need to convince people to eat more of them.

Daily aspirin use puts millions of people at risk who do not have a history of heart disease

Daily aspirin used to be sound advice for decades -- but not anymore.

Gene mutation may explain why humans are so prone to heart attacks

Scientists dial in on some factors that make people prone to heart attacks.

A warm bath 1-2 hours before bedtime helps improve sleep quality, meta-analysis shows

It definitely can't hurt your chances.

Drug overdoses in the U.S. on the decline for the first time since 1990

Drug overdosing is still a huge healthcare problem in the US -- but at least there now seems to be light at the end of the tunnel.

Bee sting vaccine successfully passes human trials in Australia

If you're allergic to bee venom, this vaccine is for you.

Menstrual cups are cheap, effective, and just as reliable as tampons, large-scale study shows

Have you considered trying menstrual cups?

HIV sequencing from archived tissue suggests the virus crossed to humans in early 1900s

Scientists are getting closer to revealing the timeline of HIV evolution.

Women are just as aroused by pornography as men, largest study of its kind shows

Myth: busted.

Study reveals true scale of one of the world's deadliest plagues

"We now have a pathogen whose molecular history we can follow for thousands of years," says paper co-author McCormick. "The jury's out, evidence is accumulating, and we're all going to learn as we go forward."

Grasshoppers, silkworms, giant cicadas are a good source of antioxidants -- if you eat them

"In the future, we might also adapt dietary regimens for insect rearing in order to increase their antioxidant content for animal or human consumption," say the authors.

Healthy lifestyles can offset the genetic risk of dementia by 32%

Healthy body, healthy mind.

Music can be used to estimate political ideology to an "accuracy of 70%", researchers say

"Happy"

Research is getting to the root of climate change with bigger, deeper plant roots

"We are incredibly excited about this first discovery on the road to realizing the goals of the Harnessing Plants Initiative," the authors say.

The hunger hormone is involved in episodic memory in rats, new research finds

Rats with artificially-reduced ghrelin signaling showed impaired performance in an episodic memory task.

French scientists develop new class of promising antibiotics (so far, only in mice)

It's still early days, but the results are exciting.

France to stop reimbursing homeopathic treatments

The reason is pretty simple: there's no evidence that it works.

HPV vaccine will also be administered to boys in the UK, preventing thousands of cancers

It's an important step towards eliminating some types of cancer.

Ignoring distractions or temptation is harder when you're tired, stressed, or trying to remember something

The best course of action in such situations is simply to avoid places that could make you 'sin'.

Climate change poised to expose millions to malaria, new study reports

Uh-oh.

Testosterone protects against inflammation

A new use found for testosterone.

Chinese researchers breed smarter monkeys after inserting human brain gene

The international scientific community is shocked by yet another ethical scandal sparked by Chinese researchers.

'Pre-bunking' is an effective tool against fake news, browser game shows

This is Good News!

"Farm air" can protect children from asthma

Farm microbes could help reduce asthma risk.

How science can help you sleep better at home

Sleep is a weird thing, but science is trying to help us make sense of it.

Elite athletes may owe some of their peak performance to unique gut microbes

And some scientists think that we could one day gain access to these probiotics.

The dangers of mixing alcohol and drugs

Alcohol is a depressant that can cause all sorts of health issues when combined with drugs, illegal or not.

Phages in kitchen sponges could help us wipe antibiotic resistant bacteria clean off

Kitchen sponges are crawling with bacteria. Turns out that's a good thing.

Facebook posts can be used to predict anxiety, depression, and even diabetes

One day, our social media history might play an important role in the doctor's office.

Coming out: parents struggle for years to adapt after learning their child's sexual orientation

A new study calls for better methods to support families with LGBT children.

Scientists transform Type A blood to universal donor blood using enzyme treatment

This could end up saving many lives.

Cell phones might cause skull 'horns'

Poor posture may be causing people to grow a short protuberance from the back of the skull.

Most people believe that vaccines are safe and effective

Vaccines work. Vaccines save lives but we are all at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases until everyone is convinced.

Unpleasant smells make for more powerful memories, a new study finds

Breathe in deep!

The brain rewards new information like it does food, money, or drugs

A new study explains our tendency to overconsume digital information whether its social media or clickbait.

Scientists transfer memories between snails with RNA implants

Memory may be far more complex than meets the eye.

Legal recreational marijuana wreaks havoc on illegal markets, study finds

Drug users seem not to like drug dealers that much -- not if they have an alternative, anyway.

AI is better at diagnosing skin cancer than even some of the best human experts

We're about to witness a paradigm shift in how diseases are being diagnosed.

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