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Stress could be as harmful to your gut's health as junk food

Stress can trigger changes in the bacterial colonies that occupy the gut, similarly to obesity.

Big-brained cetaceans have "marine-based cultures" similar to those of humans, study reveals

They only need thumbs to rule the oceans!

Americans vastly overestimate the size of the gay minority in the USA, and this could influence gay rights

According to the most recent surveys, Americans generally overestimate the size of the country's homosexual community six-fold.

Magic mushrooms relieve depression symptoms by 'reseting' brain

Patients reported feeling 'reset' or 'rebooted'. Their depression symptoms improved immediately after taking the drug.

Researchers identify brain patterns associated with learning to improve teaching, fight Alzheimer's

We're learning about learning!

Obesity in U.S. reaches all-time high. Almost half of all Americans are obese, according to latest figures

Things are going from bad to worse.

Easter Island natives may not have sailed all the way to South America after all

It doesn't seem that Native Americans mixed with Polynesians before European contact.

More than half of police killings in the United States were not officially documented

A disturbing new study shows that the government fails to accurately count law-enforcement related deaths in the United States.

Surge in pest resistance is making biotech crops worldwide less effective

Some crops fare much better than others so there's a lot of lessons we can learn.

Childhood obesity has grown by 1,000% worldwide in the last 40 years

We're dealing with a worldwide crisis by now.

What gives durian, the world's smelliest fruit, its distinctive pungent scent

Their aroma has been described as "terrible" and "foul". Now we know why.

High-potassium foods like bananas and avocados can stave off strokes and heart attacks, new study finds

Munch up on those avocados and bananas, people!

Just 3% of Americans own 50% of the country's guns

About 7.7 million American 'superusers' own between eight and 140 firearms.

Marijuana use among teenagers drops to lowest since 1994, despite widespread legalization

Legal or not, teens aren't that interested in cannabis anymore.

Newly developed surgical glue seals wounds in 60 seconds

It could save countless lives.

A woman's reaction to a 15-year-old tattoo nearly fooled doctors it was cancer

The story brings into discussion the often overlooked issue of tattoo ink safety.

New York mice are actively evolving into a new species: city mice

Soon they'll carry little smartphones around. I hope.

Starting school before 8:30 AM increases depression risk, researchers find

Snooze.

Progress in medicine drops breast cancer fatality rate by 40 percent, saving 322,000 lives

Mammograms and chemo save lives, and things can get better.

Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded for circadian rhythm research

Well, this was unexpected for everybody.

The WHO calls for governments to boycott anti-smoking Foundation funded by big tobacco

Sometimes I feel a burning need to spell 'conflict of interest' in capital letters. This is one of those times.

Why we can't remember things before age 3-4

Ever tried really hard to pinpoint your very first memory? Doctors say it has something to do with hippocampus overload.

Shock therapy partially wakes man out of 15-year-old vegetative state

Even in total darkness, someone is still there.

You don't need a brain to sleep, and we have snoozing jellyfish to prove it

Sleep could be as old as life itself.

Biologists find genetic master switch for the butterfly's wing color

Only two genes code both the canvas and paintbrush for the intricate butterfly wing patterns.

Bacterial defenders discovered inside cancer cells, breaking down chemo drugs

Tricksy hobbitses!

New AI can detect homosexuality with up to 91% accuracy -- but should it?

The backlash was intense. Harsh words were not spared.

How the alcohol industry lies to you

While it's in no way as bad as Big Tobacco, Big Alcohol also isn't clean.

What's the difference between Alzheimer's and Dementia?

Dementia is a syndrome while Alzheimer's is a disease. More key differences between the two after the jump.

International drug treaties need an urgent revamp as more countries legalize cannabis

Drug control treaties had their time and place. A scholar now argues these are massively outdated.

Scientists catch human evolution in the making

Gene variants linked to Alzheimer's or heavy smoking are being gradually weeded out by natural selection.

Starting school half an hour later could help students and save $9 billion / year

How is 8AM school time still a thing?

Why am I always cold? Science to the rescue

Feeling cold all the time isn't necessarily a bad thing but there are things you can do to raise temperature.

CDC: Homeopathic "healing bracelet" dramatically increases lead levels in babies' blood

You know how you call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.

Nanomachines destroy cancer by drilling holes into it

Zap the cancer away.

Pig organ transplants into humans might be two years away in China

Scientists are now desperately seeking government approval for the 2019 clinical trial.

Trying to resist a yawn makes you more likely to yawn -- because your motor cortex is wired that way

It's ridiculous how many times I've yawned writing this.

MDMA is now officially labelled a "breakthrough treatment" for PTSD

Researchers have been suggesting this for decades.

Not art nor Instagram: Food art does not represent reality

Your Instagrams are not original. Painters have been doing it for centuries.

Lonely microbes become resistant against antibiotics more quickly

Being lonely makes you more desperate.

Being married might just save your life -- if you suffer from heart diseases

Having a shoulder to lean on can get you through a lot of hard times -- medically.

High salt intake doubles the risk of heart failure

A new study studied the connection between salt consumption and heart failure risk.

Dancing keeps the brain young

Just keep on dancing!

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) releases endorphins in your brain

Work hard, endorphin hard.

This heroin vaccine might solve part of our growing opioid addiction problems

It works by blocking the drug's 'high' which could lead to breaking the cycle of addiction.

A pair of puppies can run and play after been treated for their spina bifida

It could be a cure for humans too!

Blood DNA sequencing reveals there's a lot more microbes living inside you -- and we've never seen over 99% of them before

What we don't know can't hurt us, right? Right? Guys?..

Waste not, want not: astronauts to turn pee into nutrients, tools on deep-space missions

Stay hydrated up there, ladies and gents.

Increasing the price of US cigarettes by just one dollar per pack would lead to one million people kicking the habit

A small increase to bring about huge change.

Learning and exploration might drive teenagers' risky, bad decisions, not poor impulse control

Ah, adolescence... so glad I'm over that.

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