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New research has linked exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and Type 2 diabetes — a finding that could have implications for military personnel and families who work around or live on installations contaminated by the chemicals. A small study of patients at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City found that individuals with higher levels of PFAS …

If you saw this white and grayish blob sitting on a leaf, what would you think it was? If your first thought was “bird poop,” you’re actually not too far off. But if you look a little more closely, you might start to notice the “poop” looking almost … alive. That’s because it’s actually a caterpillar — a bird poop …

None of the eight people killed in a horrific boating accident in Lake Tahoe in June were wearing life jackets, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday. The report indicates that the decision on whether to don a life jacket when a pleasant day devolved into a freak storm made a critical difference …

A new study shows people in countries with different obesity rates burn about the same number of calories. PCH-Vector/iStockphoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PCH-Vector/iStockphoto via Getty Images Back in the 1800s, obesity was almost nonexistent in the United States. Over the last century, it’s become common here and in other industrialized nations, though it remains rare among …

A century-old hypothesis that Betelgeuse, the 10th brightest star in our night sky, is orbited by a very close companion star was proved true by a team of astrophysicists led by a scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The research published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters in the paper “Probable Direct Imaging Discovery of the Stellar …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked its enforcement nationwide. The ruling from a divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes after Trump’s plan was also blocked by a federal judge in New Hampshire. It brings …

Women on a widely–used contraceptive jab are three–and–a–half times more likely to suffer a potentially–fatal brain tumour, a study shows. It’s the third major investigation in just over a year to show the jab raises the risk of a meningioma, the most common type of tumour in the brain, in those on it for 12 months or more. Around 10,000 …

Two of Arizona’s most famous landmarks may be linked by cosmic violence: the asteroid that gouged out Meteor Crater may have also caused the formation of an ancient lake in the Grand Canyon. This surprising connection between Arizona’s world-renowned geological features stretches back 56,000 years, to when a 300,000 ton nickel-iron asteroid slammed into the Colorado Plateau with the force …

Lack of exercise isn’t the main cause of obesity, new study finds  The Korea Times What causes obesity? A major new study is upending common wisdom.  The Washington Post Active but still gaining weight? Duke scientists reveal why  ScienceDaily Obesity more likely caused by high calorie diet than lack of exercise  Medical Xpress Study co-led by Elon faculty highlighted by international, national and local …

Brain aging may have sped up during the pandemic, even in people who didn’t get sick from Covid, a new study suggests. Using brain scans from a very large database, British researchers determined that during the pandemic years of 2021 and 2022, people’s brains showed signs of aging, including shrinkage, according to the report published in Nature Communications. People who …