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ScienceDaily Nutrition Losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night could make you gain weight

Sleeping about an hour and 20 minutes less each night for six weeks caused participants to gain weight and spend more time inactiv...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists discover the one nutrient beneficial parasites can't live without

A new study found that dietary fiber can determine whether beneficial intestinal worms help reduce inflammation or become essentia...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture This common pesticide may be quietly wiping out future bumblebees

A next-generation pesticide designed to kill crop pests may also be interfering with the reproductive health of bumblebees. Resear...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists found a longevity diet that helped mice eat more and lose fat

Scientists found that a modified Mediterranean-style diet with low protein and just enough methionine helped mice live healthier l...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition A vitamin A discovery is changing what scientists know about vision

A surprising discovery is reshaping scientists' understanding of how humans develop sharp central vision before birth. Instead of...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Can't stick to a diet? Intermittent fasting may be easier than counting calories for weight loss

Intermittent fasting helped people lose as much weight as calorie restriction, but without the same feeling of constantly controll...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Bumblebees collect up to 7 times more toxic metals than honeybees

Bumblebees are picking up dramatically more toxic heavy metals than honeybees, even when both species forage in the same places. R...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Takeaway meals contain more salt than advertised, study finds

Almost half of the takeaway meals tested contained more salt than advertised, with some dishes delivering nearly twice the recomme...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Ancient bees turned tooth sockets into tiny nurseries 20,000 years ago

A stunning fossil discovery shows that ancient bees used the empty tooth sockets of mammal bones as tiny nests after owls scattere...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Millions take omega-3 fish oil for brain health but a new study found no benefit

Fish oil supplements successfully delivered omega-3s to the brain, but a two-year study found no meaningful benefits for memory, c...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Only one workout helped older adults lose fat without losing muscle

A six-month study of more than 120 adults in their 70s found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) may offer a key advantag...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture Scientists stunned as bumble bees solve a classic intelligence test

Bumble bees astonished researchers by inventing a new way to reach a hidden reward, despite never being taught the trick. The disc...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists discover a protein switch that burns fat and blocks new fat cells

A protein called “Mitch” may hold the key to a new generation of obesity treatments. Researchers found that disabling it in human...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Scientists discover a surprising link between vitamin C and brain health

Could something as simple as vitamin C help support a healthier aging brain? In a study of more than 2,000 older adults in Japan,...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Drinking to cope with stress may permanently rewire your brain

Using alcohol to cope with stress when young may permanently alter the brain, making it harder to adapt to challenges and increasi...

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ScienceDaily Agriculture These tiny soil microbes could rescue crops from salty farmland

Researchers have discovered that beneficial soil bacteria give plants an unexpected survival advantage in salty soils. Instead of...

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