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Jul 10 2025SCIENCE

Fighting Fungi with Fungi: A Natural Way to Protect Crops

In the world of farming, a tiny fungus might just be a big hero. Researchers have found that a specific fungus, called Purpureocillium lilacinum (YZ1), can live inside plants like maize, millet, and sorghum. This is not just any fungus; it can help these plants grow better and fight off harmful fung

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Jul 10 2025HEALTH

Why Do Some Athletes Suddenly Collapse?

Sports are fun and keep us healthy, but sometimes, they can be dangerous. Some athletes suddenly collapse and die while playing. This is rare, but it happens. Doctors think tiny changes in the heart might be the cause. The heart is a muscle. Like any muscle, it can change with exercise. But sometim

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Jul 10 2025ENVIRONMENT

How Pesticides on Seeds Affect Wildlife

Wildlife in farm areas often eat seeds from crops. These seeds might have pesticide left on them. This is important because it can affect birds and mammals. The EU has rules to check if these pesticides are safe. But the rules use old data. This data might not be accurate. A new study looked at thi

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Jul 10 2025HEALTH

What Makes People Choose COVID-19 Vaccines?

The COVID-19 pandemic changed how we think about vaccines. Now, researchers are using a method called discrete choice experiments to figure out what makes people pick one vaccine over another. This review looks at many studies that used this method to understand what influences people's decisions ab

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Jul 10 2025HEALTH

Cheaper or Better? Picking the Right Blood Thinner for Sick Patients

Doctors often use a machine to clean blood in very sick patients. This is called CRRT. Two common methods keep blood from clotting in the machine. One uses citrate. The other uses heparin. Both have pros and cons. But which one saves more money and works better? That's what experts wanted to find ou

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Jul 10 2025SCIENCE

Blood Tests Get a High-Tech Upgrade for Doping Detection

In the world of sports and medicine, the fight against doping just got a powerful new ally. Imagine a test that can spot tiny traces of forbidden genes or cells in just a few drops of blood. This isn't science fiction; it's a real breakthrough called HiMDA. HiMDA stands for High-throughput Multiple

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Jul 10 2025HEALTH

The Hidden Role of TMEM9B-AS1 in Muscle Health

In the world of tiny molecules, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are like secret bosses. They don't make proteins, but they control many important jobs in our cells. One of these bosses, TMEM9B-AS1, has been found to be less active in the muscles of people with type 2 diabetes and muscle loss. This is

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Jul 10 2025SCIENCE

How Weather Plays a Role in Ancient Cremations

In a recent study, researchers dug into how weather and seasons might have affected old cremation practices. They did this by burning pig legs in different seasons in Greece. The idea was to see how things like temperature, humidity, and wind could change the way bones burn and what they look like a

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Jul 10 2025EDUCATION

How Police Activity and Violence Affect School Attendance

In New York City, a recent study looked at how police actions and violent crimes impact student attendance. The research used data from public schools over six years, from 2013 to 2019. It focused on two main things: arrests made by police and reported violent crimes. The study found something inte

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Jul 09 2025ENVIRONMENT

Plastic bits and toxic hitchhikers in Langat River

Microplastics are tiny plastic pieces that can be found in water. They can carry harmful chemicals like PCBs. A study looked at the Langat River in Malaysia. They checked six spots from the river mouth to areas further inland. The study found different amounts of microplastics at each spot. The hig

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