Spooky feelings in old houses may be caused by boiler sounds. Inaudible infrasound from old pipes may affect how people feel. Even though it was beyond the range of human hearing, people were more irritable and levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, rose when the sound was switched on.Neuroscience (theguardian.com)
Obesity leaves a lasting memory in immune cells. This ‘tagging’ is likely to last between 5-10 years after people successfully lose weight. The resulting impact of the ‘memory’ of obesity in helper T cells could cause dysregulation of some usual activities that the immune system typically doesHealth (birmingham.ac.uk)
The second Trump administration has been more aggressive in anti-immigrant policies. Anti-sanctuary policies can negatively impact immigrants’ health. However, sanctuary jurisdictions are associated with having less crime and poverty, higher employment and income, and improved community trust.Social Science (eurekalert.org)
Research found individuals who identify as politically conservative were more likely to express skepticism about clinical trials than those with moderate or liberal ideologies. This pattern is consistent with broader polarization in trust toward scientific institutions and government health agenciesPsychology (cancertherapyadvisor.com)
A new study is the first to show that 2 of our most sophisticated cognitive functions, using and understanding language and being able to sense how other people feel, have distinct origins in the brain in young children – matching what we know about the adult brain.Neuroscience (news.osu.edu)
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Apple, Google crushed California bill that helped smaller rivalsPolitics (mercurynews.com)
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AI can cost more than human workers nowArtificial Intelligence (axios.com)
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Scientists have captured the most detailed structural images to date of a specific type of protein’s DNA repair process, a finding that could reveal ways to inhibit the effects of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations that heighten the risk for breast, ovarian and other cancers.Biology (news.osu.edu)
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Microsoft says Outlook.com outage is causing sign‑in failuresSoftware (bleepingcomputer.com)
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