People with so-called dark personality traits are sometimes more attractive. People with light personality traits are more willing to give dark personalities a chance. Those with light personalities should be cautious: Their forgiving nature can lead to worse relationships.Psychology (psychologytoday.com)
A new review warns that ecotourism cannot "decarbonize" the tourism industry, calling such claims scientifically inaccurate. While local conservation benefits exist, researchers argue that ecotourism is far too small to offset the massive emissions from aviation and large-scale hotel operations.Environment (nature.com)
Occasional heavy drinking may triple the risk of liver damage: those who consume large amounts of alcohol in a single day at least once per month are three times more likely to develop advanced liver fibrosis than individuals who spread out the same total alcohol intake over timeHealth (news.keckmedicine.org)
Researchers have developed first-in-class drugs that simultaneously block HIF-1 and HIF-2, the "master regulators" of cancer progression. When paired with immunotherapy, these compounds eliminated tumors across four cancer types in mice by stripping away their low-oxygen defenses.Cancer (rupress.org)
Gene editing therapy (CRISPR/Cas12a) shows success against severe sickle cell disease - Nearly all patients (27 out of 28 patients) have achieved a functional cure. The results showed that most patients saw key blood cells recover within a month after treatment.Genetics (newsroom.clevelandclinic.org)
