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Fructose hijacks immune cells to set them on inflammatory "attack mode"

For the first time, scientists have unraveled just how high levels of fructose affect the body, flipping a genetic switch as it's broken down – one that primes your immune system to overreact to things it would normally ignore. In this "trigger happy" state, certain immune cells are less discerning, resulting in inflammation, more severe infections and even new food intolerances or sensitivities.

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Category: Diet & Nutrition, Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & Mind

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Milestone: Lab-grown mini-brain given epilepsy drug learns in real time

For the first time, a lab-grown brain-computer system has demonstrated that human neurons living and evolving in an artificial system respond to medication by learning, in real time, in a game-like environment. Subjected to anti-seizure drugs, Cortical Labs' disease-modeled neurons didn't just show altered brain activity, but spontaneous information-processing behavior. It's a huge step forward for the company's synthetic biological intelligence (SBI) technology and how we are able to research neurological conditions and develop new, effective treatments.

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Category: Medical Innovations, Body & Mind

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New TQ motor is even lighter & tinier than the one from 3 weeks ago

We already knew Eurobike 2025 was going to be packed with the smallest, lightest electric bike motors the world has ever seen. What we didn't expect, though, was for manufacturers to start outdoing brand-new products they previewed just weeks ago. TQ, for example, debuted what it calls the smallest, lightest, quietest ebike drive in its class in early June. Now, the German e-drive innovator undercuts itself with an even smaller, lighter motor weighing less than 2.6 lb. It's the all-new HPR40, and it's specially designed to match the light, lithe lines of road and gravel bikes.

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Category: Bicycles, Transport

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Previously unknown 'loading dock' found inside human cells

A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a role recycling material inside our cells, and its discovery could lead to improved treatments for a wide range of diseases.

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Category: Biology, Science

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Ozempic improves sugar control in certain type 1 diabetics, trial shows

A clinical trial has shown that Ozempic improves blood glucose levels and weight loss in overweight type 1 diabetics who use an automated insulin delivery system. It’s hoped that this will lead to the approval of Ozempic as an adjunct therapy for this population of diabetics.

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Category: Diabetes, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind

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700-lb Shorty camper trailer is a mighty micro with affordable price

One of the tiniest campers out there still able to sleep a couple inside its hard-walled body, the Super Shorty 7 (SS-7) from Oklahoma's Badac Adventure Company is a tough trailer that's ready to tour the world behind virtually any tow vehicle. It includes a rugged all-terrain squaredrop build that can be kept cheap, simple and ultralight or upgraded into a more feature-forward micro-abode with electricity and loads of cargo-carrying capability.

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Category: Camping Trailers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

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Monthly shot cuts body weight by 16% in groundbreaking obesity trial

A new drug from California-based pharma company Amgen, which has concluded a phase II trial, shows promise as a powerful treatment for obesity. With just a once-monthly shot of 'MariTide,' participants in the study lost as much as 16% of their body weight over the course of a year.

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Category: Obesity, Illnesses and conditions, Body & Mind

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Tiny retreat in Norway floats above the ground in playful balance

Oslo-based Rever & Drage Architects has recently completed a whimsical yet practical tiny retreat that hovers over its garden setting in Asker, Norway. Dubbed the Folly at Fair Hill, the 30-sqm (322-sq-ft) dwelling is inspired by the European concept of the folly, an often playful or artistic building without a clear purpose. It blends artistic expression with the natural landscape.

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Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors

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Embossed micro-patterns could keep bacteria from causing infections

We've already seen antibacterial surfaces that kill microbes on contact, but scientists in the UK have recently gone a different and potentially more effective route. They've created maze-like surface patterns that keep bacteria from sticking around to establish problematic biofilm colonies.

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Category: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & Mind

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Up to 47% higher risk of diabetes may stem from these demanding jobs

If you have a high level of interaction with patients, students, clients or the general public in your chosen work, you might be putting yourself at significant risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a large new study. And, if you also have a poor support network among your peers, it could worsen your odds.

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