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Racial discrimination and bias are painful realities and increasingly recognized as detrimental to the health of adults and children. These stressful experiences also appear to be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, altering…

The Royal Ontario Museum has reversed its decision to change a travelling art exhibit about Palestinian-Muslim funerary practices after protests that included an 18-hour sit-in by the women who created it.The Toronto museum says it wanted…

Troubled edtech major Byju’s has reached a tentative agreement to rework its loan pact with lenders who collectively own more than 85% of the $1.2 billion Term B loan, people aware of the matter told ET. An announcement in this regard is…

Simply the smell of seafood can make those with an allergy to it violently ill -- and therefore more likely to avoid it. The same avoidance behavior is exhibited by people who develop food poisoning after eating a certain meal. Scientists…

A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep. Generated, as always, by ChatGPT. Humans are overrated. 1. If you scoured, there were crumbs to be found. New Toronto Maple…

About two-thirds of the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is thought to arise from genetic influences, but about a third could be influenced by environment and lifestyle, opening the door for behavioral interventions that could delay or…

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and their collaborators have conducted a groundbreaking study targeting 'jumping genes' in the entire genomes of the human large intestine. Published in Nature on May 18 2023,…

Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat buildup and impairing its normal detoxifying functions, according to a study from investigators at…

Changes in the gut microbiota composition caused by artificial sweeteners may have metabolic effectsWhile they are generally considered safe for consumption, research has shown that artificial sweeteners can have an impact on the gut…

Do we always perceive the world in the same way? A hypnosis experiment proves that we certainly don't. If we sincerely believe that our index finger is five times bigger than it really is, our sense of touch improves. Researchers at Ruhr…