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Overview of the study. We examined: 1) the predictive ability of the polygenic risk score (PRS) for smoking initiation for ...

Study shows obese flies live longer on diet, at all ages

Drosophila. Credit: Wikipedia Obese old flies become healthier and live longer if they follow a diet, researchers at the University ...

Supercharged heat waves, like Washington’s deadliest, will hit harder and more often, study finds

Credit: Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory The 2021 North American heat wave was the deadliest weather disaster in ...

Carnivores housed in zoos respond positively to new improvements to their enclosures, study suggests

Jaguar was among the most active when equipped with additional enrichment. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain Research from Nottingham Trent University ...

Study shows how hurricane acted as highway to transport microplastics to isolated region of Newfoundland

Dalhousie researchers collected air samples in Newfoundland during Hurricane Larry in 2021 to better understand how microplastics move through the ...

Wildfires can release toxic metal particles from soils, study finds

Frequency of large fires in metal-rich landscapes. Fires of satellite origin over an area greater than 2,023 ha in widespread ...

Patients must get pregnant to treat endometriosis despite lack of evidence, study finds

Credit: BMC Women's Health (2023). DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02794-2 Research shows that patients with endometriosis are advised to plan a pregnancy to ...

Genetic ‘protection’ against depression was no match for pandemic stress, study of freshmen finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Experiencing a historic pandemic while managing the stress of the first year of college sent a ...

Study Shows Large Language Models Can Strategically Deceive Users When Under Pressure