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Sep 2026
Microplastics transport toxins and antibiotic resistance across ecosystems
Microplastics are often viewed as pollutants in their own right, but their environmental impact may extend far beyond the plastic particles themselves.
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Sep 2026
ART-conceived children show reassuring long-term health outcomes
The birth of Louise Brown in 1978, the world's first baby conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART), was a major breakthrough that reshaped the field of reproductive medicine.
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Sep 2026
New study uncovers bacterial route to testosterone production
Many prostate cancers depend on androgen hormones, including testosterone, to grow. That is why treatments for advanced disease often try to reduce testosterone production or block its effects.
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Sep 2026
Pregnant Filipina women reveal creative ways to manage stress
The everchanging social, political, and economic landscape in many countries has become more tenuous and intense in recent years.
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Sep 2026
UC Riverside receives grant to evaluate California’s traditional health care practices benefit
A $1.25 million grant to UC Riverside from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will support a statewide evaluation of California's traditional health care practices (THCP) benefit.
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Sep 2026
Mitochondrial stress triggers long-term protection against heart damage
Mitochondria are popularly known as the "powerhouse of the cell," but these cellular structures do so much more-including acting as signaling hubs.
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Sep 2026
Younger and older brains respond differently to traumatic injury
Conventional wisdom holds that younger brains are better equipped to recover from injury. Their greater flexibility allows them to adapt, rebuild connections and compensate for damage in ways older brains often cannot.
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Sep 2026
Independent review reinforces value of vaccines across all ages
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) supports the 2026-27 respiratory season vaccine evidence review released on September 2, 2026, by the Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) in collaboration with the American Medical Association.
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Sep 2026
High-energy tissues rely on macrophages to clear cellular waste
The body's heart muscle (for pumping blood), skeletal muscle (for movement and posture), and brown fat (for heat production), each require a lot of energy and make a lot of waste. And that waste needs to be managed.
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Sep 2026
Bird feeding offers emotional and meaningful well-being benefits
More than 56 million U.S. adults feed wild birds. For many, filling a feeder is a routine way to connect with birds and other wildlife. But researchers know less about what that interaction may mean for the people doing it.
