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Heart-health supplements ineffective at reducing bad cholesterol. Six widely used dietary supplements promoted for improving heart health – including brands of fish oil, cinnamon, garlic and turmeric – were not effective at lowering “bad” cholesterol more than placebo after 28 days of use.
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New harvester amplifies electric power generated from human walking motion by about 90 times. Since the power generation performance can be improved without increasing the device size, the technology is expected to generate power to drive small wearable devices from non-steady vibrations
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Ancient DNA provides insights into 4,000 years of resource economy across Greenland. Early inhabitants of Greenland hunted more than 40 animal species, including some of the largest whales on Earth and a petite, now-extinct reindeer subspecies, according to DNA analysis.
nature.comSubmitted by MistWeaver80 t3_y56p7z
The risk of developing osteoarthritis, a common, incurable form of the condition, was 58% higher among those with eczema or asthma compared to the general population. Those with both asthma and eczema were twice as likely to develop osteoarthritis compared to the general population. N = 100,000+
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During the covid pandemic lots of medical scientific articles got published and then retracted due to errors, frauds and misconducts. In this study the authors explore what went wrong in the scientific path to publication and peer review process
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Researchers have developed new “intelligent compaction” technology, which integrates into a road roller and can assess in real-time the quality of road base compaction. Improved road construction can reduce potholes and maintenance costs, and lead to safer, more resilient roads
uts.edu.auSubmitted by giuliomagnifico t3_yv9ckb
Climate change is extending the lifetime of space debris. A new study found that the density of the thermosphere will decrease by 30-35% at an altitude of 250 miles over the next few decades. That loss of drag would increase the lifetime of space debris in LEO by 30% compared to 2000.
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