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New American Heart Association Science Advisory reviews current evidence about UPFs and their impact on adverse health outcomes and outlines opportunities for research, policy and regulatory reform to improve dietary intake and overall health.

A new type of tissue-engineered cardiac patch could not only seal defective areas of the heart, as has been the case up to now, but also heal them. An interdisciplinary team led by ETH Zurich has successfully implanted the patch in animals.

Researchers have discovered how mollusks grow their ultrahard, wear-resistant teeth. The insights could help to inspire new methods for producing extra-hard materials for industrial, dental and engineering materials.

The scientists found that the frequency of the microearthquakes – small quakes that are typically too weak to be felt by humans – that occurred in parts of the central Southern Alps increased during warmer periods in spring and summer.

Researchers investigated the association between intake of potatoes prepared by different methods (boiled, baked, or mashed versus French fries) and risk of type 2 diabetes.

Scientists have developed a pH-responsive nanomaterial using graphene oxide and polyglycerol for cancer drug delivery. The nanomaterial surface changes its charge in an acidic tumor environment and enables the better uptake of drugs by cancer cells.

Researchers have developed a sunlight-activated material that can degrade per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water, breaking down the pollutant into harmless components, including fluoride.

In dog drinking water sampled from wells across the country, 64% contained excessive levels of at least one potentially toxic heavy metal.

A new study by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig and the University of Turku adds to this work, showing that female-male power relationships are not as strictly male-biased as previously thought.

Yale researchers discovered that living trees host unique microbial communities in their inner wood. The team found species-specific microbiomes in heartwood and sapwood that actively contribute to gas production and nutrient cycling.