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Research shows consumers spend more on hedonic goods when air pollution rises, seeking mood-lifting purchases. The findings further suggest implications for marketers and policymakers in terms of responsible consumer engagement.

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New study suggests daily users who start in their teens at higher risk of a syndrome that causes vomiting, pain and repeated trips to the hospital.

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The recommendations published in Nature Reviews Cancer are the result of a concerted focus by the Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP) Research Foundation to better understand the disease that afflicts an estimated 3,000 new patients across all age groups each year. The incidence could be higher because of the challenges accurately diagnosing the disease and identifying the tumor type, the researchers noted.

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Quantum information scientists at the Department of Energy鈥檚 Oak Ridge National Laboratory successfully demonstrated a device that combines key quantum photonic capabilities on a single chip for the first time.The study published in Optica Quantum focused on a type of quantum computing that relies on light particles, or photons, to build qubits and to store and transmit information.

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Three of the leading chatbots can provide basic information about endometriosis, a painful gynecologic condition that affects up to 1 in 10 women, but their responses are not as comprehensive as the guidance from health care providers, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers. Their findings, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, sound a cautionary note for patients who turn to generative artificial intelligence (AI) for medical information.

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Some children can鈥檛 even sit in their wheelchairs. Many are in significant pain. Declining lung function is common. These are just some of the symptoms of curves that exceed 100 degrees in neuromuscular scoliosis. But they are largely avoidable, says Michael Heffernan, MD, a pediatric spine surgeon at Children鈥檚 Hospital Los Angeles.

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Have you ever wondered what a mummy smells like? According to research reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, it鈥檚 鈥渨oody,鈥� 鈥渟picy,鈥� and even 鈥渟weet.鈥�

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A gene called high mobility group A1 (HMGA1) may be the key that opens the door to the development of colon cancer, according to research led by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Department of Pathology and the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering.

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Paxlovid does not significantly reduce COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality among vaccinated older adults. The study questions the assumption that Paxlovid鈥檚 effectiveness in reducing COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths in unvaccinated adults also applies to vaccinated adults.

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Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect. Details on their findings were reported in the February 20 online issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.01.024].