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Drugs like Wegovy can be effective at treating fatty liver disease
Semaglutide, a drug commonly taken for weight loss, showed marked benefits for most patients in a trial for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)
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Your washing machine may not actually rid clothes of harmful bacteria
Washing your clothing on high temperature cycles may not completely disinfect it, researchers have found, because washing machines don't necessarily sustain high enough temperatures
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Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence
Several recent scientific findings, including signs of life on an exoplanet and 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf have caused a stir but when a claim seems too good to be true it probably is
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How a simple walk can bust stress, boost cognition and fight diseases
We all know that walking is good for us, but growing evidence reveals that the right hike can exponentially enhance the health benefits
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Microplastics could be hampering the ocean’s ability to capture carbon
A global survey of microplastics in oceans reveals that tiny particles of plastic are prevalent throughout the water column, which could harm marine ecosystems and affect carbon storage in the deep sea
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Bitter argument breaks out over controversial theory of consciousness
Research aiming to answer the great mystery of how consciousness arises is continuing to spark debate, with arguments over whether one leading idea - integrated information theory - even counts as science
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Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method
AI-powered deepfake videos with altered facial expressions can display realistic heartbeats through skin colour changes, which may hinder one deepfake detection method
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Our wounds heal slower than the cuts and scrapes of other primates
Human wounds take almost three times as long to heal as those of other primates, which may come down to our lack of fur
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Trump administration jeopardises key report on climate change
The Trump administration has dismissed all of the researchers working on the next installment of the National Climate Assessment, a crucial report on how climate change is affecting the country
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Reddit users were subjected to AI-powered experiment without consent
Users of the r/ChangeMyView subreddit have expressed outrage at the revelation that researchers at the University of Zurich were secretly using the site for an AI-powered experiment in persuasion