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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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Robert Macfarlane asks if a river is alive in his provocative new book
We should protect Earth's rivers and forests with laws. But it is another matter to recast them as actual life forms, as Robert Macfarlane's new book Is a River Alive? does
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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