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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-08-01 11:40:19+00:00.

Original Title: Cocoa products, including chocolate, sold by U.S. retailers may exceed safety guidelines for heavy metals, with organic options being the worst offenders | Study reveals that 43% of cocoa products studied exceeded the maximum allowable dose for lead, and 35% exceeded the limit for cadmium.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-08-01 10:01:56+00:00.

Original Title: The part of the brain in people born blind that usually handles visual information in sighted people develops a unique connectivity pattern. This pattern in the primary visual cortex is said to be unique to each individual, much like a fingerprint

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-08-01 10:01:08+00:00.

Original Title: A new study found that people who were rated as the least attractive based on their high school yearbook photos tend to have shorter lives than their more attractive counterparts. In particular, those in the lowest attractiveness sextile had significantly higher mortality rates.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-08-01 09:50:29+00:00.

Original Title: Multiple urinary metals play key role in cardiovascular disease. the six-metal mixture including cadmium, tungsten, uranium, copper, cobalt, and zinc was associated with a 29% increased risk of cardiovascular disease and a 66% increased risk of death over the study follow up of 18 years.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-08-01 06:59:55+00:00.

Original Title: Younger generations are facing a higher risk of cancer than their parents. Each successive generation born during the second half of the 20th century has faced a higher risk of 17 cancers, according to a US study. 10 of these cancers are linked to obesity.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/FunnyGamer97 on 2024-08-01 01:24:42+00:00.

Original Title: Around 160,000 joint replacement surgeries lost by COVID-19 pandemic, study finds: By the end of 2022 almost three quarters of a year of planned operations - 71.6 per cent of 2019 activity and 158,994 joint replacements didn’t happen during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-07-31 21:32:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/fchung on 2024-07-31 20:36:09+00:00.

Original Title: Mapping the biology of spinal cord injury in unprecedented detail: « This seminal work not only identifies a specific set of neurons and genes that plays a key role for recovery but also proposes a successful gene therapy derived from its discoveries. »

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Betweentheminds on 2024-07-31 20:20:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-07-31 19:14:04+00:00.

Original Title: An 8-week low-calorie diet alters brain connectivity in obese individuals | The study found that participants who lost weight exhibited increased brain connectivity in regions associated with emotion and memory, along with changes in hunger levels and food intake.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/The_Conversation on 2024-07-31 18:24:26+00:00.

Original Title: Iceland’s recent volcanic eruption series was driven by magma that pooled underwater for a year before explosively erupting, possibly indicating that a centuries-long period of occasional eruptions has begun

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/USCDornsifeNews on 2024-07-31 18:22:32+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-07-31 16:57:38+00:00.

Original Title: Every fish sample tested in northern Illinois rivers found contaminated with PFAS “forever chemicals” - Scientists tested 9 fish species from 4 northern Illinois rivers and found fish contaminated with PFAS in every one of their 15 test sites.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-07-31 16:47:51+00:00.

Original Title: Scientists propose lunar biorepository as ‘backup’ for life on Earth - Experts say facility on the moon with preserved cells, and the crucial DNA within them beyond reach of climate breakdown and other terrestrial events is needed to safeguard biodiversity.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/maxkozlov on 2024-07-31 16:22:45+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/orisaplayer on 2024-07-31 16:15:22+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-07-31 16:06:06+00:00.

Original Title: US State Policies Regulating Firearms and Changes in Firearm Mortality. Research found there was a pattern across policies, the most restrictive set of firearm policies was associated with 20% lower firearm mortality than the most permissive set.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/smurfyjenkins on 2024-07-31 14:54:30+00:00.

Original Title: In 2007, Australia imposed a curfew on first-year drivers, banning them from driving late at night with two or more passengers (this form of driving accounted for one-fifth of traffic fatalities). The curfew more than halved targeted crashes, casualties and deaths.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/giuliomagnifico on 2024-07-31 14:14:07+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/YaleE360 on 2024-07-31 13:31:01+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-07-31 11:30:03+00:00.

Original Title: The incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination than before or without vaccination | The study shows that the incidence of arterial thrombosis, such as heart attacks and strokes, was 10% lower in the 13 to 24 weeks after the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2024-07-31 10:30:15+00:00.

Original Title: Using the term ‘artificial intelligence’ in product descriptions reduces purchase intentions, finds a new study with more than 1,000 adults in the U.S. When AI is mentioned, it tends to lower emotional trust, which in turn decreases purchase intentions.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2024-07-31 09:44:06+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/Wagamaga on 2024-07-31 09:17:12+00:00.

Original Title: North Sea oil and gas extraction can cause pollution to spike by more than 10,000% within half a kilometer around off-shore sites. Pollutants such as hydrocarbons were up to 10,613% higher within 500 m of the platforms than unimpacted, farther away sites.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/newsweek on 2024-07-31 07:56:25+00:00.