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sciencealert.com > plastic-exposure-before-birth-linked-to-adhd-and-autism-symptoms-heres-what-you-need-to-know

Plastic Exposure Before Birth Linked to ADHD And Autism Symptoms. Here's What You Need to Know.

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (999+ words) A new study linking the likelihood of autism and ADHD symptoms in early life to in-utero exposure to a common plasticizer is no doubt going to cause a stir. It's another chapter in the ongoing search for answers to some…...

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sciencealert.com > flushing-a-toilet-can-blast-germs-up-to-your-breathing-zone-study-finds

Flushing a Toilet Can Blast Germs Up to Your Breathing Zone, Study Finds

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (353+ words) Few people go out of their way to touch a toilet....

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sciencealert.com > a-womans-intestines-literally-tied-themselves-into-a-knot-after-childbirth

A Woman's Intestines Literally Tied Themselves Into a Knot After Childbirth

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (451+ words) No one expected her abdominal pain after childbirth to have such an extraordinary cause....

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sciencealert.com > scientists-discover-a-serious-problem-with-sleep-trackers

Scientists Discover a Serious Problem With Sleep Trackers

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (373+ words) If you have a bad night of sleep and wake up feeling unrefreshed, your sleep tracker may offer little indication as to why....

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sciencealert.com > extremely-rare-rapunzel-syndrome-can-cause-a-hairball-so-large-it-requires-surgery

Extremely Rare 'Rapunzel Syndrome' Can Cause a Hairball So Large It Requires Surgery

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (237+ words) In a surprisingly common disorder known as trichotillomania, people compulsively pull out their own hair as a way of self-soothing....

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sciencealert.com > this-once-daily-pill-helps-the-skin-regain-its-color-in-people-with-vitiligo

This Once-Daily Pill Helps The Skin Regain Its Color in People With Vitiligo

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (405+ words) A once-daily pill has helped restore skin color in some people with vitiligo, a condition that causes white patches to appear on the skin....

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sciencealert.com > new-evidence-challenges-what-experts-said-about-working-from-home

New Evidence Challenges What Experts Said About Working From Home

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (360+ words) As the recent global pandemic waned – and the urgent need for widespread remote work began to fade into history – a new view started to emerge....

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sciencealert.com > glp-1s-may-be-working-in-an-entirely-different-way-than-we-thought

GLP-1s May Be Working in an Entirely Different Way Than We Thought

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (350+ words) Popular semaglutide weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may work in a more complex way than we realized. Their effects on weight are generally understood to depend partly on reducing appetite, but new research in mice suggests that the…...