New sunscreen ingredient could soon be allowed in the US
Americans may soon have access to a new sunscreen ingredient already used around the world.
Dec 12, 2025
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Biological Phenomena: News and Research on Environment
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Get to know your microbiome: It can improve gut health and more, expert explains
Resolutions to improve health typically include measures such as more exercise, a healthier diet and stopping smoking. But what about your gut microbiome? Taking steps to protect and improve it can benefit digestive health ...
Dec 12, 2025
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Veterans with cardiometabolic conditions face significant risk of dying during extreme heat events, study finds
Veterans living in California who have cardiometabolic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure experience significantly higher risk of dying during heat waves compared to cooler days, UCLA-led research finds.
Nov 25, 2025
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Skin cancer cluster found in 15 Pennsylvania counties with or near farmland
Counties in Pennsylvania that contained or were near cultivated cropland had significantly higher melanoma rates compared to other regions, according to a new study led by scientists at Penn State.
Nov 14, 2025
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Gut microbiome tests are everywhere. Should you get one?
At-home gut microbiome tests are trending, selling insights to the curious, empowerment to the chronically ill and a claimed path to longevity to the wellness-conscious.
Nov 3, 2025
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How pollution and the microbiome interact with Tregs, the immune system regulators whose discovery won the Nobel Prize
A special group of immune cells known as regulatory T cells, or Tregs for short, became an overnight sensation when a trio of U.S. and Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Oct. 6, 2025, for ...
Oct 13, 2025
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Dads influence embryo growth via molecular signatures, research reveals
Over the past few decades, growing evidence has challenged the belief that inheritance is governed solely by DNA sequences. Scientists now recognize the crucial role of epigenetic inheritance—the transmission of biological ...
Sep 30, 2025
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People with schizophrenia were hit hard by BC's deadly 2021 heat dome
In June 2021, British Columbia experienced an extreme climate event. A heat dome trapped hot air over the province, pushing temperatures to record highs for several days, killing more than 600 people.
Sep 23, 2025
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If I use SPF50+ sunscreen every day do I need to take vitamin D?
What does wearing SPF50+ sunscreen every day do to your vitamin D levels? Our study, recently published in the British Journal of Dermatology, provides some answers.
Sep 18, 2025
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How our minds trick us into thinking we are being greener than we really are
You're in the supermarket. Imported beef mince, shrink-wrapped vegetables and cleaning spray are already in your basket. Then you toss in some organic apples and feel a flicker of moral relief. Surely that small green gesture ...
Sep 10, 2025
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