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Popular sugar substitute linked to brain damage and stroke risk

A widely used sugar substitute found in everything from keto snacks to diet drinks may not be as harmless as it seems. New research shows that erythritol can disrupt brain blood vessel cells, reducing their ability to relax, increasing harmful oxidative stress, and impairing the body’s ability to break down clots. These changes create conditions that could raise stroke risk, even at typical consumption levels.

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Mar 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Young researchers explore big questions at the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair

More than 150 projects competed across a diverse range of sciences in Stillwater on Friday.

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Mar 27 • 6:58 PM EDT • Science • newson6.com
Three Berkeley Lab Researchers Named AAAS Fellows

Three scientists, Blake Simmons, Abby Dernburg, and Felix Fischer, have been elected into the 2025 class of AAAS.

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Mar 27 • 3:50 PM EDT • Science • newscenter.lbl.gov
Innovation at the Intersections of HIV and Brain Health

amfAR research staff discuss brain health, such as HAND and Alzheimer’s, as people age with HIV and the scientific advances in treatment needed.

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Mar 27 • 2:28 PM EDT • Health • amfar.org
UAH Professor’s Research Challenges Traditional Marketing Strategies

In a crowded digital marketplace where brands compete for attention across social media, search engines and streaming platforms, one marketing approach may

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Mar 27 • 2:00 PM EDT • Business • huntsvillebusinessjournal.com
NCAR Stories: A Shared Hub of Science Under Threat

With the Trump administration working to “dismantle” it as a source of “climate alarmism,” the future of the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) is in…

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Mar 27 • 12:53 PM EDT • Science • headlines.ametsoc.org
PVM Scholars Recognized at Purdue One Health and Well-Being Research Event

Purdue University’s recent One Health and Well-Being Research Event: A Celebration of Interdisciplinary Health Research, put the spotlight on several scholars in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The one-day event was organized by the College of Health and Human Sciences in partnership with sever

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Mar 27 • 12:08 PM EDT • Health • vet.purdue.edu
Brian Cox says physics faces ‘unquantifiable’ threat under punishing funding cuts

Cuts of nearly 70% may force university departments to close and damage UK’s research progress, senior scientists say

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Mar 27 • 10:44 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Studying human-robot interaction, CWRU researcher explores tech-enabled mental health support | CWRU Newsroom | Case Western Reserve University

Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourt...

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Mar 27 • 9:45 AM EDT • Health • case.edu
UMD Smith Center for AI in Business Awarded $1M+ Federal Grant to Help Small Businesses Adopt AI

The University of Maryland’s business school has received $1.031 million in federal funding to help Maryland small businesses adopt AI, offering tools, training and research to improve efficiency, expand access and support economic growth statewide.

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Mar 27 • 8:35 AM EDT • Business • newswise.com
Number of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions increasing, study says

Exclusive: Research finds sharp rise in models evading safeguards and destroying emails without permission

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Mar 27 • 8:11 AM EDT • Technology • theguardian.com
50 Years of Environmental Data Can Predict Health and Strandings of Sea Lions Pups in California

For more than 50 years, NOAA Fisheries has conducted vital research on seal and sea lion populations at a remote research station on San Miguel Island, California. The long-term data set provides clues to help us understand what environmental conditions lead to malnourished California sea lion pups and increased stranding levels. This information is important for managing their populations and helping rehabilitation centers prepare for periods when sea lion pup strandings may be elevated.

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Mar 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • fisheries.noaa.gov
Scientists find gut bacteria inject proteins that control your immune system

Gut bacteria aren’t just passive passengers—they can actively send proteins straight into our cells. Using microscopic injection systems, even harmless microbes can influence immune responses and metabolic pathways. Researchers found these interactions may play a role in inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s. It’s a major shift in how scientists understand the microbiome’s power over human health.

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Mar 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
A Hub for What’s Next

New paths for research take shape at the Environmental Studies and School of Engineering and Applied Science complex

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Mar 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • paw.princeton.edu
The Shocking Speed of China’s Scientific Rise

When will Chinese research pull ahead of ours?

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Mar 27 • 7:33 AM EDT • Science • theatlantic.com
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A grassroots initiative connects Clemson scientists across ecology and evolution

Faculty-led initiative seeks to break down silos and strengthen research, teaching and student engagement.

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Mar 27 • 7:30 AM EDT • Science • news.clemson.edu
Health Rounds: Researchers find biomarker that could lead to improved schizophrenia treatments

Researchers have identified a biomarker linked to ​schizophrenia that could lead to new treatments to tackle symptoms of the debilitating mental disorder not addressed ‌by current medicines.

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Mar 27 • 7:17 AM EDT • Health • reuters.com
Emotions in Motion: How Movement May Signal Mental Health Issues

Biomedical engineering senior Ian Y. Kim wears a motion capture suit during an experiment in the Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Lab at UT Dallas. New University of Texas at Dallas research shows the potential for detecting mental health disorders by analyzing the way a person moves. Using 3D motion capture and machine-learning models, researchers were […]

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Mar 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • news.utdallas.edu
To keep climate science alive, researchers are speaking in code

Words considered "woke" are vanishing from National Science Foundation proposals. Grist tracked the changes.

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Mar 27 • 4:45 AM EDT • Science • grist.org
Social Science Research Institute awards AI seed grants

Penn State Center for Social Data Analytics and the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making, in collaboration with the Social Science Research Institute, has announced the recipients of their most recent seed grant awards.

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Mar 27 • 2:09 AM EDT • Science • psu.edu
Researcher invited by McInnis gives talk touting investment in science

As a part of University President Maurie McInnis’ Presidential Lecture Series, Harvey Fineberg, an emeritus professor at Harvard’s public health school, criticized the federal government’s cuts to funding for scientific research.

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Mar 26 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • yaledailynews.com
Expedition 74 Works Health Research and Cargo Operations on Thursday

Expedition 74 Works Health Research and Cargo Operations on Thursday

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Mar 26 • 4:22 PM EDT • Health • nasa.gov
More concussions equal worse brain health 5 years after college sports

New concussion study deviates from the norm; most research in this space examines people in their 50s or 60s — decades after sport participation. Instead, this U-M study looks at college athletes in their 20s, and researchers already see the impact of concussion, which enables early intervention.

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Mar 26 • 4:19 PM EDT • Sports • michigantoday.umich.edu
Scientists Discover a New Branch of Life in the Deep Sea

Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to fast-track deep-sea mining permits there.

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Mar 26 • 2:06 PM EDT • Science • insideclimatenews.org
AAAS honors two Clemson University scientists as lifetime Fellows

Marco Ajello and Amy Lawton-Rauh were honored for their exceptional research and leadership in their fields.

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Mar 26 • 12:59 PM EDT • Science • news.clemson.edu
International Leader in Sports Science Forms Research Partnership with TCU

Deakin University of Australia recently visited TCU to explore a fast-growing consortium on researching athlete engineering.

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Mar 26 • 12:32 PM EDT • Science • tcu.edu
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International Leader in Sports Science Forms Research Partnership with TCU

Deakin University of Australia recently visited TCU to explore a fast-growing consortium on researching athlete engineering.

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Mar 26 • 12:32 PM EDT • Sports • tcu.edu
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Sperm get lost in space, Australian research into microgravity impacts suggests

Study into how fertilisation could work in space finds sperm may get disorientated when trying to find an egg

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Mar 26 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
Scientists Successfully Unfroze Part of a Mouse Brain—and It Still Worked

We’re a long way from reviving a frozen human, but new research yields insight.

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Mar 26 • 11:45 AM EDT • Science • wsj.com
Ten Johns Hopkins researchers named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows

The 2025 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows includes 449 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines who are being recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements

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Mar 26 • 10:13 AM EDT • Science • hub.jhu.edu
A major hacking tool has leaked online, putting millions of iPhones at risk. Here’s what you need to know

Here’s what we know, and what you need to know, about Coruna and DarkSword, two advanced iPhone hacking tools discovered by security researchers. DarkSword has now leaked online.

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Mar 26 • 10:09 AM EDT • Technology • techcrunch.com
Five USF faculty named 2025 fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

University of South Florida

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Mar 26 • 10:07 AM EDT • Science • usf.edu
Bradford Wilcox named Fellow in national science association

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS, bestowed the title of AAAS Fellow upon Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research ecohydrologist.

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Mar 26 • 10:02 AM EDT • Science • agrilifetoday.tamu.edu
Does red-light therapy work? What the research says

People are buying helmets, face masks, vests and beds that emit long-wavelength light. Beneath the hype, there is some interesting biology.

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Mar 26 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
Temple biologist and deep-ocean expert Erik Cordes named AAAS Fellow

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected Erik Cordes an AAAS Fellow for his research, exploration and conservation efforts in the deep ocean.

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Mar 26 • 9:43 AM EDT • Science • news.temple.edu
Duraisamy: Supercomputing in service of science and society

Across every frontier of science, engineering and medicine, the convergence of computational science, high-performance computing and artificial intelligence is not merely accelerating research; it is transforming what questions we can ask, what problems we can solve and how quickly solutions can reach the people who need it most. This transformation rests on a foundation that…

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Mar 26 • 9:33 AM EDT • Science • record.umich.edu
Letter | Abused Ridglan dogs are not good for science

Dear Editor: I am a professor and data scientist with over 25 years of experience in biomedical data collection and analysis, including studies that employ animal models for research. The

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Mar 26 • 8:45 AM EDT • Science • captimes.com
AI researchers are coming: What will happen to science?

A fully automated AI researcher has produced a paper that meets scientific standards. This could accelerate scientific discovery — but not without a cost.

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Mar 26 • 8:24 AM EDT • Science • dw.com
Celebrate Discovery at FAU’s Annual Art of Science Gallery Opening

FAU's Division of Research will open the Art of Science gallery with a reception and awards presentation on March 31 at the Ritter Art Gallery on the Boca Raton campus.

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Mar 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • fau.edu
Around the MHS

The latest news from around the Military Health System for the week of March 23-27, 2026, includes submitting research and awards for the Department of War’s primary scientific gathering, teamwork and tools assisting field medic training, and new research on preventing dangerous diseases.

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Mar 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • health.mil
Two Argonne scientists elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Argonne National Laboratory scientists Brian Toby and Carlos Wagner have been elected AAAS Fellows for advances in crystallography and particle physics, recognizing their influential research, software and instrumentation development, and mentorship.

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Mar 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • anl.gov
Can Artificial Intelligence Fix Social Science?

There’s a lot of optimism, but new research gives reason for caution.

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Mar 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • city-journal.org
Good Morning, Nashville! Talking Immigration Data Politics at Vanderbilt University

After a busy day on Capitol Hill yesterday, I landed in Nashville, Tennessee, last night for an exciting two days on campus at Vanderbilt University. Carwil Bjork-James, an anthropologist whose creative use of database construction to support critical scholarship resonates strongly with my own work, generously invited me to give a talk today about the politics of immigration data and to join a Wikipedia edit-a-thon tomorrow on the topic of immigrant detention. I encourage you to check out Carwil’s database project “Ultimate Consequences” about political deaths in Bolivia after 1982, and his book The Sovereign Street: Making Revolution in Urban Bolivia. My talk today is titled “Untangling the Messy Politics of Immigrant Detention Data.” I’ll focus on how immigrant detention data (not just detention centers themselves) become sites of controversy—from the collection and classification choices that shape what we can know, to the strategic withholding and distortion of data for political ends. Drawing on research spanning multiple administrations, I’ll trace how current data controversies in the second Trump administration connect to long-standing tensions in how we measure, interpret, and communicate about immigration. My goal is to move beyond simple partisan narratives and offer a practical guide for anyone working with immigration data to explore both the pitfalls to avoid and the creative opportunities for more transparent, rigorous public communication about immigration realities. If you are on campus, please stop by. Tomorrow I will join Carwil and Vanderbilt students for a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon to edit and update Wikipedia entries related to immigrant detention with the latest robust information and data. This event is designed to orient participants into how to edit on Wikipedia, provide them with data-driven starter templates on detention facilities, and allow each person to produce an initial article on one element of the network of ICE facilities or one death in custody this year. The workshop is also a demonstration of how to use open data sources to build public knowledge—something I am deeply passionate about. Thank you to Vanderbilt University, the Spatial Histories series, and Carwil for hosting me. I would love to be a part of conversations and workshops related to immigration data on your campus. Students are really eager these days to have informed, critical, and data-driven explorations of our current immigration system. Reach out anytime if you want to discuss the possibility of bringing me to your campus. Subscribe

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Mar 26 • 7:55 AM EDT • Politics • austinkocher.substack.com
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Political commentary on religious radio, and what listeners think about it

Most religious radio listeners say keeping up with news and politics isn't a major reason they tune in. Still, some stations have a heavy focus on political commentary.

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Mar 26 • 6:54 AM EDT • Politics • pewresearch.org
Quantum computers take a step into real materials science

An IBM quantum computer reproduced experimental signatures of real materials, according to a new preprint from IBM and researcher partners.

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Mar 26 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • research.ibm.com
Quantum Computing Is on Its Way to Transforming Science. Inside IBM’s Latest Breakthrough.

IBM teams up with researchers to show a quantum processor’s capabilities in materials modeling.

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Mar 26 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • barrons.com
Science Communication Is Central to the Practice of Science

Opinion | Explaining and defending knowledge is as essential to the scientific enterprise as publishing research.

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Mar 26 • 3:52 AM EDT • Science • undark.org
San Diego scientists discover gene in plants that could slow drought impacts

Research from San Diego's The Salk Institute for Biological Studies could soon protect crops from drought all around the world. A recently published study says drought directly impacts the rate at which plants age.

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Mar 25 • 8:59 PM EDT • Science • nbcsandiego.com
Distinguished Binghamton Professor and Nobel laureate elected AAAS Fellow

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry M. Stanley Whittingham elected for his decades of lithium-ion battery research

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Mar 25 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • binghamton.edu
PhysioNet as a global platform for biomedical research

Nature Health - Twenty-five years after its first public repository was established, the PhysioNet resource for biomedical and clinical data has enabled tens of thousands of research papers....

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Mar 25 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • nature.com
The Lancet retracts half-century-old unsigned commentary on talc for undisclosed industry ties

SewcreamStudio/iStock The Lancet has retracted a 49-year-old unsigned commentary on the safety of cosmetic talc after two researchers discovered the author was a paid consultant to Johnson & Jo…

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Mar 25 • 6:35 PM EDT • Technology • retractionwatch.com
Political Science Graduate Finds Her Path and Passion in Purpose-Driven Research

After losing a job and starting over, Ginny Adorador found purpose, strength, and a new career path in education.

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Mar 25 • 6:35 PM EDT • Science • today.csuchico.edu
Tulsa students advance to state science fair with research on health and technology

Three Tulsa students are heading to the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair after earning top honors at regionals, presenting research on medication safety and hearing loss among young people.

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Mar 25 • 6:33 PM EDT • Science • newson6.com
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Artemis Moon Tree Dedicated in Honor of Mary W. Jackson

On March 18, 2026, students, staff, and members of NASA’s Langley Research Center gathered at Mary W. Jackson Elementary School in Hampton to celebrate the

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Mar 25 • 5:19 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Quantum science outreach program sees Golden State expansion

Since its creation in 2022, SparCQS has introduced thousands of individuals to the not-so-small world of quantum science. Housed within the Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Access (¡MIRA!), the workforce development initiative, whose name is an acronym for Sparking Curiosity in Quantum Science, delivers a trailer’s worth of colorful, approachable quantum science demonstrations to K-12…

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Mar 25 • 5:15 PM EDT • Science • news.nau.edu
The Institute for Underground Science at SURF Announces 2026 Davis-Bahcall Scholars

The Institute for Underground Science at Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) has announced the selected the 2026 cohort of Davis-Bahcall Scholars.

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Mar 25 • 5:00 PM EDT • Science • kotatv.com
Augmenting citizen science with computer vision for fish monitoring

Monitoring river herring migration is essential for conservation and fisheries management. Researchers have now demonstrated a method using video and computer vision to supplement traditional methods and volunteer-based programs.

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Mar 25 • 5:00 PM EDT • Science • news.mit.edu
Hastings College professor, students present research at political science conference

A Hastings College professor and four students recently traveled to the University of Missouri–Kansas City to present original research at the Great Plains

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Hastings College professor, students present research at political science conference

A Hastings College professor and four students recently traveled to the University of Missouri–Kansas City to present original research at the Great Plains

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Mar 25 • 3:57 PM EDT • Science • hastings.edu
Grad students earn awards for national energy research

For MSU graduate students Ethan Fletcher, Bill Good and Brandon Kristy, the program supports their thesis research in collaboration with host scientists at U.S. National Laboratories.

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Mar 25 • 3:56 PM EDT • Science • msutoday.msu.edu
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst's Mateo Espinosa Named to National Minority Quality Forum's "40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health" - NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst is proud to announce that Mateo Espinosa, Assistant Director for Special Projects and Research in Ambulatory Care

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Mar 25 • 3:30 PM EDT • Health • nychealthandhospitals.org
NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,192 20 March 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List

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Mar 25 • 3:02 PM EDT • Science • astrobiology.com
UC Berkeley researcher Sathvik Iyengar named 2026 Schmidt Science Fellow

Prestigious international fellowship recognizes emerging interdisciplinary science leaders

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Mar 25 • 2:20 PM EDT • Science • engineering.berkeley.edu
Biotech Company Tivic Health Aims to Advance Immunotherapy Research Programs

Tivic Health Systems is developing immune‑modulating therapies for conditions, such as radiation exposure, while expanding biologics development and manufacturing capabilities.

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Mar 25 • 2:13 PM EDT • Health • usatoday.com
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Americans Broadly Disapprove of U.S. Military Action in Iran

Most Americans say striking Iran was the wrong decision and disapprove of Trump's handling of the conflict, with stark partisan divides.

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Mar 25 • 1:57 PM EDT • Politics • pewresearch.org
Amendment 50: Physical Sciences: Research Studies Not Solicited in ROSES-25

The NASA Physical Sciences (PS) program is part of the Biological and Physical Sciences Division. This program element will investigate physical phenomena in

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Mar 25 • 1:28 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
NASA ROSES-25 Amendment 50: Physical Sciences: Research Studies Not Solicited in ROSES-25

The NASA Physical Sciences (PS) program is part of the Biological and Physical Sciences Division

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Mar 25 • 1:04 PM EDT • Science • astrobiology.com
Can Lifestyle Changes Over a Lifetime Protect Brain Health?

University of Miami researchers link long‑term exercise, diet, and social engagement to better cognition with aging.

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Mar 25 • 12:11 PM EDT • Health • news.med.miami.edu
Humans Had Dogs Before They Had Farming, Ancient DNA Confirms

New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs from one another.

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Mar 25 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Glyphosate: A story of science, risk, and nuance

In the summer of 2014, a California groundskeeper named Dewayne Johnson started noticing patches of raw, weeping skin spreading across his body. He had spent years applying Roundup, Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicide, for a school district, sometimes drenched in it when equipment malfunctioned. By 2014, he had a diagnosis: non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 2018, a jury awarded him $289 million in damages, later reduced on appeal. Tens of thousands of lawsuits followed. The story hasn’t quieted down. It’s all over the internet, swinging between “this will kill you, buy organic” and “relax, you’re fear-mongering.” Some of that recent chatter stems from an Executive Order protecting glyphosate and its production, which set off intense infighting within the MAHA movement. Some of it reflects a deeper truth: Americans genuinely care about harmful chemicals in their environment (see poll below). And the conversation isn’t going anywhere, with a Supreme Court case involving Monsanto set for this April. Glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world. But does glyphosate cause cancer? And how much exposure is actually risky? With so much mistrust in institutions and corporations (and some genuine conflicts of interest), making sense of the actual scientific evidence is genuinely hard. Here is a translation of what the scientific evidence actually says. Does glyphosate cause harm? Glyphosate is an herbicide that kills most plants it contacts rather than targeting specific species. It works by blocking an enzyme pathway (EPSPS) that plants and many microorganisms need to produce essential amino acids. Without those amino acids, the plant can’t grow and dies. Glyphosate was first developed by Monsanto in the 1970s and became ubiquitous after the company introduced “Roundup Ready” crops in the 1990s. In 2024, Bayer removed glyphosate from residential Roundup-branded products due to litigation pressure. But today it is still the most widely used herbicide in the world. Farmers also discovered they could spray it directly on crops like oats, lentils, beans, and peas just before harvest to dry them out faster and make harvesting easier. Because of its widespread use, it’s obviously really important to understand if it’s harmful to humans. The key principle: The dose makes the poison The most important concept in toxicology is that “the dose makes the poison.” Sixteenth-century physician Paracelsus articulated what remains the foundational principle of toxicology: sola dosis facit venenum. Water will kill you if you drink enough of it. Aspirin saves lives at 81 milligrams and causes internal bleeding at higher chronic doses. So, at what dose is glyphosate poisonous? The LD50 in rats (the dose that kills half the test animals) is around 5,600 mg/kg body weight. Table salt is roughly 3,000 mg/kg. By that classic measure, glyphosate is less acutely toxic than salt. But some people are exposed to a lot of glyphosate through their work. And among the general public, there are many questions about low-dose, cumulative exposure from multiple sources over long periods. Does glyphosate cause health problems? Cancer Correlation maps are striking, with one analysis finding that 60% of counties that spray the most glyphosate have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma rates above the national average. But correlation alone doesn’t establish cause, which is why animal and human studies matter. In animals: Rat studies are typically what most fear is rooted in, but most people don’t know the study details on the dosage given to rats. A pooled analysis of the 13 most rigorous rat studies found evidence that very high doses, around 55,000 times greater than typical food residue exposure, can cause certain cancers. In humans: One of the strongest studies followed 55,000 herbicide users over 20 years and found no overall increased cancer risk. There was one signal: among those with the highest use, rates of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) appeared elevated. A broader meta-analysis of 18 human studies also found no overall cancer risk, though a separate meta-analysis focused specifically on non-Hodgkin lymphoma found that people with high cumulative glyphosate exposure faced a 41% higher relative risk compared to those with low or no exposure. These human studies are observational studies (randomized controlled trials would be unethical), and meta-analyses are only as reliable as the studies they pool. But the story seems consistent: at very high exposure levels, there may be some cancer risk. But that’s about as far as the science currently takes us. Emerging research: gut and reproductive health Gut: Because glyphosate targets a pathway that exists in some gut bacteria, scientists have questioned whether it could affect the microbiome. In mice, a 2023 University of Iowa study found that glyphosate altered gut bacterial composition and raised markers of intestinal inflammation. A 2024 systematic review found similar patterns: disrupted gut bacteria and problems with the mucus layer that protects the intestinal wall in mice. Whether this translates to humans is an open question. The human gut is highly variable and resistant, and we don't yet have strong studies confirming the same effects in people. Reproductive health: Animal studies have found that glyphosate-based herbicides can interfere with reproductive hormones, including disrupting egg cell development in mice and reducing the number of eggs available in sheep’s ovaries. However, the doses used in these experiments were high, so it’s not yet clear whether the same effects would occur in humans. On the human side, a 2021 pilot study led by Mount Sinai researchers tested urine samples from pregnant women across the U.S. and found glyphosate in 95% of them. The study also found a possible connection between higher glyphosate exposure during pregnancy and a subtle physical difference measured in female newborns. That said, some connections weren’t statistically reliable and this was a small study. The researchers themselves said more and larger studies are needed before drawing firm conclusions. What do regulators say about glyphosate safety? In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic to humans" (Group 2A). The classification is worth taking seriously. But, there’s an important distinction: IARC classifies hazard, meaning the potential to cause harm under some conditions. It does not assess risk, which accounts for actual exposure levels and the real-world probability of harm. The U.S. EPA, the European Food Safety Authority, Health Canada, and regulatory agencies in Australia and Japan have all concluded that glyphosate is “unlikely to be carcinogenic to humans” at realistic exposure levels. They’re asking a different question: given how much of this people actually encounter, what is the probability of harm? Your actual exposure is what determines your actual risk. What does glyphosate mean for your daily life? At the grocery store: Food residues are small. The EPA’s acceptable daily intake is 1.75 mg/kg of body weight per day. To hit that threshold from oatmeal alone, a 150-pound adult would need to eat roughly 50 pounds of oats every day. But this calculation addresses only one pathway (food), and we don’t yet have robust tools to measure people’s actual total exposure. If reducing exposure matters to you, organic certification prohibits synthetic herbicides, and organic oat products generally test at lower or undetectable levels. Either way, a diet rich in whole grains, conventional or organic, is far better for your health than one that omits them out of fear of residues. On the farm: Occupational exposure is orders of magnitude higher than consumer exposure. Farmers and farm workers who mix, load, and apply glyphosate-based herbicides, especially without protective equipment, face meaningfully different risk profiles. Proper PPE isn’t optional. Integrated weed management strategies that rotate chemical modes of action are also worth taking seriously, both for health and for long-term effectiveness. If you live near a farm: Spray drift is real. Concentrations near field edges can spike during and after application, particularly on windy days. This is an area where I think public health could really step up and empower rural communities with buffer zones, rather than placing the onus on individuals. But for now, knowing your local agricultural calendar and keeping windows closed during application are the first steps. Bottom line Dewayne Johnson was exposed to glyphosate at levels most people will never encounter, and a jury decided he deserved compensation. That outcome is not evidence that the oatmeal in your pantry is dangerous. But it is a reminder that the dose, the context, and the person doing the exposing all matter enormously. Glyphosate is a chemical tool with benefits, trade-offs, and genuine open scientific questions. Learning to hold that complexity without collapsing into panic or dismissal is, honestly, one of the most useful and hardest things to do in navigating modern health science. 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