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Animals adjust reactions to misinformation: fish can adjust their sensitivity to the actions of others – such as fleeing due to a false alarm – in order to reduce the risk of overreacting to misinformation, this decision-making mechanisms may be preserved in other animals, including humans
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Children exposed to indoor cats and dogs during foetal development and early infancy have fewer food allergies, according to a massive study of more than 66,000 children up to the age of three in Japan. Children exposed to cats were significantly less likely to have egg, wheat, and soybean allergies
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The risk of developing osteoarthritis, a common, incurable form of the condition, was 58% higher among those with eczema or asthma compared to the general population. Those with both asthma and eczema were twice as likely to develop osteoarthritis compared to the general population. N = 100,000+
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Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk.
ox.ac.ukSubmitted by aiaaidan t3_121tmrg