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3D-Printing Hair Follicles in Lab-Grown Skin

A team of scientists has 3D-printed hair follicles in human skin tissue cultured in the lab. This marks the first time researchers have used the technology to generate hair follicles, which play an important role in skin healing and function.
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Researchers Turn the Dregs of Wine Into Jelly Sweets

Researchers in Turkey have demonstrated how a waste product of wineries can be reused as an ingredient in gelatine-based sweets.
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Asthma Symptoms Are Worse in Children With Stressed Parents

University of Queensland research has shown a link between parental stress stemming from financial hardship and exacerbated asthma symptoms in children.
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Ancient Europe May Not Have Been One Dense Forest After All

For decades, we believed that outside ice ages Europe was mostly covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans. Now, a new study shows that there was far more open and semi-open vegetation than conventionally expected.
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New Data Model Can Assess Falling Rock Risk in the Andes

Researchers developed a new method to assess the risk associated with rockfalls in the mountains, taking into account various triggering factors and all the issues exposed.
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An Intravenous Needle That Softens in the Body on Insertion

Researchers have developed an intravenous needle that softens and flexes when in the body, reducing the risk of damage to the blood vessel as patients receive medication.
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A Bee Virus May Be Getting Less Deadly in New York

Researchers have found that the deadly deformed wing virus (DMV) may have evolved to be less deadly in at least one U.S. forest. The findings could help inform solutions to mitigate the virus in managed honey bee colonies.
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Template for Success: Shaping Hard Carbon Electrodes for Next-Generation Batteries

Although Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) deliver the best performance in many aspects when compared to other rechargeable batteries, they have their fair share of disadvantages.
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Long-Term Alcohol Consumption Linked to Faster Biological Aging

Long-term alcohol consumption has been linked to faster biological aging, notably in middle-aged and older people, as measured by epigenetic aging clocks.
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Men Die 6 Years Before Women in the US

We’ve known for more than a century that women outlive men. But new research shows that, at least in the United States, the gap has been widening for more than a decade.
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