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New research published in journal music psychology This suggests that people often have negative opinions of individuals simply because they listen to rap music. The findings show that reading violent or sexually explicit rap lyrics causes observers to view hypothetical fans of that music as more sexually aggressive and more likely to commit murder. This provides evidence that the negative stereotypes associated with rap music extend beyond the artists who create it and influence the perceptions of everyday fans. Rap and hip-hop are among the most popular music genres in the world today, with millions of people streaming these songs…

The famous little arm tyrannosaurus rex A new study led by researchers from University College London and the University of Cambridge says this may have been the result of a major change in the way giant carnivorous dinosaurs hunted. This study Proceedings of the Royal Society Bstudied 82 species of theropods, a group of primarily carnivorous two-legged dinosaurs. Scientists have found that reduced forelimbs evolved independently in at least five dinosaur lineages, including the tyrannosaurids. tyrannosaurus. The study suggests that arm reduction is closely related to the evolution of large, powerful skulls and jaws, rather than simply a side effect…

WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Democrats is proposing that Medicare cover home health care. This would create the first new benefit in the program since the Part D drug retail benefit more than 20 years ago. The long-term care plan is the final part of a three-part health plan that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and his colleagues are using to outline their vision and contrast with Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. Earlier this year, they proposed a plan to lower drug costs and a framework for a review of private health insurance. The plan provides no details, provides…

The Trump administration has announced what it calls a “major step forward” in the fight against toxic chemicals. PFASor perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. PFAS are also called “permanent chemicals” because they can remain in the environment forever, and long-term exposure to PFAS has been linked to a variety of cancers, autoimmune diseases, and other harms. On Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised President Trump as the first president “fully committed” to permanently eliminating the chemical, which is found at dangerous levels in the tap water of nearly 80 percent of Congressional districts and lurks in…

Dense rainforests were long thought to be some of the last places where early humans could survive. For decades, researchers believed that our ancestors stuck primarily to open grasslands and coastal areas, avoiding the dense forests of Africa until much later in history. Evidence from West Africa is now forcing scientists to dramatically reconsider that assumption. Researchers investigating ruins in what is now Ivory Coast have found evidence that humans lived in humid tropical forests around 150,000 years ago. The discovery pushes back the oldest known evidence of rainforest habitation by more than double previous estimates and suggests that early…

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) could provide an important boost to efforts to save the world’s rarest marsupials. The Gilbert Potoroo is an endangered species found only in Western Australia, with fewer than 150 animals left in the wild. Scientists from ECU and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) are working together to better understand what the small marsupials eat, so conservation teams can identify suitable new habitats and secure the future of the species. “We aim to recover species through translocation, where we move organisms from one place to another, creating an insurance population in…

A new study from the University of Waterloo uses mathematical modeling to examine how vitamin C affects chemical reactions in the digestive system that are associated with the development of cancer. Over the past few decades, exposure to nitrates and nitrites has steadily increased in North American diets. Nitrates and nitrites are compounds found in cured meats and fruits and vegetables grown using contaminated soil or water. Nitrates and nitrites play important roles in nerve and heart health, but in the stomach they can undergo a chemical reaction known as nitrosation, forming chemicals that many scientists suspect increase cancer risk.…

Bedfont® Scientific Ltd., an innovative leader in the medical breath analysis industry with almost 50 years of experience, is pleased to be joining thousands of medical professionals at this year’s European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Congress 2026 on stand I03 to introduce its NObreath® and Gastrolyzer® series of non-invasive breath analyzers. Image credit: Bedfont® Scientific Ltd. The conference, which will be held from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June in Turkiye, Istanbul, is widely recognized as the world’s largest and most influential conference dedicated to allergy and clinical immunology. Each year, thousands of clinicians, researchers, and health…

DZNE researchers have generated new insights into how the human genome shapes the chemical composition and concentration of blood lipids. They identified more than 50 regions across the genome with no previously known association with lipid metabolism. The findings, based on blood samples from more than 8,000 people, have the potential to improve our understanding of the aging process and pathological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and cardiovascular dysfunction. The results were published in a scientific journal nature communications. These are based on the sample and additional research data from the Rhineland Study, a population-based study conducted in Bonn,…

Scientists have recorded the incredible feat of whale migration for the first time, confirming that humpback whales traveled more than 14,000 kilometers of open ocean between eastern Australia and their breeding grounds in Brazil. This discovery marks the largest distance ever recorded between individual sightings of humpback whales around the world. “Discoveries like this are only possible thanks to decades of investment in long-term research programs and international collaboration,” said co-author Stephanie Stack, a PhD candidate at Griffith University. “Even though these whales were photographed by different people, decades apart and in opposite parts of the world across two different…