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NNewly released documents from within Europe’s most powerful agricultural lobby show how it delayed, watered down and reversed some of the most sweeping agricultural reforms in the EU’s history, including plans to halve pesticide use.Copa Cogeca describes itself as the voice of 22 million farmers across the continent and enjoys unparalleled access to EU parliamentarians. It is also referred to as a “partner in policy planning.”So when the EU launched a radical agricultural reform plan in 2020 in response to concerns about climate change and the natural crisis, Copa Kogeka sprung into action, developing a lobbying strategy in February 2021.…

A study that observed participants on a three-day trip to New York City found that heart rates synchronized when people were physically close. Synchrony was higher among socially familiar peers, manifested when they were physically close to each other and paying attention to the same things. The paper is PNAS Nexus. When two people interact with each other, some of their movements and physiological processes tend to synchronize. This synchronization of physiological processes is called interpersonal physiological synchrony. This may include similarities in heart rate, respiration, skin conductance, hormonal activity, brain activity, or other physiological signals. Synchrony can occur during…

New research published in psychiatric research A nasal spray of the hormone oxytocin may help people with borderline personality disorder make compassion-based meditation more effective, a study suggests. This study provides evidence that oxytocin specifically improves the ability to create and hold pleasant mental images during these exercises. These early findings suggest the possibility of new ways to support people for whom practicing self-compassion is often difficult or uncomfortable. Borderline personality disorder, commonly known as BPD, is a mental health condition characterized by extreme emotional instability. People with BPD often experience severe difficulties in relationships, deep conflicts with their self-image,…

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the stories. Please review our AI policy and give us your feedback. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to change the rules regarding permits issued to so-called minor air polluters, giving states the power to decide how much notice and public comment residents receive before such permits are approved or denied. For Texans, this rule change could limit their right to have a say in the type of pollution permits typically issued to concrete batching plants and rock crushers, but increasingly used by large data centers coming to Texas.…

Scientists have revealed how toxins produced by common gut bacteria enter colon cells, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for more than 15 years. The discovery not only explains how toxins begin to damage the colon, but also suggests new ways to block their effects before they cause colorectal cancer. The study results come from a multicenter team led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Published in natureresearch has shown that BFT is a toxin produced by. Bacteroides fragilismust first bind…

With the heat of summer comes pool parties, beach days, backyard barbecues, and, of course, swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitoes. But while insect bites have always been a side effect of spending time outdoors, the species that cause insect bites are changing in historically temperate regions like New England. As climate change makes these regions warmer and wetter, their ranges are expanding, along with all the diseases they carry. For example, in Connecticut, a statewide mosquito surveillance program detected 54 different species, including invasive species such as the Asian tiger mosquito, which transmits potentially serious diseases such as dengue and Zika.…

A new machine learning system flagged more than 250,000 cancer research papers that could be linked to so-called “paper mills.” This research BMJexamined 2.6 million cancer research papers published between 1999 and 2024. The research was led by QUT researcher Professor Adrian Barnett from the School of Public Health and Social Work and the Australian Center for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI), along with a group of international collaborators. Researchers found that more than 250,000 papers contained descriptive patterns similar to those seen in studies that had already been retracted due to fabrication. “Paper mills are companies that sell fake or…

Communities that turn to the federal government for aid when a climate disaster occurs cannot expect that aid to arrive. This increasingly common reality was revisited in a recent report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum, which focused on the state’s historic flooding last August and found that federal aid to help rebuild public infrastructure damaged by the record-breaking storm fell short of what was needed. The report took a closer look at the Milwaukee area, where 14.6 inches of rain set an all-time record for 24-hour rainfall in Wisconsin. “As a result, the Menomonee, Milwaukee, and Kinnickinnic rivers all flooded,…

Researchers at the City University of New York illustrate the burgeoning field of quantum science centered on materials a few atoms thick. In these systems, light, charge, and magnetism do not operate independently, but are closely linked. The research is by physicist Vinod M. Menon’s Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics (LaNMP). Researchers believe these unusual interactions could eventually support advanced optoelectronic devices and quantum technologies that manipulate light, charge, and electron spin together. When light and magnetism interact In a review published in natural materialsTitled “Excitons in Van der Waals Magnetic Materials,” the researchers investigate recent advances in layered…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with state and federal health agencies to investigate several outbreaks of cysticercosis. Efforts to identify and confirm these sources are still ongoing. At least four states in the Midwest have reported large outbreaks of cyclosporosis. Public health officials are interviewing people who have become ill to find out what foods they were eating before symptoms appeared. So far, investigators have not confirmed that a specific food product is the source of the outbreak. Health authorities are continuing to gather information to determine the cause of the spread. The number…