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Cold brew coffee vs. hot brew: does brewing temperature influence health benefits?

Posted on April 5, 2019December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, wanted to collect some information about cold and hot brew coffees, to see…

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    An electric tongue helps researchers study fish flavors

    Posted on April 2, 2019June 24, 2025 by Erica Curles

    Researchers have pinpointed several compounds that are strongly associated with positive and negative tastes in white fish fillets.

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      Hacking hydroponics to grow kidney-friendly vegetables

      Posted on March 13, 2019June 24, 2025 by Gina Misra

      Patients with kidney disease have to avoid potassium, so researchers in Italy grew microgreens in low-potassium fertilizer, potentially…

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        We must go deeper: Submerging net cages for healthier fish

        Posted on February 25, 2019October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

        Most fish farming in the ocean uses net cages that float because it is easier to feed and remove fish at the surface and because some fish…

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          These household products can help remove more pesticides from vegetables than tap water

          Posted on February 18, 2019December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

          Pesticides applied to vegetables are extremely helpful in producing high quality crop yields. With the onset of their use in farming, they…

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            Believe it or not, we can (kind of) measure the air pressure of early Earth!

            Posted on February 13, 2019June 24, 2025 by SanjoySom

            Blue-green algae's response to different nitrogen pressures may tell us what fossils to look for and what those fossils tell us about…

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              Parkinson’s disease and your appendix

              Posted on February 12, 2019June 25, 2025 by Nathan Gock

              Researchers found higher levels of mis-folded proteins in the appendix of Parkinson's patients compared to healthy controls. The researchers…

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                Electric hand dryers in restrooms aren’t as clean as you think

                Posted on February 6, 2019October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

                Scientists sampled air, surfaces, and dust from restrooms in three hospitals in the UK, Italy, and France and found that bathrooms with hand…

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                  Hunting for fossilized microbes

                  Posted on January 28, 2019March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

                  We’ve all heard of hunting for fossils to learn about the Earth’s past, but what if you wanted to learn about the microbes that lived…

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                    Does maternity leave play a role in infant psychology?

                    Posted on January 24, 2019October 31, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    The U.S. has no universal policy for maternity leave, but researchers find this may have a profound impact on infant development

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