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  • Beyond fresh: implications of produce prescription policy for food systems transformation

    Beyond fresh: implications of produce prescription policy for food systems transformation

    Food policy is implemented as a far reaching strategy to drive individual, systems, and environmental level changes. Yet, food policies, even when well intentioned, could reinforce dietary disparities and impede progress towards shaping…

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  • A cross-sectional study of screened depression prevalence among Gaza war survivors who fled versus those who remained

  • Zughbur, M. R. et al. Prevalence and correlates of anxiety, depression, and symptoms of trauma among Palestinian adults in Gaza after a year of war: a cross-sectional study. Confl. Health. 19 (1), 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-025-00681-1…

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  • Abnormal plasma oxidative stress markers in first-episode schizophrenia and associations with clinical symptoms and cognitive function

  • Owen, M. J., Sawa, A. & Mortensen, P. B. Schizophrenia. Lancet 388, 86–97 (2016).

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  • Simeone, J. C., Ward, A. J., Rotella, P., Collins, J. & Windisch, R. An evaluation of variation in published…

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  • Temporal calibration in taste temporal order judgment is associated with empathizing traits

  • Taruno, A. & Gordon, M. D. Molecular and cellular mechanisms of salt taste. Annu. Rev. Physiol. 85, 25–45. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-physiol-031522-075853 (2023).

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  • Gillespie, P. G. &…

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  • Robust averaging of emotional faces and its association with psychotic-like experiences and social connection

  • Haberman, J. & Whitney, D. The visual system discounts emotional deviants when extracting average expression. Atten. Percept. Psychophys. 72, 1825–1838 (2010).

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  • Alvarez, G. A. Representing…

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  • Redefining economic trajectories: examining the U-shaped dynamics between renewable energy and economic leading indicators

  • Abdelkawy NA (2024) Diversification and the Resource Curse: An Econometric Analysis of GCC Countries. Economies 12(11):287. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies12110287

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  • Adebayo TS, Meo MS, Eweade…

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  • How personality traits influence the way we flirt with others

    How personality traits influence the way we flirt with others

    Flirting is often seen as playful behavior that signals interest to a potential partner. But according to new research, there is much more to the teasing, light-hearted conversation and coquettish glances than meets the eye. Flirting is also used…

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  • TikTok’s gout advice is everywhere and doctors say it’s often wrong

    TikTok’s gout advice is everywhere and doctors say it’s often wrong

    A recent study published in Rheumatology Advances in Practice by Oxford University Press suggests that many TikTok videos discussing gout contain misleading, inconsistent, or incorrect information.

    Gout is a painful form of inflammatory arthritis…

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  • 'Are we safe?': Living in the shadow of a refinery

    'Are we safe?': Living in the shadow of a refinery

    Set against the picturesque Rocky Mountains is a city-like maze of metal and fire, where towering flare stacks glow against the dark. A deep industrial hum drifts through the night, lulling nearby residents to sleep as its presence gnaws at their…

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