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Border Collies as Family Pets: Are We Underestimating Their Mental Needs?

Somewhere along the way, Border Collies became the “smart family dog” everyone wanted. You see them all over social media now. Sitting beside toddlers. Walking calmly in parks. Playing catch in tidy apartment living rooms. They look sharp, alert, affectionate. The kind of dog that feels less like a pet…

Times Pets

Stone Age boy in Sweden was buried in deerskin and a woodpecker headdress, archaeologists discover

A new method of studying the contents of soil samples has revealed Stone Age people in Sweden were buried in decorated fur-and-feather clothing.

LiveScience

How staying in education can help protect you from dementia

New research from the University of Helsinki has found that time spent in education is linked to dementia risk in later life

The Independent UK

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Vaccine targeting common gut bacteria E.coli could help prevent cancer, scientists suggest

Proboitics and vaccines for two E.coli strains could hold the key to reducing bladder and colon cancer, researchers suggest

The Independent UK

Tackling specific E.coli strains could cut cancer risk, scientists suggest

Vaccines or therapeutic probiotics were among the suggestions from scientists who tracked the strains, which produce a DNA-damaging chemical.

Evening Standard

‘Voters are looking for a mini-Niinisto’: Finland braces for new president

Under Sauli Niinisto, Finland’s relationship with Russia changed as the Nordic nation became a critical European power.

Al Jazeera

The inside of a dead star might look like a gigantic atomic nucleus

The mystery of what dwells within dead stars could be solved at last, thanks to supercomputer simulations that show neutron stars are comprised of "cold quark matter."

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Elephant teeth: how they evolved to cope with climate change-driven dietary shifts

Seeing elephants in the wild is a timelessly awe-inspiring experience. There are only three living species today: the African savannah elephant, African forest elephant, and Asian elephant.

The Conversation

Bone health: Should you swap red meat for beans?

A new study conducted in the University of Helsinki found that the partial replacement of red and processed meat with food based on pea and fava beans ensures adequate intake of amino acids in the diet and has no detrimental effects on bone metabolism.

The Times of India

LSD and Magic Mushrooms Dramatically Rewire the Brain, New Study Reveals

LSD and psilocin target a biochemical pathway that may confer mental health benefits by encouraging new neural connections.

Inverse

Parkinson's disease could be caused by common gut bacteria, researchers say

The remarkable findings are being hailed as a major breakthrough in the battle against the devastating disease

Wales Online

Finland election: tight race has Marin’s SDP polling behind far right

Long coalition talks may follow Sunday, with conservative NCP not ruling out deal with populist Finns

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