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On this Japanese island, cats outnumber humans
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 5 days agoOn a small island off Japan's northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats. The "Neko Jinja," or Cat...
Magic mushrooms may one day treat anorexia, but not just yet
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoAnorexia has one of the highest death rates of any mental illness. Psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, is one such novel treatment. The treatment involves the patient taking a dose ...
State housing agency rarely inspects hotels it’s paying to shelter homeless families and migrants,...
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoThe Globe requested all state inspections of hotels used as shelters as part of an in-depth review...
Five Multitasking Coffee Alternatives to Try This Summer
WWD· 6 days agoAcross the wellness category, functional beverages have taken over. Sexy water, achieved by adding...
Church Community Connection: The absurdity of hate
Glendale Star· 5 days agoWhen Leonardo da Vinci was working on his wonderful painting “The Last Supper,” he painted the face of a real man he hated in place of Judas’ face. Da...
PR for pigeons: Woman's mission to give the birds a better image
BBC News· 5 days agoHannah Hall explains how she intends to tackle "pigeon prejudice" with a new charity. It was a...
Is BPA Making You Sick?
Mercola· 3 days agoFirst created in 1891 by a Russian chemist, BPA didn't make an appearance in the manufacture of products until the 1950s, when it was used to produce resilient, and often transparent plastics ...
Fasting alleviates metabolic alterations in mice with propionyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency due to...
Nature· 2 days agoDespite prior concerns regarding potential adverse effects, a 23-h fasting regimen mitigates metabolic abnormalities observed in Pcca-mutated mice by reducing propionate production from the ...
Florida fossil porcupine solves a prickly dilemma 10-million years in the making
Science Daily· 3 days agoA new study published in the journal Current Biology claims to have reconciled the dispute, thanks to an exceptionally rare, nearly complete porcupine skeleton discovered in Florida. The authors ...
PAPER TRAILS Cancer-surviving nurse’s book about her terror and treatment is chance to pull others...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 5 days agoDuring her more than 40-year-long career as a nurse, Agalia Baker screened lots of women for breast cancer and shared preventive measures with her patients and others. "I must be the most reluctant ...
