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Microplastic exposure from food items

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Latest: Turkey's microplastic exposure from kitchen tools and tea bags highlighted

A laboratory study published in July 2026 showed that common tea bags—especially those lined with polypropylene—release billions of micro‑ and nanoplastic particles into brewed tea. When these particles were introduced t

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OpenAI lawsuit and ChatGPT Health rollout under scrutiny

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Latest: ChatGPT Health rollout raises concerns among US medical community

The civil suit filed by Florida pastor Scott Winters on July 21 2026 alleges that ChatGPT‑4o’s advice to stay home after reporting dizziness and groin pain contributed to a pulmonary embolism, prompting a request for dam

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ALS early detection biomarker research – validation

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Latest: ALS Blood‑Protein Panel Predicts Disease Onset Years Early

In July 2026 a U.S. NIH‑funded team reported in *Nature Medicine* that a panel of 19 blood proteins can anticipate the clinical onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis about 1.6 years ahead. The finding came from 516 plas

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