Microbial neurotransmitters in the gut rarely reach the brain at meaningful levels.
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The human gut microbiome produces enough neurotransmitters to directly influence human personality traits and temperament.
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The gut-brain axis enables bidirectional gut–brain communication via neural, hormonal, immune, and microbial pathways.
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The gut-brain axis is a real biological communication system between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain.
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UK-wide data show immigrants’ social housing rates are broadly similar to UK-born residents.
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In the United Kingdom, immigrants are more likely than UK-born citizens to live in social housing.
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Utah filings describe a large-load service plan with customer cost protections.
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Rocky Mountain Power redirected all electricity generation capacity it owns to provide backup power for a newly built AI data center in Utah.
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Broad cross-organization estimates put AI-assisted code creation in the high 20% range.
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More than 30% of newly written source code in the United States is produced using AI coding tools.
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Proposition 19 narrowed inherited-property tax exclusions, triggering reassessment for many heirs.
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California Proposition 19 (approved in 2020) changed California rules for inherited property in a way that often causes reassessment of a property's value for California property-tax purposes.
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South Africa’s Indian/Asian population is larger than the Tshivenda-speaking population.
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In South Africa, the number of Indian people is greater than the number of Venda people.
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Gavin Newsom publicly proposed a 100% California tax on Anti-Weaponization Fund payouts.
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Gavin Newsom proposed that California should impose a 100% tax rate on any California resident who receives money from a specific federal settlement fund.
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CeraVe faces lawsuits over benzoyl peroxide acne products and benzene risk.
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L'Oréal's CeraVe brand is facing one or more lawsuits alleging that certain CeraVe products contain benzoyl peroxide.
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Higher IL-6 three months post–myocardial infarction predicted later heart-failure hospitalization.
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A cohort study of 382 adults younger than 60 years old, assessed 3 months after a first myocardial infarction and followed for 20 years, found that participants in the highest tertile of interleukin-6 had a 2.70-fold higher risk of…
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A 724-patient prospective Fudan cohort found sIL-2R independently predicted long-term MACE.
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A prospective Fudan University study of 724 patients with recent myocardial infarction found that soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) was an independent predictor of long-term major adverse cardiac events, reporting an unadjusted…
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A 2024 STEMI study found 12% vs 4% MACE by median hs-CRP 26.4 mg/L.
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Among patients 12 months after ST-elevation myocardial infarction, those with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels greater than 26.4 mg/L had a 12% rate of major adverse cardiovascular events, compared with a 4% rate among those…
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János Arany’s poetic career is generally dated from 1845.
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János Arany's poetic career began in 1847 with his work "Toldi".
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János Arany met Sándor Petőfi in June 1847, beginning a close friendship.
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János Arany first met Sándor Petőfi in 1847 and formed a close friendship with him.
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The ballad was likely begun in 1857 but completed or revised later.
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János Arany wrote the ballad "A walesi bárdok" in 1857.
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János Arany became secretary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1865.
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János Arany later became secretary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia).
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János Arany is widely regarded as a central poet of Hungarian Romanticism.
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János Arany is a prominent figure of Hungarian Romanticism.
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NBSPCA reports show 2024 animal protection call volume about 50% higher than 2020.
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The number of animal protection calls in New Brunswick increased by roughly 50% from 2020 to 2024.
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The Motsepe Foundation says the R2,500 birthday giveaway story is fraudulent.
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Patrice Motsepe is giving R2,500 to supporters as part of his 65th birthday celebration in 2026.
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Chocolate is not an evidence-based treatment that cures clinical depression.
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Eating chocolate cures depression.
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