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41 articles in the Truth Foundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Harvard Study Finds Close Relationships Are Key to a Good Life · After nine decades, the Harvard Study confirms relationship quality predicts well-being better than wealth or achievement.
• 2025 UK Study Links Toxoplasma Parasite to Risky Behavior and Lower Income · A 2025 study finds associations between Toxoplasma gondii infection and risky behaviors, though causation remains unproven.
• Rising Heat and Humidity Threaten Cheapest Data Center Cooling Method · Climate change is reducing the hours available for direct air free cooling in data centers globally.
• Stanford AI Burger Beats Big Mac in Blind Taste Test · AI-generated burger outperformed McDonald's Big Mac in a blind taste test with 101 volunteers.
• AI-Driven 4D-Printed Microneedles Mimic Carnivorous Plant to Heal Diabetic Wounds · Researchers developed AI-optimized microneedles that mimic a sundew plant to close and heal diabetic wounds.
• Physicists Detect Direct Wave from Black Hole Merger, Validating Einstein's Theory · Scientists identified a new gravitational wave signal from a black hole collision that directly probes the event horizon.
• Self-Generating Gas Bandage Targets Stubborn Diabetic Wounds · New H2EALS device uses localized hydrogen sulfide to improve blood flow in chronic wounds
• Late Asteroid Bombardment Prevented Early Continents From Forming on Earth · Intense asteroid heating kept early Earth's crust molten until impacts ceased 3.9 billion years ago.
• Single Gut Bacterium Restores Fiber Digestion to Ease Lupus in Mice · Researchers restore a missing gut bacterium in mice, reversing lupus symptoms by improving fiber digestion.
• Two Jupiter-Sized 'Super-Puff' Planets Orbit Distant Star in Gravitational Lock · Astronomers discover two ultra-low-density planets locked in resonance around TOI-791
• Evolutionary Study Reveals Psychedelics as Ecological Defense Tools in Plants and Animals · New research suggests hallucinogens evolved as chemical weapons to deter predators and manipulate behavior across unrelated species.
• Shortening Front-Leg Stride in Dogs Predicts Dementia Before Memory Loss · Study reveals dogs with cognitive decline take shorter front-leg strides years before memory symptoms appear.
• Cells Self-Organize Using Swarms of Self-Propelled Actin Bundles · Researchers discovered cells use self-propelled actin bundles to spontaneously organize shape without external signals.
• New Brain Cell Death Mechanism Karyoptosis Linked to Dementia · Researchers identify karyoptosis as a key mechanism of neuronal loss in dementia and aging.
• Yale Scientists Develop Herpes Vaccine Using BEACON Nanoparticles to Target Vaginal Tissue · Yale researchers created a BEACON nanoparticle vaccine that successfully blocks herpes in mice by stationing immune cells at the vaginal lining.
• HPV Vaccine Drives Cervical Cancer Deaths to Zero in England's Youngest Women · New study confirms HPV vaccination eliminated cervical cancer deaths in English women aged 20-24.
• Mars Life Detector Finds Meteorite Contaminated by Car Exhaust · Rosalind Franklin rover's MOMA instrument tested on Murchison meteorite reveals pristane and phytane contamination from 20th-century car exhaust.
• NASA's Lucy Reveals Tumbling Asteroid Donaldjohanson Shaped by Sunlight · NASA's Lucy spacecraft discovered asteroid Donaldjohanson tumbles due to the YORP effect over 155 million years.
• Sugary Gum Boosts Beetroot Nitrate Conversion, Lowers Blood Pressure · Chewing sugary gum after beetroot juice lowers blood pressure by enhancing nitrate-to-nitrite conversion in saliva.
• Repeated Low-Level Training Blasts Linked to Increased Anger in Veterans · Study finds low-level blast exposure during military training increases anger risk in veterans.
• Fish Oil Reaches Brain but Fails to Slow Alzheimer's Decline in Rigorous Trial · A two-year trial confirms fish oil enters the brain but fails to prevent Alzheimer's progression.
• KAIST Unveils AkasicDB to Eliminate AI Hallucinations via Integrated Database · KAIST researchers introduce AkasicDB, a unified database engine to stop AI from fabricating facts.
• James Webb Telescope Reveals Salt Clouds on Coldest Alien World GJ504b · JWST spectroscopy confirms salt clouds on GJ504b, a cold planetary-mass companion 57 light-years away.
• Distant Galaxy 'Shadow Blaster' Linked to High-Energy Neutrino Source · A magnified galaxy at cosmic noon is identified as a potential source of high-energy neutrinos.
• GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Require Surgeons and Long-Term Plans for Success · New commentary argues GLP-1 drugs are tools, not cures, necessitating surgical and multidisciplinary approaches for durable weight loss.
• Genetic Mutations Make Northeast US Mice Resistant to Common Rodent Poisons · Rutgers study reveals 84% of urban mice carry Vkorc1 mutations resisting anticoagulant poisons, while rats lag behind.
• New Study Reveals Alzheimer's Gene APOE ε4 Acts Differently in Hispanic Populations · Analysis of 17,000 scans shows APOE ε4 gene's link to amyloid buildup is weaker in Hispanic adults compared to non-Hispanic whites.
• Implanted Electronics Make Cockroach Robots Better at Navigating Tight Spaces · Internal implants preserve cockroach body geometry, enabling superior navigation in cluttered environments compared to external backpacks.
• New Smart Fabric Adapts to Temperature, Repelling Moisture · Chinese researchers develop a phase-change aerogel fabric that regulates body heat and repels water.
• Study: Safety Warnings Fail to Make Hand-Sliced Deli Meat Less Appealing · Research shows consumers prefer hand-sliced deli meat despite higher listeria risks, and safety warnings alone do not shift preference to packaged options.