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Moist, tender pumpkin bread is perfect for fall and uses the entire can of pumpkin puree.This bread is loaded with antioxidants and fiber from the pumpkin and whole-wheat flour.You can replace the pumpkin puree with sweet potato puree, and it will be just as delicious. We all need that one great recipe for certain classics, and this really is the only Pumpkin Bread recipe you’ll need. Antioxidant-rich pumpkin puree is infused with warm cinnamon, pumpkin pie spices and vanilla. We use half whole-wheat flour, which bumps up the fiber content without turning the loaf too dense. And you’re going to…

However, sometimes, when one person takes a timeout, the other person feels abandoned. To de-escalate relationship conflict, try to truly become a team player with your partner. Get clear on the fact that you’re in this together, neither of you is perfect, and you’re both going to get reactive sometimes. 

The benefits of doing science can feel abstract, but a new tool can trace how research projects had broad societal impacts on policies, medicines or products.Credit: Daniel Leal/AFP via GettyScientific research offers many benefits to society, but how do you trace the impact of specific projects? It’s easy to track which papers result from a grant, but much harder to follow how research has broader societal impacts on policies, medicines or products.“Those are much more exciting [impacts], and provide greater public good,” says Dashun Wang, director of the Center for Science of Science and Innovation at Northwestern University in Evanston,…

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When the pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) firm Google DeepMind announced almost two years ago that it had used a deep-learning AI technique to discover 2.2 million new crystalline materials, it seemed to herald a thrilling new era of accelerated materials research1.Composed of elements from across the periodic table, the materials in the trove included 52,000 simulations of layered compounds similar to the wonder material graphene, 528 potential lithium-ion conductors that might be used to improve rechargeable batteries, and much more.Researchers built an ‘AI Scientist’ — what can it do?But the effort — and similar ones that followed, involving the technology…

Scientists headed by a team at the University of Cambridge, University College London, the Francis Crick Institute, and Polytechnique Montréal have, for the first time, directly visualized and quantified the protein clusters that are believed to trigger Parkinson’s disease (PD). The team developed an imaging technique, Advanced Sensing of Aggregates–Parkinson’s Disease (ASA–PD), that allowed them to see, count, and compare in post-mortem brain tissue the protein assemblies, known as oligomers, which are proposed as early drivers of pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. The new development, one of the team noted, is “like being able to see stars in broad daylight.” Describing…

Natural peanut butter can help lower LDL cholesterol (known as “bad”) and support heart health.Plant sterols and fiber in peanut butter help block the absorption of cholesterol.Choose peanut butter with just peanuts—added sugar or salt can work against your heart health. If there’s one pantry staple that nearly everyone keeps on hand, it’s peanut butter. Creamy, crunchy, or swirled with chocolate, it’s a comforting favorite that’s incredibly versatile. But given its high fat content, some people wonder: What does peanut butter actually do to your cholesterol levels? And is it helpful—or harmful—for your heart? We asked registered dietitians to weigh…

Overweight girl using scales near measuring tape on wooden floor, closeup [Liudmila Chernetska/ iStock / Getty Images Plus] Artificial intelligence can calculate body composition (BC) from a routine magnetic resonance imaging scan in less than three minutes and use the information to spot people at elevated cardiometabolic risk, research indicates. The research, in the Annals of Internal Medicine, suggests it may be possible to opportunistically assess body composition from routine imaging to identify high-risk groups. It also provides further evidence that cardiometabolic risk depends on not just on whether fat is present but where it is located. Only visceral adipose tissue…

Note: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve supplements for safety or effectiveness. Talk to a healthcare professional about whether a supplement is the right fit for your individual health, and about any potential drug interactions or safety concerns.Nearly half of adults in the United States have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, which increases the risk of life-threatening events like heart attacks and stroke.[1] While various herbal, vitamin, mineral, and antioxidant supplements and remedies aren’t a replacement for medications like ACE inhibitors or calcium channel blockers, they may be a complementary approach to high blood pressure…

Bats, often seen hanging in dark caves or swarming at dusk, are one of the most iconic Halloween symbols. These creatures of the night are vital to ecosystems as they control insect populations and pollinate plants. However, they can harbor viruses without falling ill; this cannot be said of those they infect.Raina Plowright investigates the dynamics of viral pathogens in bats and how to prevent pathogen spillover to other species.Kelly GorhamNearly two decades ago, Raina Plowright, now a disease ecologist at Cornell University, traveled to a remote part of Australia’s Northern Territory to study the Hendra virus in bats, which…