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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The research involved KLEF Deemed to be University, ICMR National Institute of Nutrition and CSIR Central Food Technological Research Institute. The study found distinct cell cycle responses and oxidative stress patterns in the cells tested.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, the study found greater intracellular accumulation of the glucoside derivatives, while native curcumin showed stronger cytotoxicity.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

New research by Lakshmi Sowmya Emani, with Harshitha Mahesha, Soumyadip Mullick, Bettadaiah Bheemanakere Kempaiah, Rajanna Ajumeera and Jagannatha Rao Koagisharaf, explores curcumin and its glucose modified forms in IMR 32 neuroblastoma cells.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The work connects codimension-two holonomy, U(1) phase, SU(2) spin framing, a 24-state first correction and an exact all-order series. The result is 137.035999176142, close to the 2022 CODATA value.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Can a convergent mathematical tower built from π land on one of physics' most famous numbers? A new study by Bin Li, published in Symmetry, proposes a conditional structural route to the inverse fine-structure constant. Read the story at The Science Matters. buff.ly/40VFJfL

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A Mathematical Alpha Tower for the Fine Structure Constant – The Science Matters

Can a convergent mathematical tower built from π help explain why the fine-structure constant is so close to 137? A new conditional model connects topology, holonomy and finite-state counting to one…

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Published in Police Practice and Research, the study highlights organisational prevention as key for us all.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Authors Noelia Manuela García Guirao, Mariano García-Izquierdo, César Augusto Giner Alegría and José Manuel de Haro García are affiliated with the University of Murcia @um.es, Universidad Católica de Murcia @ucam.edu and Miguel Hernández University of Elche @umh.es.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

More than one in five met the combined burnout profile, 39% reported job dissatisfaction and 63.4% experienced psychological distress. Emotional exhaustion was the strongest predictor of poorer wellbeing. The findings challenge the idea that burnout is simply a matter of individual resilience.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

UV exposure remains the strongest modifiable risk factor, while evidence for other factors ranges from moderate to emerging. Researchers from the University of South Wales, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health highlight behaviour change.

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Everyday Lifestyle Factors that May Influence Melanoma Risk – The Science Matters

Could melanoma prevention extend beyond sunscreen? A new review explores lifestyle medicine, behaviour change and the strength of current evidence.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, the review examines UV exposure, indoor tanning, smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity, obesity and circadian disruption.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can melanoma prevention go beyond sunscreen? A review by Gautam Srivastava, Layla Alaswad, and Panagis Galiatsatos, explores how lifestyle medicine could broaden melanoma prevention. Article: thesciencematters.org/everyday-lif...

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Everyday Lifestyle Factors that May Influence Melanoma Risk – The Science Matters

Could melanoma prevention extend beyond sunscreen? A new review explores lifestyle medicine, behaviour change and the strength of current evidence.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It yields a solar-neutrino mixing-angle target of 33.21 degrees and a muon-to-electron ratio of 206.768282689. The conditional framework complements the Standard Model and remains open to experimental and theoretical testing.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A study in Symmetry explores a possible structural answer. Bin Li proposes that this hierarchy and the Koide relation may emerge from a charge-neutral parent architecture.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Studying 233 Chinese cities from 1996 to 2019, the research combines analysis with 34 in depth interviews and a Guangzhou case study. BRT projects, bus upgrades and beautification were associated with a higher risk of de privatisation, while repeated projects were linked to faster change.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Why did Chinese cities take back private bus systems? Research by Ning Leng of Georgetown University , published in Comparative Political Studies, reveals a link between visible projects and de privatisation. Article : thesciencematters.org/chinas-publi...

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China’s Public Transportation Reversal and the Politics of Visibility – The Science Matters

Can making public transport more visible reshape who controls it? Research across 233 Chinese cities reveals links between infrastructure and ownership.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Participating universities: Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), State University of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), University of Porto, Mato Grosso State Department of Health (SES-MT), and University of São Paulo (USP) @uspoficial.bsky.social

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

However, because this was an observational study, the findings indicate associations rather than cause-and-effect relationships. More than a combat sport, kickboxing may be an interesting strategy for promoting health, well-being, and quality of life.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

These findings suggest that kickboxing may be associated with a better perceived quality of life and that different levels of experience and involvement in the sport may be related to specific aspects of health.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Among kickboxers, black belts reported better psychological health than colored-belt practitioners, while competitive athletes reported better physical and psychological health than recreational practitioners.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The results showed that kickboxing practitioners reported a better quality of life than sedentary individuals, regardless of whether they were black belts, colored belts, competitive athletes, or recreational practitioners.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The study, conducted by Jonatas Deivyson Reis da Silva Duarte, Johan Robalino, Victor Hugo V. Carrijo, Camilla Andreato, Ruberlei Godinho de Oliveira, Carlos Alexandre Fett, and Emerson Franchini, used an online questionnaire to compare different groups of kickboxing practitioners.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The research explains why cases rebounded after COVID-19 restrictions ended and why mucosal immunity in the nose may be the missing defence. It also highlights a promising nasal vaccine candidate BPZE1 designed to block the spread itself, not just symptoms.

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Whooping Cough Returns After Covid-19 and Why Vaccines May Need a Rethink – The Science Matters

Why pertussis refuses to disappear: Vaccination rates remain high, yet outbreaks continue, so what is allowing this old disease to keep circulating?

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A new article by Camille Locht from the University of Lille @univlille.bsky.social , Inserm and Institut Pasteur de Lille published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how modern pertussis vaccines protect against severe illness but fail to stop infection and transmission.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Their analysis explores value chains, market access, women’s invisible labour and the future of Indigenous knowledge. Recognition alone cannot secure livelihoods. Stronger cooperatives, digital markets, fairer bargaining power, and community-led tourism could help artisans capture more value.

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The Science Matters @tscimat.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Dr. Soumyabrata Mondal, Dr. Saheli Kumar, Dr. Binayak Kumar Dubey and Dr. Ratna Shanker Mishra of Banaras Hindu University examine this paradox through Toda embroidery in the Nilgiris.

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