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Diabetes and pollutants

Environmental pollutants play a role in the development of type 1 diabetes

Even low concentrations of such pollutants can result in cells producing less insulin.

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The brain

Believe it or not: your're a maths nerd!

Are you impressed when NASA manages to calculate the time and speed of a rocket’s trajectory? A new study shows that your brain has a “nerd centre” capable of even more complex calculations.

Sustainability

We should use more of the fish for human consumption

In Norway, a third of the fish we produce is used for animal feed. This could better be used for human consumption, providing more vitamin B12 and selenium, a new study shows.

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