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🧈 Diets high in sugar and butter lead to changes in gut microbiome linked to excessive alcohol intake in mice
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-diets-high-sugar-butter-gut.html

Diets high in sugar and butter lead to changes in gut microbiome linked to excessive alcohol intake in mice
Mice that switched from a high sugar/butter diet to a standard diet developed a strong preference for alcohol over water, in a study exploring the connection between gastrointestinal microorganisms and alcohol use disorder (AUD). The findings, published in the journal Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research, may help lead to new treatments for AUD.

Morning Glow-Up
This is with the Agfa ePhoto 1680, a 1.3MP CCD camera from 1998. It's pretty temperamental, while it takes 4 AA batteries, normal alkaline batteries don't provide enough juice; I found that Li-Ion rechargeable are the only way to go.
I love the time when they experimented with various camera shapes as they weren’t constrained by how film needs to physically be in the camera anymore.
#ShittyCameraChallenge #SooC

🍻 Online discrimination fuels drinking by Hispanic college students
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-online-discrimination-fuels-hispanic-college.html

Online discrimination fuels drinking by Hispanic college students
Hispanic college students who encounter racial or ethnic discrimination on social media are more likely to turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism, according to a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher.

Before you start eating more dark #chocolate and drinking more #coffee, know that the study found an association, not a causal link,
and that it didn’t suggest how much you would have to eat or drink to potentially derive an aging-related benefit.
The facts:
The researchers used data from participants…

New study sheds light on a beneficial compound found in coffee and chocolate
Theobromine, an alkaloid found in dark chocolate and coffee, is associated with slower cellular aging, a study suggests.

Happy new year and all that. Maybe now's a good juncture to start looking into the usual new-year activities:
- Making some self-improvement resolution you won't stick to for more than a fortnight.
- Replacing the batteries in your fire alarm (with alkaline cells, not rechargeable!)
- Unsubscribe from all those marketing lists you've been binning for all of 2025.
- Be nicer to everyone and be nicest to the ones you love.

⚠️ Alternative sweetener sorbitol linked to liver disease
#sorbitol

Alternative sweetener sorbitol linked to liver disease
Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier alternatives to food with refined sugar (glucose). But that assumption is being challenged with new research, including the recent finding that the sugar alcohol sorbitol is not as harmless a sugar substitute as once thought.