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14 Jul 2026

Birth control pills linked to higher emotional eating

A study in JAMA Network Open followed women who take combined oral contraceptives and found more emotional eating on days they took active (hormone) pills than on inactive (no-hormone) pills. The link appeared across pill cycles but does not prove cause.

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13 May 2026

Oxytocin rises in soccer contests among the Tsimane

Researchers from the University of Zurich measured oxytocin during soccer tournaments with the Indigenous Tsimane in the Bolivian Amazon. Levels rose most against familiar rivals and also rose versus outsiders; changes appeared in men but not women.

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29 Apr 2026

Industrialized lifestyles alter gut estrogen recycling

A study finds that gut microbes in industrialized populations and in formula-fed infants recycle more discarded estrogen into the bloodstream. Early feeding and daily environments may change lifetime exposure to this hormone.

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