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Today you\u2019ll learn about how scientists are using a drug meant for arthritis to mimic blood transfusions, how cinnamon could potentially be improving our brain\u2019s health, and how a new filter is capable of removing 99% of microplastics from water.\xa0

Young Blood

• \u201cArthritis drug mimics "young blood" transfusions to reverse aging in mice\u201d By Michael Irving
  • https://newatlas.com/medical/arthritis-drug-young-blood-reverses-aging-mice/
• \u201cStromal niche inflammation mediated by IL-1 signalling is a targetable driver of haematopoietic ageing\u201d by Carl A. Mitchell et al. (PAYWALL)
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-022-01053-0
• \u201cWill revitalizing old blood slow aging?\u201d by COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER
  • https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/978861

Cinnamon Memory\xa0

• \u201cCinnamon and cognitive function: a systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies\u201d by Samaneh Nakhaee et al.
  • https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1028415X.2023.2166436?journalCode=ynns20 (PAYWALL)
• \u201cCinnamon Improves Your Memory And Cognition\u201d by GrrlScientist
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/02/04/cinnamon-improves-your-memory-and-cognition/?sh=2f208d2721ec

Microplastic Filter

• \u201cHigh-efficiency water filter removes 99.9% of microplastics in 10 seconds\u201d By Michael Irving
  • https://newatlas.com/environment/high-efficiency-water-filter-99-9-microplastics-10-seconds/
• \u201cSupramolecular Engineering of Amorphous Porous Polymers for Rapid Adsorption of Micropollutants and Solar-Powered Volatile Organic Compounds Management\u201d by Wansu Cho et al.
  • https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202206982
• \u201cMeet Gilbert: The robotic fish designed to help clean plastic from our waterways\u201d by Steven Yabionski
  • https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/meet-gilbert-the-robotic-fish-designed-to-help-clean-plastic-from-our-waterways
• \u201cWhat are volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?\u201d by EPA
  • https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-are-volatile-organic-compounds-vocs
• \u201cEco-friendly materials capable of purifying water at high speed with inexpensive raw materials\u201d by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221229115647.htm

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