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SAN FRANCISCO, October 7, 2025: A new study led by researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, and Stanford University School of Medicine has identified how a molecule produced during exercise can reduce appetite, offering new insight into the biological mechanisms behind weight loss. The research, published in Nature Metabolism, found that a compound known as N-lactoyl-phenylalanine, or Lac-Phe, generated during physical activity, directly impacts neurons in the brain that regulate hunger. The study was conducted using mouse models and built on earlier work by the same team, which had previously…

WARSAW, 7 October 2025: Poland’s registered unemployment rate rose to 5.6 percent in September, according to official figures released by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. The figure reflects an increase from 5.5 percent in August and marks the highest level of joblessness recorded in the country in over two years. The total number of unemployed individuals stood at approximately 867,600 at the end of September, an increase of 10,300 compared to the previous month. The rise in unemployment was reported across multiple voivodeships, with some regions showing larger increases than others based on local economic conditions and labour market demand.…

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