Health
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The Water Wars Come to the Suburbs
The best gossip you’re likely to hear in Rio Verde Foothills, Arizona, is about water. Last month, when a few…
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Indigenous advocates sense a legal landmark as a guardian’s killing heads to trial
For the first time in Brazil, the killing of an Indigenous land defender is expected to be tried before a…
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Some viruses make you smell tastier to mosquitoes: Dengue and Zika viruses alter the microbiome in both mice and humans to attract mosquitoes and spread to new hosts
Zika and dengue fever viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect, researchers report in the 30 June…
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Cyanide spill in Turkey highlights environmental toll of mining | DW | 30.06.2022
When a pipe carrying a cyanide solution burst at a gold mine in Turkey’s eastern Erzincan province earlier this month, it…
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Optical fiber imaging method advances studies of Alzheimer’s disease: Technique exploits light scrambling to improve deep-tissue fluorescence imaging
An optical fiber as thin as a strand of hair holds promise for use in minimally invasive deep-tissue studies of…
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Are we seeing a breakthrough for electric cars in the EU? | DW | 30.06.2022
There seems to be no future for combustion engines in the European Union anymore. Come 2035, new passenger cars and…
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Cosmological thinking meets neuroscience in new theory about brain connections
After a career spent probing the mysteries of the universe, a Janelia Research Campus senior scientist is now exploring the…
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The World Can’t Wean Itself Off Chinese Lithium
Lithium projects outside China have been at the mercy of the markets, slowing and expanding as the price of lithium…
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Sleep triggered by stress can help mice cope with later anxiety
Stress boosts a kind of sleep in mice that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research that also pinpoints the…
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Alberta watchdog reveals consequences of Premier Jason Kenney’s coronavirus relief for the oilpatch | The Narwhal
When the Alberta government announced a sweeping suspension of environmental rules to almost all companies in the province’s oil and…
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Borrowed gene helps maize adapt to high elevations, cold temperatures
Researchers at North Carolina State University show that an important gene in maize called HPC1 modulates certain chemical processes that…
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High cadmium levels found in crayfish, scallops packed with no brand name; products being recalled
SINGAPORE - High levels of the toxic metal cadmium have been detected in crayfish and scallops from seafood supplier Song Fish…
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Researchers discover new leukemia-killing compounds: Potential of mitochondria-targeted chemotherapies
Researchers from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered potential new drugs that work…
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State renews AltEn’s permit to land-apply treated wastewater
A now-closed ethanol plant near Mead will be allowed to continue applying wastewater to farm ground in Saunders County after…
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Research reveals structure of a human endogenous reverse transcriptase
The crystal structure of a human endogenous reverse transcriptase has similarities to HIV reverse transcriptase, a well-known tractable drug target,…
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The Supreme Court’s fleeting gift to the coal industry
The US coal industry is in a long-term decline, and the recent Supreme Court ruling in the West Virginia v.…
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Dissolving implantable device relieves pain without drugs: New device has the potential to provide an alternative to opioids and other highly addictive drugs
A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without…
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How to Turn Your Roe Despair Into Meaningful Action
Just keep in mind that these groups are trying to do a lot right now, including managing an influx of…
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June had the fewest rainy days in Pittsburgh in past 10 years
It’s been a dry June in Pittsburgh, to say the least. There were only nine days in Southwest Pennsylvania with…
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Developmentally arrested IVF embryos can be coaxed to divide: New study finds genetic and metabolic markers of embryos that stop dividing
Why do two-thirds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) embryos go into developmental arrest? A new study publishing June 30 in…
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‘Defining challenge’: NATO names climate as major threat
For the first time, NATO is updating its strategic plans to treat climate change as a major threat. In documents…
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Scientists engineer synthetic DNA to study ‘architect’ genes: Building artificial Hox genes enables researchers to see how cells learn their location in the body
Researchers at New York University have created artificial Hox genes — which plan and direct where cells go to develop…
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The Future of Life-Saving Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Is Unclear
As Dr. Aguilar explains, if an ectopic pregnancy is further along and requires surgical treatment, the procedure involves abdominal laparoscopic…
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Climate change threatening salmon habitats, researcher says
Climate change may be having dangerous effects on Idaho’s salmon breeding grounds, according to a new study. A study directed…
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Signaling molecule potently stimulates hair growth: SCUBE3 identified as possible therapeutic treatment for androgenetic alopecia
University of California, Irvine-led researchers have discovered that a signaling molecule called SCUBE3 potently stimulates hair growth and may offer…
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: A World Without ‘Roe’
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on Acast. You can also listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher,…
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Here’s Who Can—and Should—Get the Monkeypox Vaccine Right Now
A nationwide monkeypox vaccination plan is finally in the works. On June 28, the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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Utah leaders cheer, oppose court’s EPA decision limiting air-pollution law
SALT LAKE CITY — Hours after the Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday that limits how the anti-air pollution law can be…
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How bacteria adhere to cells: Basis for the development of a new class of antibiotics: Bartonella bacteria use certain proteins — conserved pathomechanism in other bacterial species
The adhesion of bacteria to host cells is always the first and one of the decisivesteps in the development of…
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I Was Diagnosed With Monkeypox and the Symptoms Are Pretty Brutal
Things really ramped up over that weekend. I was sweating a bunch to the point where my sheets were soaked.…
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N.H. is getting warmer and wetter, says new statewide climate change assessment
Heavy rains. Less snow. Up to 60 days of extreme heat, every year by the end of the century. New…
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Researchers propose widespread banking of stool samples for fecal transplants later in life
Changes in the way that humans live and eat have resulted in tremendous alterations in the gut microbiome, especially over…
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Utah Lawmaker Says She Believes Women Can Control ‘Intake of Semen’ During Sex
Karianne Lisonbee, a member of the Utah House of Representatives, recently said that she believes women can control the “intake…
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Analysis | Offshore drilling plan poses climate test for Biden
Placeholder while article actions load Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! Today we’re once again awaiting a decision…
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Common antiretroviral drug improves cognition in mouse model of Down syndrome
Lamivudine, a commonly-used antiretroviral drug for treating HIV, improves cognition in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to the…
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Clock Is Ticking on California’s Landmark Plastics Reduction Legislation
The legislative path to reducing plastic waste in California became significantly clearer on Tuesday when the Assembly Natural Resources Committee…
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Researchers develop word-score model capable of estimating hidden hearing loss
Researchers from Mass Eye and Ear have developed a word-score model capable of estimating the amount of hidden hearing loss…
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Amazon Prime Day Clothing Deals Are Here (Early!) and Ready for the Taking
We found all the best (early) Amazon Prime Day clothing deals to enter the pre-shopping “holiday” in style. Whether you’re…
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California Dairy Uses Lots of Water. Here’s Why It Matters.
When we picture California agriculture, we tend to think of almond and citrus orchards and the massive tracts of strawberry…
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Focus on beta cells instead of immune system could be key to preventing type 1 diabetes
Research into the causes of type 1 diabetes often focuses on the autoimmune response, where the immune system destroys pancreatic…
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Oksana Masters Is the First-Ever Paralympian to Score ‘Best Athlete’ ESPYS Nomination
After a record-breaking run in the Winter Games this past March, multi-sport athlete Oksana Masters is etching her name in…
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The Field Report: New Report Says Plans to Reduce Methane Fall Short on Big Meat and Dairy
Last November, the Biden administration released a Methane Emissions Reduction Plan that included detailed steps to reduce emissions of the…
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The mere sight of a meal triggers an inflammatory response in the brain
Even before carbohydrates reach the bloodstream, the very sight and smell of a meal trigger the release of insulin. For…
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How to Be There for a Friend Who Is Considering an Abortion
Overall, getting an abortion can involve a lot of waiting around, so it can be helpful to bring things (crossword…
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As heat rises, who will protect farmworkers? | Food and Environment Reporting Network
Last June, as a record-breaking heatwave baked Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Sebastian Francisco Perez was moving irrigation lines at a large…
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Immune molecules from a llama could provide protection against a vast array of SARS-like viruses including COVID-19, researchers say
Mount Sinai-led researchers have shown that tiny, robust immune particles derived from the blood of a llama could provide strong…
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A chronic polluter closes its doors. What’s next?
It was 10:47 p.m. when Arjorie Arberry-Baribeault got the phone call that changed her life. A doctor diagnosed her daughter, Zion,…
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Chemical risk assessment not up to par, researchers say
How much is an “acceptable dose” of a pollutant? Are existing studies to measure safety adequate? A systematic literature review…
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Climate anxiety is widespread among youth—can they overcome it?
Katie Cielinski and Aaron Regunberg are millennials. But they regard themselves as climate change babies. They came of age as…
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Mantle cell lymphoma treatment varies according to setting
There is considerable variation in the management of mantle cell lymphoma across different clinical settings, and some strategies do not…
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