Health
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Pioneering software can grow and treat virtual tumors using AI designed nanoparticles: Discovery paves the way for nanomedicines that target cancer cells more efficiently
The EVONANO platform allows scientists to grow virtual tumours and use artificial intelligence to automatically optimise the design of nanoparticles…
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Shell’s decision to leave Permian Basin unlikely to impact Texas workforce or climate issues, experts say
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New guidelines to improve reporting standards of studies that investigate causal mechanisms
A new guideline has been developed to help scientists publish their research accurately and transparently. Published in JAMA, the AGReMA…
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Jim Irving says glyphosate ban would be ‘disastrous’ | CBC News
New Brunswick’s largest forestry company and its wealthy owners have urged members of the provincial legislature to not give in…
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Sticking to low-fat dairy may not be the only heart healthy option, study shows
New research amongst the world’s biggest consumers of dairy foods has shown that those with higher intakes of dairy fat…
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Climate change: China to exit coal-fired power abroad | DW | 22.09.2021
China gave unexpected hope in the push to decarbonize the global energy supply when President Xi Jinping committed to ending support…
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Infants have more microplastics in their feces than adults
Microplastics — tiny plastic pieces less than 5 mm in size — are everywhere, from indoor dust to food to…
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Environmentalist fears $420k Adani legal bill could bankrupt him
Environmental campaigner Ben Pennings says he fears he could be bankrupted after Adani claimed a single day in court cost…
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Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals
Whenever organic matter is burned, such as in a wildfire, a power plant, a car’s exhaust, or in daily cooking,…
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Baby Poop Is Loaded With Microplastics
All told, PET concentrations were 10 times higher in infants than in adults, while polycarbonate levels were more even between…
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Human learning can be duplicated in solid matter: Findings may help to advance artificial intelligence
Rutgers researchers and their collaborators have found that learning — a universal feature of intelligence in living beings — can…
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Amid California drought, S.F. expands recycled wastewater rules for new large buildings
The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a measure Tuesday that will double the amount of water that new large buildings…
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Many top health systems still behind on digital patient access, report finds
Though the pandemic has accelerated health organizations’ digital initiatives, the race to keep up with patient preferences continues to be…
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Genetic regulation of blood cells: Proximity of a gene to a genetic change plays an important role
Genetic causes of traits and diseases are being intensively researched today. And more than 250,000 such connections are now known.…
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‘The goal is to act now’: state officials detail Pa.’s 2021 Climate Action Plan | Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Since 1900, Pennsylvania has seen a 1.8-degree increase in its average temperature. That seemingly small number, triggering a cascade of…
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Senate Dems try to mend fences over drug price reform divide as moderates seek slimmed-down proposal
Top Senate Democrats are seeking to assuage concerns from moderates over the extent of their drug price reforms, as senators…
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‘Second-hand’ psychological stress can lead to depression in mice, finds study
Depression is a serious medical condition that plagues modern society. Several theories have been proposed to explain the physiological basis…
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9 Things You Should Know Before Getting Your Flu Shot This Year
As if the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t enough, we also have flu season—and getting your flu shot—on the horizon. This year’s…
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China, US announce separate, major steps to combat climate change
Issued on: 22/09/2021 – 04:54 Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country will no longer fund coal-fired power plants abroad,…
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Pager raises $70M to scale its turnkey care coordination platform
Pager, a New York-based digital care coordination and navigation platform, announced $70 million in newly raised equity and debt financing…
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Strength training can burn fat too, myth-busting study finds
It’s basic exercise knowledge that to gain muscles, you strength train, and to lose fat, you do cardio — right?…
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23 Practically Indestructible Plants for Beginner Plant Parents
So, you want to be a plant parent? Instagram loves to show homes packed to the gills with complicated looking…
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Turkey’s Erdogan: Refugee crisis from climate change coming
NEW YORK (AP) — Presaging “hundreds of millions” of climate change refugees, Turkey’s president said Tuesday at the U.N. General…
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Staffing shortages force long-term care facilities to limit admissions, hire agency workers
Rampant staffing shortages across the nursing home and assisted living industries have forced most facilities to reduce new admissions and rely…
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Those earrings are so last year – but the reason you’re wearing them is ancient
The necklace, nametag, earrings or uniform you chose to put on this morning might say more than you realize about…
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‘SATC’ Actor Willie Garson Died at 57 After Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Willie Garson is dead at the age of 57. The actor, best known for his role in Sex and the…
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China Just Entered a Major International Climate Agreement. Now Comes the Hard Part – Inside Climate News
China began enforcing the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol last week—and the climate implications are huge. The agreement requires…
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Blue Shield of California, Venus Williams team to tackle bias in healthcare
Blue Shield of California is taking aim at biases in healthcare with help from tennis great Venus Williams. The insurer…
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Poorly circulated room air raises potential exposure to contaminants by up to six times: Experiments quantify the effects of overhead heating on room air mixing with implications for COVID-safe meetings and classrooms
Having good room ventilation to dilute and disperse indoor air pollutants has long been recognized, and with the COVID-19 pandemic…
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5 Things to Do When You’re So Irritable You Might Snap
It’s entirely possible to be irritable and depressed at the same time. Although depression is often associated with only sadness…
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The false promise of massive tree-planting campaigns
On November 11, 2019, volunteers planted 11 million trees in Turkey as part of a government-backed initiative called Breath for…
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New research ‘sniffs out’ how associative memories are formed
Has the scent of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies ever taken you back to afternoons at your grandmother’s house? Has…
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Cuando se desestima o estigmatiza a las muertes por covid, el dolor se mezcla con ira y vergüenza
Meses después de la muerte de Kyle Dixon, su vieja casa en Lanse, Pennsylvania, está llena de recordatorios de una…
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Uma Thurman Revealed She Had an Abortion as a Teenager: ‘I Have No Regrets for the Path I’ve Traveled’
In a new op-ed criticizing the restrictive Texas abortion ban, Uma Thurman revealed her own experience with abortion as a…
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Wind farm draws fire for interfering with WWII incarceration site
The Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project would be the largest wind farm in all of Idaho, bringing as many as…
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Humana: Former exec was fired after sending suggestive text messages to subordinate
Humana has responded to a discrimination suit from a former government business executive, saying that she was fired after sending…
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‘Ultra-potent’ antibody against SARS-CoV-2 variants isolated
A technology developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has led to the discovery of an “ultra-potent” monoclonal antibody against multiple…
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A 20-Minute Core Workout for Stronger Obliques
Reminder: Your core is more than just your “six-pack abs.” Your core includes everything from your deep abdominal wall and…
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Landmark survey reveals young people’s climate anxiety
Children at a School Strike for Climate protest in Sydney, Australia. Climate change is causing distress, anger and other negative…
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Children’s dislike of cauliflower, broccoli could be written in their microbiome
Many children, as well as adults, dislike Brassica vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. In the mouth,…
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Yet Another Restrictive Texas Abortion Ban Was Just Signed Into Law
Earlier this month, a restrictive Texas abortion law went into effect that essentially bans abortions after six weeks. Now, Governor…
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How green is your food? Eco-labels can change the way we eat, study shows
It’s lunchtime at a workplace cafeteria in Birmingham, and employees returning to work after months away during the coronavirus pandemic…
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Intermittent fasting can help manage metabolic disease: Popular diet trend could reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease
Eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic…
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26 Abs Exercises Top Trainers Swear By
Although you may think of your “core” only when you’re doing specific abs moves, you actually use these muscles all…
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How to save your skin from climate change
In the United States, wildfires have scorched the West, while hurricanes have flooded the Southeast. This June was the hottest…
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Sonic hedgehog protein pathway stimulation could help Parkinson’s patients
Levodopa, or L-dopa, is considered the most effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease today. After a few years of treatment, however,…
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Southern European banks set for climate hit, ECB study shows
FILE PHOTO: Firefighters and volunteers try to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Galatsona, on the island of…
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1,000 corporations vs. utility execs: Who is right on 100% clean power?
A new blueprint from a billionaire-led coalition that includes some of the nation’s largest corporations is backing ambitious clean energy…
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How to Prepare for Flu Season This Year
Autumn is here, the coronavirus pandemic is dragging on and — if that wasn’t enough — peak season for yet another infectious…
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Ghost forests creep up U.S. East Coast
“To be able to look at these forests and see that this is a direct result from climate change is…
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