Health
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After old age, intellectual disability is greatest risk factor for death from COVID-19, study finds
Intellectual disability puts individuals at higher risk of dying earlier in life than the general population, for a variety of…
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Nunavut court grants mining company injunction against blockade protesters
Protesters who blockaded the Mary River mine in February are banned by the Nunavut court from returning to obstruct the…
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How does your brain process emotions? Answer could help address loneliness epidemic: Study finds specific brain regions respond opposingly to emotions related to loneliness and wisdom
Research over the last decade has shown that loneliness is an important determinant of health. It is associated with considerable…
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Alberta’s Carbon Revolution – Alberta Views – The Magazine for Engaged Citizens
Alex Walk was captivated. He had flown to Edmonton because he had heard that Alberta researchers might have found the…
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Novel urine test developed to diagnose human kidney transplant rejection
Patients can spend up to six years waiting for a kidney transplant. Even when they do receive a transplant, up…
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19 Gifts for Your Friend Who Can’t Stop Buying Plants
Plant lovers are very special people: Not only do they have a knack for caring for living things, but they…
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‘Smoke and mirrors’: Indigenous groups, conservationists challenge report claiming B.C. mines have no impact on Alaska waters | The Narwhal
Frederick Olsen Junior does not mince words when describing a joint B.C.-Alaska government report on water quality in rivers that…
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Uncovering hidden forever chemicals: New tool finds and fingerprints previously undetected PFAS compounds in watersheds on Cape Cod
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) found large quantities of previously undetectable…
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California’s Vaccine Appointment Website Has Glitches. No Surprise?
California rolled out a statewide covid vaccination website this week aiming to streamline the appointment process after months of criticism,…
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19 Kitchen Tools That Make Meal Prep Way Less of a Drag
Home-cooked meals can be inexpensive, delicious, and satisfying—and a drag to make, especially when you have a ton going on.…
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Scientists Discover an 81-Year-Old Snapper | Hakai Magazine
Article body copy Over the past century, scientists have learned a great deal about the thousands of fish species…
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New potential for functional recovery after spinal cord injury
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully reprogrammed a glial cell type in the central nervous system into…
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The Murder Hornets Nature Doc Disguised as a True-Crime Show
To be perfectly clear: Insects aren’t evil. They don’t have morals or ethical guidelines. They cannot act with malice. They…
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FTC was investigating merger of Atrium Navicent, Houston Healthcare before collapse of deal
The Federal Trade Commission was investigating a proposed merger between Atrium Health Navicent and Houston Healthcare System, which was called…
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Controlling adhesions in the abdomen
Scars inside the abdomen, known as adhesions, form after inflammation or surgery. They can cause chronic pain and digestive problems,…
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Now Making Electric Bikes: Car and Motorcycle Companies
The transportation industry has seen the future, and the future is 1895. That was the year Ogden Bolton Jr. of…
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Apervita, Diameter Health partner to boost clinical data quality, interoperability
Apervita, a growth-stage healthcare collaboration startup, and Diameter Health, a provider of software for health information exchanges (HIEs), announced a…
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The gut mycobiome influences the metabolism of processed foods
Studies of the microbiome in the human gut focus mainly on bacteria. Other microbes that are also present in the…
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Bravo Raw Dog Food Recalled for Salmonella Risk to Pets—and Humans
Bravo Packing Inc. is recalling two types of frozen raw dog food due to possible salmonella and listeria contamination, which…
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The Promises to Coal Country Are Familiar, but Can Biden Deliver?
“I made the choice to be a coal miner,” he said. “I could have probably gone to college and pursued…
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Withings launches new cellular connected devices to take the pain points out of at-home health monitoring
Connected devices like smart scales that help patients monitor their health at home often come with a weight setup. Device…
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Tracking proteins in the heart of cells
In order to stay alive, the cell must provide its various organelles with all the energy elements they need, which…
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‘I…really struggled through this one’: A Republican senator chose history over oil and gas
The committee vote could easily have been a tie that would have complicated Haaland’s nomination. Her opposition to new leases…
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Pain clinic CEO sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in $150M fraud, opioid distribution scheme
The CEO of a Michigan- and Ohio-based group of pain clinics and other providers was sentenced to 15 years in prison…
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Beauty is in the brain: AI reads brain data, generates personally attractive images
Researchers have succeeded in making an AI understand our subjective notions of what makes faces attractive. The device demonstrated this…
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Butterflies are vanishing out West. Scientists say climate change is to blame.
The loss of butterflies across Western forests and prairies, like the similar drop in bumblebees nationwide due to rising temperatures,…
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Walking pace among cancer survivors may be important for survival: Surveillance methods and interventions to improve cancer survivors’ walking pace should be investigated
A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has…
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In Amy Coney Barrett’s first signed majority opinion, Supreme Court sides with government over environmentalists
Barrett’s 7-to-2 opinion said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not have to provide the Sierra Club the guidance…
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When Your Child Needs Surgery: Essential Tips for Parents
If your child has to have surgery, it can feel overwhelming. In fact, you might be more anxious about your…
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Study finds no link between gender and physics course performance
A new data-driven study from Texas A&M University casts serious doubt on the stereotype that male students perform better than…
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After Championing Greener Building Codes, Local Governments Lose Right To Vote
The private consortium that oversees the model building codes for much of the United States and parts of the Caribbean…
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Chutes & Ladders—Hinge Health nabs former Livongo, Google execs
Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or…
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Think You’re Allergic to Penicillin? Why You May Be Mistaken
When your doctor asks if you’re allergic to penicillin, do you say yes? Lots of people do. Cleveland Clinic is…
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Division of labor within regenerating liver maintains metabolism, mouse study finds
The liver has a rare superpower among body organs — the ability to regenerate, even if 70% of its mass…
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CDC chief tries to rebuild her agency’s reputation — and morale
Walensky, the former chief of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, has already embarked on a listening tour at agency…
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Sutter Health starts major financial review after posting $321M loss in 2020
Northern California-based hospital system Sutter Health posted a $321 million operating loss for 2020, the second year in a row…
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Recipe: Heart-Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip
Spinach artichoke dip is typically loaded with excess calories and saturated fat. This recipe swaps ingredients high in saturated fat…
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Energy switching decisions could widen social inequalities
New energy tariffs could leave people on bad deals even worse off despite the potential benefits for everyone, research has…
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This Workout for Back Pain Only Takes 15 Minutes
It’s probably a safe bet that at some point in your adult life, you’ve experienced back pain or discomfort. Whether…
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Granholm: DOE’s big clean energy spending to come with strings attached
The Energy Department’s budget funds the nation’s network of 17 national research labs and helps companies develop and commercialize new…
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Can You Be Too Old for Hip or Knee Replacement?
Today, people are enjoying longer lives — but joint pain from osteoarthritis persists and can interfere with an active lifestyle.…
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Higher income predicts feelings such as pride and confidence: Findings similar from 162 countries, study finds
People with higher incomes tend to feel prouder, more confident and less afraid than people with lower incomes, but not…
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One School District’s Struggle Over Public Health, Parents and Politics
Brandon Dell’Orto listened to the comments and complaints as the school board meeting dragged on hour after hour. Many parents…
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How FedEx plans to become carbon neutral by 2040
If you get a FedEx delivery in some Californian cities later this year, it might show up in a new…
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Ancient DNA reveals clues about how tuberculosis shaped the human immune system
COVID-19 is only the latest infectious disease to have had an outsized impact on human life. A new study employing…
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Firefighters — ‘Health Care Providers on a Truck’ — Signal Pandemic Burnout
Tim Dupin thought — or at least hoped — that Missouri firefighters, paramedics and other emergency medical services personnel would…
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Persistence of slave labor exposes lawlessness of Amazon gold mines
A notorious mining family continued to be awarded permits and lay claims to land in the Brazilian Amazon after being…
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Prison policy, COVID death count change after NCHN/Vice probe – BizNewsPost
To ensure accurate counts in the future, NC will now check prison death reporting alongside official death documents. It could…
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WOX9: A jack of all trades
Over evolutionary time scales, a single gene may acquire different roles in diverging species. However, revealing the multiple hidden roles…
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Conservation would be more effective with more Indigenous leadership, says Patrick Gonzales-Rogers
In the past year there’s been a lot more talk about stakeholder inclusivity in the conservation sector. But how would…
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