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Preoperative screening urinalysis is widely used—but usually unnecessary, study finds: Tests offer little or no benefit to patients, but have several potential downsides
Patients undergoing surgery and other medical procedures are routinely pre-screened for urinary tract infections (UTIs), but the vast majority of…
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Proposed oil terminal in Plaquemines Parish could disrupt Louisiana’s $2B wetlands project
A massive oil export terminal proposed in Plaquemines Parish would likely undermine Louisiana’s $2 billion bid to restore the degraded…
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Non-invasive method for diagnosing celiac disease
Celiac disease is a complex, autoimmune disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals. It is estimated that 1% of the population…
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Louisiana’s coastal ridges are vanishing; this college’s grant might help save them
Louisiana’s network of natural ridges serves as the backbone of coastal marshes, helping them resist wind and waves from storms.…
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Rethinking remdesivir: Researchers modify current drug, creating oral version that can be taken earlier in COVID-19 diagnoses
Remdesivir is an antiviral drug originally discovered as part of a program to develop antiviral agents with activity against novel…
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Infrastructure bill would boost Bay restoration funding
The struggling Chesapeake Bay restoration effort stands to get a hefty infusion of funding from the ambitious $1.2 trillion infrastructure…
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Novel therapy shows promise for lung cancer patients with rare EGFR mutation
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States, regardless of ethnicity.…
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Under “Chief’s Orders” Ohio Operates a Radioactive Industry Off The Record
Without detailed reporting requirements for the Chief’s Orders facilities, there’s no way Public Herald could find out how much waste…
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The music of silence: Imagining a song triggers similar brain activity to moments of mid-music silence
Imagining a song triggers similar brain activity as moments of silence in music, according to a pair of just-published studies…
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PWSA’s stormwater director says Pittsburgh needs to fix flooding even if it raises costs
PWSA: After the Crisis Although the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has typically focused on providing clean water and transporting…
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Researchers discover key stem cell dormancy mechanism which could help unlock future cancer treatments: Study provides insights into how stem cell function could be controlled and provide new therapeutic targets
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers have made new findings which provide a broader understanding of how dormant hematopoietic stem cells…
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Coastal erosion, rising seas will lead to more conflicts over public beach access, experts say | CBC News
A dispute over access to a beach in Cumberland County is headed to court, the latest in a series of coastal…
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Trains in the brain — Scientists uncover switching system used in information processing and memory
A team of scientists has uncovered a system in the brain used in the processing of information and in the…
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Line 5 pipeline between U.S. and Canada could cause ‘devastating damage’ to Great Lakes, say environmentalists | CBC News
An aging pipeline that carries oil along the bottom of the ecologically sensitive and turbulent Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan…
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Is reducing opioids for pain patients linked to higher rates of overdose and mental health crisis?
Opioid therapy is complex. In recent years, a rise in opioid-related deaths and changing prescribing guidelines and regulatory policies have…
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Phytoplankton blooms hint at changing Arctic waters – ArcticToday
A summer phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea creates brilliantly colored whorls. (NASA Earth Observatory) During the spring and summer…
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An overactive sweet tooth may spell trouble for our cellular powerplants
The average American eats roughly 22 teaspoons of added sugar a day — more than three times the recommended amount…
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Red Tide isn’t just bad for fish, as a Tampa Bay man learned in the ER
ST. PETERSBURG — In late June, Bill Sanders dozed in a lounge chair behind his home in Tropical Shores, about…
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‘Hey, do you have a second?’— The upside of workplace interruptions: Research shows these disturbances can create a sense of belonging
If you work in an office environment, it’s a common occurrence: You’re right in the middle of a project and…
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Athing Mu Breaks American Record to Win Team USA’s First Olympic 800-Meter Gold in 53 Years
Tokyo may have been her Olympic debut, but 19-year-old Athing Mu ran like a veteran to capture Team USA’s first…
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Address risky human activities now or face new pandemics, scientists warn
The new, highly-contagious Delta variant — spread with the ease of chickenpox — is causing COVID-19 cases to skyrocket across…
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Experimental model of ovarian cancer shows effect of healthy cell arrangement in metastasis: Link between defects in the arrangement of healthy cells, how quickly tumor cells invade tissue
Ovarian cancer devastates more than 20,000 women in the U.S. every year, due in part to its tendency to evade…
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Nightbirde Drops Out of ‘America’s Got Talent’ as Her Cancer ‘Takes a Turn for the Worse’
Singer Nightbirde announced she will have to drop out of America’s Got Talent to focus on her “fight with cancer.”…
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Group donates $243k worth of machines for Sri Lanka cleanup
A Singapore-based non-profit group, the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, has donated beach cleanup equipment worth US$180,000 (S$243,000) to the…
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Insight into underlying causes of seizure disorder in babies
Researchers report that infantile spasms, a rare but serious seizure disorder in babies, appear to be the result of a…
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Teddi Mellencamp Reveals Lingering COVID-19 Symptoms May Have Led to Her Vertigo Fall
Teddi Mellencamp shared more details about a scary vertigo-related fainting episode she experienced last week—including how the incident may be…
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Despite One Big Dissent, Minnesota Utilities Approve of Coal Plant Sale. But Obstacles Remain – Inside Climate News
A plan to sell, rather than close, the largest power plant in North Dakota has received approval from the boards…
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After 60 years, scientists find the missing link in our body’s blood pressure control: Natural Barometer Inside Cells Helps Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have determined the location of natural blood-pressure barometers inside our bodies that have…
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My Bedtime Routine: Skateboarder Brighton Zeuner’s Teenage Dream Involves Skin Care and Minecraft
In our Sleeping With… series, we ask people from different career paths, backgrounds, and stages of life how they make…
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Boris Johnson ‘missing in action’ ahead of vital climate talks, says Keir Starmer
Vital UN climate talks are at risk of failure because Boris Johnson is “missing in action” while his climate spokesperson…
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New tool enables mapping of protein interaction networks at scale
Proteins — long chains of amino acids — each play a unique role in keeping our cells and bodies functioning,…
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NYC Is the First Major U.S. City to Require COVID-19 Vaccination to Enter Gyms, Restaurants, and Venues
Thanks to a new NYC vaccine mandate, you’ll soon need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination in order to enjoy…
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German Green Party presents plan for flood prevention | DW | 03.08.2021
The Greens hesitated for a long time. In the wake of damage, suffering, and death following the floods in western…
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Tracking circadian rhythms from your smartwatch
Smartwatches are handy devices for people to keep track of the number of steps they take per day or to…
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39 Last-Minute Deals on Activewear to Score at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Every year, Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale is reliably one of the best places to score deals on your favorite products. The…
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John Kerry on the Unfathomable Stakes of the Next U.N. Climate-Change Conference
As wildfires, floods, and extraordinary storms ravage parts of the globe this summer, as glaciers cleave and collapse and the…
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Artificial stomach reveals fluid dynamics of food digestion: Droplet breakup shows how lower stomach contraction waves classify foods
In efforts to fight obesity and enhance drug absorption, scientists have extensively studied how gastric juices in the stomach break…
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49 Excellent Wellness Deals at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2021—the retailer’s biggest of the year—is sadly coming to a close this week. That said, it…
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Billionaires ‘kvetching’ about population collapse
Some billionaires are “kvetching” — or griping — again. It’s not about high taxes, government regulations or a shortage of workers. Nor…
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Study: Medicaid expansion cuts down uninsured surgical hospitalizations
Medicaid expansion is associated with a reduction in surgical hospitalizations among the uninsured, a new study shows. Research published in…
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Delta Variant and Children: What You Need to Know
Variant B.1.617.2, otherwise known as the delta variant, has been on the CDC’s radar since December of 2020. First detected…
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Does visual feedback of our tongues help in speech motor learning? Real-time visual feedback of the tongue, provided by ultrasound, can make a difference in speech learning outcomes
When we speak, although we may not be aware of it, we use our auditory and somatosensory systems to monitor…
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Here’s How Olympic Steeplechaser Emma Coburn Stays Focused on Race Day
“I’m usually just chatting with Joe [Bosshard, her coach and husband] or texting with my sister,” she says. “Or, just…
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Russian Arctic losing billions of tons of ice due to climate change
Glaciers and ice caps in parts of the Russian Arctic are losing meltwater equivalent to nearly five million Olympic-sized swimming…
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Icahn Mount Sinai and historically Black medical school Meharry partner to address racism, improve diversity in science
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Meharry Medical College in Nashville announced a partnership on Tuesday to…
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Learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain
Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain. According…
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New study details enzyme that allows coronavirus to resist antiviral medications
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has demonstrated a stubborn ability to resist most nucleoside antiviral treatments, but a new study…
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The Weird, Sustainable Booze of the Future Tastes … Good?
When Lars Williams and Mark Emil Hermansen founded the Denmark-based microdistillery Empirical Spirits four years ago, they weren’t actually sure…
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Statins may improve survival for triple-negative breast cancer patients
A study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found a significant association between cholesterol-lowering…
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Simone Biles Earns Bronze in Her Return to Olympic Competition on Beam
Simone Biles returned to competition on Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics to claim the bronze medal in balance beam, her…
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