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Beneath the gaffes, the Duke ran deep
It was as if, having spent his life required to walk two steps behind his wife and never being able…
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Scientists discover ‘jumping’ genes that can protect against blood cancers
New research has uncovered a surprising role for so-called “jumping” genes that are a source of genetic mutations responsible for…
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Living in a World in Which Nature Has Already Lost
SECOND NATUREScenes From a World Remade By Nathaniel Rich On average, an American man puts 85 man-made chemicals into his…
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EHR startup Canvas Medical lands $17M series A and new partnership with Anthem
Electronic health record startup Canvas Medical scored $17 million in series A funding to expand its health plan partnerships and fuel…
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Brazil at high risk of dengue outbreaks after droughts because of temporary water storage: Government must invest in adequate water systems to reduce mosquito habitats
Dengue risk is exacerbated in highly populated areas of Brazil after extreme drought because of improvised water containers housing mosquitoes,…
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As rainstorms grow more severe and frequent, communities fail to prepare for risks
Earlier that summer, more than seven inches of rain drenched the county, setting off flash flooding. Six days later, swollen…
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Experts say CMS taking a wait-and-see approach on price transparency amid mixed hospital compliance
While hospitals post a mixed record on complying with a major price transparency rule, the Biden administration has not announced…
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Vesta Healthcare pulls in $65M in growth capital backed by Deerfield, Kaiser Permanente
Vesta Healthcare, a digital health platform focused on home-based care, pulled in $65 million in growth capital to help it…
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What to Do When Your Friend Tells You They’ve Been Cheating
If you’ve clicked on this article, you might have experienced the following: You’re at brunch, even virtually, with one of…
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As halibut decline, Alaska Native fishers square off against industrial fleets | Food and Environment Reporting Network
Each year in mid-June, Father John, dressed in long black robes, heads to the small boat harbor on St. Paul,…
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Pillar of support: Breakthrough discovery could speed up bone implant recovery
An international research team led by Monash University has uncovered a new technique that could speed up recovery from bone…
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This new tech mines old batteries to find critical ingredients for electric vehicles
As the number of electric cars quickly grows—helped by policies like the $174 billion that the Biden administration wants to…
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Metabolic changes in fat tissue in obesity associated with adverse health effects
Researchers at the Obesity Research Unit of the University of Helsinki have found that obesity clearly reduces mitochondrial gene expression…
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Union files OSHA complaint against one of the largest pork plants in the country – Investigate Midwest
Last May, when a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team visited the Seaboard Foods pork processing plant in Guymon,…
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Toward a reliable oral treatment for sickle cell disease
For the millions of people worldwide who have sickle cell disease, there are only a few treatment options, which include…
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Should You Take Vitamins for Eye Health?
Eye issues can stem from a variety of different things and there’s no question that vitamin deficiencies can cause eye problems.…
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Water being pumped into Tampa Bay could cause a massive algae bloom, putting fragile manatee and fish habitats at risk
Millions of gallons of water laced with fertilizer ingredients are being pumped into Florida’s Tampa Bay from a leaking reservoir…
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Federal Agencies Plan to Investigate Links between PFAS Exposure and Viral Illness – Circle of Blue
Two federal health agencies intend to scrutinize connection between two hot-button health issues. Toxic PFAS chemicals have been detected at…
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New test to study language development in youth with Down syndrome
Expressive language sampling (ELS) is a useful tool for measuring communication development in youth with Down syndrome, a new multi-site…
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‘My Children Were Priceless Jewels’: Three Families Reflect on the Health Workers They Lost
The daughter of an internist in the Bronx, the father of a nurse practitioner in Southern California and the son…
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Sharon Matola, Who Opened a Zoo in the Jungle of Belize, Dies at 66
Sharon Matola’s life changed in the summer of 1981, when she got a call from a British filmmaker named Richard…
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Amid debate, few transgender kids in NC school sports – NC Health News
Fewer than 10 transgender athletes, female or male, have sought to play on public high school sport teams that align…
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How to tame a restless genome
Short pieces of DNA — jumping genes — can bounce from one place to another in our genomes. When too…
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Greta Thunberg’s Happy Crusade
Greta Thunberg, the eighteen-year-old Swedish climate activist, hasn’t decided exactly what she’ll be doing on Earth Day (April 22nd) this…
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Intimidation of Brazil’s enviro scientists, academics, officials on upswing
Increasingly, Brazilian environmental researchers, academics and officials appear to be coming under fire for their scientific work or views, sometimes…
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Research shows cytonemes distribute Wnt proteins in vertebrate tissue
Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in understanding the way in which cells communicate with each other. A team of…
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New insight into formation of the human embryo
Pioneering research led by experts from the University of Exeter’s Living Systems Institute has provided new insight into formation of…
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Proposed coal mine in Alberta Rockies faces growing calls for federal review | The Narwhal
A broad coalition of landowners, conservation advocates and First Nations community members has requested Minister of Environment and Climate Change…
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Ancient plant DNA and pollen found intact under Baffin Island lake | Nunatsiaq News
‘Kind of like a natural refrigerator … we don’t think it ever froze,’ says researcher The white snowy landscape of…
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Artificial Intelligence could ‘crack the language of cancer and Alzheimer’s’
Powerful algorithms used by Netflix, Amazon and Facebook can ‘predict’ the biological language of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s,…
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New Orleans pans planned Formosa Plastics plant in St. James Parish
The New Orleans City Council expressed unanimous opposition Thursday to the planned Formosa Plastics plant in St. James Parish, raising…
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‘Pain is always a perception’: Physical therapy can help prevent, treat opioid use disorder
When you think of ways to treat opioid use disorder, you might think methadone clinics and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. You…
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As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them
“Saying ‘Oh, there’s locusts in northern Kenya’ doesn’t help at all,” Mr. Cressman said. “We need longitude and latitude coordinates…
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‘Emotional’ reviews predict business success, new study shows: That five-star rating? It doesn’t say what you think it does
Five-star ratings are no guarantee to lead you to the perfect barber who truly understands your hair or to the…
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Panorama Organic Is Teaming Up With The Audubon Society To Save Birds
Panorama Organic is teaming with the Audubon Society to curb bird declines. getty Early this week, the Audubon Society, one…
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Climate scientists race to track shrinking sea meadows
Seagrasses store more than twice as much carbon and as land forests – but human activity is killing them off…
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Autism gene study finds widespread impact to brain’s growth signaling network: Mutations to Dyrk1a gene lead to brain undergrowth; an existing drug rescues the condition in newborn mice
Damage to the autism-associated gene Dyrk1a, sets off a cascade of problems in developing mouse brains, resulting in abnormal growth-factor…
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EPA Chief Says Biden Infrastructure Bill Will Help The U.S. Face Climate Change
Updated April 8, 2021 at 12:11 PM ET President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan isn’t just about roads, bridges and…
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PLD3 gene contributes to risk of Alzheimer’s disease: Functional PLD3 protein is linked to fewer beta-amyloid plaques and less cognitive decline in patients
A rare and controversial mutation in the phospholipase D3 (PLD3) protein — previously linked to Alzheimer’s disease — interferes with…
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Biden administration faces increasing calls to stop companies from ‘greenwashing’ – Business News – ABC News Radio
Sundry Photography/iStockBy Stephanie Ebbs and Elizabeth Schulze (WASHINGTON) — In the weeks leading up to Earth Day shoppers will see…
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CMS proposes 1.3% pay bump for skilled nursing facilities, several new quality measures
The Biden administration is proposing a $444 million increase in Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities for the federal fiscal…
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Two studies support key role for immune system in shaping SARS-CoV-2 evolution: New findings and novel technology could inform COVID-19 treatment and vaccine-development efforts
Two studies published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens provide new evidence supporting an important role for the immune system…
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Continued warming to put one-third of Antarctic ice shelves at risk of collapse
April 7 (UPI) — If global temperatures reach 4 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, more than a third of Antarctic’s…
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Chronic sinus inflammation appears to alter brain activity: Study findings may help explain patients’ complaints of poor concentration and other cognitive symptoms that accompany sinusitis
The millions of people who have chronic sinusitis deal not only with stuffy noses and headaches, they also commonly struggle…
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New pig brain maps facilitate human neuroscience discoveries
When scientists need to understand the effects of new infant formula ingredients on brain development, it’s rarely possible for them…
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Inside Clean Energy: The Coast-to-Coast Battle Over Rooftop Solar – Inside Climate News
A debate over how best to compensate rooftop solar owners is taking place across the country. In California, the country’s…
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Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California’s beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed…
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COVID-19 causes ‘unexpected’ cellular response in the lungs, research finds
New insights into the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infections could bring better treatments for COVID-19 cases. An international team of…
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Chevron shareholders to vote on climate change proposals -filing
(Reuters) -Chevron Corp shareholders will vote on proposals aiming to require the No. 2 U.S. oil producer to reduce the…
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How people decide when they have so many choices: Study used eye-trackers to see how people selected snack foods
It’s one thing to decide among two or three snacks available at a friend’s house. But what do people do…
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