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One sip can kill: The new battles over paraquat pesticides
Public Eye, the investigative NGO based in Switzerland, calls paraquat the world’s deadliest weedkiller. There’s new research on the impact…
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These environmental reporters told you so
I’ve been a member of a worthy non-profit, The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), since one year after its 1991…
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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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Blocking a protein could help overcome cancer resistance to PARP inhibitors
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that blocking a specific protein could increase tumour sensitivity to treatment with…
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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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U.S. Intelligence Report Warns of Global Consequences of Social Fragmentation
Income inequality could grow worse, the report said, tying it at times to information inequality. The “trust gap” between an…
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Leisure physical activity is linked with health benefits but work activity is not
The first large study showing that leisure time physical activity and occupational physical activity have opposite, and independent, associations with…
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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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Biden Just Announced 6 Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
In the wake of the Atlanta shooting that killed eight people, six of them Asian women, President Biden introduced six…
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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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Health benefits of breastfeeding, for mother: Lactation and visceral, pericardial fat
As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a lower risk for developing cardiovascular disease and…
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The CDC Officially Declared Racism a ‘Serious Public Health Threat’
This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that racism seriously threatens public health. The move is…
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Rise of coronavirus variants will define the next phase of the pandemic in the U.S.
The bottom line on all three remains positive. In laboratory tests, vaccines are just as effective against the variant identified…
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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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3 major health items included in President Biden’s budget request
President Biden proposed an ambitious budget for the next federal fiscal year that includes more money for fighting the opioid…
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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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Masculine traits linked to better parenting for some dads: Key is for men to also believe they should nurture, study finds
In some men, having traditional masculine characteristics such as competitiveness and adventurousness was linked to being better fathers to infants,…
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This wild-looking house is made out of dirt by a giant 3D printer
Giant 3D printers for construction can help make housing more affordable—as in a neighborhood in Austin, Texas, where a 33-foot-long…
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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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A sulfosugar from green vegetables promotes the growth of important gut bacteria
A team of scientists has analyzed how microbes in the gut process the plant-based, sulfur-containing sugar sulfoquinovose. Their study discovered…
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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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5 Reasons Exercise Can Make You Happy
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is a common illness globally. It affects about 264 million people worldwide,…
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Down to the wire: Biden’s green goals face a power grid reckoning
New transmission lines would play a key role in carrying wind and solar power across the country to replace electricity…
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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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Are Huge Tree Planting Projects More Hype than Solution?
In late January, the multibillionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter and abruptly announced, “Am donating $100M towards a prize for…
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Recipe: Avocado Brownie Bites
You may be surprised at the secret ingredient here: Avocado, which deepens the chocolate flavor and adds creaminess. These bites…
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Experts predict another abnormally active hurricane season in the Atlantic
The forecasters are calling for 17 named storms, compared with an average of 12.1, and eight hurricanes, compared with an…
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Accelerated cellular aging associated with early mortality seen in depressed individuals: DNA markers in cells of MDD sufferers appear 2 years older than in healthy controls, researchers say
Cells from individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) were found to have higher than expected rates of methylation at specific…
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Everyone’s Favorite Spanx Leggings Are 50% Off Today Only
Here at SELF, beyond sturdy sports bras and sneakers, leggings are hands down the most essential part of our workout…
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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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‘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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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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They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.
Kristin Novotny once led an active life, with regular CrossFit workouts and football in the front yard with her children…
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STING gene methylation allows melanoma to evade the immune system: Findings lead to the development of therapeutic strategies to overcome it
A dysfunctional immune system significantly contributes to the development of cancer. Several therapeutic strategies to activate the immune system to…
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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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How the Tahltan and a B.C. mining company collaborated to protect Mount Edziza from development | The Narwhal
Thanks to a unique collaboration between the Tahltan Nation, the B.C. government, a mining company and non-profit environmental organizations, an…
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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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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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Seed monopolies: Who controls the world’s food supply? | DW | 08.04.2021
For thousands of years of human agriculture, the intrinsic nature of a seed — the capacity to reproduce itself —…
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Complete chromosome 8 sequence reveals novel genes and disease risks
The full assembly of human chromosome 8 is reported this week in Nature. While on the outside this chromosome looks…
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Sign-language exposure impacts infants as young as 5 months old
While it isn’t surprising that infants and children love to look at people’s movements and faces, recent research from Rochester…
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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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Altering traumatic memories: Researchers have found that they can indirectly retrieve and weaken fear memories; the discovery has therapeutic implications for treating trauma
Scientists could be a step closer to finding a way to reduce the impact of traumatic memories, according to a…
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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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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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