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Why ‘tiny forests’ are popping up in big cities
It’s a warm June afternoon, and in a thicket of elm and willow trees, a magpie chatters. A beetle crawls…
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Ohio EPA Extends Air Permit for Proposed PTT Global Cracker Plant
DILLES BOTTOM _ The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency extended a permit that is necessary for PTT Global Chemical America to…
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Epstein-Barr virus reactivation may be the cause of long COVID symptoms
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation resulting from the inflammatory response to coronavirus infection may be the cause of previously unexplained long…
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5 Things People With Psoriatic Arthritis Wish They Knew Sooner
“A lot of people get discouraged because the insurance company says, ‘No, you can’t have this medication’ but they don’t…
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Raised In A Coal Mining Family, Now Working On Biden’s Cleaner Energy Future
Earlier this month, Brian Anderson welcomed some special guests to the Department of Energy research laboratory he leads in Morgantown,…
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Third Rock-backed Abata gets $95M to take cell therapy to MS, other autoimmune diseases – MedCity News
Imagine an autoimmune disease treatment that activates only at the site of disease, shuts down inflammation from multiple sources,…
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Can antioxidants help manage neurological complications in COVID-19?
The severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected almost 180 million people worldwide, with almost 3.9 million people who…
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New Paper Argues for Managed Retreat from Flood-Prone Areas
A new paper argues that adapting to climate change over the long term will require managed retreat from areas that…
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Key Democrats slam FDA for failing to crack down on Juul – STAT
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats openly pressured acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Janet Woodcock to crack down on e-cigarette manufacturers…
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FIRST PERSON: NaTisha Washington Works to Elevate the Voices of Black and Brown Pittsburghers – The Allegheny Front
NaTisha Washington says her journey into environmental advocacy was a long one. “But I’m so happy that I found it,”…
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Remote Patient Monitoring: Coming of age in an AI-driven world – MedCity News
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is quickly establishing itself as one of the most effective tools for chronic disease management. RPM…
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SP launches SP Hull LyoStar® 4.0 R&D freeze dryer to enhance speed to market in drug development
SP Scientific Products (SP) announces the launch of its SP Hull LyoStar® 4.0 R&D and process development freeze dryer designed…
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Poll shows Pennsylvanians support climate action amid pandemic | StateImpact Pennsylvania
Madison Goldberg Madison Goldberg joins WITF for the summer of 2021 as a Mass Media Fellow with the…
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A study on hospitalized COVID-19 patients who received plasma therapy
To date, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has claimed more than 38 million lives worldwide. Scientists around the world…
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Recovering from critical COVID-19: A secondary analysis of a UK study
Many coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) recovering patients who have been affected by the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can…
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Renegade Biologist Alexandra Morton Is Fighting for the Future of Wild Salmon
In the early 1980s, marine biologist Alexandra Morton followed the orcas she was studying to British Columbia’s remote Echo Bay.…
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Helicopter science doesn’t work—environmental justice comes from empowered communities
“Learn from the past, prepare in the present, to defend the future.” – Indigenous artist, Gord Hill (Kwakwaka’wakw) Growing up…
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Priscilla Chan on pediatric biology and research – STAT
For this week’s episode of the “First Opinion Podcast,” I spoke with Priscilla Chan, co-founder and CEO of the Chan…
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Longitudinal study finds SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies decline a year after infection
Now that coronavirus vaccination efforts are underway, the next question for the public is: how long will immunity against severe…
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Biden weighs ban on China’s solar material over forced labor
For months, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has pushed Biden to impose import restrictions on polysilicon similar to ones the…
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Thousands of young children lost parents to Covid. Where’s help for them?
Five months after her husband died of Covid-19, Valerie Villegas can see how grief has wounded her children. Nicholas, the…
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Some Republicans Find Failure to Grapple With Climate Change a ‘Political Liability’
The same week in Miami, a group of young Republicans carrying signs that read “This Is What an Environmentalist Looks…
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Peter Bach, industry critic, joins company aiming to make liquid biopsies
Peter Bach, well-known as a drug pricing researcher and pharma industry gadfly, is leaving academia for an executive role at…
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A Front-Row Seat on the Spectacle of Ice
This article is part of a special report on Climate Solutions, which focuses on the changing relationship between the people…
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Against Expectations, Southwestern Summers Are Getting Even Drier
The Southwest, already the driest region in the United States, has become even drier since the mid-20th century, particularly on…
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The quest for thermostable vaccines and other vaccine innovations – STAT
The unprecedented rapid development and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide has brought new visibility to how vaccines are produced, packaged,…
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Health care is a human right in times of crisis. Why not every day? – STAT
Much of the world has settled the matter of whether health care ought to be a human right. The United…
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Airborne pollen grains facilitate spread of COVID-19 by carrying SARS-CoV-2 particles
Computer models simulating the movement of pollen grains from trees in crowded areas could accelerate the spread of COVID-19. Tree…
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High lead levels found in old Duluth homes’ drinking water
DULUTH – Citywide testing has found elevated lead levels in dozens of Duluth homes built before 1930, and officials are…
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Addressing inequality can encourage social change
People who have contact with other social groups are more likely to be committed to social justice. However, an international…
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A Slimy Calamity Is Creeping Across the Sea
Divers who have seen the phenomenon firsthand describe many types of underwater sea snot. There are the “stringers,” which most…
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Women using hormonal contraceptives face more than a 2-fold higher risk of developing glaucoma
Women who currently use hormonal contraceptives face more than a 2-fold higher risk of developing glaucoma, according to an analysis…
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Insilico Medicine receives $255 million to develop AI and drug discovery capabilities
Insilico Medicine, a global leader in end-to-end artificial intelligence for target discovery, small molecule chemistry, and clinical development, announced that…
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‘Net-Zero’ Emissions May Not Be as Green as You Think | The Tyee
Beware the term “net-zero emissions.” Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners A new Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Brain Damage Caused by Even Small Amounts of Plasticizers – SciTechDaily
The plasticizers contained in many everyday objects can impair important brain functions in humans. Biologists from the University of Bayreuth…
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Ontario, Alberta get failing grades for conservation efforts | The Narwhal
The federal government, Quebec and the Northwest Territories are leading Canada’s efforts to protect land and water, but Ontario, Alberta,…
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Protein blueprint may aid in treatments for infertility and help protect future fertility
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have developed a blueprint for a protein that plays an important…
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Researchers discover new class of drugs that inhibits a ‘master switch’ in mantle cell lymphoma
A new class of drugs that inhibits a “master switch” involved in the vast majority of cases of mantle cell…
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Even Emergency Measures Won’t Save the West From Megadrought
Colorado Public Radio reported on Friday that the number everyone is looking at for Lake Powell—which collects waters from the…
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Our Air-Conditioned Nightmare
Heat is entropy. Heat is chaos. The hotter something gets, the more kinetic energy it has: molecules vibrate, relationships change,…
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Northern Farms Are Releasing Massive Amounts of Carbon
Vast tracts of peat stretch across the far north of our planet, accumulated organic material that’s too wet to decompose.…
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From dirty coal mining to protected land, Norway expands national park on Svalbard
While Isfjorden (the Ice fjord) hasn’t seen sea ice over the last decade, the Van Mijen fjord on the west…
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Pear Therapeutics plans to go public in $1.6B SPAC deal – MedCity News
With three FDA-cleared products on the market, and many more in its pipeline, Pear Therapeutics has solved one of the…
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5 Blues plans launch pharmacy solutions startup Evio – MedCity News
Five Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have joined forces to establish Evio, a new independent pharmacy solutions startup. The for-profit…
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21 Editor-Approved Products on Sale for Amazon Prime Day
Unless you live under a rock or are on an Internet cleanse, it can’t have escaped you that Amazon Prime…
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How we can protect California’s water for 100 years
California is in a megadrought, with its key reservoirs falling to their lowest points in history. Wildfire season is already…
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The ’80s-Inspired Fitness Staple That Motivates Rose Byrne to Work Out
Sometimes working out can feel like a chore. Other times, it can feel like an exciting endeavor. One big determinant…
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Selena Gomez Practices This Type of Therapy Every Day
Selena Gomez shared that she practices techniques from a particular form of therapy daily to help manage her mental wellbeing.…
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Meet the tech company focused on streamlining state-based insurance exchanges – MedCity News
With the recent Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, a streamlined and cost-effective way for Americans to…
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What is the optimal dosing regimen for remdesivir in COVID-19 patients? A computational model
A team of scientists from the Pennsylvania State University, USA, recently analyzed the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of antiviral drug remdesivir…
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