Fewer Kindergarteners Are Getting Their Vaccines, CDC Data Shows | The U.S. is currently in the midst of the worst measles outbreaks seen in decades.
gizmodo.comu/FreeHugs23 — 15 hours ago
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Higher nitrite (NO2-) intake was linked to gastric cancer risk in natural animal sources (55%) and processed meat (94%), but a lower risk in plant sources (-37%), study of 54,610 adults over 27 years found. Higher nitrate (NO3-) intake had a higher risk in processed meat (212%) and tap water (95%).
link.springer.comu/James_Fortis — 1 day ago
Pilots and Flight Attendants Are Bombarded by Cosmic Radiation—And Getting Deadly Cancers From It | “Findings support consideration of occupational radiation protections for aircrew members commensurate with their exposure levels.”
gizmodo.comu/FreeHugs23 — 1 day ago
Doctors Found 4 Autoimmune Diseases in One Woman at One Time | Her immune system was already implicated in diseases affecting her liver, bile ducts, and large intestine. Then a clue in her blood revealed another target: her stomach.
sciencealert.comu/FreeHugs23 — 3 days ago
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Drug that targets an inflammatory enzyme could help prevent lung cancer: « A new study by MIT researchers shows that inhibiting caspase-1 can reduce the risk of tumor growth. »
news.mit.eduu/fchung — 1 day ago
'Especially Exciting': JWST Finds Water Surviving Surprisingly Close to Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole | "It shows that molecular material can survive in an environment dominated by intense radiation."
sciencealert.comu/FreeHugs23 — 3 days ago
Scientists Tested 113 Everyday Products Sold by Major US Retailers. 85% Contained 'Undisclosed Harmful Chemicals' | One in four 'natural' products contradicted their own claims.
sciencealert.comu/FreeHugs23 — 5 days ago
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Have a look to this Lego idea. Link below.
https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/0ccb9c27-0ae5-4410-852d-f2105bb993c8
My friend has build this Biomedicine Institute with lego bricks. The project needs more votes to become a real set. Help us to realize the dream. Thank you so much! Click the link and create account. It’s free and take just few seconds.
u/BiomedicineInstitute — 2 days ago
Dolphins Filmed Hunting With Shells – And Possibly Passing The Skill to Their Offspring | "The second I saw that shell in the air, I immediately knew what was happening."
sciencealert.comu/FreeHugs23 — 7 days ago
First Human Trial of Poop Transplant to Treat Food Allergies Shows Promising Results | In a new study, transplanted microbiomes that were removed from donors' excrement helped resolve some people's severe allergic reactions.
sciencealert.comu/FreeHugs23 — 7 days ago
Replacing 3% of total calories from animal protein with plant protein was associated with a 9% lower risk of all-cause mortality, 12% lower cardiovascular mortality, and 5% lower cancer mortality in a systematic review of over 1 million people. Greater benefits occurred at 5% substitution.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govu/James_Fortis — 12 days ago
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Your dog really can tell when you're happy: « If you’ve ever suspected your dog can read your mind, sussing out through some canine intuition when you’re happy, sad, scared, or cross, you’re half right. Many dogs can do exactly that, but it’s not mind-reading that’s involved: it’s face-reading. »
time.comu/fchung — 7 days ago
Dogs can distinguish between fearful and angry or sad human faces, brain scans suggest | Researchers analyzed activity in regions of brain when dogs were shown images of different facial expressions
theguardian.comu/FreeHugs23 — 8 days ago
A particle made of force: physicists say they’ve found mysterious ‘glueball’
nature.comu/Macchanoco — 7 days ago
A healthy plant-based diet was linked to a 40% lower risk of getting a first cardiometabolic disease (especially diabetes), and 21% lower risk of multiple cardiometabolic diseases, 16-year study of 83,610 adults found. Plant-based diets overall had a 12% and 15% lower risk, respectively.
sciencedirect.comu/cindyx7102 — 12 days ago
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A key meat protein has been grown in lettuce for the first time: « Eating meat is consistently shown to be one of the worst things we can do for the environment as consumers, due to the outsized negative impacts animal agriculture has on land, water and energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions. »
sciencealert.comu/fchung — 12 days ago
In a first, U.S. approves powerful new mRNA vaccine for flu | The shot, mFlusiva, was shown in a clinical trial to be up to 27% more effective than a standard flu jab
scientificamerican.comu/FreeHugs23 — 14 days ago
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How early-life stress leaves a ‘scar’ inside brain cells: « Mouse study finds changes to DNA packaging form molecular memory of trauma, make brain vulnerable to future stress. »
medicine.washu.eduu/fchung — 10 days ago
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What are your top 3-5 skills every scientist or future scientist should master?
Think about the skills that make a good scientist good, even if it’s obvious. Please, if you can, state if you are a professional scientist, citizen scientist or an hobby scientist. All are important!
u/FarRide7565 — 10 days ago
Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI | Researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions
theguardian.comu/FreeHugs23 — 13 days ago