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Changes in how cholesterol breaks down in the body may accelerate progression of dementia: Study suggests that some cholesterol medications may impact signaling pathways in the brain, particularly in men
The blood-brain barrier is impermeable to cholesterol, yet high blood cholesterol is associated with increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and…
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Biden’s Fossil Fuel Moves Clash With Pledges on Climate Change
WASHINGTON — Despite President Biden’s pledge to aggressively cut the pollution from fossil fuels that is driving climate change, his…
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Recipe: Greek Tofu Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumbers
Combining low-fat feta and tofu makes for a lighter, healthier Greek salad. Serve this salad on lettuce leaves garnished with…
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‘High on the Hog’ Celebrates Black Contributions to Global Food and Culture | Civil Eats
In the first episode of Netflix’s new docuseries, High on the Hog, host Stephen Satterfield meets a woman who runs…
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Schools spent millions on high-tech air purifiers. But are they actually making things worse?
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a…
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Chutes & Ladders—Obama-era CMS vet joins Babylon Health; UnityPoint Health names Sioux City regional head
Welcome to this week’s Chutes & Ladders, our roundup of hirings, firings and retirings throughout the industry. Please submit the good news—or the bad—from your…
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J.D. Power: Telehealth use boosts members’ satisfaction with health plans
Increased telehealth use under the pandemic is encouraging members to engage more with their health plans, according to a new…
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Why Is My Period Late?
There’s nothing like a late period to add some extra stress to your life. The most obvious culprit — pregnancy…
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Where should Pittsburgh environmental groups focus to combat the city’s racist legacies?
When Betty Foster-Pinkley’s mom passed away in 2010, she took over responsibility for the family house in the East Hills. …
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How to Get Back to Exercising After Joint Replacement Surgery
Hip and knee replacements can get you back to an active life in no time. Know this, though: You are…
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This scorecard will tell you the environmental impact of your new H&M T-shirt
If you browse for a shirt on H&M’s website, you might now see a new scorecard—a little like a nutrition…
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E.P.A. to Modify Trump-Era Limits on States’ Ability to Oppose Energy Projects
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday said it planned to revise a Trump-era rule that limited the ability of states…
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Opioids like ‘Lean’ Permeate Hip-Hop Culture, but Dangers Are Downplayed
Nykerrius Williams knows about the close relationship between hip-hop and opioid use. Williams, 27, an independent rapper from Gibsland, Louisiana,…
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How to return to normalcy post-pandemic – NC Health News
After more than a year away from activities we once deemed normal, many of us are beginning the process of…
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A Court Ruled Shell Is Liable for Its Contributions to Climate Change. What Happens Now?
In a ruling designed to have far-reaching effects on the world’s largest oil companies, a Dutch court has held Royal…
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How Many People Die When Polluters Exceed Their Limits?
Measuring air quality is inherently a measure of excess—any amount of toxic nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone, and fine particulate matter…
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New research finds virus passed to wild salmon via fish farms
The transmission of a virus tied to kidney and liver damage in endangered Chinook salmon is being fuelled by the…
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Historic Black town in Maryland seeks justice for stormwater discharge
A Maryland power plant has been releasing stormwater for years into a small Patuxent River town founded in the late…
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How the Texas Legislature could change the state’s power grid this session
Most Texans will likely have higher charges on their power bills for years to come to cover gas utilities’, electric…
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The Texas Grid Came Close to an Even Bigger Disaster During February Freeze
The Texas electric grid came within five minutes of a complete collapse in mid-February. The problem could have been much worse. A…
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Inhaled nanobodies protect hamsters from COVID-19, study finds
In a paper published today in Science Advances, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine showed that inhalable…
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Cancer-causing chemical found in 78 sunscreen products
An independent testing lab has detected the chemical benzene, a known human carcinogen, in 78 sunscreen products and is now…
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Ultrasensitive blood test detects viral protein, confirms mRNA vaccine activates robust immune response
The carefully orchestrated dance between the immune system and the viral proteins that induce immunity against COVID-19 may be more…
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‘It Is Wrong’: DeKalb Residents Fight Industrial Facility Near Their Neighborhood | 90.1 FM WABE
Residents of south DeKalb County are trying to stop an industrial development next to their neighborhoods. They say the project…
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AGA recommends early use of biologics in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease
Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation (pain and swelling) in the gastrointestinal tract, can…
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Versatile coronavirus antibody may be starting point for broader-acting vaccines: A special type of antibody is produced in patients who’ve had COVID-19 as well as less-serious coronaviruses that cause colds
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most people in the United States already had been sick with a coronavirus, albeit a…
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Blink Charging Taps Cash Pile in Electric Car Bet
Blink Charging Co. is using cash acquired in a recent stock offering to expand its network of charging stations ahead…
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Key early steps in gene expression captured in real time: Capturing how RNA polymerase enzymes kick off transcription
On scales too small for our eyes to see, the business of life happens through the making of proteins, which…
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How a Frenzy for Echinoderms Exposed and Entrenched Inequities in a Fishing Community | Hakai Magazine
Article body copy For Ann Singeo, being in the ocean has always been a way of life. Growing up…
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Jay Inslee and the American Desire to Put Tribes in Their Place
This veto is, admittedly, an abrupt turn from the path the Washington state government had been following in previous years.…
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In Pennsylvania, agroforestry holds a key to cleaning up waterways and Chesapeake Bay
Scientists and regulators in Pennsylvania are working with farmers to plant trees along streams in the state, in an effort…
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Mathematical model developed to prevent botulism
For years, food producers who make lightly preserved, ready-to-eat food have had to follow a set of guidelines to stop…
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Think like a virus to understand why the pandemic isn’t over yet – and what the US needs to do to help other countries
Kill every human on the planet. This is the first assignment I give students in my public health classes, filled…
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Biden officials condemned for backing Trump-era Alaska drilling project
Joe Biden’s administration is facing an onslaught of criticism from environmentalists after opting to defend the approval of a massive…
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Group set to receive $1M for new Allegan nature preserve
ALLEGAN — A conservation group announced it expects to receive $1 million from a settlement over Kalamazoo River pollution —…
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Microbial gene discovery could mean greater gut health
As the owner of a human body, you’re carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms…
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Aging: Clinical trial on potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle
Aging published “Potential reversal of epigenetic age using a diet and lifestyle intervention: a pilot randomized clinical trial” which reported…
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Three years younger in just eight weeks? A new study suggests yes!
A groundbreaking clinical trial shows we can reduce biological age (as measured by the Horvath 2013 DNAmAge clock) by more…
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ENERGY TRANSITIONS: What Exxon, Chevron climate shake-ups mean for oil
Climate change activists scored historic victories at the two biggest U.S. oil producers yesterday, winning shareholder votes to shake up…
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Parasites as fountains of youth: Study finds infected ants live much longer: Life expectancy of tapeworm-infected worker ants is significantly higher than that of their uninfected nest-mates and resembles that of ant queens
Ant workers that are infected with a tapeworm live much longer than their uninfected nest-mates. Parasitic infections are usually harmful…
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Oman plans to build world’s largest green hydrogen plant
Oman is planning to build one of the largest green hydrogen plants in the world in a move to make…
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Artificial neurons recognize biosignals in real time
Current neural network algorithms produce impressive results that help solve an incredible number of problems. However, the electronic devices used…
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Miami’s new ‘chief heat officer’ urges US to fight the ‘silent killer’ of climate crisis
As the first official appointed in the U.S. to focus on heatwaves, Miami’s chief heat officer is warning about the…
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Sri Lanka braces for beach pollution as vessel burns – Taipei Times
Three Indian vessels yesterday joined efforts to contain a major fire on a container ship off the Sri Lankan coast…
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Blue Shield of California, Gemini Health see $20M in savings through drug cost reduction partnership
Blue Shield of California has seen more than $20 million in drug cost savings through its partnership with Gemini Health…
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What Jacksonville Can Learn From Nashville About Fighting Climate Change
Downtown Jacksonville. Photo courtesy WJCT Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM…
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KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Return of the Public Option
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. You can also listen on on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts…
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Investing 0.1% of global GDP could avoid breakdown of ecosystems, says UN report
The world needs to quadruple its annual investment in nature if the climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises are to…
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Children’s Hospital Colorado sounds alarm on ‘unsustainable’ spike in pediatric mental health cases
A children’s hospital system in Colorado is pleading for increased state and federal government assistance to treat an overwhelming spike…
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When cancer cells ‘put all their eggs in one basket’
Normal cells usually have multiple solutions for fixing problems. For example, when DNA becomes damaged, healthy white blood cells can…
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