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New weapon against harmful algal blooms

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Effective management of phosphorus is needed to curb the rise of harmful algal blooms. Few studies have explored how algal biomass, especially blue-green algae, can be used to create materials that remove phosphate from water. Researchers have filled that gap by transforming cyanobacterial biomass into materials that can pull harmful phosphorus out of water.

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Parents of diabetic kids urge schools to monitor blood sugar apps

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. Just a few years ago, children with Type 1 diabetes reported to the school nurse several times a day to get a finger pricked to check whether their blood sugar was dangerously high or low. The introduction of the continuous glucose monitor made that unnecessary. The small device, typically attached to the arm, has a sensor under the skin that sends readings to an app on a phone or other wireless device.

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Researchers discover new way to store hydrogen using lignin jet fuel

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An international team of scientists has discovered a way to store and release volatile hydrogen using lignin-based jet fuel that could open new pathways for sustainable energy production. In a new study scientists demonstrated that a type of lignin-based jet fuel they developed can chemically bind hydrogen in a stable liquid form. The research has many potential applications in fuels and transportation and could ultimately make it easier to harness hydrogen's potential as a high energy and zero

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Global cannabis boom brings unexpected cardiovascular risks to light

News Medical Health Sciences

This review examines the cardiovascular risks associated with cannabis, revealing its potential to cause severe heart health issues and inform public policy.

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Global sea level very likely to rise between 0.5 and 1.9 meters by 2100 under high-emissions scenario

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has projected that if the rate of global CO2 emissions continues to increase and reaches a high emission scenario, sea levels would as a result very likely rise between 0.5 and 1.9 meters by 2100. The high end of this projection's range is 90 centimeters higher than the latest United Nations' global projection of 0.6 to 1.0 meters.

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Dietary intervention restores gut microbiome and offers protection against chronic diseases

News Medical Health Sciences

Findings indicate that a microbiome restoration diet improves gut health and reduces chronic disease markers, highlighting its cardiometabolic benefits.

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Alarming cardiovascular disease statistics highlighted in 2025 report

News Medical Health Sciences

Heart disease kills more people than any other cause as many of the risks factors that contribute to it remain on the rise, according the data reported in the 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of U.S. and Global Data From the American Heart Association.

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Cancer risk established before birth

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A person's lifetime risk for cancer may begin before they are even born, reports a paradigm-shifting study. The findings identified two distinct epigenetic states that arise during development and are linked to cancer risk. One of these states is associated with a lower lifetime risk while the other is associated with a higher lifetime risk.

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Endometriosis linked to higher cardiovascular disease risk

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers explore the association between endometriosis and cardiovascular risk.

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'Embodied energy' powers modular worm, jellyfish robots

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land walkers, soft robots are progressing, too, thanks to recent research in battery development and design.

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Study reveals significant life expectancy deficit in adults with diagnosed ADHD

News Medical Health Sciences

A study shows UK adults with ADHD have a life expectancy 6.78 years lower than the general population, underscoring the need for improved healthcare support.

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Vacations are good for employee well-being, and the effects are long lasting

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

If you're like many Americans, you probably didn't take all your vacation time this year. Even if you did, it's highly likely you didn't fully unplug while off the clock. But you might want to change that if you want to improve your health and well-being, according to a new review article.

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Cannabis smoke at home linked to secondhand exposure in children

News Medical Health Sciences

The study links in-home cannabis smoking to elevated THC levels in children, highlighting the need for interventions to reduce secondhand exposure risks.

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Introducing Six New Members of the JPHMP Editorial Board

JPHMP Direct

These individuals bring a wealth of expertise, leadership, and diverse perspectives that will enhance our mission of advancing public health research and practice. The post Introducing Six New Members of the JPHMP Editorial Board first appeared on JPHMP Direct.

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Exposure to diverse news sources increases vaccine uptake

News Medical Health Sciences

People who get their news from an ideologically diverse array of sources are more likely to get vaccinated, regardless of their political affiliation, new University of Colorado Boulder research shows.

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Dwarf planet Ceres: Building blocks of life delivered from space

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The dwarf planet is a bizarre, cryovolcanic world. However, the organic deposits discovered on its surface so far are unlikely to originate from its interior. The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is probably of exogenic origin. Impacting asteroids from the outer asteroid belt may have brought it with them.

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Getting drunk, on homoeopathy

The Hindu

The alcoholic tinctures marketed in India as homoeopathic remedies have the ingredients of a public health nightmare

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Elevated uric acid levels may contribute to severe malaria outcomes in children

News Medical Health Sciences

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators in Uganda at the Makerere University School of Medicine have uncovered a significant connection between elevated uric acid levels and life-threatening outcomes in children with severe malaria.

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How AI Developers Can Get Expert Help with CS Tasks

Smart Data Collective

AI developers need to get outside assistance if they are trying to create better code.

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Doctors in Kolkata conduct successful spinal tuberculosis surgery on pregnant woman  

The Hindu

Successful spinal tuberculosis surgery on pregnant woman in Kolkata, high-risk procedure, mother and baby both healthy post-operation.

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2025 Health IT trends: Emerging technologies, AI remain prominent

Association of Health Care Journalists

Last year was busy for the health information technology sector, with a continued focus on artificial intelligence and a record number of cybersecurity breaches. What can we expect this year? Once again, AHCJ turned to Colin Hung for insight. Hung, chief marketing officer and editor of Healthcare IT Today , frequently travels to health technology industry conferences to stay abreast of current trends in this space.

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An Armand a Leg: The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — for dysfunction and profiteering in health care

News Medical Health Sciences

Every year, a health care think tank called the Lown Institute ranks the 10 worst examples of "profiteering and dysfunction" in health care and "honors" the winners.

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Older and Better: 6 Tips For Authentic Aging

Black Health Matters

Last year, six months before my 60th birthday, I started asking myself what it meant to age through a series of journal entries that offered several insights. In one journal entry, I wrote, Aging has always been something I celebrated and embraced. Perhaps it’s because I look younger than what my birth certificate and driver’s license say.

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Updated guidelines for preventing and managing hepatitis B virus reactivation

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers update clinical practice guidelines for how to prevent and monitor hepatitis B virus reactivation.

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Tuberculosis incidence in Karnataka drops by 40% from 2015 baseline

The Hindu

Keeping in line with Indias ambitious goal of Tuberculosis (TB) elimination by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG timeline of 2030, Karnataka has reduced 40% of tuberculosis (TB) incidence compared to 2015 baseline. The incidence of TB that was 176 cases per lakh in 2015 has reduced to 104 per lakh in 2024.

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Adderall shortage linked to shift in ADHD treatment for children

News Medical Health Sciences

A national shortage in a common treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was associated with changes in stimulant prescriptions filled for children over recent years, a new study suggests.

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What’s the Secret to a Long Distance Love?

Black Health Matters

When it comes to love, sometimes it means letting go of traditional expectations. Sheryl Lee Ralph, the beloved actress from “Abbott Elementary,” and her husband, Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent Hughes, have been married for nearly two decades, yet they’ve never lived together full-time. In a recent People interview, Ralph discussed this unique aspect of their marriage, highlighting how their nontraditional arrangement works beautifully for them.

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Researchers discover link between protein aggregation and bacterial dormancy

News Medical Health Sciences

Researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology and the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research revealed a mechanism involving protein aggregation that allows bacteria to enter a dormant state, a phenomenon that is associated with the persistence of infections and the challenge of antibiotic resistance.

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What’s the Secret to a Long Distance Love?

Black Health Matters

When it comes to love, sometimes it means letting go of traditional expectations. Sheryl Lee Ralph, the beloved actress from “Abbott Elementary,” and her husband, Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent Hughes, have been married for nearly two decades, yet they’ve never lived together full-time. In a recent People interview, Ralph discussed this unique aspect of their marriage, highlighting how their nontraditional arrangement works beautifully for them.

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Bariatric surgery reduces liver complications in obese patients with cirrhosis

News Medical Health Sciences

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications compared with patients who received medical therapy alone.

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Snakebites across country, do something; take States on board, Supreme Court to Union Government

The Hindu

A Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and S.V.

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Using AI to tackle administrative burdens in primary care

News Medical Health Sciences

Primary care clinicians face significant burnout, driven by excessive administrative tasks and time spent on electronic health records (EHRs).

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Subtle Signs on Your Hands Reveal Serious Health Issues

Mercola

Have you ever noticed a sudden change in your hands? Maybe your nails are more brittle than usual, or perhaps you've experienced a strange tingling in your fingers. It's easy to dismiss these changes as minor inconveniences, but sometimes, these subtle signs are early indicators of underlying health issues. Your hands are intricate structures, with a dense network of blood vessels, nerves and skin.

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Infant mortality drops in the United States while SUID rates rise

News Medical Health Sciences

Infant mortality in the United States decreased by 24.2% between 1999 and 2022. Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU discovered this improvement in a study published Jan. 27 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics.

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