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Bacteria work together to thrive in difficult conditions

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In a new study, researchers have determined through both statistical analysis and in experiments that soil pH is a driver of microbial community composition -- but that the need to address toxicity released during nitrogen cycling ultimately shapes the final microbial community.

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Amid opioid crisis, NY settlement fund advisory board members urge emergency declaration

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. As New Yorkers continue to die of opioid overdoses, Gov. Kathy Hochul has resisted calls to declare a public health emergency, frustrating advocates and providers who believe the move could accelerate efforts to mitigate the crisis. During a meeting Friday of the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board — which is tasked with making recommendations for the allocation of money from settlements with the phar

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Folded or cut, this lithium-sulfur battery keeps going

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Most rechargeable batteries that power portable devices, such as toys, handheld vacuums and e-bikes, use lithium-ion technology. But these batteries can have short lifetimes and may catch fire when damaged. To address stability and safety issues, researchers have designed a lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery that features an improved iron sulfide cathode.

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Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth

BU School of Public Health Blog

birth Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth A new study suggests that neighborhoods with fewer educational, health, environmental, and socioeconomic resources may increase one’s risk for preterm birth and contribute to the racial gap in preterm birth in the Commonwealth. September 13, 2024 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Preterm birth, defined as a live birth before 37 weeks of pregnancy, is the second-leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, and one th

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Early dark energy could resolve cosmology's two biggest puzzles

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Physicists propose that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology and fill in some major gaps in our understanding of how the early universe evolved.

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EHN reporting collaboration wins Lion Publishing Award

Environmental Health News

An investigation co-produced by Environmental Health News into toxic pollution in communities along the Houston Ship Channel has won a Lion Publishing Sustainability Award for best collaboration. The story , produced by the Altavoz Lab , EHN , palabra and The Texas Tribune , focuses on the community of Cloverleaf, one of many along the the 52-mile-long Houston Ship Channel that suffers from poor air quality.

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Good news Friday!

Managed Care Matters

Inflation’s in the rear view mirror -and fading fast. Latest data indicates inflation dropped to a mere 2.5% …the lowest level in 3 and a half years. Thanks for reading Managed Care Matters! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. From NPR: Gasoline prices…have plunged more than 10%. Overall, the price of goods has fallen nearly 2% in the last twelve months, led by a sharp drop in the price of used cars and trucks.

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Towards the realization of compact and portable nuclear clocks

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The low-energy excited state of thorium-229 (229Th) isotope nucleus has recently gained much attention owing to it being an ideal candidate for ultra-precise nuclear clocks. Building such high-precision clocks requires an acute understanding of the excitation and de-excitation state of the nucleus. In this view, researchers have designed 229Th-doped vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) transparent CaF2 crystals.

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As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania

Environmental Health News

PITTSBURGH — Amidst recent news that President Biden plans to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel on national security grounds, communities near the company’s plants in Pennsylvania say their concerns about pollution are still ignored. While news about the merger has created political ripples nationally and internationally, members of environmental justice communities in the Pittsburgh region that have experienced elevated risk for asthma, lung disease and cancer for generations as a re