Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals, according to new research. Rare earth elements are found in smartphones, flat screen TVs, magnets, and even trains and missiles. They are also vital to the development of electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines.

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Environmental Health News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

An estimated 189 compounds linked to breast cancer are found in food packaging and tableware, according to a new study. The study, published today in the Frontiers in Toxicology journal , comes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — which is responsible for regulating potentially harmful substances in food and packaging — is reassessing how they manage chemicals in food additives and packaging, something that health researchers have long called for.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Astronomers have observed the atmosphere of a hot and uniquely inflated exoplanet using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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Science Daily - Public Health

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A new study has revealed that despite the recent pandemic, outbreak detection efforts remain under-resourced in South and Southeast Asia, with only about half the countries reviewed having integrated pathogen genomic surveillance initiatives in their national plans. The study also identifies key priorities to enhance the preparedness of the region against future pandemics.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Speech consists of a continuous stream of acoustic signals, yet humans can segment words from each other with astonishing precision and speed. To find out how this is possible, a team of linguists has analysed durations of consonants at different positions in words and utterances across a diverse sample of languages. They have found that word-initial consonants are, on average, around 13 milliseconds longer than their non-initial counterparts.

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Your Local Epidemiologist

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A note from Katelyn: YLE will do something a little different for a few posts. We’ve created a mini-series with a look back on the Covid-19 vaccines during the pandemic: what was said, what actually happened, and where communication broke down. This is a huge part of why we are seeing a decline in trust in other vaccines (and public health altogether) now.

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Bamboo News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. With such high prevalence, healthcare providers and governments face increased pressure to innovate and improve existing crisis response processes. During this Suicide Prevention Month, it’s important to uplift the recent shifts in policy and research that are paving the way for more targeted, impactful prevention strategies.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Scientists conclude that some video games created as mental health interventions can be helpful -- if modest -- tools in improving the mental well-being of children and teens with anxiety, depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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Better Health For All

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

We recently published a joint blog between the Social Care and Musculoskeletal (MSK) Special Interest Groups at the Faculty of Public Health. We said our next blog would include ideas for how public health professionals can influence health and care systems; how better data can help us understand population need; and lastly, the importance of innovative community-focused programmes.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Northeast Greenland is home to the 79 N Glacier -- the country's largest floating glacier tongue, but also one seriously threatened by global warming: warm water from the Atlantic is melting it from below. Experts have however now determined that the temperature of the water flowing into the glacier cavern declined from 2018 to 2021, even though the ocean has steadily warmed in the region over the past several decades.

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The Health Care Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

THCB Gang is coming back! (I know you’ve all missed it) and we are starting with a bang. I’ll be meeting with six powerhouse women leaders in health care who’ve just issued a public statement signed by another 500+ women leaders in support of the Harris/Walz campaign. On the Gang today are Missy Krasner , digital health veteran most recently at Amazon and Redesign Health but wayback on the founder team at ONC; Molly Coye , who ran Medicaid in NJ and CA and has had every role in

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Climate scientists and permafrost experts show that, according to new climate computer model simulations, global warming will accelerate permafrost thawing and as a result lead to an abrupt intensification of wildfires in the Subarctic and Arctic regions of northern Canada and Siberia.

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