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A breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have created an anode-free sodium solid-state battery. This brings the reality of inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage closer than ever.

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The imperative to improve women’s health: Assessing the status quo + opportunities to advance progress

Becker's Hospital Review - Health Equity

Recent decades have marked significant strides in women’s health, with key advancements in preventive care guidelines, diagnoses, and treatments, as well as in clinical and social research. However, far more progress is needed along multiple dimensions as women continue to face serious health disparities and lack of access to timely and high-quality care.

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Giant salamander-like creature was a top predator in the ice age before the dinosaurs

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Meet Gaiasia jennyae, the swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped head. It lived 40 million years before the first dinosaurs, and it was the top predator in its ecosystem.

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Our 2024 Guide to Sunscreens: 16 Picks for Darker Skin

Black Health Matters

Black folks need to wear sunscreen. But deep down, you might believe that because you have been blessed with a burnished brown skin tone, you are naturally protected from the sun; think again. Dr. Alexis Stephens of Parkland Dermatology in Coral Springs, Florida, says that the protection we think we have is not enough. “Despite the prevalent misconception that melanin-rich skin doesn’t need sunscreen, it’s crucial for everyone to use it.

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Extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Bone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans survived here for many millennia.

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Possible measles exposure at multiple locations in King County 

Public Health Insider

Public Health – Seattle & King County is investigating a confirmed measles case in an adult with recent international travel. The individual was at multiple locations in Bellevue, Seattle, and Woodinville while infectious. Anyone at certain locations during the time span when the individual was there may have been exposed to measles. The post Possible measles exposure at multiple locations in King County appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.

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Blue and great t**s deploy surprisingly powerful memories to find food

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Blue and great t**s recall what they have eaten in the past, where they found the food and when they found it, a new study shows. In the first experiment of its kind to involve wild animals, blue and great t**s demonstrated 'episodic-like' memory to cope with changes in food availability when foraging. The same study may suggest that humans leaving out seeds and nuts for garden birds could be contributing to the evolution of these memory traits.

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