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Scientists discover new code governing gene activity

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A newly discovered code within DNA -- coined 'spatial grammar' -- holds a key to understanding how gene activity is encoded in the human genome. This breakthrough finding revealed a long-postulated hidden spatial grammar embedded in DNA. The research could reshape scientists' understanding of gene regulation and how genetic variations may influence gene expression in development or disease.

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Every NYC school building now has Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses. Is it enough?

HEALTHBEAT

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat New York. Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools. Vince Muccioli will never forget the terror he felt waiting for paramedics as one of his students lay unresponsive on the classroom floor, color draining from his face. It was a quiet Friday afternoon in March 2022, and Muccioli, a math teacher at West Brooklyn Community High School, had given the student permission to lay his head on his desk.

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Red and processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk, study of two million people finds

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Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants.

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Siskiyou County Health Department Achieves Historic Milestone with PHAB Pathways Recognition

PHAB

Media Contact Keith Coleman, VP of Communications and Public Affairs communications@phaboard.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2024 — Today, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) announced that Siskiyou County Health and Human Services — Public Health Division, located in California, has been recognized as the first local health department to achieve the prestigious Pathways Recognition.

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Explanation found for X-ray radiation from black holes

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Researchers have succeeded in something that has been pursued since the 1970s: explaining the X-ray radiation from the black hole surroundings. The radiation originates from the combined effect of the chaotic movements of magnetic fields and turbulent plasma gas.

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The Bald, The Bold & The Beautiful

Black Health Matters

Hair loss is a profoundly challenging experience affecting millions worldwide, particularly for us, where hair often plays a significant role in our identity and social and cultural acceptance. Close to 50% of Black women experience hair loss , with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CA) being the most common diagnosis in about 15% of us, according to The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).

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New view of North Star reveals spotted surface

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High-resolution images show large spots on the surface of Polaris.

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Fossil hotspots in Africa obscure a more complete picture of human evolution

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A new study shows how the mismatch between where fossils are preserved and where humans likely lived may influence our understanding of early human evolution.

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Spectacular increase in the deuterium/hydrogen ratio in Venus' atmosphere

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Our understanding of Venus' water history and the potential that it was once habitable in the past is being challenged by recent observations.

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