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More than 16,000 chemicals can be found in plastic, many harmful

March 16, 2024 Researchers have found more than 16,000 chemicals in plastics. A new report shows that about a quarter of these chemicals can be hazardous to health and the environment.

Air quality in Europe shows significant improvements over last two decades

March 13, 2024 A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has consistently estimated daily ambient concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and O3 across a large ensemble of European regions between 2003 and 2019 based on machine learning techniques.

COVID lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years but there are good news

March 12, 2024 COVID-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday.

For people who speak many languages, there's something special about their native tongue

March 11, 2024 A new study of people who speak many languages has found that there is something special about how the brain processes their native language.

FDA warns against cinnamon products for elevated lead levels after poisoning in young children

March 8, 2024 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, amid the ongoing reports of lead poisoning in young children, announced several additional steps to address concerns about elevated lead levels in various cinnamon products.

Man got 217 COVID-19 vaccinations, no significant side effects

March 8, 2024 A 62-year-old man in Germany intentionally got 217 doses of COVID-19 vaccines within 29 months.

Gender-specific COVID-19 responses: Men show greater physiological changes

March 8, 2024 Men\'s skin temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate increase more than women\'s with COVID-19.

MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) approved for additional reimbursement for essential tremor in Germany

March 7, 2024 Insightec announces that its transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) has been granted NUB status 1 for the treatment of essential tremor (ET) in Germany.

Earliest yet Alzheimer's biomarker found in mouse model could point to new targets

March 6, 2024 A surge of a neural-specific protein in the brain is the earliest yet biomarker for Alzheimer\'s disease, report University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers studying a mouse model of the disease.

Tiny worms tolerate Chornobyl radiation

March 6, 2024 The 1986 disaster at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant transformed the surrounding area into the most radioactive landscape on Earth.

Breastfeeding after COVID-19 booster can give babies antibodies

March 5, 2024 Lactating mothers who get the COVID-19 booster pass along the antibodies to their children via their breast milk—and potentially protect babies too young to receive the vaccine, a study from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the UF College of Medicine found.