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WOX9: A jack of all trades
Over evolutionary time scales, a single gene may acquire different roles in diverging species. However, revealing the multiple hidden roles…
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3 Eating Tips to Help You Recover From a Workout Better
Remember, carbohydrates are your body’s primary energy source and are critical to replenish after exercise, she says. After something like…
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Miners vow to come clean as First Nations, climate pressure builds
Escalating concerns about the mining sector’s treatment of First Nations communities and contribution to global warming have prompted Australia’s top…
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Optum to acquire Atrius Health as it continues to grow physician network
UnitedHealth’s Optum plans to acquire Atrius Health, the largest independent physicians network in Massachusetts. The deal was first reported by The Boston…
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Determination of glycine transporter opens new avenues in development of psychiatric drugs
Glycine can stimulate or inhibit neurons in the brain, thereby controlling complex functions. Unraveling the three-dimensional structure of the glycine…
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Democrats push FDA to regulate toxic metals in baby food after investigation finds high levels
Democrats push FDA to regulate toxic metals in baby food after investigation finds high levels. Chris Tobin | DigitalVision |…
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Mississippi is lifting COVID restrictions while thousands of residents can’t even wash their hands
Get weekly climate politics updates from Grist Subscribe to The First 100 Texas’ experience of last month’s deadly winter storm…
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How to Clean Your Medical or Sports Brace — and Why It Matters
If your provider has recommended a medical or sports brace for an injury, you might be wondering how often to…
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House Energy and Commerce leaders unveil sweeping climate change legislation
Pallone, Environment Chair Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Energy Chair Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) unveiled the bill at a virtual press conference.…
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Reopening of Long-Term Care Facilities Is ‘an Absolute Necessity for Our Well-Being’
Judith Graham For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s…
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Fractured: Buffered from fracking but still battling pollution
This is part 4 of our 4-part series, “Fractured,” an investigation of fracking chemicals in the air, water, and people…
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Why Are Certain Foods so Addictive?
Are there certain foods you just can’t eat one (or one bite) of? Maybe you’ve been known to polish off…
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Manchin, Stabenow push $8B tax credit to bring factories for former coal sites
The politics: Drawing Republican support is likely to be crucial for the bill, and Daines’ support could help its chance.…
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Brazil’s Covid Crisis Is a Warning to the Whole World, Scientists Say
RIO DE JANEIRO — Covid-19 has already left a trail of death and despair in Brazil, one of the worst…
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Doctor who sounded alarms about cancer in the oilsands wins whistleblower award
When Dr. John O’Connor sounded alarms in 2006 about high levels of cancer in communities downstream of the Alberta oilsands,…
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Antarctica Is Running Out of Wilderness
One reason the status of a station is so hard to establish is that, with limited access and grueling conditions,…
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Why Salish Sea researchers are targeting superbugs in marine mammals
“Porpoises are always in the water, so it tells us that […] either it’s the genes in the porpoise, or…
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Walgreens expands digital health services to offer cancer screenings, mental health support
Walgreens is expanding its digital health partnerships so consumers can try on glasses virtually, take an at-home COVID-19 test and access…
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Dietary fats interact with grape tannins to influence wine taste
Wine lovers recognize that a perfectly paired wine can make a delicious meal taste even better, but the reverse is…
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Could plastic roads make for a smoother ride?
On a road into New Delhi, countless cars a day speed over tonnes of plastic bags, bottle tops and discarded…
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Fish Farming Is Feeding the Globe. What’s the Cost for Locals?
Onboard the Lu Lao Yuan Yu 010 were seven Chinese officers and a crew of four Gambians and thirty-five Senegalese.…
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Toxic wasteland to fertile wetland: Transformation at former dumpsite complete at CVNP
BOSTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A once noxious and toxic dumping ground for the waste of Northeast Ohio’s heavy industry, a…
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Bill seeks to ban the use of aerial herbicides in Maine forests
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature is considering a bill to ban aerial application of an herbicide used by large forest…
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The Shift to Renewable Energy Can Give More Power to the People
Subscribers to The Climate Crisis newsletter received this piece in their in-boxes. Sign up to receive future installments. The pandemic…
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Nature: New compound for male contraceptive pill
In a new paper published by Nature Communications, The Lundquist Institute (TLI) Investigator Wei Yan, MD, PhD, and his research…
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Study reveals details of immune defense guidance system: Results could lead to better drugs used to fight inflammation
At the beginning of an immune response, a molecule known to mobilize immune cells into the bloodstream, where they home…
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Fort Nelson First Nation, municipality reject criticism of proposed wood pellet plant | The Narwhal
The Fort Nelson First Nation and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality are voicing their support for a proposed wood pellet…
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Blackjewel’s Bankruptcy Filing Is a Harbinger of Trouble Ahead for the Plummeting Coal Industry – Inside Climate News
A federal bankruptcy judge in West Virginia could soon decide whether to allow the Blackjewel coal mining company, once the…
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No second chance to make trusting first impression, or is there?
In business, as in life, it is important to make a good first impression and according to research at the…
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Australia confirms extinction of 13 more species, including first reptile since colonisation
The Australian government has officially acknowledged the extinction of 13 endemic species, including 12 mammals and the first reptile known…
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Industry Voices—Increased vaccine supply is a crucial step in eliminating the burden on nurses
Vaccine distribution has dominated headlines since the new year—and rightfully so. We are now closer than ever to seeing the…
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Genomics study identifies routes of transmission of coronavirus in care homes
Care homes are at high risk of experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Older people and those…
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Fighting climate change is now a job for the Bank of England
Central banks are usually tasked with keeping inflation in check, while promoting economic growth and employment. Now, add fighting the…
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Industry Voices—Price transparency alone won’t solve the healthcare cost crisis
New rules for healthcare price transparency launched into effect on Jan. 1. So far, the results have been mixed. Only…
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WHO expert panel strongly advises against use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19
The anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent infection in people who do not have covid-19, say a…
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Color blindness-correcting contact lenses
Imagine seeing the world in muted shades — gray sky, gray grass. Some people with color blindness see everything this…
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Exxon Mobil ordered to pay $14.25 million fine for violating Clean Air Act at Texas refinery
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a $14.25 million civil penalty as part of a decadelong…
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Invasive grass is overwhelming U.S. deserts—providing fuel for wildfires
In recent years, large swathes of the desert landscape in the parks around Tucson, Arizona have started to look a…
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Humana, University of Houston launch value-based care specialization course
Humana and the University of Houston have teamed to launch a specialization course aimed at assisting health professionals in learning…
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‘It’s a slow murder’ for communities of color: NJ moves on environmental justice
Amanda Oglesby | Asbury Park Press Coronavirus NJ: The Sawtooth Group CEO talks about their future work environment plans Coronavirus…
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Key steps discovered in production of critical immune cell
WEHI researchers have uncovered a process cells use to fight off infection and cancer that could pave the way for…
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Rechazan a cuidadores familiares en sitios de vacunación contra covid de California
En California, la confusión y la comunicación fallida han provocado que algunos padres elegibles y cuidadores familiares de personas con…
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‘Existential threat to our survival’: see the 19 Australian ecosystems already collapsing
In 1992, 1,700 scientists warned that human beings and the natural world were “on a collision course”. Seventeen years later,…
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5 Tips to Help You Breathe Easier in Hot or Cold Weather
Air quality and changing weather can sometimes wreak havoc on your ability to breathe. In particular, rising heat and humidity can…
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Ask Yourself This Before You Do Something Scary
SELF: Do you have any advice for how we can discern between being in danger and feeling uncomfortable? In those…
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Indoor air quality study shows aircraft in flight may have lowest particulate levels
If you’re looking for an indoor space with a low level of particulate air pollution, a commercial airliner flying at…
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Popeyes Announces Plans To Remove Artificial Ingredients, Antibiotics
Popeyes to announce new food quality and sustainability commitments as part of a 5-year plan … [+] facilitated by parent…
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How to Protect Yourself From the Coronavirus While Traveling
Spring break is coming up and after being cooped up for so long, you probably can’t wait to feed that…
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Rural Americans in Pharmacy Deserts Hurting for Covid Vaccines
As the Biden administration accelerates a plan to use pharmacies to distribute covid-19 vaccines, significant areas of the country lack…
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Fractured: Distrustful of frackers, abandoned by regulators
This is part 3 of our 4-part series, “Fractured,” an investigation of fracking chemicals in the air, water, and people…
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