The UK's inflation-fueled cost-of-living crisis is set to "cut lives short" and "significantly widen the wealth-health gap", according to a study published by open access journal BMJ Public Health on Monday.
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2023
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Male sterility in plants provides valuable breeding tools in germplasm innovation and hybrid crop production. However, genetic resources for dominant genic male sterility, which holds great promise to facilitate breeding ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 19, 2023
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A century ago, the coastal city of Derna was well known for picture-perfect beaches, palm trees and whitewashed villas mainly inhabited by Libya's Italian colonial occupiers. Today, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel, which ...
Political science
Sep 18, 2023
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This week, we looked at the swirling chaos around supermassive black holes, anthropogenic climate effects over the Atlantic ocean and the threats to koalas.
A database tracking hospital admissions and deaths reveals the devastating impact cars, disease and dogs are having on the South East Queensland koala population.
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2023
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Researchers have discovered a new way to target and kill cancer cells in hard-to-treat brain tumors using electrically charged molecules to trigger self-destruction, which could be developed into a spray treatment used during ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 14, 2023
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Scientists have found that extracellular calcium mediates the activation of a membrane protein that waves the flag signaling cell death.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2023
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While public discussions often focus on climate change driving people to emigrate, new research published in Nature Human Behaviour shows that net-migration patterns around the world are actually more strongly linked with ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the world's leading environmental health risk factor. At only 2.5 micrometers or smaller, these particles are small enough to be inhaled and cause respiratory problems, such as asthma ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2023
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Record-breaking numbers of manatees have died in Florida the past few years. But data from a recently released report may indicate that that trend is slowing down this year—at least so far.
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2023
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