Climate change is already affecting our health, even if we don't think about it much, says a University of Alberta public health expert.
Environment
Jan 23, 2020
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Australian summer temperatures have risen by 1.66℃ over the past 20 years. In the past century we've seen a significant increase in the number, intensity and duration of heatwaves during our summers.
Environment
Dec 31, 2019
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Heart disease and stroke are the world's two most deadly diseases, causing over 15 million deaths in 2016 according to the World Health Organization. A key underlying factor in both of these global health crises is the common ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 9, 2019
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As it becomes more common for women to be the breadwinner of their family, men's health may be affected depending on their views on gender ideology, according to Penn State researchers.
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2019
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Cats are very good at hiding their health problems, a survival instinct from their wild ancestors, when showing weakness made them easier prey. One health problem they hide is heart disease, meaning it can progress to become ...
Veterinary medicine
Oct 18, 2019
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Negative social attitudes, such as racism and discrimination, damage the health of those who are targeted by triggering a cascade of aberrant biological responses, including abnormal gene activity. It is not surprising that ...
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2019
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In the future, you could be your very own fountain of youth—or at least your own skin repair reservoir. In a proof-of-concept study, researchers from North Carolina State University have shown that exosomes harvested from ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 18, 2019
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A new, two-minute screening technique could help save cats from dying prematurely of heart disease. Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University recently developed ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 12, 2019
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Lower air pollution levels saved an estimated 5,660 lives in New York State in 2012, compared to 2002 levels, according to a new study.
Environment
Aug 7, 2019
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Paper is at the heart of an experimental device developed by Rice University bioengineers to study heart disease.
Materials Science
Aug 5, 2019
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