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Global and Health Briefs

Complementary Treatments for Kids With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Feb 29, 2024 07:12AM

A paper published in the journal Nutrients evaluated studies regarding the effect of herbal remedies and spices in youngsters with this painful disorder.

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Cancer Increasingly Strikes Young Adults

Feb 29, 2024 07:11AM

Between 1990 and 2019, the incidence of early-onset cancer increased by 79.1 percent.

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Storing renewable energy in hot rocks
Storing Renewable Energy in Hot Rocks

Feb 29, 2024 07:05AM

California-based Antora Energy is investigating ways to store energy inside insulated boxes of extremely hot rocks.

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Self pollinating wild flowers due to declining insect population
Self-Pollinating Wildflowers Worry Scientists

Feb 29, 2024 07:04AM

Flowering plants depend on the declining global insect population which includes pollinators such as bees, butterflies, moths, beetles and wasps.

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Mount Everest Is Melting

Feb 29, 2024 07:02AM

While glaciers worldwide are melting, ice loss across the Himalayas has been especially rapid due to a rise in temperatures.

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Lear’s Macaw, a large, blue-feathered parrot with bright yellow rings around its eyes which, according to American Bird Conservancy, has been brought back from extinction in the past but is still considered endangered, with approximately 1,300 adults in existence.
Wind Energy Project Threatens Endangered Bird

Feb 29, 2024 07:01AM

A renewable-energy project in the Brazilian state of Bahia is threatening the Lear’s Macaw which has been brought back from extinction in the past but is still considered endangered.

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Semiglude injection to improve heart health.
Drug May Improve Heart Health in the Obese

Jan 31, 2024 07:15AM

Semiglutide may be associated with heart health improvement, lowering risk of fatal and nonfatal heart attacks and strokes

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Hemp products may contain THC concentrations harmful for children.
Hemp Products May Be Harmful to Children

Jan 31, 2024 07:14AM

Some CBD products may concentrate the delta-8 THC in manufacturing to levels nearing the potency of marijuana-derived delta-9 THC.

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People exercising. Exercise is beneficial for heart health and blood lipid levels at any age.
Exercise is Good for Cholesterol

Jan 31, 2024 07:13AM

A new study has uncovered details as to why exercise is beneficial for heart health and blood lipid levels at any age.

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First gene editing treatments for sickle cell disease.
New Sickle Cell Treatment Approved

Jan 31, 2024 07:11AM

The first gene editing treatment for Sickle Cell uses new technology to modify a gene involved in red blood cell shape and function.

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