Genetics
Is greenery the secret to slowing the biological ageing process?
We all know being surrounded by greenery is good for the mind and soul, but can it be good for the body, too?
Sep 16, 2021
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Environmental Health Perspectives
Health
Exposure to persistent environmental toxins in everyday products may increase diabetes risk in Latina adolescents
A new USC study finds that a class of environmental pollutants known as "forever chemicals" may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in Latino girls. The pollutants, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are ...
Sep 1, 2021
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Health
Salinas Valley teens find green cleaning is worth the hype
Jessica Cabrera knows the recipe for homemade window cleaner by heart—and is more than happy to share it.
Sep 1, 2021
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Health
Fine particulate air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia
Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region—one that began in the late 1970s measuring air pollution and another on risk factors for dementia that began in 1994—University of Washington ...
Aug 4, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Living by oil and gas drilling linked to lower birthweights
A new study from Oregon State University found that infants born within 3 kilometers of oil and natural gas drilling facilities in Texas had slightly lower birthweights than those born before drilling began in their vicinity.
Jul 21, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Hundreds of chemicals, many in consumer products, could increase breast cancer risk
Every day, people are exposed to a variety of synthetic chemicals through the products they use or the food they eat. For many of these chemicals, the health effects are unknown. Now a new study shows that several hundred ...
Jul 21, 2021
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Neuroscience
The potential role of genetic and environmental interaction in autism spectrum disorder
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have shown in a brain organoid study that exposure to a common pesticide synergizes with a frequent autism-linked gene mutation.
Jul 14, 2021
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Cardiology
Higher selenium and manganese levels during pregnancy may protect babies from future high blood pressure
Children who were exposed to higher levels of trace minerals manganese and selenium during their mothers' pregnancy had a lower risk of high blood pressure in childhood, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns ...
Jun 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research establishes safe water thresholds for antimicrobials, advancing the battle against resistance
Researchers have made progress towards a G7 commitment to establish safe standards for the release of antimicrobials into the environment, by developing a new framework that establishes safe thresholds.
Jun 10, 2021
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Health
No level of smoke exposure is safe during pregnancy
Nearly a quarter of pregnant women say they've been around secondhand smoke—in their homes, at work, around a friend or relative—which, according to new research, is linked to epigenetic changes—meaning changes to how ...
May 19, 2021
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