How will you age? World-leading Dunedin Study launches next phase
The world-leading Dunedin Study is set to launch its age 52 assessments, delving into an understudied but important period of life and time of change.
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Chemical Actions and Uses: News and Research on Pesticides
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Lab tests show THC potency inflated on retail marijuana in Colorado
Cannabis flower sold in Colorado claims to contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than it actually does, according to my findings published in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.
Mar 24, 2024
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Recreational activities such as golfing, gardening may be associated with increased ALS risk among men
Participation in recreational activities—including golfing, gardening or yard work, woodworking, and hunting—may be associated with an increase in a person's risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a Michigan ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels
Kale fans can rest easy knowing pesticides used to grow the hearty greens are unlikely to end up in their salads or smoothies, a new chemical analysis of the superfood suggests.
Feb 20, 2024
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Brazil's health agents scour junkyards and roofs for mosquitos to fight dengue epidemic
The small team of state public health workers slalomed between auto parts strewn across a Rio de Janeiro junkyard, looking for standing water where mosquitoes might have laid their eggs.
Feb 16, 2024
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Multi-generational toxicant exposures show cumulative, inherited health effects
While exposure to a single substance like DDT has been shown to create inherited disease susceptibility, a recent study in animals found exposure to multiple different toxicants across generations can amplify those health ...
Jan 23, 2024
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A step-by-step approach for testing pesticides for their possible role in Parkinson's disease
There is increasing evidence that pesticides play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease. But these substances are not sufficiently tested for their possible role in this disease. Researchers from the Netherlands ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Pediatricians' group offers parents advice on GMO foods
Some parents are concerned about the effects of genetically modified foods on their children's health.
Dec 11, 2023
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Pesticide exposure linked to risk of developing Parkinson's disease via changes in gut microbiome
While the European Union has just renewed the approval of the use of herbicide glyphosate for another 10 years, scientists issue a call to action to reduce or replace the use of agrochemicals. Pesticides have a long-recognized ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Drawing a tube of blood could assess ALS risk from environmental toxin exposure
Over the last decade, research at Michigan Medicine has shown how exposure to toxins in the environment, such as pesticides and carcinogenic PCBs, affect the risk of developing and dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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