(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the UK have figured out a way to turn chemicals found in the crocus flower which blooms throughout the UK into a ‘smart bomb’ of sorts when it comes to a new cancer medication. This ...
Plunging into the ocean or a lake is one of the great joys of summer. But arriving at the beach to find water that's green, red or brown, and possibly foul-smelling, can instantly spoil the party.
May 3, 2023
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Researchers from the Center for Oceans and Human Health on Climate Change Interactions (OHHC2I) have leveraged their collective expertise in environmental health sciences to reveal additional health concerns posed by the ...
Oct 5, 2021
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(HealthDay)—New toxic algal blooms have appeared on the U.S. west coast due to an ocean heat wave, a new study finds.
Jan 5, 2021
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Blooms of toxin-producing algae exploded in both fresh and salt water ecosystems in southern Florida during the summer months of 2018, impacting wildlife and humans living in these marine environments. During harmful algal ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Toxins produced during harmful algal blooms may be more harmful to people than previously known.
Sep 19, 2019
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While completing his residency in anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in the mid-2000s, Jon Bloom saw his fair share of foot amputations among patients with diabetes. The culprit: infected foot ulcers.
Aug 16, 2017
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Dedicated to the study of Alzheimer's disease, University of Virginia biology professor George Bloom's lab has spent the last decade working to expand the scientific community's still-primitive understanding of the disease's ...
Jul 10, 2017
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Physicists at the Universities of Bonn and Oldenburg have developed a model whose behavior – although based on strict rules – can apparently change spontaneously. There are also changes of this type in nature, for example, ...
Feb 26, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Blue-green algae is found in lakes and ponds across the United States and is a threat to both people and pets, an expert warns.
Jul 30, 2013
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