Health
California to ban smoking on state parks, beaches
California will ban smoking on state parks and beaches starting next year under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Oct 12, 2019
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Notre-Dame cathedral site, schools shut over lead fears
Work to shore up the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris was halted Thursday to stop workers being exposed to hazardous levels of lead hours after two nearby schools were also closed because of contamination fears.
Jul 25, 2019
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Health
Has your doctor asked you about climate change?
When Michael Howard arrived for a checkup with his lung specialist, he was worried about how his body would cope with the heat and humidity of a Boston summer.
Jul 23, 2019
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Other
Fabella – and other examples of how some bodies contain mysterious variations
Scientists in the UK recently reported that a bone that was thought to be lost to evolution is making a comeback. The little bone, known as the fabella (little bean), is found at the back of the knee – if it is found at ...
May 2, 2019
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Health
EPA proposal will allow antibiotic spraying of citrus crops
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to allow use of the antibiotic streptomycin to treat citrus disease should be withdrawn because it poses a risk to human health and the environment, Consumer ...
Mar 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What can early adulthood tell us about midlife identity?
Identity formation is a major developmental task in adolescence but continues throughout adulthood. Significant individual differences, however, emerge. The long-term role of personal styles for predicting identity stability ...
Feb 12, 2019
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Diabetes
Diabetes increases over time in children but adults account for most new cases in China
Although China remains one of the countries with the lowest incidence of type 1 diabetes globally, a study published by The BMJ today shows that there has been a rapid increase in the number of new cases (incidence) of the ...
Jan 3, 2018
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Genetics
Cultural differences may leave their mark on DNA
A UC San Francisco-led study has identified signatures of ethnicity in the genome that appear to reflect an ethnic group's shared culture and environment, rather than their common genetic ancestry.
Jan 10, 2017
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Pediatrics
Asbestos found in kids' crayons, toy kits: report
(HealthDay)—Asbestos fibers have been found in crayons and other toys sold in the United States, according to a new report from an environmental health advocacy group.
Jul 8, 2015
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Genetics
Team finds new genetic and epigenetic contributors to diabetes
An analysis of the genomes and epigenomes of lean and obese mice and humans has turned up a wealth of clues about how genes and the environment conspire to trigger diabetes, Johns Hopkins researchers say. Their findings reveal ...
Jan 6, 2015
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