Fossil fuels pollute the air when they are extracted and when they are burned, but the steps between those two points involve far more than familiar scenes of drilling equipment and smoke-filled power plants. These visible operations represent only the beginning and end of a five-stage process…
Category: 5. Health
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Instacart & WellTheory Announce Partnership To Improve Nutrition Access For Autoimmune Patients
Nutrition is a key aspect of autoimmune conditions.
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Today, WellTheory, the holistic care platform for individuals with autoimmune disease, announced a partnership with leading delivery provider, Instacart, to address inequities in access to anti-inflammatory and nutritious food. The newly…
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Scientists reawaken exhausted T cells to supercharge cancer immunity
A new study has identified a molecular cue that cancer cells use to exhaust the T cells responsible for destroying them, and the findings show that shutting down this signal may help restore the body’s immune defenses. The work, led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and published Nov. 17…
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New research shows hot tubs trigger surprising health benefits saunas don’t
Hot tubs and saunas are both known for helping tired muscles relax and providing comforting warmth. However, recent research indicates that hot tubs may deliver more noticeable health benefits.
A team at the Bowerman Sports Science Center at the University of Oregon examined how the body…
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Blocking a single protein forces cancer cells to self-destruct
Researchers at NYU Langone Health have identified how a specific form of cell death linked to the buildup of highly reactive molecules can slow the growth of lung tumors.
This type of cell death, known as ferroptosis, originally evolved as a way for the body to clear out cells that become overly…
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A New More Severe Flu Variant Is Spreading In The U.S. Here’s What To Know
Influenza Virus Colorized Tem, Negative Stained. Surface Glycoproteins Are Clearly Visible. (Photo By BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images)
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A new mutated strain of the common flu, Influenza H3N2, subclade K, is spreading across the northern hemisphere, including the…
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Big Pharma Has Spent Nearly $150 Billion On M&A (So Far) In 2025
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the biotech deal frenzy, Recursion’s incoming CEO, the infant formula botulism outbreak, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
Merck announced last week that it would acquire biotech Cidara Therapeutics for about $9.2 billion….
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In animal tests, this needle-free insulin acted as fast as injections
A material that slips through skin might someday make needle-free insulin possible for people with diabetes.
In mice and mini pigs, attaching the permeating polymer to insulin and applying the resulting compound like a cream normalized blood glucose levels almost as quickly as…
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Simple molecule shows remarkable Alzheimer’s reversal in rats
A research team at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) in Brazil has created a new chemical compound that may offer a promising way to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Their work involved a combination of computer-based modeling (in silico), laboratory tests with cell cultures (in vitro), and…
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