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Cities can now achieve “what was once thought impossible”: cutting air pollution by 20–45% in little more than a decade. 19 cities, including London, San Francisco and Beijing, cut levels of both PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by more than 20% since 2010.
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‘Truly spectacular’ drug for sleeping sickness simplifies treatment, raising hopes for eradication. European regulators have approved acoziborole, a new treatment for sleeping sickness that cures the disease with a single oral dose. The drug replaces complex regimens requiring hospitalisation […]
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European regulators have approved acoziborole, a new treatment for sleeping sickness that cures the disease with a single oral dose. The drug replaces complex regimens requiring hospitalisation, spinal taps and weeks of monitoring. buff.ly/KX3Ld2B
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EU moves to end animal testing for detergents and surfactants. Under the revised Detergents Regulation, animal tests for this category will be prohibited from mid-2029, and only scientifically validated non-animal methods will be allowed to assess risks to human health and the environment […]
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EU moves to end animal testing for detergents and surfactants. Animal tests for this category will be prohibited from mid-2029, and only scientifically validated non-animal methods will be allowed to assess risks to human health and the environment. buff.ly/4cjWWqd
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Adult smoking in the United States has dropped below 10% for the first time. New analysis of national survey data found that cigarette use fell from 10.8% of adults in 2023 to 9.9% in 2024 (about 25 million people) down from 42% in 1964. The shift has helped drive a long fall in cancer mortality […]
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Adult smoking in the United States has dropped below 10% for the first time. The shift has helped drive a long fall in cancer mortality, with the American Cancer Society estimating reduced smoking prevented nearly 4 million lung cancer deaths between 1970 and 2022 buff.ly/UzfP4jC
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A Japanese company has received the green light to mass-manufacture a treatment for Parkinson’s that transplants stem cells directly into the brain. In a seven-person study no adverse effects were observed and more than half the participants showed some signs of recovery. Because the study was […]
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Members of Contract Faculty United, a @uaw.org local at NYU, have won a tentative deal for their first contract that includes—
✅ 95% of members will get >$100,000
✅ Lowest-ranked faculty will get $91,000
✅ Every member will get a raise of ≥$14,000 starting the next academic year
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A Japanese company has received the green light to mass-manufacture a treatment for Parkinson’s that transplants stem cells directly into the brain. A 7-person study no adverse effects were observed and more than half the participants showed some signs of recovery buff.ly/JdSnIAx
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Monarch butterflies doing better in the east! Yay! #sharegoodnewstoo
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A new immunotherapy is showing rare promise against advanced prostate cancer, a disease long thought resistant to this kind of treatment. In an early trial of 58 men whose cancer no longer responded to standard care, 88% had only mild side effects; and five of 11 men with measurable tumours saw […]
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A new immunotherapy is showing rare promise against advanced prostate cancer, a disease long thought resistant to this kind of treatment. The drug is designed to activate only inside the tumour, which may both reduce dangerous inflammation and require fewer doses. buff.ly/VDLBsMC
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Free healthcare is saving children’s lives in Togo. A large trial has cut the risk of death before age five by 29% by combining door-to-door visits with free healthcare and better funded rural health centres. Now delivered across four districts serving 180,000+ people at a cost of roughly $10 […]
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Free healthcare is saving children’s lives in Togo. A large trial has cut the risk of death before age five by 29% by combining door-to-door visits with free healthcare and better funded rural health centres. Gavi buff.ly/cjVSfFk
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School meal programmes in the EU now reach 25 million children, backed by more than €12 billion in public investment and strengthened by the 2021 European Child Guarantee. More than a third of EU countries have expanded or introduced universal free meals in the last five years. The programmes […]
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School meal programmes in the EU now reach 25 million children. More than a third of EU countries have expanded or introduced universal free meals in the last five years. The programmes improve nutrition, school participation and long-term health. Lancet buff.ly/P55OL7Z
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Curing sickle cell!
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Human intelligence appears to emerge from whole-brain coordination
A neuroimaging study of almost 1,000 adults suggests intelligence is not located in one specific brain region. Instead, it reflects how effectively different brain networks communicate and coordinate across the entire brain […]
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A neuroimaging study of almost 1,000 adults suggests intelligence is not located in one specific brain region. Instead, it reflects how effectively different brain networks communicate and coordinate across the entire brain. buff.ly/LPqfgpN
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I doubt I would ever fall for the horrific scams this guards against. But if it slows down the scammers I'm all for it. It makes the Internet a little safer for the more vulnerable and the minor inconvenience for those of us who are more technical seems worth it. #ShareGoodNewsToo
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#Akron just updated this #bike and #hike crossing! It's now about twice as narrow, making it safer from cars.
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Archaeologists have discovered a 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb in southern Mexico, adorned with complex carvings, which has been called “the most significant archaeological discovery of the last decade.” Located in the state of Oaxaca, the Tomb Of The Owl was built by the Zapotec culture in around […]
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