Solving the riddle of the sphingolipids in coronary artery disease (Do, 25 Apr 2024)
Investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatment of coronary artery disease.
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Human activities have an intense impact on Earth's deep subsurface fluid flow (Thu, 25 Apr 2024)
Hydrologists predict human-induced underground fluid fluxes to rise with climate change mitigation strategies like carbon sequestration.
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Modeling broader effects of wildfires in Siberia (Wed, 24 Apr 2024)
As wildfires in Siberia become more common, global climate modeling estimates significant impacts on climate, air quality, health, and economies in East Asia and across the northern hemisphere.
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Warming climate is putting more metals into Colorado's mountain streams (Tue, 23 Apr 2024)
Warming temperatures are causing a steady rise in copper, zinc and sulfate in the waters of Colorado mountain streams affected by acid rock drainage. Concentrations of these metals have roughly doubled in these alpine streams over the past 30 years, presenting a concern for ecosystems, downstream water quality and mining remediation, according to a new study. Natural chemical weathering of bedrock is the source of the rising acidity and metals, but the ultimate driver of the trend is climate change, the report found, and the results point to lower stream volumes and exposure of rock once sealed away by ice as the likely causes.
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Human activities have an intense impact on Earth's deep subsurface fluid flow (Thu, 25 Apr 2024)
Hydrologists predict human-induced underground fluid fluxes to rise with climate change mitigation strategies like carbon sequestration.
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Artificial intelligence helps scientists engineer plants to fight climate change (Thu, 25 Apr 2024)
Scientists are using artificial intelligence software to analyze plant root systems, laying out a protocol that can be applied to gather data on crop and model plant phenotypes (physical characteristics) more efficiently and with equal or greater accuracy than existing methods.
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Dengue (Sat, 20 Jan 2024)
Dengue elombatd@who.int Sat, 20/01/2024 - 18:12 Read more about Dengue Dengue fever is an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes (both Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopiticus). It is a severe, flu-like illness that affects infants, young children and adults, but seldom causes death.
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Cholera (Sat, 20 Jan 2024)
Cholera elombatd@who.int Sat, 20/01/2024 - 18:18 Read more about Cholera Cholera is an infectious disease that causes severe watery diarrhoea, and can lead to dehydration and kill within hours if left untreated. People with low immunity – such as malnourished children or people living with HIV – are at a greater risk of death if infected.
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