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Microplastics: Premium teabags leak billions of particles – study
Image copyright Getty Creative Stock Some premium tea bags might be leaving billions of microscopic plastic particles in your cup, new research suggests. Canadian researchers found that some plastic tea bags shed high levels of microplastics into water. Microplastics have widely been found in the environment, in tap and bottled waters, and in some foods. …
Bucks, Montgomery County communities selected for PFAS health study – News – Bucks County Courier Times
Bucks and Montgomery county communities impacted by PFAS will be included in a highly anticipated nationwide study on the health effects of the toxic firefighting chemicals, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday. Bucks and Montgomery County communities impacted by PFAS will be included in a highly anticipated nationwide study on the …
Autism Study Results With Cord Blood Stem Cells
We all know that autism cannot be cured. But Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development researchers have found a way to alleviate the symptoms of autism, thereby offering a better life for children with the condition. And the key to this therapy lies within their own umbilical cord blood stem cells. The researchers at …
Euclid space telescope to study ‘dark Universe’ makes progress
Image copyright TAS Image caption The Euclid STM stands outside the big thermal-vacuum chamber at Thales Alenia Space Europe’s space mission to uncover the secrets of the “dark Universe” has reached a key milestone. The test model of the Euclid telescope has just emerged from a chamber where it was subjected to the kind of …
Dinosaurs wiped out by asteroid as powerful as 10 billion WWII atomic bombs, says new study
The 7.5-mile (12-km) wide asteroid struck the Earth 66 million years ago and caused 75% of life on the planet to become extinct, according to research led by the University of Texas and published in the PNAS journal. It is thought the event triggered wildfires over 900 miles away, as well as sparking a devastating …
Populist sentiment rises across the world: study | News | DW
People around the world believe the political system is rigged against them, a survey by Ipsos revealed on Thursday, highlighting a growing trend towards populism globally. Levels of political distrust and a desire for strong leaders who are willing to break the rules mirrors the political zeitgeist surrounding the election of US President Donald Trump and the …
Both sugar-sweetened and diet soft drinks linked to a higher risk of death, says study
Consuming two glasses (at around 250ml each) of soft drinks per day was tied to associated with a higher risk of death in the population-based cohort study of 451,743 people across 10 European countries. The authors found that greater consumption of artificially sweetened soft drinks was positively associated with deaths from circulatory diseases, and sugar-sweetened …
Study Highlights E-cigarette Health Concerns
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation highlights health concerns related to the use of e-cigarettes. Using a mouse model, researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine have shown that chronic exposure to vapors from e-cigarettes can: Disrupt normal lung function Reduce the capacity of immune cells within the lungs to …
Soda may increase risk of death by digestive disorders, cardiovascular disease, study says
Here’s a warning for people who drink a lot of soda. The journal JAMA Internal Medicine outlined a study in which researchers followed roughly half-a-million people for two decades. They found people who drank more than 16 ounces of sugary soft drinks a day had a higher risk of dying from digestive disorders. The study …