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As well as preventing more than 350,000 cases of diabetes, cutting processed meat intake by 30% would lead to 92,500 fewer cardiovascular disease cases and 53,300 fewer colorectal cancer cases over a decade, researchers say. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07...

Reducing processed meat intake could have significant health benefits, study suggestsmedicalxpress.com Reducing consumption of processed meat by around one-third could prevent more than 350,000 cases of diabetes in the US over 10 years, a study suggests. Cutting US adults' processed meat intake by 30%—...

The WHO says that almost everyone on Earth breathes in more than the recommended amount of air pollution, which can trigger strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. #ToxicPlanet medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07...

Air pollution drives 7% of deaths in big Indian cities: Studymedicalxpress.com More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said Thursday, leading researchers to call for action to save tens of thousands of live...

Tampons from several brands that potentially millions of women use each month can contain toxic metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, a new study led by a UC Berkeley researcher has found. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07...

First study to measure toxic metals in tampons shows arsenic and lead, among other contaminantsmedicalxpress.com Tampons from several brands that potentially millions of people use each month can contain toxic metals like lead, arsenic, and cadmium, a new study led by a UC Berkeley researcher has found. The work...

Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered "green roofs," street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. techxplore.com/news/2024-07...

Cool roofs outperform green roofs in urban climate modeling studytechxplore.com Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered "green roofs," street-level vegetation or solar panels, fi...

"Our study is adding to a growing body of literature that underscores that high ambient temperature not only has immediate health effects, but also may be a cause of future chronic diseases," medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07...

High ambient temperature in pregnancy associated with childhood leukemiamedicalxpress.com As climate change warms the planet, high ambient temperatures are expected to be more common and intense over the coming decades in the U.S. and worldwide.

"..I don't think we will ever solve eco-anxiety by treating it away. It would only really be effectively resolved when we tackle climate change and the other environmental challenges we're seeing around the world today." #MentalHealthCrisis phys.org/news/2024-07...

How is concern about climate change taking a toll on young people?phys.org A scientist from UNSW explains how the climate crisis is affecting the mental health of young people worldwide.

"At the end of the day, if we're going to build what we need while avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of climate change, we need to seriously think about how we can deliver more with less." phys.org/news/2024-07...

Study highlights tension between Canada's climate and housing goalsphys.org Canada cannot simultaneously meet its targets for emission reductions and new housing unless there's a drastic change in construction practices, according to research from the University of Toronto's ...

"When we're talking about amputation behavior, this is literally the only case in which a sophisticated and systematic amputation of an individual by another member of its species occurs in the animal Kingdom," phys.org/news/2024-07...

Ants perform amputations to save injured nestmatesphys.org Saving lives through surgery is no longer exclusive to humans. In a study published July 2 in the journal Current Biology, scientists detail how Florida carpenter ants, a common, brown species native ...

Sweltering temperatures, stronger storms and "more erratic and frequent rainfall" are "contributing to outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses around the world," according to Yale Climate Connections. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07...

Dengue fever confirmed in Florida Keys as US on watch for rise in mosquito illnessmedicalxpress.com Two people have fallen ill with dengue fever in the Florida Keys after being bit by infected mosquitoes, prompting health officials to issue an alert for the island chain.

30 year study of 100,000 people found that eating healthy in your 40's onward were 43-84% more likely to be well-functioning physically and mentally at age 70. Another study showing eating red meat, processed meat, and too much meat is bad for long term health. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07...

What you eat at age 40 could influence your quality of life at 70medicalxpress.com We all want to age with grace, but a new study has found that fewer than one in 10 people were able to live free of disease and maintain good physical, cognitive and mental health to age 70 and beyond...

"When we compared our results with those using proxy data, we found that the potential losses from climate risks could be up to 70% higher than previously thought," 🥃 phys.org/news/2024-07...

Researchers find crucial gaps in climate risk assessment methodsphys.org Researchers from the Universities of Zurich, Vienna and Utrecht have uncovered significant flaws in current climate risk assessment techniques that could lead to a severe underestimation of climate-re...

"Once again, we find that the gap is not clean-cut, and that humans are not as unique as some might think. Apparently, humans and animals are all located on a spectrum, with almost any human ability found in animals as well." phys.org/news/2024-07...

Wild bats found to possess high cognitive abilities previously considered exclusive to humansphys.org Researchers at Tel Aviv University have tracked free-ranging Egyptian fruit bats from a colony based in the TAU's I. Meier Segals Garden for Zoological Research to answer a long-standing scientific qu...

Animal rescuers were trying to keep dozens of dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod on Saturday after 125 of the creatures stranded themselves a day earlier. Cape Cod has had the largest mass stranding event in at least 26 years. phys.org/news/2024-06...

Animal rescuers try to keep dozens of dolphins away from Cape Cod shallows after mass strandingphys.org Animal rescuers were trying to keep dozens of dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod on Saturday after 125 of the creatures stranded themselves a day earlier.

In a survey of low-income adults across Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Texas, one in eight respondents who were enrolled in Medicaid at some point since March 2020 reported no longer having Medicaid coverage by late 2023. Unwinding. 🙄 medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06...

Insurance coverage disruptions, challenges accessing care common amid Medicaid unwindingmedicalxpress.com In a survey of low-income adults across Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Texas, one in eight respondents who were enrolled in Medicaid at some point since March 2020 reported no longer having Medica...

Over 14 million people (1 in 5) are living in poverty. Of these, 4 million, including 1 million children, are classed as destitute: regularly unable to meet basic needs for shelter, warmth, food and clothing. Why social safety nets are important. 👏👏👏 phys.org/news/2024-06...

Stigma against benefits has made devastating poverty acceptable in Britainphys.org Britain is in a poverty crisis. Over 14 million people (1 in 5) are living in poverty. Of these, 4 million, including 1 million children, are classed as destitute: regularly unable to meet basic needs...

With values calculated up to 26 June, estimated wildfire carbon emissions for the Arctic for the month are already the third highest in the CAMS GFAS data record dating back to 2003. 6.8 megatonnes of carbon added to the atmosphere. atmosphere.copernicus.eu/high-carbon-...

High carbon emissions from wildfires in Russian Arcticatmosphere.copernicus.eu A number of wildfires have developed within the Arctic Circle through June, with most activity currently located in Russia’s Sakha Republic, which suffered from some devastating wildfires in 2021. Acc...

Maryland officials and environmentalists are railing against a Virginia decision that could reopen a long-closed segment of that state's blue crab fishery. "A decision of this magnitude should have only been made with the support of scientists" phys.org/news/2024-06...

Maryland denounces Virginia decision on winter crab fishery: 'A bad day if you care about blue crabs'phys.org Maryland officials and environmentalists are railing against a Virginia decision that could reopen a long-closed segment of that state's blue crab fishery.

Wild boar in a European national park have been found to contain levels of toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" nearly five-times higher than is allowed to be sold in meat for human consumption under EU law. #ToxicPlanet phys.org/news/2024-06...

National park wild boar contain five-times more toxic PFAS than humans allowed to eat, study findsphys.org Wild boar in a European national park have been found to contain levels of toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" nearly five-times higher than is allowed to be sold in meat for human consumption under EU law...

Children who spent just 60 minutes daily in nature had a 50% lower risk of mental health issues. Notably, the benefits were greatest for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly in terms of improved behavior and social skills. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06...

Children who spend more time in natural environments have significantly better mental healthmedicalxpress.com Children who spend more time in natural environments have significantly better mental health, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow.

"While we anticipated that human activities would significantly impact lake resilience, the extent of resilience decline—nearly half of the studied lakes—was alarming," phys.org/news/2024-06...

Half of world's lakes are less resilient to disturbance than they used to bephys.org Nearly half of the world's large lakes have lost resilience, or the ability to bounce back after an abrupt disturbance, in recent decades, according to the first global assessment of long-term changes...

About 20% of the observed stratospheric ozone recovery may be attributable to increasing levels of tropospheric ozone. More than previously realized. 🥃 eos.org/research-spo...

What Happens in the Troposphere Doesn’t Stay in the Troposphere - Eoseos.org A new study suggests that spillover of tropospheric ozone is affecting measurements of stratospheric ozone recovery more than previously realized.

Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, faces "out of control fires," 627,000 hectares of the Pantanal have already gone up in flames since the start of the year. phys.org/news/2024-06...

'Out of control fires' in Brazil wetlands spark state of emergencyphys.org Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, faces "out of control fires," according to a decree.

Oh, look! Prolife legislation turned out to be pro-death all along. Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much smaller 1.8% rise nationwide. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-06...

Texas's 2021 abortion ban tied to rise in infant deathsmedicalxpress.com Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much smaller 1.8% rise nationwide, a new study finds.

One male whose tag number was R9 turned out to be a real athlete, traveling over 25m within the forest each night, which is the scaled-up equivalent of several kilometers. I feel like they missed out on naming him Bilbo Beatle. phys.org/news/2024-06...

UK's rarest rainforest beetles go on multi-day 'adventures'phys.org A new study delving into the lives of one of the UK's rarest beetles shows them to be athletes and adventurers—sometimes traveling the scaled-up equivalent of several kilometers a night in search of ....

"When it rains now, it rains heavily," "the number of rainy days is decreasing even though the total amount of seasonal rainfall has remained the same for the last century or so." phys.org/news/2024-06...

Climate change makes India's monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?phys.org Each year from June to September, a heavy band of rain makes its way from India's southwest coast to its northeastern borders, quenching farmers' thirsty fields.

Torrential rains across Central America have left at least 27 dead in landslides and flooding over the past week, mainly in El Salvador, but also in Guatemala and Honduras, officials said Friday. phys.org/news/2024-06...

Torrential rains kill 27 across Central Americaphys.org Torrential rains across Central America have left at least 27 dead in landslides and flooding over the past week, mainly in El Salvador, but also in Guatemala and Honduras, officials said Friday.

They suggest as the environments in which fungi live grow warmer, they will adapt, eventually reaching a point where they will find the human body a reasonable place to live. I keep saying it. Fungi and diseases are going to become a much bigger threat. phys.org/news/2024-06...

Scientists find further evidence that climate change could make fungi more dangerousphys.org A team of medical researchers and infectious disease specialists affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working with a pair of colleagues, one from Singapore, the other from Canada, has found...

"When we're engaging with young people about climate, we have to validate the bad. The reality is not always sunny and bright," "It's a mistake for adults to ignore that, or to try to tell kids that we expect them to feel hopeful." phys.org/news/2024-06...

Helping young people turn climate anxiety into climate actionphys.org Young people today are living with the existential threat of climate change. They are witnessing and experiencing record-breaking heat waves, devastating storms, and rising seas. Moreover, youth are w...

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A 5 yr Belgian study showed the BIG impact of increasing vehicle weight on road deaths & injuries. When a person on a bike or walking is hit by a pick-up, the risk of serious injury increases by 90% compared to a car. The risk of death goes up by 200%. www.vias.be/fr/newsroom/...

More than 48,000 deer, thousands of Pacific newts, close to 100 mountain lions and many thousands of other animals are killed each year by vehicles on California roads. Cars killed more then 2x the amount of deer hunted. Newts are being wiped out. phys.org/news/2024-06...

Roadkill a 'preventable natural disaster,' report findsphys.org More than 48,000 deer, thousands of Pacific newts, close to 100 mountain lions and many thousands of other animals are killed each year by vehicles on California roads, according to the 2024 "roadkill...