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Linking Air Pollution and Heart Disease
von: epa.gov, USA
According to The American Heart Association, someone dies from cardiovascular disease every 40 seconds in the United States. Almost half of Americans have at least one of three main risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and a smoking habit ...
TechScape: Could AI-generated content be dangerous for our health?
von: upday.com/de, Deutschland
From hyperrealistic deepfakes to videos that not only hijack our attention but also our emotions, tech seems increasingly full of ‘cognitohazards’. Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash is the book that launched a thousand startups ...
New model identifies drugs that shouldn’t be taken together
by: news.mit.edu,, USA
Using a machine-learning algorithm, researchers can predict interactions that could interfere with a drug’s effectiveness. Any drug that is taken orally must pass through the lining of the digestive tract. Transporter proteins found on cells that line the GI tract help with this process..
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Brazil reports 1 million dengue cases in 2 months
by: outbreaknewstoday, USA
The Brazil Ministry of Health (MOH) reports the number of total dengue cases in the country has topped 1 million in the first two months of 2024. From January 1 through February 29, the MOH has reported 1,017,278 probable cases of dengue...
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