Breakthrough technology for energy storage launches today
A new cutting-edge energy storage technology has been developed by green energy company Superdielectrics Group Plc. This new technology stems from an ongoing collaboration with leading researchers at the University of Bristol who identified and validated the key mechanisms involved. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 6, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements; Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, School of Chemistry; Press Release Source Type: news
Frank Popoff, Who Sought to Lead a Friendlier Dow Chemical, Dies at 88
As chief executive, he pushed a company known for Agent Orange, napalm and chlorine to undo its confrontational reputation and promote environmental sustainability. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - March 5, 2024 Category: American Health Authors: Richard Sandomir Tags: Popoff, Frank (1935-2024) Factories and Manufacturing Dow Chemical Company Deaths (Obituaries) Environmental Protection Agency Chemicals Hazardous and Toxic Substances Chemistry Agent Orange (Defoliant) Michigan Source Type: news
The critical need to address chemical contamination in drinking water
In a Q&A, Yale ’s Nicole Deziel discusses concerns about chemical contamination in drinking water and explores challenges and opportunities for research. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - March 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Dengue is raging in Brazil. A promising local vaccine is at least a year away
When dengue started to circulate in his small town in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, Fabio Vilella’s first thought was that he should get his 13-year-old son vaccinated. Children are especially vulnerable, and his son had dengue before, which increases the risk of severe disease. But Vilella, an environmental biologist, soon made a startling discovery: Not a single private clinic or pharmacy in the country had any vaccine left. “I’m really worried,” he says.
Brazil is seeing an unprecedented surge in dengue, a viral disease that can cause excruciating pains and is sometimes fatal. An unusually hot ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 5, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study in people with hypertension, demonstrating clinically significant blood pressure reductions with zilebesiran when added to standard of care
KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating clinically significant systolic blood pressure reductions in each treatment arm at month threeZilebesiran added to a standard of care hypertension medication demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adults with mild to moderate uncontrolled hypertension, and results support the potential for twice-yearly dosingRoche and Alnylam have initiated the Phase II KARDIA-3 study in adults with uncontrolled hypertension at high cardiovascular riskKARDIA-2 study results will be presented as a late-breaking abstract in April at the 2024 American College of Ca...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study in people with hypertension, demonstrating clinically significant blood pressure reductions with zilebesiran when added to standard of care
KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating clinically significant systolic blood pressure reductions in each treatment arm at month threeZilebesiran added to a standard of care hypertension medication demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adults with mild to moderate uncontrolled hypertension, and results support the potential for twice-yearly dosingRoche and Alnylam have initiated the Phase II KARDIA-3 study in adults with uncontrolled hypertension at high cardiovascular riskKARDIA-2 study results will be presented as a late-breaking abstract in April at the 2024 American College of Ca...
Source: Roche Media News - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Scientists Develop Biopsy-Free Means of Spotting Oral Cancers
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Analysis of a " chemical score " from mouth lesion swab samples might allow patients to skip painful biopsies, getting oral cancers promptly diagnosed in a noninvasive way, scientists report.
Right now, dentists and other... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 5, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
US soldiers say running high-stress artillery ops deep in the ever-changing Arctic is unlike anywhere else
Charlie Battery, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin National Guard, responded to a simulated chemical response event at Camp Grayling, Mich. Jan. 25, 2022. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Joe Legros At an Arctic training exercise in Alaska,…#charliebattery #campgrayling #mich #usarmynationalguard #joelegros #arctic #alaska #zacharypoole #usarmypacific #fairbanks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A manifesto for community pharmacy
Royal Pharmaceutical Society - Community Pharmacy England, the Company Chemists ’ Association, the National Pharmacy Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have published a joint manifesto for community pharmacy, ahead of the next general election. Election candidates will be asked to show their support and back a six-point plan to “unleash the potential of commun ity pharmacy".ManifestoMore detail (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 5, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Primary and community care Source Type: news
Archaeologists find evidence ancient Maya drank tobacco in healing rituals
Archaeologists have found evidence to suggest that the ancient Maya consumed tobacco as a drink, possibly for ritual and healing purposes. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, a team of researchers analyzed chemical residues from cylindrical ceramic vases found in the archaeological…#antiquity #cotzumalhuapa #guatemala #lateclassicperiod #mesoamerican #mesoamerica #centralamerica #newworld #yaleuniversity #mayan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zyn Is the New Vaping
Not so long ago, Juul was seen as the new Marlboro. Smoking wasn’t that cool anymore—rates had plummeted among U.S. adults and teens—but then came Juul, a sleek, addictive product with flashy advertising tactics that took off like wildfire. It soon became clear that e-cigarettes were hooking teens who otherwise wouldn’t have gone near nicotine.
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Now, Juul is out and Zyn is in. It’s even more discreet than Juul, with no plumes of vapor. A user simply tucks a small pouch of nicotine, additives, and flavorings under their lip for up to an hour. Over...
Source: TIME: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Durability of infiltrated resin application on white spot lesions after different challenges: An ex vivo study
ConclusionsInfiltrated resin application reduced surface roughness, improved microhardness, and
masked white spot lesions immediately. However, it could not reestablish the characteristics
of sound enamel completely and resist chemical and mechanical challenges over time. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 4, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Ocular firework injuries among patients presented to the emergency department during festival season in a tertiary eye hospital - Manandhar A, Mukharjee T, Karn RR.
This study aimed to find out the prevalence of ocular firework i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Correction to "Chemical composition of commercial cannabis" - Wishart DS, Hiebert-Giesbrecht M, Inchehborouni G, Cao X, Guo AC, LeVatte MA, Torres-Calzada C, Gautam V, Johnson M, Liigand J, Wang F, Zahraei S, Bhumireddy S, Wang Y, Zheng J, Mandal R, Dyck JRB.
Dr. J. R. B. Dyck, final liated author, holds positions as a board member and the Chief Science Officer of a cannabis company, Audacious. Dr. Dyck also holds shares in the company.
Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Just how hard is it to avoid ultra-processed foods? The Mail's Deputy Health Editor tries to buy groceries with fewer than five ingredients... and is startled that SALADS and chicken contain dozens of chemicals
DailyMail.com's deputy health editor tried to grocery shop while avoiding ultra-processed foods and was shocked by how hard and expensive it was to find healthy options. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
