Health
Advice for older adults on staying cool in hot weather
With summer here and the temperatures rising, it is important to understand the health risks that excessive heat can bring and know the signs of heat-related illnesses. Older adults and people with chronic medical conditions are particularly susceptible to hyperthermia and other heat-related illnesses. The National Institute on Aging (NIA offers advice to help combat the dangers of hot weather.
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UN in South Sudan concerned about civilians fleeing clashes in Upper Nile
Women and children queue at a registration site in Pagak, Upper Nile, South Sudan.
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Health and Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Its Delay of Clean Air Protections for Millions
A child suffering from asthma.
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2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation
Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF.
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Children’s visual engagement is heritable and altered in autism
How children visually engage with others in social situations is a heritable behavior that is altered in children with autism, according to a study. Autism spectrum disorder affects how a person acts, communicates and learns. In the United States, approximately 1 out of 68 children has the disorder.
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Scientists replay movie encoded in DNA
For the first time, a primitive movie has been encoded in — and then played back from — DNA in living cells. Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health say it is a major step toward a “molecular recorder” that may someday make it possible to get read-outs, for example, of the changing internal states of neurons as they develop.
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HIV hijacks surface molecule to invade cell
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Carcinogens or mutagens at work: Council sets new exposure limits
On 11 July 2017, the Council's Permanent Representatives Committee approved the provisional agreement reached with the European Parliament on 28 June on the directive protecting workers from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens in the workplace.
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Eye microbiome trains immune cells to fend off pathogens in mice
C. mast is a commensal bacterium living on the surface of the eye.
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UK to save a woman’s life every 90 minutes by increasing family planning support
The UK will save the life of one woman every 90 minutes through its global leadership in supporting modern, voluntary family planning, International Development Secretary Priti Patel will announce today (Tuesday, 11 July) at a major international summit.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020